HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

37. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics

Characteristic

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

2001 2002 2001 2002

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over ....................................................................................... 101,187 100,204 $595 $609

 Men, 16 years and over ...................................................................................... 56,935 56,431 668 680

 16 to 24 years .................................................................................................... 6,581 6,320 390 392

 25 years and over .............................................................................................. 50,354 50,111 718 732

 Women, 16 years and over ................................................................................ 44,252 43,773 511 530

 16 to 24 years .................................................................................................... 5,062 4,817 353 366

 25 years and over .............................................................................................. 39,190 38,956 541 570

RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX

 White .................................................................................................................. 83,267 82,438 610 624

 Men ................................................................................................................... 48,047 47,502 688 702

 Women ............................................................................................................. 35,220 34,936 521 549

 Black ................................................................................................................... 12,317 12,116 486 498

 Men ................................................................................................................... 5,775 5,792 517 523

 Women ............................................................................................................. 6,543 6,323 452 474

 Hispanic origin .................................................................................................... 13,018 13,168 413 423

 Men ................................................................................................................... 8,183 8,298 433 449

 Women ............................................................................................................. 4,835 4,870 385 396

 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not

sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented

and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.

38. Median weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics

Characteristic

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

2001 2002 2001 2002

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over ....................................................................................... 21,057 21,573 $180 $188

 Men, 16 years and over ...................................................................................... 6,687 6,823 169 178

 16 to 24 years .................................................................................................... 3,536 3,523 140 146

 25 years and over .............................................................................................. 3,152 3,300 219 228

 Women, 16 years and over ................................................................................ 14,370 14,750 186 192

 16 to 24 years .................................................................................................... 4,481 4,560 136 140

 25 years and over .............................................................................................. 9,889 10,190 217 224

RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX

 White .................................................................................................................. 18,070 18,441 182 189

 Men ................................................................................................................... 5,567 5,691 170 177

 Women ............................................................................................................. 12,503 12,750 187 194

 Black ................................................................................................................... 1,924 1,990 170 178

 Men ................................................................................................................... 701 693 160 185

 Women ............................................................................................................. 1,223 1,297 176 175

 Hispanic origin .................................................................................................... 2,141 2,337 181 186

 Men ................................................................................................................... 805 824 188 196

 Women ............................................................................................................. 1,337 1,513 177 180

 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not

sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented

and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.

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