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Table 26. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage by 

selected characteristics, 2004 annual averages 

(Numbers in thousands)

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over....................................... 73,939 2,003 2.7 520 1,483

 16 to 24 years................................................... 16,174 1,022 6.3 272 750

 25 years and over.............................................. 57,765 982 1.7 249 733

Women, 16 years and over................................... 37,133 1,323 3.6 310 1,013

 16 to 24 years................................................... 7,869 655 8.3 145 510

 25 years and over.............................................. 29,265 668 2.3 166 502

Men, 16 years and over......................................... 36,806 680 1.8 210 470

 16 to 24 years................................................... 8,305 366 4.4 127 239

 25 years and over.............................................. 28,500 314 1.1 83 231

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White.................................................................. 59,877 1,681 2.8 395 1,286

 Women............................................................ 29,621 1,126 3.8 234 892

 Men.................................................................. 30,255 554 1.8 161 393

Black or African American.................................... 9,417 227 2.4 99 128

 Women............................................................ 5,174 138 2.7 59 79

 Men.................................................................. 4,243 89 2.1 40 49

Asian.................................................................. 2,672 38 1.4 8 30

 Women............................................................ 1,378 23 1.7 5 18

 Men.................................................................. 1,295 15 1.2 3 12

Hispanic or Latino ................................................ 12,073 250 2.1 82 168

 Women...................................................... 4,890 151 3.1 49 102

 Men............................................................ 7,183 98 1.4 32 66

Full- and part-time status1

Full-time workers................................................. 55,739 760 1.4 177 583

 Women............................................................. 24,788 460 1.9 100 360

 Men................................................................ 30,951 300 1.0 77 223

Part-time workers................................................ 18,046 1,240 6.9 343 897

 Women............................................................ 12,276 861 7.0 210 651

 Men................................................................ 5,770 378 6.6 132 246

Total

Characteristic

Workers paid hourly rates

Total at or below prevailing minimum wage

At prevailing 

Federal 

minimum wage

Total

Percent of 

hourly paid 

workers

Below prevailing

Federal 

minimum wage

his or her sole or principal job, and pertain only to workers who are

paid hourly rates. Salaried workers and other nonhourly workers

are not included. Estimates for the above race groups (white,

black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because

data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose

ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and,

therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.

1

 The distinction between full- and part-time workers is based

on hours usually worked. These data will not sum to totals because full- or part-time status on the principal job is not identifiable

for a small number of multiple jobholders.

NOTE: The prevailing Federal minimum wage was $5.15 per

hour in 2004. Data are for wage and salary workers, excluding the

incorporated self-employed. They refer to a person's earnings on