If a family in the USA makes @$100,000. per year, what percentage of
the income of all american families are they?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 28 Oct 2002 12:38 PST

Hello Caralou,

I have the percentage of households that make $75,000 to $99,999  a
year and also the percentage that makes $100,000 and over. These are
official numbers not just ballpark figures.

Would this suffice as answer to your question? You may tell me where
it says Clarification of Question.

Thank you

--Bobbie7-ga

Hello Caralou,

13.6% of American families have earnings of $97,500 to $99,999 a year.

This would be the closest we can get to an exact percentage of
American families with an income of $100,000 a year as the U.S. Census
Bureau gathers their statistics for the range of $97,500 to $99,999,
and then from $100,000 to $149,999.

Source of above information:

According to the Income Distribution Table - 2001 by the U.S. Census
Bureau
 
Households earning from $97,500 to $99,999 a year:         802,000
Total U.S. households:                                                
 109,297,000

That would give us a 13.6% of American families with earnings of
$97,500 to $99,999 a year.
    
Table HINC-06. Income Distribution to $250,000 or More for Households:
 2001
http://ferret.bls.census.gov/macro/032002/hhinc/new06_000.htm


There is another table published by the U.S. Census Bureau that may
interest you as well.
   
Table A-1 (page 21) of the publication Money Income in the United
States: 2001 by the U.S. Census bureau includes income data in U.S.
Households from 1967-2001.

For the year 2001
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Income                  Percent distribution
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Under $5,000            3.1
$5,000 to $9,999        5.9
$10,000 to $14,999      6.9
$15,000 to $24,999     13.3
$25,000 to $34,999     12.4
$35,000 to $49,999     15.4
$50,000 to $74,999     18.4
$75,000 to $99,999     10.8
$100,000 and over      13.8
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Source: Money Income in the United States – 2001
U.S. Census bureau
http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/p60-218.pdf

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U.S. Census Bureau

Thank you for your question and I hope this response has provided you
with the information you are seeking.

Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga