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Detailed definition
'Total income' refers to the sum of certain incomes (in cash and, in some circumstances, in kind) of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. The components used to calculate total income vary between:
Statistical units of social statistical programs such as persons, private households, census families and economic families;
Statistical units of business statistical programs such as enterprises, companies, establishments and locations; and
Statistical units of farm statistical programs such as farm operator and farm family.

In the context of census families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.
Values (English)
Total - Total income of census family
Under $5,000
$5,000 to $9,999
$10,000 to $14,999
$15,000 to $19,999
$20,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $29,999
$30,000 to $34,999
$35,000 to $39,999
$40,000 to $44,999
$45,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $59,999
$60,000 to $69,999
$70,000 to $79,999
$80,000 to $89,999
$90,000 to $99,999
$100,000 and over
$100,000 to $124,999
$125,000 to $149,999
$150,000 to $199,999
$200,000 and over
Median after-tax income of census family ($)