HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 37. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Characteristic 1998 1999 1998 1999 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over........................................ 95,595 97,626 $523 $549 Men, 16 years and over........................................ 54,313 55,181 598 618 16 to 24 years............................................... 6,325 6,444 334 356 25 years and over............................................ 47,988 48,738 639 668 Women, 16 years and over...................................... 41,282 42,444 456 473 16 to 24 years............................................... 4,721 4,830 305 324 25 years and over............................................ 36,561 37,615 485 497 RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX White......................................................... 79,403 80,849 545 573 Men......................................................... 46,087 46,825 615 638 Women....................................................... 33,316 34,024 468 483 Black......................................................... 11,776 12,190 426 445 Men......................................................... 5,751 5,846 468 488 Women....................................................... 6,025 6,344 400 409 Hispanic origin............................................... 10,532 10,950 370 385 Men......................................................... 6,716 6,788 390 406 Women....................................................... 3,816 4,162 337 348 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. Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.