HOUSEHOLD DATA 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 2004 2005 2004 2005 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over........................................ 101,224 103,560 $638 $651 Men, 16 years and over........................................ 57,001 58,406 713 722 16 to 24 years............................................... 6,243 6,396 400 409 25 years and over............................................ 50,758 52,010 762 771 Women, 16 years and over...................................... 44,223 45,154 573 585 16 to 24 years............................................... 4,633 4,711 375 381 25 years and over............................................ 39,590 40,443 599 612 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White ........................................................ 82,468 84,110 657 672 Men......................................................... 47,495 48,572 732 743 Women....................................................... 34,972 35,538 584 596 Black ........................................................ 12,032 12,388 525 520 Men......................................................... 5,706 5,916 569 559 Women....................................................... 6,326 6,472 505 499 Asian ........................................................ 4,457 4,651 708 753 Men......................................................... 2,504 2,597 802 825 Women....................................................... 1,953 2,054 613 665 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.................................. 14,061 14,673 456 471 Men......................................................... 8,996 9,433 480 489 Women....................................................... 5,065 5,241 419 429 NOTE: Estimates for the 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 race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.