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 2007 2008 2007 2008 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over............................................ 107,339 106,648 $695 $722 Men, 16 years and over............................................ 60,298 59,439 766 798 16 to 24 years................................................... 6,458 5,996 443 461 25 years and over................................................ 53,840 53,444 823 857 Women, 16 years and over.......................................... 47,041 47,209 614 638 16 to 24 years................................................... 4,792 4,625 409 420 25 years and over................................................ 42,249 42,584 646 670 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White............................................................. 86,653 86,022 716 742 Men.............................................................. 49,889 49,082 788 825 Women............................................................ 36,764 36,940 626 654 Black or African American......................................... 13,061 12,821 569 589 Men.............................................................. 6,186 6,031 600 620 Women............................................................ 6,874 6,790 533 554 Asian............................................................. 5,155 5,266 830 861 Men.............................................................. 2,858 2,919 936 966 Women............................................................ 2,297 2,347 731 753 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity...................................... 16,201 15,807 503 529 Men.............................................................. 10,248 9,961 520 559 Women............................................................ 5,953 5,846 473 501 NOTE: 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. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.