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 2008 2009 2008 2009 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over............................................ 106,648 99,820 $722 $739 Men, 16 years and over............................................ 59,439 55,108 798 819 16 to 24 years................................................... 5,996 5,014 461 458 25 years and over................................................ 53,444 50,094 857 873 Women, 16 years and over.......................................... 47,209 44,712 638 657 16 to 24 years................................................... 4,625 3,943 420 424 25 years and over................................................ 42,584 40,769 670 687 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White............................................................. 86,022 80,873 742 757 Men.............................................................. 49,082 45,730 825 845 Women............................................................ 36,940 35,144 654 669 Black or African American......................................... 12,821 11,713 589 601 Men.............................................................. 6,031 5,386 620 621 Women............................................................ 6,790 6,327 554 582 Asian............................................................. 5,266 4,923 861 880 Men.............................................................. 2,919 2,727 966 952 Women............................................................ 2,347 2,196 753 779 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity...................................... 15,807 14,624 529 541 Men.............................................................. 9,961 9,150 559 569 Women............................................................ 5,846 5,474 501 509 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.