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 1997 1998 1997 1998 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over........................................ 93,578 95,595 $503 $523 Men, 16 years and over......................................... 53,220 54,313 579 598 16 to 24 years................................................ 6,174 6,325 317 334 25 years and over............................................. 47,046 47,988 615 639 Women, 16 years and over....................................... 40,358 41,282 431 456 16 to 24 years................................................ 4,522 4,721 292 305 25 years and over............................................. 35,836 36,561 462 485 RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX White.......................................................... 77,973 79,403 519 545 Men.......................................................... 45,349 46,087 595 615 Women........................................................ 32,624 33,316 444 468 Black.......................................................... 11,356 11,776 400 426 Men.......................................................... 5,517 5,751 432 468 Women........................................................ 5,839 6,025 375 400 Hispanic origin................................................ 9,996 10,532 351 370 Men.......................................................... 6,456 6,716 371 390 Women........................................................ 3,540 3,816 318 337 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 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.