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 2005 2006 2005 2006 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over........................................ 103,560 106,106 $651 $671 Men, 16 years and over........................................ 58,406 59,747 722 743 16 to 24 years............................................... 6,396 6,559 409 418 25 years and over............................................ 52,010 53,188 771 797 Women, 16 years and over...................................... 45,154 46,358 585 600 16 to 24 years............................................... 4,711 4,802 381 395 25 years and over............................................ 40,443 41,556 612 627 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White ........................................................ 84,110 86,055 672 690 Men......................................................... 48,572 49,650 743 761 Women....................................................... 35,538 36,405 596 609 Black ........................................................ 12,388 12,745 520 554 Men......................................................... 5,916 6,025 559 591 Women....................................................... 6,472 6,720 499 519 Asian ........................................................ 4,651 4,840 753 784 Men......................................................... 2,597 2,717 825 882 Women....................................................... 2,054 2,123 665 699 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.................................. 14,673 15,693 471 486 Men......................................................... 9,433 10,007 489 505 Women....................................................... 5,241 5,686 429 440 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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.