income between $18,000 and $30,000.
             Poverty: Receives an income up to $18,000.
             Now that we know how the different classes in America are determined, how is this income distributed?
             According to the US Census Bureau (2002), the 2000 household income distribution is as follows:
             There are 2.62 people in an average household.
             There were 106 million households in 2000.
             The average income per household was $57,000.
             Sixty-five percent of households earned below the average $57,000.
             The top twenty percent of households earned 50 percent of the income.
             The top five percent of households earned 20 percent of the income.
             The bottom fifty percent earned 20 percent of the income.
             To fully understand these figures, we must determine the definition of a household. According to Osberg (1984), a household is defined as all the persons occupying a housing unit...consisting of a single person, a family related by blood, marriage or adoption, residing in the same dwelling.
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