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Table 2.8: Total Taxes as Percentage of Income of Four-Person Families
    

Family Type

Mean Total Tax

Median Total Tax

Mean Money Income

Median Money income

% of Income

All families

$19,553

$11,761

$80,909

$64,916

18.1%

Married

21,619

13,698

86,877

70,000

19.6%

Single-Headed

3,918

1,951

35,734

26,684

7.3%

Source: March 2002 Current Population Survey  

Note: Money income includes non-taxable income such as welfare benefits and other government transfer payments. Taxes include Federal, state, local, Fica and property tax.