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Table 2.9: Four-Person Families by Tax Bracket
    

Tax Bracket

Joint Filers with Two Dependents

Head of Household with 3 Dependents

Number of Returns

Percentage of Returns

Number of Returns

Percentage of Returns

0

1,004,275

9.2%

518,506

47.0%

15%

5,519,922

50.4

536,692

48.7

28%

3,508,298

32.0

42,099

3.8

31%

452,106

4.1

2,765

0.3

36%

277,830

2.5

1,907

0.2

39.60%

191,364

1.7

1,120

0.1

Total

10,953,794

100.00

1,103,090

100.00

Source: 1999 Survey of Income (SOI)


Table 2.10: Other Taxes Paid by Four-Person Families
    

Family Type

State and Local

Property Tax

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

All Families

$3,282

$1,642

$1,442

$900

Married

3,641

2,003

1,555

1,000

Single-Headed

567

83

587

-

Source: March Current Population Survey, 2002