Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2004

Delaware

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2004
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 OASDI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed
Total, Delaware 506,715 486,679 34,636 15,506,289 14,981,378 524,911 1,922,780 1,857,691 65,089
Men 258,824 247,758 19,409 8,947,573 8,616,920 330,653 1,109,499 1,068,498 41,001
Women 247,891 238,921 15,227 6,558,716 6,364,458 194,258 813,281 789,193 24,088
Kent 77,220 74,605 5,469 2,076,875 1,993,581 83,294 257,533 247,204 10,328
Men 39,898 38,433 3,003 1,226,998 1,181,852 45,146 152,148 146,550 5,598
Women 37,321 36,172 2,466 849,877 811,729 38,148 105,385 100,654 4,730
New Castle 318,628 308,285 17,479 10,710,603 10,434,768 275,835 1,328,115 1,293,911 34,204
Men 162,392 157,020 9,544 6,156,617 5,969,578 187,040 763,421 740,228 23,193
Women 156,236 151,265 7,935 4,553,985 4,465,190 88,795 564,694 553,684 11,011
Sussex 92,879 85,909 11,581 2,357,939 2,195,667 162,271 292,384 272,263 20,122
Men 47,178 43,057 6,756 1,329,355 1,234,399 94,957 164,840 153,065 11,775
Women 45,701 42,852 4,825 1,028,584 961,269 67,315 127,544 119,197 8,347
Unknown 17,988 d d 360,872 d d 44,748 d d
Men 9,356 d d 234,603 d d 29,091 d d
Women 8,632 d d 126,270 d d 15,657 d d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $87,900 in 2004.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
Table 6. Number of persons with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2004
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 HI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed
Total, Delaware 509,132 489,120 36,113 17,563,670 16,719,777 843,893 509,346 484,874 24,473
Men 260,655 249,650 20,407 10,468,238 9,913,197 555,041 303,579 287,483 16,096
Women 248,476 239,470 15,706 7,095,431 6,806,579 288,852 205,768 197,391 8,377
Kent 77,489 74,854 5,770 2,172,230 2,079,542 92,688 62,995 60,307 2,688
Men 40,137 38,661 3,205 1,312,768 1,256,466 56,302 38,070 36,438 1,633
Women 37,352 36,193 2,564 859,463 823,077 36,386 24,924 23,869 1,055
New Castle 320,284 309,903 18,270 12,390,734 11,923,556 467,178 359,331 345,783 13,548
Men 163,637 158,242 10,150 7,470,328 7,091,581 378,748 216,640 205,656 10,984
Women 156,647 151,661 8,120 4,920,406 4,831,976 88,430 142,692 140,127 2,564
Sussex 93,360 86,473 11,966 2,593,619 2,312,923 280,697 75,215 67,075 8,140
Men 47,520 43,493 6,945 1,434,250 1,317,589 116,661 41,593 38,210 3,383
Women 45,840 42,979 5,022 1,159,369 995,333 164,036 33,622 28,865 4,757
Unknown 17,998 d d 407,086 d d 11,805 d d
Men 9,361 d d 250,892 d d 7,276 d d
Women 8,637 d d 156,194 d d 4,530 d d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.