Adult Census Income Dataset (1994)

32,561 US census records with demographics, education, occupation, and income classification (above/below $50K).
# age
workclass
fnlwgt
education
education-num
marital-status
occupation
relationship
race
sex
capital-gain
capital-loss
hours-per-week
country
salary
+
1 39 State-gov 77516 Bachelors 13 Never-married Adm-clerical Not-in-family White Male 2174 0 40 United-States <=50K
2 50 Self-emp-not-inc 83311 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Exec-managerial Husband White Male 0 0 13 United-States <=50K
3 38 Private 215646 HS-grad 9 Divorced Handlers-cleaners Not-in-family White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
4 53 Private 234721 11th 7 Married-civ-spouse Handlers-cleaners Husband Black Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
5 28 Private 338409 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Wife Black Female 0 0 40 Cuba <=50K
6 37 Private 284582 Masters 14 Married-civ-spouse Exec-managerial Wife White Female 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
7 49 Private 160187 9th 5 Married-spouse-absent Other-service Not-in-family Black Female 0 0 16 Jamaica <=50K
8 52 Self-emp-not-inc 209642 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Exec-managerial Husband White Male 0 0 45 United-States >50K
9 31 Private 45781 Masters 14 Never-married Prof-specialty Not-in-family White Female 14084 0 50 United-States >50K
10 42 Private 159449 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Exec-managerial Husband White Male 5178 0 40 United-States >50K
11 37 Private 280464 Some-college 10 Married-civ-spouse Exec-managerial Husband Black Male 0 0 80 United-States >50K
12 30 State-gov 141297 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Husband Asian-Pac-Islander Male 0 0 40 India >50K
13 23 Private 122272 Bachelors 13 Never-married Adm-clerical Own-child White Female 0 0 30 United-States <=50K
14 32 Private 205019 Assoc-acdm 12 Never-married Sales Not-in-family Black Male 0 0 50 United-States <=50K
15 40 Private 121772 Assoc-voc 11 Married-civ-spouse Craft-repair Husband Asian-Pac-Islander Male 0 0 40 ? >50K
16 34 Private 245487 7th-8th 4 Married-civ-spouse Transport-moving Husband Amer-Indian-Eskimo Male 0 0 45 Mexico <=50K
17 25 Self-emp-not-inc 176756 HS-grad 9 Never-married Farming-fishing Own-child White Male 0 0 35 United-States <=50K
18 32 Private 186824 HS-grad 9 Never-married Machine-op-inspct Unmarried White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
19 38 Private 28887 11th 7 Married-civ-spouse Sales Husband White Male 0 0 50 United-States <=50K
20 43 Self-emp-not-inc 292175 Masters 14 Divorced Exec-managerial Unmarried White Female 0 0 45 United-States >50K
21 40 Private 193524 Doctorate 16 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Husband White Male 0 0 60 United-States >50K
22 54 Private 302146 HS-grad 9 Separated Other-service Unmarried Black Female 0 0 20 United-States <=50K
23 35 Federal-gov 76845 9th 5 Married-civ-spouse Farming-fishing Husband Black Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
24 43 Private 117037 11th 7 Married-civ-spouse Transport-moving Husband White Male 0 2042 40 United-States <=50K
25 59 Private 109015 HS-grad 9 Divorced Tech-support Unmarried White Female 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
26 56 Local-gov 216851 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Tech-support Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States >50K
27 19 Private 168294 HS-grad 9 Never-married Craft-repair Own-child White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
28 54 ? 180211 Some-college 10 Married-civ-spouse ? Husband Asian-Pac-Islander Male 0 0 60 South >50K
29 39 Private 367260 HS-grad 9 Divorced Exec-managerial Not-in-family White Male 0 0 80 United-States <=50K
30 49 Private 193366 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Craft-repair Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
31 23 Local-gov 190709 Assoc-acdm 12 Never-married Protective-serv Not-in-family White Male 0 0 52 United-States <=50K
32 20 Private 266015 Some-college 10 Never-married Sales Own-child Black Male 0 0 44 United-States <=50K
33 45 Private 386940 Bachelors 13 Divorced Exec-managerial Own-child White Male 0 1408 40 United-States <=50K
34 30 Federal-gov 59951 Some-college 10 Married-civ-spouse Adm-clerical Own-child White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
35 22 State-gov 311512 Some-college 10 Married-civ-spouse Other-service Husband Black Male 0 0 15 United-States <=50K
36 48 Private 242406 11th 7 Never-married Machine-op-inspct Unmarried White Male 0 0 40 Puerto-Rico <=50K
37 21 Private 197200 Some-college 10 Never-married Machine-op-inspct Own-child White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
38 19 Private 544091 HS-grad 9 Married-AF-spouse Adm-clerical Wife White Female 0 0 25 United-States <=50K
39 31 Private 84154 Some-college 10 Married-civ-spouse Sales Husband White Male 0 0 38 ? >50K
40 48 Self-emp-not-inc 265477 Assoc-acdm 12 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
41 31 Private 507875 9th 5 Married-civ-spouse Machine-op-inspct Husband White Male 0 0 43 United-States <=50K
42 53 Self-emp-not-inc 88506 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
43 24 Private 172987 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Tech-support Husband White Male 0 0 50 United-States <=50K
44 49 Private 94638 HS-grad 9 Separated Adm-clerical Unmarried White Female 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
45 25 Private 289980 HS-grad 9 Never-married Handlers-cleaners Not-in-family White Male 0 0 35 United-States <=50K
46 57 Federal-gov 337895 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Husband Black Male 0 0 40 United-States >50K
47 53 Private 144361 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Machine-op-inspct Husband White Male 0 0 38 United-States <=50K
48 44 Private 128354 Masters 14 Divorced Exec-managerial Unmarried White Female 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
49 41 State-gov 101603 Assoc-voc 11 Married-civ-spouse Craft-repair Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
50 29 Private 271466 Assoc-voc 11 Never-married Prof-specialty Not-in-family White Male 0 0 43 United-States <=50K
51 25 Private 32275 Some-college 10 Married-civ-spouse Exec-managerial Wife Other Female 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
52 18 Private 226956 HS-grad 9 Never-married Other-service Own-child White Female 0 0 30 ? <=50K
53 47 Private 51835 Prof-school 15 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Wife White Female 0 1902 60 Honduras >50K
54 50 Federal-gov 251585 Bachelors 13 Divorced Exec-managerial Not-in-family White Male 0 0 55 United-States >50K
55 47 Self-emp-inc 109832 HS-grad 9 Divorced Exec-managerial Not-in-family White Male 0 0 60 United-States <=50K
56 43 Private 237993 Some-college 10 Married-civ-spouse Tech-support Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States >50K
57 46 Private 216666 5th-6th 3 Married-civ-spouse Machine-op-inspct Husband White Male 0 0 40 Mexico <=50K
58 35 Private 56352 Assoc-voc 11 Married-civ-spouse Other-service Husband White Male 0 0 40 Puerto-Rico <=50K
59 41 Private 147372 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Adm-clerical Husband White Male 0 0 48 United-States <=50K
60 30 Private 188146 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Machine-op-inspct Husband White Male 5013 0 40 United-States <=50K
61 30 Private 59496 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Sales Husband White Male 2407 0 40 United-States <=50K
62 32 ? 293936 7th-8th 4 Married-spouse-absent ? Not-in-family White Male 0 0 40 ? <=50K
63 48 Private 149640 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Transport-moving Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
64 42 Private 116632 Doctorate 16 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Husband White Male 0 0 45 United-States >50K
65 29 Private 105598 Some-college 10 Divorced Tech-support Not-in-family White Male 0 0 58 United-States <=50K
66 36 Private 155537 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Craft-repair Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
67 28 Private 183175 Some-college 10 Divorced Adm-clerical Not-in-family White Female 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
68 53 Private 169846 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Adm-clerical Wife White Female 0 0 40 United-States >50K
69 49 Self-emp-inc 191681 Some-college 10 Married-civ-spouse Exec-managerial Husband White Male 0 0 50 United-States >50K
70 25 ? 200681 Some-college 10 Never-married ? Own-child White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
71 19 Private 101509 Some-college 10 Never-married Prof-specialty Own-child White Male 0 0 32 United-States <=50K
72 31 Private 309974 Bachelors 13 Separated Sales Own-child Black Female 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
73 29 Self-emp-not-inc 162298 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Sales Husband White Male 0 0 70 United-States >50K
74 23 Private 211678 Some-college 10 Never-married Machine-op-inspct Not-in-family White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
75 79 Private 124744 Some-college 10 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Other-relative White Male 0 0 20 United-States <=50K
76 27 Private 213921 HS-grad 9 Never-married Other-service Own-child White Male 0 0 40 Mexico <=50K
77 40 Private 32214 Assoc-acdm 12 Married-civ-spouse Adm-clerical Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
78 67 ? 212759 10th 6 Married-civ-spouse ? Husband White Male 0 0 2 United-States <=50K
79 18 Private 309634 11th 7 Never-married Other-service Own-child White Female 0 0 22 United-States <=50K
80 31 Local-gov 125927 7th-8th 4 Married-civ-spouse Farming-fishing Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
81 18 Private 446839 HS-grad 9 Never-married Sales Not-in-family White Male 0 0 30 United-States <=50K
82 52 Private 276515 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Other-service Husband White Male 0 0 40 Cuba <=50K
83 46 Private 51618 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Other-service Wife White Female 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
84 59 Private 159937 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Sales Husband White Male 0 0 48 United-States <=50K
85 44 Private 343591 HS-grad 9 Divorced Craft-repair Not-in-family White Female 14344 0 40 United-States >50K
86 53 Private 346253 HS-grad 9 Divorced Sales Own-child White Female 0 0 35 United-States <=50K
87 49 Local-gov 268234 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Protective-serv Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States >50K
88 33 Private 202051 Masters 14 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Husband White Male 0 0 50 United-States <=50K
89 30 Private 54334 9th 5 Never-married Sales Not-in-family White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
90 43 Federal-gov 410867 Doctorate 16 Never-married Prof-specialty Not-in-family White Female 0 0 50 United-States >50K
91 57 Private 249977 Assoc-voc 11 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
92 37 Private 286730 Some-college 10 Divorced Craft-repair Unmarried White Female 0 0 40 United-States <=50K
93 28 Private 212563 Some-college 10 Divorced Machine-op-inspct Unmarried Black Female 0 0 25 United-States <=50K
94 30 Private 117747 HS-grad 9 Married-civ-spouse Sales Wife Asian-Pac-Islander Female 0 1573 35 ? <=50K
95 34 Local-gov 226296 Bachelors 13 Married-civ-spouse Protective-serv Husband White Male 0 0 40 United-States >50K
96 29 Local-gov 115585 Some-college 10 Never-married Handlers-cleaners Not-in-family White Male 0 0 50 United-States <=50K
97 48 Self-emp-not-inc 191277 Doctorate 16 Married-civ-spouse Prof-specialty Husband White Male 0 1902 60 United-States >50K
98 37 Private 202683 Some-college 10 Married-civ-spouse Sales Husband White Male 0 0 48 United-States >50K
99 48 Private 171095 Assoc-acdm 12 Divorced Exec-managerial Unmarried White Female 0 0 40 England <=50K
100 32 Federal-gov 249409 HS-grad 9 Never-married Other-service Own-child Black Male 0 0 40 United-States <=50K

Adult Census Income Dataset (1994) — AI Analysis

Only 24% of adults earn >$50K — a doctorate triples the odds to 74%

Men are 3× more likely to earn >$50K than women (30.6% vs 10.9%)

Income Patterns in 1994 Census Data

  • 76% of adults earned ≤$50K; education is the strongest predictor of high income
  • Doctorate and professional degree holders earn >$50K at 74% and 73% rates — vs 5% for those without a high school diploma
  • Exec-managerial and professional specialty occupations have the highest income rates (48% and 45%)
  • Married individuals earn >$50K at 45%, compared to just 5% of never-married adults
  • High earners work 7 more hours per week on average (45.5 vs 38.8) and are 7 years older (44 vs 37)

Key Findings

  • Education is the strongest predictor of high income: Doctorate holders earn >$50K at 74.1% vs 0% for those with only preschool education
  • Exec-managerial (48.4%) and Prof-specialty (44.9%) occupations have the highest >$50K rates — nearly 10x the rate of private household service workers (0.7%)
  • Married individuals earn >$50K at 44.7% vs just 4.6% for never-married adults
  • Peak earning years are ages 45-54, where ~38% earn >$50K, compared to just 6% of those under 25
  • The average worker puts in 40.4 hours/week, but >$50K earners average 45.5 hours — about 5 extra hours weekly

Visualizations

High Income Rate by Age Group
Gender Income Gap
High Income Rate by Occupation
High Income Rate by Education

This dataset contains 32,561 records across 15 fields: age, workclass, fnlwgt, education, education-num, marital-status, and 9 more.

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