Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004

Total Money Income

Aged Units

Units 65 or Older

Nonmarried Persons 65 or Older

Total Money Income of Aged Units Table 3.1 Percentage distribution, by marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age, 2004
Income (dollars) Aged 55–61 Aged 62–64 Aged 65 or older
Total 65–69 70–74 75–79 80 or older
All units
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 4.4 3.8 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.8
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
2,000–2,999 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.7
4,000–4,999 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2
5,000–5,999 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.5
6,000–6,999 1.7 2.0 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.1 3.3
7,000–7,999 1.5 2.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 2.6 3.5
8,000–8,999 0.8 1.3 2.6 1.4 2.8 3.0 3.2
9,000–9,999 1.5 2.4 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.4 4.4
10,000–10,999 1.4 2.0 4.0 2.2 3.2 4.6 5.8
11,000–11,999 0.9 1.4 3.6 2.3 3.0 3.7 5.2
12,000–12,999 1.5 1.9 4.0 2.4 3.5 4.9 5.1
13,000–13,999 1.0 1.5 3.2 1.9 2.6 3.9 4.3
14,000–14,999 1.0 1.7 2.8 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.6
15,000–19,999 5.1 7.4 12.8 9.0 12.1 14.0 15.9
20,000–24,999 6.0 7.2 10.1 8.4 10.2 11.0 10.9
25,000–29,999 5.5 6.3 7.4 7.1 7.0 7.9 7.7
30,000–34,999 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.8 6.2 6.6 4.1
35,000–39,999 4.6 5.2 4.8 5.6 5.5 4.8 3.5
40,000–44,999 4.8 4.0 3.5 4.3 4.4 3.1 2.6
45,000–49,999 4.2 3.9 2.6 4.0 3.1 2.1 1.3
50,000–54,999 4.0 3.5 2.3 3.3 2.0 2.1 1.8
55,000–59,999 3.0 4.3 2.0 3.0 2.3 1.3 1.2
60,000–64,999 3.8 3.3 1.6 2.4 1.8 1.4 0.8
65,000–69,999 2.9 2.7 1.5 2.5 1.6 1.0 0.9
70,000–74,999 2.9 2.7 1.1 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.3
75,000–99,999 11.2 8.9 3.7 5.9 4.7 2.6 1.8
100,000–149,999 10.7 6.3 3.0 4.9 3.6 2.0 1.5
150,000–199,999 3.7 2.9 1.1 2.4 0.9 0.7 0.3
200,000 or more 3.3 2.4 0.8 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.1
Median income (dollars) 44,316 35,000 20,481 28,969 22,603 19,290 15,948
Number (thousands) 15,772 4,990 26,865 7,078 5,999 5,827 7,960
Married couples
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.4
1,000–1,999 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3
2,000–2,999 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
3,000–3,999 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
4,000–4,999 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3
5,000–5,999 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0 0.1 0.5
6,000–6,999 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
7,000–7,999 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6
8,000–8,999 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.2
9,000–9,999 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.8
10,000–10,999 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.8
11,000–11,999 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.1
12,000–12,999 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.1
13,000–13,999 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.3 0.7 2.0 2.1
14,000–14,999 0.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.5 1.8
15,000–19,999 2.6 5.0 9.8 6.9 9.7 11.6 13.0
20,000–24,999 3.3 5.9 11.3 7.8 10.9 13.6 15.0
25,000–29,999 3.8 5.0 10.2 7.0 9.2 12.3 14.9
30,000–34,999 4.3 5.8 9.3 8.5 8.9 11.5 8.6
35,000–39,999 3.7 5.2 7.6 6.6 8.7 7.6 7.9
40,000–44,999 4.7 4.9 5.6 5.2 6.9 5.3 5.2
45,000–49,999 4.4 4.9 4.7 5.7 5.2 4.1 2.9
50,000–54,999 4.9 5.0 3.9 4.6 3.3 3.6 3.8
55,000–59,999 3.9 5.8 3.6 4.7 3.3 2.7 2.9
60,000–64,999 4.5 3.7 2.9 3.4 3.2 2.3 2.4
65,000–69,999 4.2 4.1 2.4 3.2 2.7 1.3 1.9
70,000–74,999 4.1 4.2 2.0 2.7 2.0 1.8 0.9
75,000–99,999 16.5 13.3 7.1 9.3 8.3 4.8 4.2
100,000–149,999 17.1 9.7 6.0 8.7 6.4 3.6 3.7
150,000–199,999 6.1 5.0 2.3 4.1 1.7 1.5 1.0
200,000 or more 5.4 4.0 1.7 2.9 1.6 0.9 0.5
Median income (dollars) 68,612 54,899 34,900 44,299 36,750 30,413 28,490
Number (thousands) 8,681 2,745 10,930 3,710 2,731 2,342 2,146
Nonmarried persons
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.8 6.5 4.3 5.1 5.0 4.6 3.3
1,000–1,999 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
2,000–2,999 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7
3,000–3,999 1.0 1.5 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.9
4,000–4,999 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.5
5,000–5,999 1.2 1.4 1.9 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.9
6,000–6,999 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.5 3.7 3.4 4.4
7,000–7,999 2.9 4.2 5.3 6.8 6.2 4.1 4.6
8,000–8,999 1.6 2.5 4.0 2.6 4.8 4.3 4.3
9,000–9,999 2.6 4.6 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.7
10,000–10,999 2.3 3.4 6.3 3.9 5.3 7.1 7.7
11,000–11,999 1.6 2.4 5.3 3.6 4.5 5.3 6.7
12,000–12,999 2.6 3.7 6.0 4.2 5.6 7.1 6.6
13,000–13,999 1.9 2.6 4.4 2.6 4.1 5.2 5.1
14,000–14,999 1.5 2.2 3.9 3.4 3.2 4.5 4.2
15,000–19,999 8.2 10.3 14.9 11.2 14.1 15.5 17.0
20,000–24,999 9.2 8.8 9.3 9.1 9.5 9.2 9.4
25,000–29,999 7.6 7.9 5.5 7.2 5.3 5.0 5.0
30,000–34,999 7.3 5.6 3.5 4.8 4.0 3.3 2.4
35,000–39,999 5.7 5.3 2.8 4.5 2.8 2.9 1.8
40,000–44,999 4.9 3.0 2.1 3.2 2.3 1.6 1.6
45,000–49,999 4.0 2.6 1.1 2.1 1.2 0.8 0.8
50,000–54,999 3.0 1.8 1.2 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.0
55,000–59,999 1.7 2.4 0.8 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.5
60,000–64,999 3.0 2.7 0.7 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.3
65,000–69,999 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.7 0.7 0.8 0.5
70,000–74,999 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.8 0.1
75,000–99,999 4.7 3.5 1.4 2.1 1.7 1.1 0.9
100,000–149,999 2.8 2.2 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.8 0.7
150,000–199,999 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0
200,000 or more 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0
Median income (dollars) 24,000 19,032 13,999 15,799 14,263 13,929 13,321
Number (thousands) 7,091 2,245 15,935 3,368 3,268 3,485 5,814
Men
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.2 6.7 3.8 4.3 3.9 4.4 3.0
1,000–1,999 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.1 0
2,000–2,999 0.6 0.6 0.3 0 0.4 0.2 0.4
3,000–3,999 0.5 2.1 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.4 1.0
4,000–4,999 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.8
5,000–5,999 1.7 0.7 1.3 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.8
6,000–6,999 3.1 2.3 2.8 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.3
7,000–7,999 1.6 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.9 1.8 3.0
8,000–8,999 1.6 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.3 2.8 2.1
9,000–9,999 2.6 3.5 4.7 4.9 6.0 4.4 3.8
10,000–10,999 2.7 2.9 4.8 3.0 3.8 5.8 6.2
11,000–11,999 1.7 1.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 5.9 4.9
12,000–12,999 2.2 3.4 5.9 5.6 6.4 5.9 5.7
13,000–13,999 1.5 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.6 4.5 2.7
14,000–14,999 1.4 2.1 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.3 4.1
15,000–19,999 7.7 9.7 14.1 10.7 9.5 15.4 19.5
20,000–24,999 8.6 7.1 9.4 8.1 10.6 7.8 10.8
25,000–29,999 8.1 7.9 7.2 6.5 5.1 7.2 9.3
30,000–34,999 7.3 5.8 4.8 7.5 5.1 2.8 3.5
35,000–39,999 5.1 6.9 4.5 5.7 4.4 5.7 2.6
40,000–44,999 5.3 2.6 3.6 2.9 4.6 2.8 4.1
45,000–49,999 4.1 2.0 2.1 3.0 1.8 1.8 1.7
50,000–54,999 3.5 2.0 1.5 2.5 1.5 1.4 0.8
55,000–59,999 1.4 2.6 1.4 1.6 2.9 0.6 0.6
60,000–64,999 3.3 3.1 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.4 0.4
65,000–69,999 1.6 0.7 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.4
70,000–74,999 1.8 0.8 1.1 0.7 2.2 2.0 0.1
75,000–99,999 5.9 5.3 2.4 3.2 2.5 2.6 1.6
100,000–149,999 4.1 3.1 1.8 1.1 2.0 2.8 1.5
150,000–199,999 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.9 0.1
200,000 or more 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0
Median income (dollars) 26,000 20,800 17,611 19,194 18,013 17,580 16,939
Number (thousands) 2,773 819 4,292 1,141 936 892 1,323
Women
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 8.1 6.4 4.5 5.4 5.5 4.7 3.4
1,000–1,999 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3
2,000–2,999 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8
3,000–3,999 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.9
4,000–4,999 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7
5,000–5,999 0.9 1.7 2.1 2.9 1.6 2.2 1.9
6,000–6,999 3.6 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.0 3.6 5.0
7,000–7,999 3.6 4.0 5.7 7.6 6.3 4.8 5.1
8,000–8,999 1.6 2.2 4.6 2.8 5.4 4.8 4.9
9,000–9,999 2.6 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.0 5.8 6.3
10,000–10,999 2.1 3.6 6.8 4.4 5.9 7.6 8.1
11,000–11,999 1.5 3.3 5.6 3.1 5.3 5.1 7.3
12,000–12,999 2.9 3.8 6.0 3.5 5.3 7.5 6.8
13,000–13,999 2.2 2.1 4.9 2.7 4.7 5.4 5.7
14,000–14,999 1.6 2.3 4.3 3.9 3.6 5.2 4.3
15,000–19,999 8.6 10.5 15.2 11.5 16.0 15.6 16.3
20,000–24,999 9.6 9.8 9.2 9.6 9.1 9.6 8.9
25,000–29,999 7.2 7.8 4.9 7.6 5.4 4.3 3.7
30,000–34,999 7.3 5.5 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.5 2.1
35,000–39,999 6.0 4.4 2.2 3.9 2.2 1.9 1.6
40,000–44,999 4.6 3.2 1.5 3.4 1.4 1.1 0.9
45,000–49,999 3.9 2.9 0.8 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.5
50,000–54,999 2.6 1.6 1.1 1.5 0.7 1.0 1.1
55,000–59,999 2.0 2.2 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.5
60,000–64,999 2.8 2.5 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.2
65,000–69,999 1.1 1.1 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.5 0.2
70,000–74,999 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.1
75,000–99,999 3.9 2.4 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.7
100,000–149,999 1.9 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.4
150,000–199,999 0.6 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
200,000 or more 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0 0
Median income (dollars) 22,630 18,288 13,151 14,611 13,506 13,171 12,679
Number (thousands) 4,317 1,427 11,643 2,227 2,332 2,592 4,492
 
Total Money Income of Aged Units Table 3.2 Percentage distribution, by Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age, 2004
Income (dollars) All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
Total Men Women
55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older
Beneficiary a
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 0 0.5 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0.9 0.2 0 1.2 0 0 0.8 0.3
1,000–1,999 0.4 0.4 0.2 0 0 0.1 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.2
2,000–2,999 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.4
3,000–3,999 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 0 0.1 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.9 0.8
4,000–4,999 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 2.2 1.3 0.8 2.4 0.7 1.6 2.2 1.5
5,000–5,999 1.1 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.5 0.6 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.0
6,000–6,999 4.0 2.8 2.2 1.3 0.5 0.1 7.0 5.5 3.7 4.4 4.1 2.7 8.4 6.3 4.1
7,000–7,999 4.7 2.8 3.5 1.1 0.6 0.4 8.5 5.2 5.6 4.4 6.1 4.3 10.8 4.7 6.1
8,000–8,999 2.8 1.9 2.7 0.3 0.7 0.4 5.4 3.3 4.3 7.5 3.5 2.6 4.2 3.2 5.0
9,000–9,999 4.8 4.0 3.6 0.5 1.1 0.6 9.3 7.3 5.8 8.8 5.5 4.7 9.6 8.3 6.2
10,000–10,999 3.4 2.6 4.2 1.3 0.9 0.5 5.6 4.6 6.8 5.1 2.9 5.3 5.8 5.6 7.4
11,000–11,999 2.6 2.5 3.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 4.2 4.3 5.9 6.0 1.3 5.0 3.2 6.0 6.2
12,000–12,999 3.6 3.1 4.3 1.8 0.8 1.0 5.5 5.6 6.6 3.8 4.6 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.6
13,000–13,999 3.6 2.2 3.5 1.0 1.2 1.5 6.3 3.3 4.9 3.8 5.8 3.4 7.6 1.8 5.4
14,000–14,999 3.6 2.6 3.0 1.9 2.0 1.2 5.3 3.2 4.3 3.5 3.1 3.2 6.3 3.2 4.7
15,000–19,999 8.3 10.1 13.8 7.7 7.5 10.2 9.0 13.2 16.3 14.3 12.9 15.6 6.1 13.3 16.6
20,000–24,999 7.2 8.9 10.6 6.5 8.5 11.9 7.9 9.4 9.7 6.7 9.1 9.8 8.6 9.6 9.6
25,000–29,999 6.7 7.5 7.8 7.8 8.0 10.8 5.5 7.0 5.7 9.2 8.6 7.4 3.5 6.0 5.0
30,000–34,999 6.6 6.1 6.1 8.7 6.9 9.6 4.4 5.2 3.6 4.4 4.0 5.0 4.4 5.9 3.0
35,000–39,999 5.1 5.3 5.0 7.4 6.9 8.0 2.7 3.5 2.9 3.4 5.4 4.7 2.3 2.5 2.2
40,000–44,999 3.8 3.6 3.5 6.1 4.8 5.7 1.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 2.8 3.5 1.3 1.9 1.4
45,000–49,999 3.6 3.3 2.7 5.4 4.9 4.8 1.7 1.5 1.2 3.2 1.5 2.1 0.9 1.5 0.8
50,000–54,999 3.1 3.8 2.2 5.4 6.2 3.8 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.6 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.0
55,000–59,999 2.1 4.1 1.9 3.7 6.3 3.7 0.3 1.5 0.7 0 2.8 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.6
60,000–64,999 2.5 2.7 1.6 4.6 3.5 3.1 0.3 1.9 0.6 0.8 2.5 1.1 0 1.5 0.5
65,000–69,999 3.3 2.2 1.5 6.1 4.2 2.6 0.4 0 0.8 0.7 0.1 1.7 0.3 0 0.5
70,000–74,999 1.3 1.9 1.1 1.9 3.2 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.1 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.4
75,000–99,999 5.4 6.0 3.6 9.4 9.1 6.9 1.1 2.3 1.2 0.4 3.7 2.2 1.5 1.6 0.9
100,000–149,999 2.6 4.0 2.8 4.4 6.6 5.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.5 0.8 1.2 0.5
150,000–199,999 1.6 1.2 1.0 2.8 2.1 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0 0.6 0.7 0.6 0 0
200,000 or more 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.5 0.2 0 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.3 0 0.1
Median income (dollars) 23,560 26,351 20,975 40,136 42,800 35,098 12,799 15,016 14,400 14,323 17,683 17,805 12,240 13,624 13,585
Number (thousands) 2,016 2,316 23,936 1,037 1,242 9,848 979 1,075 14,088 344 393 3,749 635 681 10,339
Nonbeneficiary
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 5.0 6.6 27.6 1.8 2.7 13.8 9.0 11.6 35.6 8.2 11.7 30.2 9.5 11.5 37.9
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.7
2,000–2,999 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.1 0 1.1 1.0 1.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.0 2.3
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.9 1.5 2.2 0.5 3.5 1.2 1.2 0.4 2.6
4,000–4,999 0.6 0.5 2.6 0.1 0.4 2.2 1.3 0.6 2.8 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.6 0.6 3.4
5,000–5,999 0.7 0.6 1.5 0.3 0 0.2 1.1 1.2 2.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.9
6,000–6,999 1.4 1.3 4.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.8 2.0 6.4 2.9 0.6 3.6 2.7 2.7 7.6
7,000–7,999 1.0 1.6 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.9 3.4 2.6 1.3 3.4 2.1 2.4 3.4 2.8
8,000–8,999 0.6 0.8 1.6 0.2 0 1.4 1.0 1.9 1.6 0.8 2.7 2.1 1.2 1.4 1.4
9,000–9,999 1.0 1.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.8 1.7 4.9 1.4 2.3 3.2
10,000–10,999 1.1 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.9 2.6 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.9 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.3
11,000–11,999 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.2 0 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.8 1.0
12,000–12,999 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.2 1.8 1.4 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.3 1.6 1.1
13,000–13,999 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.2 0 1.4 1.2 1.9 0.4 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.2 2.3 0.3
14,000–14,999 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.2
15,000–19,999 4.6 5.0 4.9 1.9 3.0 6.4 8.1 7.6 4.1 6.8 6.8 4.1 9.0 8.0 4.0
20,000–24,999 5.8 5.7 5.9 2.9 3.8 5.1 9.4 8.2 6.3 8.9 5.3 6.7 9.8 9.9 6.2
25,000–29,999 5.3 5.2 4.6 3.2 2.5 4.8 7.9 8.7 4.5 8.0 7.3 5.5 7.9 9.4 4.1
30,000–34,999 5.5 5.3 3.9 3.7 4.9 5.9 7.8 6.0 2.7 7.7 7.4 2.9 7.8 5.1 2.6
35,000–39,999 4.5 5.2 3.0 3.2 3.9 3.8 6.1 6.9 2.4 5.4 8.2 3.0 6.6 6.1 2.2
40,000–44,999 5.0 4.4 3.5 4.6 5.0 4.7 5.4 3.8 2.8 5.8 2.5 4.1 5.2 4.5 2.3
45,000–49,999 4.3 4.4 2.0 4.3 5.0 3.9 4.3 3.6 1.0 4.2 2.6 2.1 4.5 4.2 0.5
50,000–54,999 4.1 3.4 2.8 4.8 4.0 4.4 3.3 2.6 1.9 3.9 2.2 2.7 3.0 2.8 1.5
55,000–59,999 3.1 4.4 2.0 4.0 5.5 2.4 2.0 3.1 1.8 1.6 2.5 3.6 2.2 3.5 1.0
60,000–64,999 4.0 3.7 1.2 4.5 3.9 1.4 3.4 3.4 1.1 3.7 3.7 1.2 3.3 3.3 1.0
65,000–69,999 2.9 3.0 1.0 4.0 4.1 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.3 2.0 0.8
70,000–74,999 3.2 3.5 1.4 4.4 4.9 2.9 1.7 1.6 0.5 1.9 1.2 0.7 1.6 1.8 0.5
75,000–99,999 12.0 11.4 4.8 17.5 16.8 8.9 5.2 4.6 2.4 6.7 6.9 4.1 4.3 3.2 1.7
100,000–149,999 11.9 8.3 3.8 18.9 12.2 7.8 3.1 3.3 1.5 4.5 5.5 3.5 2.1 2.1 0.6
150,000–199,999 4.0 4.4 1.1 6.5 7.5 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 0
200,000 or more 3.7 3.6 1.4 6.0 5.8 3.1 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2
Median income (dollars) 48,000 45,010 12,000 73,840 66,402 32,300 26,000 25,000 6,828 29,000 26,000 12,000 25,000 24,232 6,000
Number (thousands) 13,756 2,674 2,929 7,644 1,503 1,082 6,112 1,171 1,847 2,430 425 543 3,682 745 1,303
a. Social Security beneficiaries may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
Total Money Income of Aged Units Table 3.3 Percentage distribution, by race, and Hispanic origin, marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age, 2004
Income (dollars) All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
Total Men Women
55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older
White alone
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 3.7 2.9 2.5 1.5 1.6 1.3 6.8 4.7 3.5 6.8 5.0 3.1 6.7 4.5 3.6
1,000–1,999 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.2
2,000–2,999 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.9 0.7
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.2 0 0.1 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.7 2.0 0.4 1.1 1.2 0.9
4,000–4,999 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.9 0.8 1.6 1.0 1.3
5,000–5,999 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.0 1.9
6,000–6,999 1.3 1.7 1.8 0.3 0.7 0.2 2.7 3.2 3.0 1.9 1.4 2.0 3.3 4.2 3.3
7,000–7,999 1.4 1.9 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 2.7 3.9 4.4 1.7 3.8 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.8
8,000–8,999 0.7 1.1 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.4 2.3 3.9 1.4 3.1 2.4 1.5 1.8 4.4
9,000–9,999 1.4 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.5 4.3 5.3 2.4 3.4 4.3 2.5 4.9 5.6
10,000–10,999 1.1 1.7 3.8 0.4 0.9 0.6 2.1 2.9 6.1 2.3 2.0 4.5 2.0 3.4 6.6
11,000–11,999 0.8 1.1 3.7 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.0 5.6 1.4 1.0 4.5 1.5 2.5 6.1
12,000–12,999 1.4 1.9 4.0 0.7 0.6 1.0 2.4 3.6 6.3 1.9 3.0 5.9 2.7 4.0 6.4
13,000–13,999 0.9 1.4 3.4 0.2 0.6 1.5 1.9 2.6 4.7 1.7 3.8 3.1 2.1 1.9 5.3
14,000–14,999 1.0 1.7 2.8 0.5 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.3 4.1 1.6 1.9 3.0 1.7 2.5 4.5
15,000–19,999 4.9 7.0 13.1 2.4 4.7 9.5 8.3 10.2 15.8 8.3 9.0 14.8 8.3 10.9 16.2
20,000–24,999 5.6 7.2 10.5 2.8 5.8 11.1 9.4 9.1 10.0 8.3 7.5 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.0
25,000–29,999 5.3 6.4 7.8 3.6 4.8 10.4 7.5 8.5 5.9 7.9 9.5 7.8 7.2 7.9 5.2
30,000–34,999 5.5 5.6 6.1 4.0 5.5 9.7 7.4 5.9 3.5 7.2 6.0 4.7 7.6 5.8 3.1
35,000–39,999 4.5 5.4 5.1 3.5 5.2 7.8 5.9 5.6 3.1 5.4 7.3 4.9 6.3 4.6 2.4
40,000–44,999 5.0 4.2 3.7 4.8 4.9 5.6 5.3 3.2 2.3 5.7 2.9 4.0 5.0 3.3 1.6
45,000–49,999 4.3 3.9 2.8 4.2 4.6 4.9 4.3 3.0 1.2 4.0 2.2 2.3 4.5 3.5 0.8
50,000–54,999 4.1 3.8 2.4 4.7 5.3 3.9 3.1 1.8 1.3 3.7 1.7 1.7 2.8 1.8 1.1
55,000–59,999 3.0 4.7 2.1 3.9 6.2 3.6 1.8 2.8 0.9 1.2 3.3 1.5 2.2 2.5 0.7
60,000–64,999 3.9 3.4 1.7 4.4 3.9 3.1 3.1 2.9 0.7 3.6 3.4 1.2 2.9 2.6 0.5
65,000–69,999 3.0 2.9 1.6 4.3 4.3 2.5 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.5 1.7 1.0 1.2 0.6
70,000–74,999 3.1 2.7 1.2 4.1 3.9 2.0 1.7 1.2 0.6 2.2 0.8 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.4
75,000–99,999 12.1 9.7 3.9 17.1 13.8 7.3 5.4 4.1 1.5 7.1 6.3 2.6 4.3 2.8 1.1
100,000–149,999 11.5 6.4 3.1 17.8 9.3 6.1 2.9 2.5 0.9 4.2 3.4 2.0 2.1 1.9 0.5
150,000–199,999 4.1 3.1 1.1 6.4 5.1 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.3 0
200,000 or more 3.6 2.7 0.8 5.6 4.4 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.1
Median income (dollars) 47,858 37,906 21,699 70,605 55,500 35,375 25,240 20,800 14,713 28,024 24,399 18,715 24,000 19,800 13,927
Number (thousands) 13,052 4,181 23,121 7,540 2,405 9,818 5,512 1,776 13,303 2,220 661 3,554 3,292 1,115 9,748
Black alone
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.6 7.6 5.5 2.6 1.6 1.8 10.4 10.8 6.6 9.2 11.0 6.2 11.0 10.7 6.8
1,000–1,999 0.9 0.7 0.6 0 0 0.3 1.4 1.0 0.7 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.7
2,000–2,999 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 0 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 0 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.6
3,000–3,999 0.6 0.5 1.6 0 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.4 2.0 0 1.2 2.8 1.4 0 1.7
4,000–4,999 0.7 1.1 2.0 0 0 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.5 0.7 0 0.5 1.2 2.5 3.2
5,000–5,999 1.6 0.5 2.6 1.1 0 0.6 1.8 0.7 3.2 2.0 0.2 2.8 1.7 1.0 3.4
6,000–6,999 4.7 4.5 7.6 0.8 0.8 0 6.9 6.5 10.1 9.8 7.7 6.5 5.4 5.9 11.4
7,000–7,999 2.5 4.7 8.2 0.4 0.9 1.1 3.7 6.8 10.4 0.7 11.4 7.7 5.3 4.6 11.4
8,000–8,999 1.7 1.9 4.3 0.2 0 1.9 2.5 2.9 5.1 3.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 3.3 6.3
9,000–9,999 2.4 3.6 5.7 0.7 0.6 1.4 3.3 5.3 7.0 3.1 5.9 6.3 3.5 5.0 7.3
10,000–10,999 2.9 4.3 6.4 2.0 0.9 1.1 3.4 6.1 8.1 5.0 8.2 6.3 2.5 5.1 8.8
11,000–11,999 1.3 2.8 3.0 0.2 0 2.3 2.0 4.4 3.3 3.2 1.2 4.7 1.3 5.9 2.8
12,000–12,999 2.4 2.4 4.1 0.3 0 2.6 3.6 3.7 4.6 3.0 4.5 6.0 3.8 3.3 4.0
13,000–13,999 1.6 2.1 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.7 2.0 2.7 2.4 0.8 2.3 3.5 2.7 2.9 2.0
14,000–14,999 0.9 2.1 2.5 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.2 1.9 2.4 0.9 2.1 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.8
15,000–19,999 6.6 9.0 10.6 4.3 7.9 12.3 7.8 9.6 10.1 6.2 9.5 11.6 8.7 9.6 9.5
20,000–24,999 8.6 8.8 8.4 8.1 9.3 14.8 8.9 8.6 6.4 10.4 5.4 7.1 8.0 10.1 6.1
25,000–29,999 7.0 6.1 4.6 4.3 6.2 7.8 8.6 6.0 3.6 8.1 2.0 4.2 8.9 7.9 3.3
30,000–34,999 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.8 8.9 6.3 6.5 4.9 3.7 7.0 4.9 5.9 6.3 4.9 2.8
35,000–39,999 4.9 5.2 2.8 4.6 5.1 5.6 5.1 5.2 1.9 3.9 7.0 2.8 5.8 4.4 1.5
40,000–44,999 3.8 2.6 2.4 4.7 4.4 6.7 3.3 1.7 1.1 3.3 0.8 1.7 3.2 2.1 0.8
45,000–49,999 3.9 3.8 1.4 6.1 8.5 3.1 2.6 1.2 0.9 3.9 2.1 1.5 1.9 0.9 0.6
50,000–54,999 3.6 2.3 1.1 5.9 4.2 2.4 2.3 1.3 0.7 2.3 2.9 1.0 2.3 0.5 0.6
55,000–59,999 2.1 2.1 1.2 3.9 4.1 3.9 1.1 1.0 0.3 2.1 0 0.5 0.6 1.4 0.3
60,000–64,999 3.7 2.0 1.0 5.5 2.2 2.6 2.6 1.8 0.5 2.8 2.0 0.5 2.5 1.8 0.5
65,000–69,999 1.7 1.6 0.8 2.5 3.6 1.9 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0 1.7 1.7 0.7 0
70,000–74,999 2.2 3.0 0.5 4.5 7.8 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.2 0 1.4 0.2 1.4 0 0.2
75,000–99,999 5.6 4.5 1.9 13.0 10.3 5.4 1.4 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.2 0.4
100,000–149,999 5.0 3.0 1.3 10.5 7.5 4.4 1.8 0.5 0.4 2.8 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.4
150,000–199,999 1.2 0.7 0.5 3.2 0.9 2.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.7 0.2 0 0 0
200,000 or more 1.2 0.1 0.2 2.9 0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.4 0 0 0
Median income (dollars) 25,000 20,399 12,503 50,340 44,767 28,111 16,810 12,631 10,159 19,760 12,000 12,480 16,476 13,399 9,636
Number (thousands) 1,816 549 2,565 663 194 618 1,153 355 1,947 407 114 542 746 241 1,406
Hispanic origin a
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 8.1 6.2 10.4 2.4 1.4 4.2 13.4 10.1 13.7 10.6 11.7 13.9 15.3 9.2 13.7
1,000–1,999 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.4 0.9 0.5 0 0
2,000–2,999 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.2 0 0.2 0.6 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 0 0.7 2.5 0.9
3,000–3,999 1.3 1.1 1.9 0.7 0 0.6 1.8 1.9 2.6 0 0 1.3 3.0 3.0 3.1
4,000–4,999 1.2 0 2.3 0.2 0 1.0 2.2 0 3.0 1.6 0 1.8 2.6 0 3.4
5,000–5,999 0.6 1.1 2.6 0.2 0 0.7 0.9 2.0 3.7 0.6 1.8 2.8 1.1 2.0 4.0
6,000–6,999 3.6 3.7 5.5 2.3 2.6 0.7 4.8 4.6 8.2 4.6 1.7 5.2 4.9 6.3 9.4
7,000–7,999 2.4 2.4 6.6 1.0 1.5 1.0 3.7 3.2 9.7 1.2 2.5 9.4 5.3 3.7 9.8
8,000–8,999 1.2 3.7 3.8 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.8 5.9 5.6 2.9 8.7 5.6 1.1 4.3 5.6
9,000–9,999 1.9 5.8 6.0 1.2 1.8 2.7 2.7 9.0 7.9 0.8 5.6 6.5 3.9 10.9 8.4
10,000–10,999 2.7 4.0 4.8 1.1 5.0 2.1 4.3 3.1 6.3 2.8 6.7 4.7 5.3 1.1 6.9
11,000–11,999 1.5 1.9 4.2 0.7 1.7 3.2 2.3 2.1 4.7 1.8 1.6 2.9 2.6 2.3 5.5
12,000–12,999 2.9 3.4 3.9 1.6 0.9 3.3 4.1 5.4 4.3 1.3 3.7 4.6 6.1 6.3 4.1
13,000–13,999 1.8 3.0 3.5 0.7 1.0 4.6 2.9 4.5 2.9 3.2 7.7 1.9 2.7 2.7 3.2
14,000–14,999 1.7 3.4 2.3 0.7 4.5 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.3 3.2 2.1 3.2 2.2 2.8 1.9
15,000–19,999 9.9 10.9 10.6 7.3 10.4 15.2 12.4 11.3 8.1 15.2 11.8 12.2 10.5 11.1 6.4
20,000–24,999 6.2 9.6 8.2 5.1 8.7 13.5 7.2 10.4 5.3 8.8 3.1 6.2 6.2 14.5 4.9
25,000–29,999 6.5 5.7 4.8 8.1 6.0 9.1 5.0 5.4 2.4 5.5 7.4 2.3 4.7 4.3 2.4
30,000–34,999 6.3 5.1 4.8 6.6 5.4 9.2 6.0 4.8 2.3 7.0 7.6 2.4 5.4 3.3 2.3
35,000–39,999 4.9 3.9 2.1 6.7 5.5 4.3 3.2 2.7 0.9 4.6 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.9 0.4
40,000–44,999 5.6 3.8 1.9 7.7 6.1 3.1 3.6 1.9 1.2 4.1 1.6 2.4 3.3 2.0 0.8
45,000–49,999 3.2 2.9 1.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 1.9 1.2 0.6 1.5 0 1.6 2.1 1.9 0.2
50,000–54,999 4.6 2.9 2.2 7.7 4.1 2.4 1.6 1.9 2.1 3.4 2.6 2.5 0.4 1.5 2.0
55,000–59,999 2.5 1.6 1.2 2.9 3.6 2.3 2.1 0.1 0.5 2.3 0 1.9 2.0 0.2 0
60,000–64,999 3.1 3.0 0.7 4.2 4.7 1.8 2.1 1.6 0.1 3.8 2.3 0.5 1.0 1.2 0
65,000–69,999 1.3 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.9 0.4 0.4 0 0.3 0.1 0 0.5 0.5 0 0.2
70,000–74,999 2.5 0.8 0.4 3.4 1.9 1.3 1.7 0 0 3.5 0 0 0.6 0 0
75,000–99,999 6.1 3.2 1.4 9.0 4.8 3.4 3.4 2.0 0.3 4.1 5.5 0.6 3.0 0 0.2
100,000–149,999 3.8 3.0 0.7 7.3 6.8 1.5 0.4 0 0.2 0.5 0 0 0.4 0 0.4
150,000–199,999 0.6 1.2 0.2 1.3 2.7 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
200,000 or more 1.1 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0
Median income (dollars) 25,770 19,598 12,133 40,338 32,800 22,529 15,060 13,200 9,199 19,000 13,200 10,399 12,001 12,480 9,000
Number (thousands) 1,345 394 1,741 655 175 619 690 219 1,121 275 78 325 415 140 797
a. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
Total Money Income of Aged Units Table 3.4 Percentage distribution, by Social Security beneficiary status, race, Hispanic origin, and age, 2004
Income (dollars) White alone Black alone Hispanic origin a
55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older
Beneficiary units b
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 0 0.5 0.1 0 0 0.4 0 1.0 0.3
1,000–1,999 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.4 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.8 0.3
2,000–2,999 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0 1.3 0.3
3,000–3,999 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 0 1.1 4.1 3.0 1.9
4,000–4,999 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.6 2.1 2.2 0 0 1.9
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.8 1.0 2.5 0.9 2.9 2.3 1.0 2.6
6,000–6,999 3.8 2.0 1.6 5.3 7.9 7.8 9.5 2.4 4.4
7,000–7,999 4.6 2.6 2.8 4.7 4.2 9.4 7.5 2.7 7.9
8,000–8,999 2.3 1.4 2.5 5.3 2.8 4.8 3.3 2.0 4.2
9,000–9,999 5.3 3.6 3.3 2.9 5.9 6.6 6.8 7.3 7.8
10,000–10,999 2.7 2.2 4.0 5.9 5.9 7.0 7.2 5.2 5.6
11,000–11,999 2.2 2.1 3.9 4.6 4.9 3.4 2.5 3.3 5.5
12,000–12,999 3.6 3.1 4.3 3.5 3.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.7
13,000–13,999 3.0 2.1 3.6 6.5 3.2 2.4 3.8 4.9 4.4
14,000–14,999 3.9 2.3 2.9 2.1 4.1 3.0 4.0 5.7 2.6
15,000–19,999 8.6 10.0 14.0 7.2 9.0 11.1 11.5 12.7 12.4
20,000–24,999 7.3 8.7 10.9 8.4 11.0 8.7 4.4 14.2 9.1
25,000–29,999 7.3 8.0 8.1 3.4 4.9 4.7 5.1 8.4 5.4
30,000–34,999 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.8 5.9 4.5 2.3 4.1 5.4
35,000–39,999 5.5 5.6 5.3 3.7 3.8 2.9 3.3 2.5 2.5
40,000–44,999 4.1 3.8 3.7 2.9 2.6 2.0 4.6 0.7 1.7
45,000–49,999 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.3 1.5 0 3.9 1.8
50,000–54,999 2.9 4.2 2.3 4.3 1.9 1.0 3.9 1.3 2.1
55,000–59,999 2.2 4.7 2.1 1.8 1.1 0.9 0 0.7 1.0
60,000–64,999 2.4 3.0 1.7 3.1 1.4 1.1 5.3 2.7 0.9
65,000–69,999 3.5 2.4 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.9 0 0 0.4
70,000–74,999 1.2 1.7 1.2 2.1 3.7 0.6 0.4 0 0.3
75,000–99,999 5.8 6.6 3.8 3.4 1.8 1.5 2.2 2.5 1.4
100,000–149,999 3.0 4.2 3.0 1.4 2.7 1.4 0 2.3 0.9
150,000–199,999 1.6 1.2 1.1 0 0 0.6 0 0 0.2
200,000 or more 0.4 1.1 0.7 0.1 0 0.3 0 0 0.2
Median income (dollars) 25,188 28,755 21,944 16,476 17,539 12,799 13,279 18,000 13,670
Number (thousands) 1,622 1,940 20,959 305 282 2,132 152 139 1,322
Nonbeneficiary units
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 4.2 5.0 26.0 9.1 15.6 30.5 9.1 9.1 42.2
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.5 0.2 0 0.8
2,000–2,999 0.7 0.5 1.1 1.0 0.6 2.2 0.5 0.8 1.2
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.8 1.2 0.5 1.0 4.2 0.9 0 1.9
4,000–4,999 0.6 0.5 2.7 0.7 0 0.8 1.4 0 3.4
5,000–5,999 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.4 0 1.2 0.3 1.1 2.6
6,000–6,999 1.0 1.5 3.7 4.6 0.8 6.6 2.8 4.4 9.0
7,000–7,999 0.9 1.3 1.4 2.0 5.2 1.9 1.7 2.3 2.6
8,000–8,999 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.9 2.0 1.0 4.6 2.6
9,000–9,999 0.8 1.0 2.6 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 5.0 0.5
10,000–10,999 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.5 3.7 2.2 3.3 2.2
11,000–11,999 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.4 1.1 0
12,000–12,999 1.1 0.9 1.2 2.1 1.8 1.1 2.7 3.4 1.4
13,000–13,999 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.9 0.6
14,000–14,999 0.6 1.1 1.4 0.7 0 0 1.4 2.1 1.2
15,000–19,999 4.4 4.4 4.2 6.4 9.0 8.3 9.7 9.9 5.0
20,000–24,999 5.4 5.9 6.3 8.6 6.6 7.2 6.4 7.2 5.4
25,000–29,999 5.0 5.0 5.2 7.8 7.3 3.9 6.7 4.2 2.8
30,000–34,999 5.3 5.0 4.4 6.1 6.8 3.2 6.8 5.7 2.7
35,000–39,999 4.4 5.2 3.1 5.2 6.7 2.0 5.1 4.7 0.6
40,000–44,999 5.1 4.5 3.5 4.0 2.7 4.7 5.7 5.4 2.7
45,000–49,999 4.4 4.4 2.3 4.1 4.3 0.8 3.6 2.3 1.5
50,000–54,999 4.2 3.5 3.2 3.5 2.7 1.4 4.7 3.8 2.8
55,000–59,999 3.1 4.8 2.1 2.2 3.2 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.5
60,000–64,999 4.1 3.8 1.4 3.8 2.6 0.8 2.9 3.1 0.3
65,000–69,999 3.0 3.2 1.2 1.7 1.6 0.4 1.5 1.3 0
70,000–74,999 3.4 3.6 1.7 2.3 2.3 0.4 2.8 1.3 0.8
75,000–99,999 13.1 12.4 5.4 6.1 7.4 3.6 6.6 3.6 1.4
100,000–149,999 12.7 8.4 4.4 5.7 3.4 1.3 4.2 3.5 0
150,000–199,999 4.4 4.7 1.3 1.5 1.4 0.3 0.7 1.9 0.3
200,000 or more 4.0 4.1 1.9 1.4 0.1 0 1.2 0.7 0
Median income (dollars) 51,320 48,816 16,640 27,640 25,000 8,400 28,760 20,000 5,200
Number (thousands) 11,429 2,242 2,162 1,511 266 434 1,193 255 418
a. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
b. Social Security beneficiaries may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
Total Money Income of Units 65 or Older Table 3.5 Percentage distribution of Social Security beneficiary units, by marital status and quintiles of Social Security benefits, 2004
Income (dollars) All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
First Second Third Fourth Fifth First Second Third Fourth Fifth First Second Third Fourth Fifth
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 0.7 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0
1,000–1,999 0.7 0.1 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.1 0 0
2,000–2,999 1.1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0
3,000–3,999 2.4 0 0 0.1 0 0.2 0.2 0 0 0 3.9 0 0 0 0
4,000–4,999 3.8 0 0.1 0 0 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 6.3 0 0 0.1 0
5,000–5,999 5.8 0 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 9.3 0 0 0 0
6,000–6,999 11.1 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 18.7 0 0 0 0
7,000–7,999 17.2 0 0.2 0 0 2.0 0.3 0 0 0 11.4 16.9 0 0 0
8,000–8,999 7.5 6.2 0.1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 4.7 17.0 0.1 0.1 0
9,000–9,999 3.4 15.2 0 0 0 2.8 0 0 0 0 3.8 20.7 4.5 0 0.1
10,000–10,999 3.8 17.8 0.1 0 0 2.4 0.3 0 0 0 4.3 6.3 23.3 0 0
11,000–11,999 2.4 10.0 7.2 0 0 5.5 0.1 0 0 0 2.5 3.9 18.4 4.4 0
12,000–12,999 2.6 4.2 14.4 0.1 0 3.8 1.4 0 0 0 3.1 2.7 6.0 21.4 0
13,000–13,999 2.3 3.6 11.4 0 0 2.4 4.9 0 0 0 2.3 2.3 4.9 12.5 2.6
14,000–14,999 1.5 2.8 7.7 2.9 0 1.2 4.7 0 0 0 1.7 2.2 3.1 8.1 6.3
15,000–19,999 8.6 12.1 16.0 30.7 1.3 8.3 20.8 21.2 0.4 0 8.0 10.9 14.4 16.8 31.1
20,000–24,999 5.7 8.4 11.1 12.9 14.7 8.5 10.0 15.9 21.8 3.4 5.2 6.5 9.1 12.5 15.1
25,000–29,999 3.3 4.7 7.0 10.8 13.0 6.5 10.2 11.3 12.5 13.5 2.6 3.0 4.8 7.0 10.8
30,000–34,999 2.7 2.7 4.8 8.5 11.5 6.0 8.3 10.5 12.8 10.5 2.6 1.4 2.4 4.2 7.2
35,000–39,999 2.3 2.5 3.8 6.4 9.8 6.6 5.7 7.3 8.9 11.7 0.9 2.0 2.8 2.8 5.8
40,000–44,999 1.4 1.3 2.7 4.6 7.5 4.3 3.9 4.9 8.3 7.3 0.8 1.0 0.7 2.7 4.7
45,000–49,999 1.0 1.3 2.0 3.8 5.2 3.4 4.1 5.5 4.5 6.3 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.4 2.4
50,000–54,999 0.7 0.7 1.6 2.5 5.7 3.0 2.6 3.1 5.6 5.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.8
55,000–59,999 0.9 0.7 1.4 2.2 4.4 3.4 3.1 2.2 4.3 5.6 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.4
60,000–64,999 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.7 3.4 4.4 1.5 2.8 3.5 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.5
65,000–69,999 1.6 0.6 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.7 1.6 2.0 2.4 3.2 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.5 1.7
70,000–74,999 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.0 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.1 1.5 3.2 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.0
75,000–99,999 1.9 1.7 2.7 4.2 7.2 7.2 7.0 4.8 5.8 9.8 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.1 3.0
100,000–149,999 1.3 1.1 1.5 3.8 6.5 5.3 4.5 4.7 4.4 10.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.9
150,000–199,999 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.6 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.9 3.8 0.2 0 0.2 0 0.5
200,000 or more 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.1 0.7 1.3 0.9 1.5 3.2 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Median income (dollars) 8,910 12,131 17,691 26,224 39,814 31,815 28,448 30,478 35,898 47,774 7,735 9,619 12,604 15,999 23,331
Number (thousands) 4,784 4,634 4,901 4,828 4,789 1,923 2,014 1,961 1,977 1,973 2,813 2,796 2,839 2,788 2,853
NOTES: Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special age-72 benefits.
Social Security quintile limits are $8,400, $11,599, $14,400, and $19,514 for all units; $12,799, $17,121, $20,090, and $23,798 for married couples; and $7,279, $9,799, $11,707, and $13,999 for nonmarried persons.
Total Money Income of Units 65 or Older Table 3.6 Number and median income of those receiving retirement benefits, by marital status and receipt of earnings and income from assets, 2004
Retirement benefits All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
Total Earnings Income from assets Total Earnings Income from assets Total Earnings Income from assets
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
Number of recipient units (thousands)
Total 26,865 6,324 20,541 14,801 12,064 10,930 4,031 6,898 7,361 3,568 15,935 2,292 13,643 7,439 8,496
No benefit 2,227 918 1,309 698 1,529 758 475 283 334 423 1,469 443 1,026 363 1,106
One benefit type 14,265 3,281 10,984 6,831 7,434 4,940 2,016 2,924 3,002 1,938 9,325 1,266 8,060 3,829 5,497
Social Security only a 13,598 3,128 10,471 6,400 7,199 4,625 1,895 2,730 2,802 1,823 8,973 1,233 7,740 3,597 5,375
Private pension or annuity only 242 63 179 126 115 123 49 74 75 48 119 14 105 52 67
Government employee pension only b 329 85 244 245 83 135 66 70 92 44 193 19 174 154 40
Railroad Retirement only 96 6 90 59 37 56 6 50 33 23 40 0 40 26 14
Two benefit types 9,765 1,966 7,799 6,770 2,995 4,777 1,399 3,378 3,647 1,130 4,988 567 4,421 3,123 1,866
Social Security and federal pension only a 736 175 561 534 203 391 118 273 303 88 346 57 289 231 114
Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state, local, or military pension only a 1,907 458 1,450 1,379 529 885 311 574 712 173 1,022 146 875 667 355
Social Security and private pension only a 6,970 1,291 5,679 4,736 2,234 3,404 939 2,465 2,549 854 3,566 353 3,213 2,186 1,380
Other combination 152 42 109 122 30 97 31 66 83 14 55 11 44 39 16
Three or more benefit types 608 159 449 503 105 456 142 314 378 77 152 17 135 125 27
Median total money income (dollars)
Total 20,481 43,651 16,399 28,844 13,243 34,900 54,800 28,026 41,358 24,170 13,999 29,091 12,799 18,864 10,926
No benefit 7,200 40,000 0 32,300 4,632 28,200 54,974 1,010 54,974 14,399 4,632 29,969 0 22,439 0
One benefit type 14,971 37,740 12,672 21,066 11,731 26,238 47,070 20,400 31,849 19,982 11,779 25,891 11,000 14,836 10,399
Social Security only a 14,558 36,827 12,427 20,630 11,599 25,822 46,299 20,078 31,265 19,598 11,623 25,603 10,970 14,611 10,399
Private pension or annuity only 23,640 c 14,444 27,170 21,600 27,782 c c c c 12,064 c 9,000 c c
Government employee pension only b 34,214 54,000 26,400 40,200 24,000 42,400 c c 57,724 c 27,761 c 24,700 29,012 c
Railroad Retirement only 24,284 c 23,436 c c c c c c c c c c c c
Two benefit types 30,637 53,249 26,936 35,198 22,799 41,927 62,186 35,858 45,212 31,880 21,477 35,578 20,513 24,477 17,599
Social Security and federal pension only a 36,717 57,799 31,484 42,714 24,727 48,566 63,858 45,162 57,598 31,603 24,727 c 22,599 29,614 19,507
Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state, local, or military pension only a 36,775 58,525 31,233 42,698 24,799 52,269 63,602 46,414 56,360 36,026 26,258 40,551 24,739 30,933 21,600
Social Security and private pension only a 28,410 50,213 25,276 32,274 21,944 38,084 59,498 33,087 41,550 30,902 19,997 32,199 19,194 22,230 16,711
Other combination 54,023 c 41,002 58,990 c 64,828 c c 67,743 c c c c c c
Three or more benefit types 49,439 62,800 44,953 52,375 39,291 53,670 62,800 49,910 55,661 46,467 35,556 c 34,676 39,763 c
a. Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special age-72 benefits.
b. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions.
c. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.
Total Money Income of Nonmarried Persons 65 or Older Table 3.7 Percentage distribution, by sex and marital status, 2004
Income (dollars) Nonmarried men Nonmarried women
Total a Widowed Never married Divorced Total a Widowed Never married Divorced
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 3.8 3.4 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.2 8.0 3.2
1,000–1,999 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0
2,000–2,999 0.3 0.5 0.1 0 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.6
3,000–3,999 0.8 0.9 1.9 0.1 1.0 0.9 2.0 0.7
4,000–4,999 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.7 1.5 3.3 1.6
5,000–5,999 1.3 1.0 2.2 1.7 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.7
6,000–6,999 2.8 1.7 6.8 2.3 4.5 3.7 6.2 6.4
7,000–7,999 4.0 3.8 7.8 2.3 5.7 5.2 6.7 7.2
8,000–8,999 2.5 2.9 2.8 1.9 4.6 4.6 2.4 5.1
9,000–9,999 4.7 4.0 3.8 6.8 5.8 6.2 3.5 5.9
10,000–10,999 4.8 4.4 6.9 3.7 6.8 7.3 4.4 5.7
11,000–11,999 4.4 5.6 3.1 2.7 5.6 6.5 3.0 2.9
12,000–12,999 5.9 4.8 7.0 6.6 6.0 7.1 2.8 2.3
13,000–13,999 3.0 2.5 1.5 5.0 4.9 5.2 3.3 4.3
14,000–14,999 2.9 3.4 1.0 2.3 4.3 4.6 3.2 3.3
15,000–19,999 14.1 16.4 13.4 10.2 15.2 16.1 15.2 12.3
20,000–24,999 9.4 10.2 7.6 10.8 9.2 9.2 10.2 9.7
25,000–29,999 7.2 8.1 4.9 6.8 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.5
30,000–34,999 4.8 5.0 3.4 5.9 3.0 2.9 3.7 3.8
35,000–39,999 4.5 3.6 4.3 5.4 2.2 1.9 2.9 3.8
40,000–44,999 3.6 4.0 3.7 3.1 1.5 1.1 2.6 3.5
45,000–49,999 2.1 2.0 0.8 2.7 0.8 0.5 2.1 1.6
50,000–54,999 1.5 2.0 0.5 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.5
55,000–59,999 1.4 0.8 2.0 1.6 0.6 0.4 2.1 1.3
60,000–64,999 1.1 1.2 0.5 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7
65,000–69,999 1.7 1.5 2.8 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.9
70,000–74,999 1.1 0.6 2.1 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.8
75,000–99,999 2.4 1.9 2.0 4.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.4
100,000–149,999 1.8 2.1 1.4 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6
150,000–199,999 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0 0 0 0.1
200,000 or more 0.3 0.1 0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Median income (dollars) 17,611 18,013 15,000 19,979 13,151 13,003 14,400 14,335
Number (thousands) 4,292 2,069 670 1,070 11,643 8,613 790 1,707
a. Includes persons who are separated or are married but living apart from their spouse.