Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000
Income from Social Security Benefits, Earnings, Pensions, and Assets (Recipients Only)
Assets
Aged Units
- Table 5.D1. By age, marital status, and sex of nonmarried persons
Units 65 or Older
- Table 5.D2. By quintiles of total money income and marital status
| Asset 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 |
|
| 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 250 | 28.4 | 28.1 | 22.7 | 26.2 | 24.2 | 18.0 | 32.7 | 34.8 | 26.9 | 26.2 | 30.3 | 23.5 | 36.1 | 36.6 | 28.1 |
| 250-499 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 8.6 |
| 500-749 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 5.6 |
| 750-999 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 1,000-1,499 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
| 1,500-1,999 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 2,000-2,499 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 2,500-2,999 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 3,000-3,999 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 4,000-4,999 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| 5,000-9,999 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 15.0 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| 10,000-14,999 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| 15,000-19,999 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 20,000-24,999 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 25,000-29,999 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 30,000-34,999 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 35,000-39,999 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 40,000-44,999 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 45,000-49,999 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 50,000 or more | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Memorandum: Median income (dollars) |
1,120 | 1,317 | 1,921 | 1,239 | 1,664 | 2,633 | 958 | 911 | 1,424 | 1,380 | 1,303 | 1,940 | 666 | 793 | 1,278 |
| Number (thousands) | 7,472 | 2,402 | 14,925 | 4,965 | 1,528 | 7,113 | 2,507 | 874 | 7,812 | 872 | 246 | 1,965 | 1,634 | 627 | 5,847 |
| Asset 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 250 | 51.7 | 38.6 | 24.0 | 17.5 | 9.4 | 35.8 | 23.9 | 21.4 | 14.2 | 6.9 | 53.9 | 52.9 | 35.0 | 20.9 | 10.0 |
| 250-499 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 4.9 |
| 500-749 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 3.5 |
| 750-999 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| 1,000-1,499 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 12.0 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 5.4 |
| 1,500-1,999 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| 2,000-2,499 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 2.3 |
| 2,500-2,999 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 3,000-3,999 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 3.6 |
| 4,000-4,999 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| 5,000-9,999 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 17.8 | 19.9 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 13.6 | 21.7 | 18.2 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 21.8 | 16.0 |
| 10,000-14,999 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 11.7 |
| 15,000-19,999 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 20,000-24,999 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| 25,000-29,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 30,000-34,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 35,000-39,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 40,000-44,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 45,000-49,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 50,000 or more | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 |
| Memorandum: Median income (dollars) |
252 | 500 | 1,322 | 2,455 | 9,320 | 534 | 1,001 | 1,960 | 3,974 | 15,424 | 247 | 247 | 652 | 1,942 | 7,506 |
| Number (thousands) | 1,222 | 2,364 | 3,124 | 3,876 | 4,339 | 801 | 1,227 | 1,555 | 1,658 | 1,871 | 646 | 921 | 1,676 | 2,063 | 2,506 |
| NOTE: Quintile limits are $9,295, $14,980, $23,631, and $39,719 for all units; $17,877, $26,641, $37,440, and $60,015 for married couples; and $7,616, $10,723, $15,308, and $24,394 for nonmarried persons. | |||||||||||||||