Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2002

Total Money Income

Aged Units

Units 65 or Older

Nonmarried Persons 65 or Older

Table 3.1 Percentage distribution, by marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age
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 3.9 4.0 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.9
1,000–1,999 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.3
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4
3,000–3,999 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9
4,000–4,999 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.2
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.9
6,000–6,999 2.4 2.7 3.3 2.6 3.5 2.9 3.9
7,000–7,999 1.5 2.4 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.8 4.5
8,000–8,999 1.3 1.6 3.4 2.6 3.3 4.0 3.8
9,000–9,999 1.1 1.8 4.0 2.3 3.7 4.2 5.5
10,000–10,999 1.6 1.6 4.0 3.0 3.9 3.8 5.1
11,000–11,999 1.3 2.3 4.1 2.9 2.9 4.3 5.8
12,000–12,999 1.7 2.4 3.9 2.4 3.6 4.4 5.2
13,000–13,999 0.9 1.7 3.3 2.6 2.9 3.4 4.3
14,000–14,999 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.0 2.3 3.6 3.4
15,000–19,999 5.6 7.9 13.2 10.1 13.2 14.2 15.1
20,000–24,999 5.6 7.5 9.6 8.2 9.8 9.7 10.5
25,000–29,999 5.4 6.7 7.4 6.8 8.8 7.9 6.3
30,000–34,999 5.6 6.7 5.9 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.0
35,000–39,999 4.8 5.4 4.1 5.4 4.6 3.5 3.1
40,000–44,999 5.0 4.5 3.5 5.1 3.7 3.4 2.0
45,000–49,999 4.2 3.9 2.5 4.0 2.2 2.3 1.5
50,000–54,999 4.4 3.7 2.0 3.2 2.2 1.5 1.1
55,000–59,999 3.8 2.7 1.7 2.3 2.3 1.4 0.9
60,000–64,999 3.5 3.1 1.5 2.5 1.5 1.5 0.8
65,000–69,999 2.5 1.9 1.2 2.1 1.4 1.0 0.5
70,000–74,999 3.1 2.4 1.1 1.7 1.6 0.7 0.4
75,000–99,999 11.0 8.6 3.4 5.7 3.2 3.1 1.7
100,000–149,999 9.2 5.5 2.7 4.4 2.7 2.0 1.6
150,000–199,999 3.7 2.1 0.7 1.6 0.6 0.6 0.2
200,000 or more 3.1 1.8 0.6 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.2
Median income (dollars) 42,748 31,398 18,938 26,796 20,734 17,959 15,098
Number (thousands) 14,430 4,722 26,219 6,550 6,359 5,758 7,553
Married couples
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.4 0.7 1.2 1.6
1,000–1,999 0.1 0.2 0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0.2
2,000–2,999 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0.5
3,000–3,999 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4
4,000–4,999 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
5,000–5,999 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3
6,000–6,999 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.7
7,000–7,999 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.3
8,000–8,999 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.6
9,000–9,999 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.1
10,000–10,999 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.6 0.7 1.6
11,000–11,999 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.5 2.1
12,000–12,999 0.7 0.4 1.3 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.8
13,000–13,999 0.5 0.4 1.6 1.6 2.1 1.4 1.2
14,000–14,999 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.2 2.6 2.1
15,000–19,999 3.1 5.4 11.5 8.5 10.8 12.7 16.1
20,000–24,999 3.4 5.9 11.0 7.0 11.1 11.9 16.2
25,000–29,999 3.8 6.4 10.8 7.9 12.0 13.0 11.4
30,000–34,999 5.0 7.6 9.6 8.0 10.1 9.9 10.9
35,000–39,999 4.7 5.7 6.8 7.2 7.4 6.4 5.8
40,000–44,999 5.0 5.7 6.2 7.0 6.3 6.7 4.0
45,000–49,999 4.8 4.9 4.2 5.4 3.5 4.2 3.4
50,000–54,999 5.0 5.1 3.6 4.4 3.8 3.0 2.5
55,000–59,999 4.7 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.8 2.5 2.8
60,000–64,999 4.9 5.2 2.7 4.1 2.3 2.6 1.2
65,000–69,999 3.7 3.1 2.2 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.3
70,000–74,999 4.2 4.0 2.2 2.7 3.2 1.5 0.9
75,000–99,999 16.0 12.9 6.6 9.3 5.3 6.5 4.2
100,000–149,999 14.2 8.3 5.2 7.5 4.7 3.6 3.7
150,000–199,999 6.1 3.7 1.4 2.5 1.0 1.1 0.5
200,000 or more 5.0 3.1 1.3 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.6
Median income (dollars) 63,952 48,848 32,460 40,862 32,392 30,212 26,515
Number (thousands) 8,160 2,542 10,412 3,311 2,884 2,187 2,030
Nonmarried persons
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.3 6.5 4.0 4.1 4.6 4.3 3.3
1,000–1,999 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.4
2,000–2,999 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.3
3,000–3,999 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.2
4,000–4,999 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.5
5,000–5,999 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.8 2.5
6,000–6,999 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.1 6.0 4.5 5.1
7,000–7,999 3.0 5.0 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.0
8,000–8,999 2.5 2.7 5.3 4.3 5.8 6.2 4.9
9,000–9,999 2.2 2.8 6.0 3.9 6.0 6.3 7.2
10,000–10,999 2.8 2.4 5.8 4.9 5.7 5.7 6.4
11,000–11,999 2.2 4.0 6.0 5.2 4.7 6.1 7.2
12,000–12,999 2.9 4.7 5.6 3.9 5.3 6.2 6.4
13,000–13,999 1.4 3.2 4.5 3.7 3.5 4.6 5.4
14,000–14,999 1.6 2.6 3.6 2.7 3.2 4.2 3.9
15,000–19,999 8.8 10.8 14.3 11.7 15.2 15.1 14.7
20,000–24,999 8.6 9.3 8.7 9.4 8.7 8.3 8.5
25,000–29,999 7.6 7.0 5.1 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.4
30,000–34,999 6.4 5.6 3.4 5.3 3.0 3.0 2.8
35,000–39,999 5.0 5.0 2.4 3.6 2.2 1.8 2.1
40,000–44,999 4.9 3.2 1.7 3.1 1.5 1.4 1.2
45,000–49,999 3.3 2.7 1.3 2.6 1.1 1.1 0.9
50,000–54,999 3.7 2.0 0.9 2.0 0.8 0.6 0.5
55,000–59,999 2.6 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.2
60,000–64,999 1.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.7
65,000–69,999 1.0 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.3
70,000–74,999 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3
75,000–99,999 4.3 3.6 1.2 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.8
100,000–149,999 2.6 2.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.8
150,000–199,999 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1
200,000 or more 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0
Median income (dollars) 22,222 17,448 13,190 15,454 13,214 12,949 12,648
Number (thousands) 6,270 2,180 15,806 3,239 3,474 3,571 5,523
Men
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.1 6.5 3.4 3.9 3.1 3.9 2.9
1,000–1,999 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 0
2,000–2,999 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.2
3,000–3,999 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.5
4,000–4,999 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.5
5,000–5,999 0.8 1.3 1.8 1.3 2.2 1.4 2.2
6,000–6,999 4.8 3.1 4.1 2.6 6.4 4.9 2.7
7,000–7,999 2.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.6 4.6
8,000–8,999 2.7 2.2 4.0 2.6 6.8 3.6 2.9
9,000–9,999 1.7 3.2 4.3 3.6 6.1 4.0 3.5
10,000–10,999 2.3 2.5 4.0 3.7 4.4 3.6 4.4
11,000–11,999 2.3 4.4 5.3 4.9 4.6 5.5 6.1
12,000–12,999 3.0 4.2 6.0 4.7 4.9 6.7 7.6
13,000–13,999 1.2 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.8
14,000–14,999 1.9 1.8 3.3 2.9 3.4 3.5 3.6
15,000–19,999 9.3 9.3 14.1 12.5 13.3 16.5 14.4
20,000–24,999 7.3 5.8 10.4 10.4 8.2 10.0 12.7
25,000–29,999 7.1 8.0 6.6 6.0 6.6 6.2 7.5
30,000–34,999 5.4 5.8 4.1 5.3 3.5 3.8 3.9
35,000–39,999 5.2 5.9 3.6 5.2 3.0 3.3 2.9
40,000–44,999 4.5 3.7 2.4 3.9 1.6 2.2 1.8
45,000–49,999 3.3 3.5 1.7 2.1 1.0 1.5 1.9
50,000–54,999 4.1 2.8 1.9 3.0 1.7 1.1 1.8
55,000–59,999 2.9 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.7
60,000–64,999 2.0 0.5 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 0.9
65,000–69,999 1.0 0.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.8
70,000–74,999 1.6 1.3 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.3
75,000–99,999 5.9 4.9 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.0
100,000–149,999 4.4 4.5 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.0 1.5
150,000–199,999 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.2
200,000 or more 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.4 0 0.1
Median income (dollars) 24,000 19,850 16,248 18,648 15,012 15,606 15,604
Number (thousands) 2,414 783 4,187 1,046 1,087 830 1,223
Women
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.5 6.5 4.2 4.2 5.3 4.4 3.5
1,000–1,999 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.5
2,000–2,999 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.4
3,000–3,999 0.4 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.1
4,000–4,999 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.8
5,000–5,999 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.5
6,000–6,999 5.1 5.9 5.6 6.3 5.8 4.3 5.8
7,000–7,999 3.4 5.0 6.6 6.9 7.2 6.1 6.4
8,000–8,999 2.4 3.0 5.7 5.1 5.3 6.9 5.5
9,000–9,999 2.5 2.6 6.7 4.1 5.9 7.0 8.2
10,000–10,999 3.2 2.4 6.4 5.5 6.4 6.4 7.0
11,000–11,999 2.2 3.8 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 7.6
12,000–12,999 2.9 5.1 5.5 3.5 5.5 6.1 6.1
13,000–13,999 1.6 2.8 4.9 3.9 3.8 5.0 5.8
14,000–14,999 1.4 2.9 3.7 2.7 3.1 4.4 4.0
15,000–19,999 8.4 11.7 14.4 11.4 16.0 14.7 14.8
20,000–24,999 9.4 11.2 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.8 7.3
25,000–29,999 7.9 6.5 4.6 5.6 5.8 4.3 3.5
30,000–34,999 7.0 5.5 3.2 5.3 2.8 2.8 2.5
35,000–39,999 4.9 4.5 1.9 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.9
40,000–44,999 5.1 2.9 1.5 2.7 1.5 1.1 1.0
45,000–49,999 3.3 2.3 1.2 2.8 1.1 1.1 0.5
50,000–54,999 3.5 1.5 0.6 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.2
55,000–59,999 2.4 1.4 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.1
60,000–64,999 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6
65,000–69,999 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.1
70,000–74,999 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0 0.1 0.2
75,000–99,999 3.4 2.9 0.8 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.4
100,000–149,999 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.6
150,000–199,999 0.5 0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0
200,000 or more 0.6 0.1 0 0.1 0 0.1 0
Median income (dollars) 21,330 16,048 12,548 13,892 12,661 12,613 11,984
Number (thousands) 3,856 1,397 11,620 2,192 2,387 2,741 4,300
 
Table 3.2 Percentage distribution, by Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age
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 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.4 0 0.4 0.6 0.3 0 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.3
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 0.1 0 1.1 0.6 0.3 0 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.9 0.5
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.5
3,000–3,999 0.2 0.7 0.5 0 0 0.1 0.3 1.4 0.8 0 1.9 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.8
4,000–4,999 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 2.1 1.0 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.7 2.4 1.3 1.4
5,000–5,999 1.3 0.7 1.3 0.4 0 0.1 2.2 1.5 2.1 0.4 1.6 1.7 3.2 1.4 2.3
6,000–6,999 4.4 3.3 2.9 0.7 0.9 0.3 8.2 5.8 4.7 5.6 3.4 3.5 9.7 7.3 5.1
7,000–7,999 6.1 3.4 3.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 11.7 6.7 6.2 8.2 5.5 4.1 13.6 7.4 6.9
8,000–8,999 4.5 2.6 3.6 1.0 1.1 0.6 8.1 4.2 5.7 5.8 3.7 4.2 9.4 4.5 6.2
9,000–9,999 4.3 2.0 4.0 1.2 0.8 0.9 7.5 3.3 6.2 6.4 3.7 4.5 8.2 3.0 6.8
10,000–10,999 4.8 2.4 4.3 2.3 1.6 1.2 7.4 3.3 6.3 7.4 3.9 4.4 7.4 2.9 7.0
11,000–11,999 4.2 4.0 4.4 0.4 1.4 1.1 8.1 6.7 6.6 10.8 7.9 5.8 6.6 6.0 6.8
12,000–12,999 3.8 3.9 4.2 2.6 0.7 1.3 5.1 7.3 6.2 8.1 6.8 6.7 3.4 7.7 6.0
13,000–13,999 2.9 2.5 3.6 1.9 0.6 1.6 3.8 4.6 5.0 3.2 5.9 3.7 4.2 3.8 5.5
14,000–14,999 2.2 2.9 3.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.3 4.0 4.0 4.6 2.2 3.8 1.0 5.1 4.1
15,000–19,999 11.0 10.5 13.8 8.3 7.8 11.7 13.8 13.3 15.3 16.1 10.5 14.7 12.5 15.0 15.5
20,000–24,999 6.2 8.6 10.0 8.1 8.1 11.5 4.2 9.1 9.0 5.0 6.7 10.6 3.8 10.5 8.4
25,000–29,999 5.2 7.7 7.7 5.5 8.4 11.3 4.8 7.0 5.3 6.3 8.1 7.1 4.0 6.4 4.7
30,000–34,999 5.6 6.1 6.0 9.2 8.4 10.0 2.0 3.6 3.3 3.3 4.2 4.3 1.2 3.2 2.9
35,000–39,999 4.6 6.3 4.2 8.1 7.4 7.0 1.0 5.2 2.4 1.7 7.6 3.9 0.6 3.8 1.8
40,000–44,999 3.2 4.2 3.5 5.1 6.3 6.4 1.2 2.1 1.6 0.8 3.6 2.5 1.4 1.2 1.3
45,000–49,999 4.3 4.3 2.6 7.7 6.0 4.4 0.8 2.4 1.4 0.1 3.7 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.2
50,000–54,999 2.9 3.2 1.9 4.8 4.8 3.6 0.9 1.4 0.7 1.4 2.9 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.5
55,000–59,999 2.6 2.0 1.8 4.8 3.1 3.5 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.9 0.6
60,000–64,999 1.1 2.3 1.6 2.2 4.0 2.8 0 0.4 0.8 0 0.8 1.2 0 0.2 0.6
65,000–69,999 1.3 1.2 1.2 2.7 2.2 2.2 0 0.1 0.5 0 0 0.9 0 0.2 0.4
70,000–74,999 1.1 2.0 1.0 1.9 3.4 2.1 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.7 0 0.3 0.2
75,000–99,999 5.2 6.8 3.4 8.6 11.7 6.6 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.4 1.7 1.5 0.8
100,000–149,999 3.4 2.9 2.6 6.7 5.1 5.0 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.1 0 1.9 0 0.8 0.7
150,000–199,999 0.5 1.1 0.7 1.0 2.1 1.4 0 0 0.2 0 0 0.5 0 0 0.1
200,000 or more 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0
Median income (dollars) 18,317 25,464 19,404 36,803 39,946 32,756 11,004 14,472 13,577 12,648 15,600 16,500 10,106 14,267 12,828
Number (thousands) 1,691 2,341 23,487 856 1,207 9,486 835 1,134 14,001 296 422 3,649 539 712 10,352
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 4.4 7.4 25.8 1.4 3.2 13.3 8.4 12.9 32.3 8.1 13.4 24.5 8.6 12.7 35.6
1,000–1,999 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.8
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.8 0.9 1.6 1.1
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.9 1.7 0.2 0.5 2.3 0.8 1.4 1.4 1.5 0.5 1.6 0.4 1.9 1.4
4,000–4,999 0.5 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 2.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 2.5
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.8 0.9 2.7 1.8 2.0 1.4
6,000–6,999 2.2 2.1 6.3 0.4 0.6 1.3 4.5 3.9 8.9 4.7 2.7 7.7 4.4 4.5 9.4
7,000–7,999 0.8 1.4 3.0 0.3 0.1 1.3 1.6 3.1 3.9 1.4 4.3 3.3 1.8 2.5 4.2
8,000–8,999 0.8 0.6 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.9 2.3 0.5 2.6 1.2 1.5 1.6
9,000–9,999 0.6 1.5 3.8 0.1 0.9 1.7 1.3 2.3 5.0 1.0 2.5 2.8 1.5 2.2 5.9
10,000–10,999 1.2 0.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.3 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.8 1.3 2.5 1.8 1.8
11,000–11,999 0.9 0.6 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.8
12,000–12,999 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.5 2.6 1.9 0.8 2.3 1.1 1.0 2.8 2.3 0.8
13,000–13,999 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.9 1.1 1.7 0.2 0.9 1.5 0.4 1.2 1.8 0.2
14,000–14,999 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.5 1.4 0.2 1.4 0.7 0.3
15,000–19,999 4.8 5.4 7.4 2.5 3.3 9.5 8.0 8.0 6.4 8.4 7.8 9.7 7.8 8.2 5.0
20,000–24,999 5.6 6.4 6.0 2.8 4.0 5.4 9.3 9.5 6.3 7.7 4.7 9.4 10.3 12.0 5.0
25,000–29,999 5.5 5.7 4.3 3.6 4.7 5.7 8.0 7.1 3.6 7.2 7.9 3.6 8.5 6.6 3.6
30,000–34,999 5.6 7.3 4.8 4.5 6.9 5.1 7.1 7.9 4.6 5.7 7.8 3.3 8.0 7.9 5.1
35,000–39,999 4.9 4.5 3.1 4.3 4.3 4.5 5.6 4.7 2.3 5.7 3.9 1.5 5.6 5.2 2.7
40,000–44,999 5.2 4.8 3.2 5.0 5.2 4.2 5.5 4.4 2.7 5.0 3.7 1.8 5.7 4.7 3.1
45,000–49,999 4.2 3.6 1.4 4.5 4.0 2.6 3.7 3.0 0.8 3.8 3.3 0.4 3.7 2.9 0.9
50,000–54,999 4.6 4.1 2.6 5.0 5.3 3.2 4.1 2.6 2.3 4.5 2.8 5.3 3.9 2.5 1.0
55,000–59,999 4.0 3.3 0.9 4.7 4.4 1.2 2.9 1.9 0.6 3.3 1.7 1.6 2.7 2.0 0.3
60,000–64,999 3.8 3.9 1.3 5.2 6.3 1.9 2.0 0.9 1.0 2.3 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.4 0.9
65,000–69,999 2.7 2.6 1.4 3.8 3.9 2.1 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.1 1.3
70,000–74,999 3.3 2.9 1.5 4.4 4.6 3.9 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.8 0.8 1.9 0.2 0.1
75,000–99,999 11.7 10.4 3.3 16.9 14.0 7.4 4.8 5.8 1.1 6.5 8.5 2.7 3.7 4.4 0.5
100,000–149,999 9.9 8.2 3.3 15.1 11.1 7.4 3.0 4.4 1.2 5.0 9.9 2.8 1.7 1.5 0.6
150,000–199,999 4.1 3.1 1.0 6.7 5.2 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.5 0.9 0.6 0 0.2
200,000 or more 3.5 3.0 1.0 5.5 4.9 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 0
Median income (dollars) 46,500 39,360 11,000 67,545 59,401 27,744 25,000 22,229 7,000 27,400 28,022 10,000 24,627 20,250 6,624
Number (thousands) 12,739 2,381 2,732 7,304 1,335 926 5,435 1,045 1,806 2,118 360 538 3,317 685 1,268
a. Social Security beneficiaries may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
Table 3.3 Percentage distribution, by race, Hispanic origin, marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age
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 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 3.5 3.4 2.2 1.4 1.9 1.0 6.7 5.3 3.0 6.0 4.7 2.5 7.1 5.6 3.3
1,000–1,999 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.8 0.6
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.5
3,000–3,999 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.3 1.4 0.8
4,000–4,999 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.2 0 0.1 1.0 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.9 1.3
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 1.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.0
6,000–6,999 2.1 2.5 2.7 0.4 0.9 0.4 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.5 3.2 3.5 4.8 5.7 4.7
7,000–7,999 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.8 3.9 5.0 1.8 4.0 3.3 3.4 3.8 5.7
8,000–8,999 1.2 1.2 3.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 2.5 2.1 5.0 2.6 1.7 3.6 2.4 2.4 5.4
9,000–9,999 0.9 1.6 3.7 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.0 2.6 5.8 1.5 3.2 4.1 2.3 2.3 6.4
10,000–10,999 1.5 1.4 3.8 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.7 2.3 5.7 2.4 3.0 3.7 3.0 1.8 6.3
11,000–11,999 1.1 2.2 4.1 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.0 4.3 6.3 2.2 4.2 5.2 1.8 4.4 6.6
12,000–12,999 1.6 2.2 4.0 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.9 4.8 5.9 3.1 4.5 6.3 2.8 5.0 5.7
13,000–13,999 0.9 1.7 3.4 0.5 0.4 1.6 1.5 3.5 4.6 1.3 4.4 3.2 1.7 3.0 5.1
14,000–14,999 1.0 1.9 2.9 0.5 1.2 1.6 1.6 2.8 3.7 2.1 1.7 3.2 1.3 3.4 3.9
15,000–19,999 5.0 7.6 13.5 2.6 4.6 11.1 8.5 11.6 15.1 9.2 9.7 14.5 8.1 12.7 15.4
20,000–24,999 5.2 7.6 10.1 3.1 5.9 11.0 8.2 9.8 9.4 7.0 5.4 11.0 9.0 12.4 8.8
25,000–29,999 5.3 7.0 7.8 3.6 6.7 11.1 7.7 7.4 5.6 7.2 8.4 6.9 8.0 6.8 5.1
30,000–34,999 5.7 6.7 6.2 5.1 7.7 9.6 6.6 5.3 3.7 5.6 5.1 4.5 7.2 5.5 3.5
35,000–39,999 4.6 5.8 4.3 4.3 5.9 6.9 5.1 5.6 2.5 5.1 6.6 3.9 5.1 4.9 1.9
40,000–44,999 5.1 4.5 3.6 5.1 5.4 6.3 5.2 3.4 1.8 5.0 3.6 2.5 5.3 3.3 1.5
45,000–49,999 4.2 4.2 2.6 4.8 5.0 4.3 3.5 3.1 1.4 3.3 4.1 1.9 3.6 2.6 1.2
50,000–54,999 4.5 4.1 2.1 4.8 5.5 3.6 3.9 2.2 1.0 4.3 3.2 2.3 3.7 1.5 0.6
55,000–59,999 4.0 2.7 1.8 4.8 3.6 3.3 2.7 1.4 0.7 3.1 1.6 1.0 2.5 1.4 0.6
60,000–64,999 3.6 3.3 1.6 4.8 5.2 2.7 1.9 0.6 0.7 2.3 0.5 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.5
65,000–69,999 2.6 2.0 1.3 3.8 3.2 2.2 1.0 0.3 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.6
70,000–74,999 3.2 2.5 1.1 4.2 4.0 2.2 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.9 1.2 0.8 1.9 0.1 0.2
75,000–99,999 11.9 9.2 3.6 16.7 13.5 6.8 4.8 3.6 1.4 6.3 5.4 2.8 3.8 2.5 0.9
100,000–149,999 9.8 5.8 2.9 14.5 8.4 5.3 3.0 2.5 1.1 5.1 4.3 2.3 1.6 1.4 0.7
150,000–199,999 4.0 2.4 0.8 6.4 3.9 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.6 0 0.1
200,000 or more 3.4 1.9 0.6 5.1 3.1 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 0 0
Median income (dollars) 45,961 33,624 20,104 65,438 50,272 32,919 24,000 18,132 13,892 26,000 20,756 17,239 22,880 17,016 13,129
Number (thousands) 12,135 3,921 22,700 7,210 2,232 9,356 4,925 1,689 13,344 1,961 623 3,498 2,964 1,066 9,847
Black alone 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 5.7 5.1 5.1 0.8 0 2.5 8.4 7.6 6.0 11.7 14.7 3.4 6.8 4.6 7.0
1,000–1,999 1.0 0 0.5 0.2 0 0 1.4 0 0.6 1.6 0 0.3 1.3 0 0.8
2,000–2,999 0.8 1.6 0.6 0 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.0 0.7 0.8 0 0.3 1.5 2.9 0.9
3,000–3,999 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.7 0 0.4 0.8 1.7 1.0 0.8 1.2 0 0.8 1.8 1.4
4,000–4,999 0.7 0.9 2.2 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.9 0.6 3.0 2.1 0 2.2 0.4 0.8 3.2
5,000–5,999 1.1 1.3 1.9 0.5 0 0.1 1.4 2.0 2.5 0.1 2.9 1.4 2.0 1.6 2.9
6,000–6,999 5.2 3.4 7.4 0.7 0 0.6 7.6 5.1 9.8 8.3 1.1 8.2 7.2 6.9 10.4
7,000–7,999 2.8 5.7 9.6 1.0 0 1.0 3.8 8.6 12.7 5.4 7.9 8.9 3.1 8.9 14.1
8,000–8,999 1.7 4.7 6.1 0 1.6 1.3 2.7 6.3 7.8 3.3 6.3 6.4 2.3 6.3 8.3
9,000–9,999 2.0 3.3 5.4 0.1 2.1 2.6 3.0 4.0 6.4 2.6 2.6 4.6 3.2 4.5 7.1
10,000–10,999 2.8 3.1 6.3 0.9 2.7 1.7 3.9 3.3 7.9 2.1 0.5 6.6 4.7 4.5 8.4
11,000–11,999 2.9 3.9 4.1 0.9 4.5 1.7 4.0 3.6 5.0 3.6 7.0 6.8 4.1 2.2 4.3
12,000–12,999 2.6 3.6 4.3 0.7 0.6 2.4 3.7 5.1 5.0 3.2 3.7 5.3 3.9 5.7 4.9
13,000–13,999 0.9 1.4 3.2 0.3 0.4 2.5 1.2 1.9 3.5 0.4 1.2 3.0 1.6 2.2 3.6
14,000–14,999 1.1 2.1 2.6 0.6 1.9 2.7 1.4 2.2 2.6 0.5 3.3 4.8 1.9 1.7 1.8
15,000–19,999 8.7 8.8 10.2 7.1 10.1 14.8 9.6 8.2 8.5 9.9 6.7 11.0 9.4 8.8 7.6
20,000–24,999 7.9 7.7 7.0 4.5 8.2 11.6 9.7 7.5 5.4 9.7 5.9 8.3 9.7 8.2 4.3
25,000–29,999 6.4 5.3 4.4 5.9 5.1 9.3 6.7 5.4 2.7 5.9 5.3 5.3 7.1 5.5 1.7
30,000–34,999 6.2 6.9 4.0 6.6 6.2 9.7 6.0 7.3 2.0 3.8 8.6 3.0 7.0 6.7 1.6
35,000–39,999 6.4 3.6 3.2 8.7 3.1 6.2 5.1 3.8 2.2 7.3 3.7 2.9 4.0 3.9 1.9
40,000–44,999 4.6 4.9 2.0 5.3 8.3 3.8 4.2 3.1 1.3 3.2 5.1 1.6 4.7 2.3 1.2
45,000–49,999 3.5 3.2 1.5 4.8 6.4 3.6 2.8 1.7 0.7 3.2 1.9 0.5 2.6 1.6 0.8
50,000–54,999 3.3 0.8 1.1 4.8 0.7 3.3 2.4 0.8 0.3 2.4 0 0.2 2.4 1.2 0.3
55,000–59,999 2.7 1.8 1.4 4.1 3.8 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.7 1.6 0.5 1.8 2.1 1.0 0.3
60,000–64,999 1.9 2.4 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.0 0.6 0.9 0.7 0 0.2 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.5
65,000–69,999 2.1 2.0 0.8 3.5 3.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 1.1 0 0.9 1.3 1.8 0.1
70,000–74,999 1.6 2.5 0.3 3.9 4.9 1.2 0.3 1.3 0 0.3 2.5 0 0.3 0.7 0
75,000–99,999 5.5 5.2 1.7 11.4 9.9 5.3 2.3 2.9 0.4 2.8 4.4 0.2 2.1 2.3 0.4
100,000–149,999 4.9 2.0 0.9 12.5 4.5 2.6 0.8 0.8 0.3 1.7 2.5 0.7 0.5 0 0.1
150,000–199,999 1.2 0.4 0.3 3.2 1.1 0.9 0.1 0 0.1 0.3 0 0.4 0 0 0
200,000 or more 1.1 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.9 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0 0.9 0.4 0.1
Median income (dollars) 25,100 19,381 12,000 49,529 40,873 27,062 17,196 13,000 9,876 15,048 14,400 12,132 18,000 12,468 9,048
Number (thousands) 1,592 562 2,418 561 189 635 1,031 373 1,783 338 111 483 693 261 1,301
Hispanic origin b
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 7.9 10.0 9.6 1.7 7.4 3.4 15.2 12.7 13.7 9.7 c 8.9 19.2 14.0 15.6
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.9 0.6 0 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.5 c 0 0.7 0 1.3
2,000–2,999 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0 0.1 2.8 0.8 0.8 4.7 c 0.7 1.4 1.0 0.8
3,000–3,999 0.4 0.4 1.2 0 0 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.3 c 4.3 0.5 1.2 0.8
4,000–4,999 1.4 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.4 0.7 2.1 0.7 c 1.9 3.6 1.0 2.2
5,000–5,999 1.2 1.3 2.6 0.6 0.9 0.8 1.9 1.6 3.7 2.9 c 2.6 1.2 0.8 4.2
6,000–6,999 3.4 6.6 7.0 0.2 0 1.3 7.2 13.6 10.6 7.4 c 6.4 7.1 17.9 12.4
7,000–7,999 2.5 4.5 8.3 1.0 0 1.4 4.3 9.2 12.8 3.2 c 12.0 5.1 7.8 13.1
8,000–8,999 2.8 1.6 6.2 1.4 1.7 3.0 4.5 1.4 8.3 4.6 c 7.8 4.3 1.2 8.5
9,000–9,999 1.9 2.6 6.6 0.7 1.3 3.6 3.2 4.0 8.5 1.0 c 10.8 4.8 3.3 7.6
10,000–10,999 2.0 3.7 4.2 0.9 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.6 4.6 2.2 c 5.2 4.1 4.0 4.4
11,000–11,999 1.2 2.6 4.1 0.7 1.7 3.3 1.8 3.5 4.7 0.8 c 3.0 2.5 3.2 5.3
12,000–12,999 2.9 2.5 2.9 1.6 1.6 3.7 4.5 3.6 2.3 4.4 c 1.1 4.6 4.7 2.8
13,000–13,999 2.5 2.0 3.9 2.0 1.5 5.4 3.0 2.6 3.0 2.9 c 1.8 3.1 2.6 3.4
14,000–14,999 3.0 3.5 2.5 2.4 4.3 4.2 3.8 2.7 1.3 3.7 c 2.2 3.8 3.6 1.0
15,000–19,999 8.3 14.0 12.1 7.5 16.3 16.7 9.2 11.6 9.1 12.5 c 15.7 6.9 9.0 6.3
20,000–24,999 8.0 6.8 5.7 7.7 5.4 9.1 8.4 8.4 3.5 10.8 c 5.4 6.7 10.0 2.7
25,000–29,999 6.7 4.4 4.7 6.8 7.0 7.9 6.6 1.7 2.5 8.5 c 2.8 5.2 2.0 2.4
30,000–34,999 5.8 7.2 4.2 8.0 10.7 8.8 3.1 3.5 1.2 4.8 c 0.7 1.9 3.1 1.5
35,000–39,999 5.3 4.6 2.5 7.5 5.7 4.9 2.7 3.4 0.9 0.6 c 1.6 4.1 3.2 0.6
40,000–44,999 4.2 5.1 1.6 5.8 7.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 1.1 3.0 c 2.0 1.7 3.1 0.7
45,000–49,999 3.1 0.8 1.4 4.4 0.7 2.7 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.9 c 0 1.2 0.6 0.7
50,000–54,999 3.2 2.3 1.1 4.9 2.8 2.6 1.2 1.7 0 1.0 c 0 1.3 1.3 0
55,000–59,999 2.9 1.0 0.7 4.0 2.0 1.6 1.7 0 0.1 1.3 c 0 1.9 0 0.2
60,000–64,999 3.4 1.8 0.7 5.2 2.7 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.2 2.2 c 0 0.6 1.2 0.3
65,000–69,999 1.2 0.5 0.1 1.9 0.9 0.4 0.4 0 0 0 c 0 0.7 0 0
70,000–74,999 1.3 0.3 0.5 2.1 0.6 0.8 0.3 0 0.3 0 c 0.4 0.5 0 0.2
75,000–99,999 6.1 3.4 1.5 10.4 5.4 2.7 1.0 1.3 0.6 1.3 c 0 0.8 0 0.9
100,000–149,999 2.6 2.5 1.1 4.3 3.8 1.9 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.9 c 1.9 0.1 0 0.1
150,000–199,999 1.4 1.8 0.3 2.6 2.5 0.7 0 1.0 0.1 0.1 c 0.4 0 0 0
200,000 or more 1.5 0.4 0.2 2.7 0.8 0.4 0.1 0 0 0.2 c 0.1 0.1 0 0
Median income (dollars) 23,400 16,130 11,376 38,400 27,268 19,428 12,000 11,000 8,400 14,768 c 9,540 10,000 10,800 7,896
Number (thousands) 1,168 371 1,604 632 190 632 536 180 972 224 44 282 313 136 689
a. Beginning with data for 2002, respondents may identify themselves in more than one racial group. The categories White alone and Black alone reflect respondents who reported only one race. Less than 1 percent of persons aged 55 or older reported more than one race.
b. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
c. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.
Table 3.4 Percentage distribution, by Social Security beneficiary status, race, Hispanic origin, and age
Income (dollars) White alone a Black alone a Hispanic origin b
55–61 62–64 65 or
older		 55–61 62–64 65 or
older		 55–61 62–64 65 or
older
Beneficiary c
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 0.8 0.4 0.2 0 1.4 0.1 0.9 0 0.9
1,000–1,999 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0 0.2 0 0.7 0.5
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 0 0.7 1.1 0 0.4
3,000–3,999 0 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.6 0 1.1 0.9
4,000–4,999 1.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.4 2.0 4.4 0.3 1.6
5,000–5,999 1.3 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.7 2.1 2.4 0.4 3.1
6,000–6,999 3.4 3.3 2.4 9.8 3.0 7.4 4.2 8.3 5.7
7,000–7,999 5.2 2.6 3.2 8.7 8.4 10.2 8.6 7.2 9.6
8,000–8,999 4.5 1.9 3.3 3.5 8.1 7.0 11.0 1.1 7.0
9,000–9,999 3.6 1.9 3.7 7.5 3.5 5.8 10.4 5.4 7.5
10,000–10,999 4.6 2.2 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.9 2.1 7.3 4.9
11,000–11,999 3.2 3.9 4.4 9.0 5.8 4.2 0.6 5.4 5.1
12,000–12,999 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.9 4.5 4.8 3.1 6.3 3.2
13,000–13,999 3.1 2.7 3.6 2.2 0.9 3.8 3.3 1.7 4.5
14,000–14,999 2.3 3.1 3.1 1.5 1.9 3.1 4.5 4.1 3.1
15,000–19,999 11.4 9.9 14.0 9.0 10.9 11.3 13.3 16.4 12.9
20,000–24,999 6.9 8.5 10.4 3.2 9.5 7.0 10.0 6.0 6.3
25,000–29,999 5.3 8.0 8.1 4.1 5.9 4.6 3.1 5.8 5.8
30,000–34,999 6.2 6.0 6.3 3.9 4.7 3.8 4.3 6.3 4.7
35,000–39,999 4.6 6.9 4.4 5.1 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.1 2.8
40,000–44,999 3.4 3.8 3.6 2.8 5.6 2.1 4.2 4.1 1.6
45,000–49,999 4.3 4.8 2.7 4.5 2.1 1.7 2.2 0 1.4
50,000–54,999 2.9 3.6 2.0 2.3 0.5 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.8
55,000–59,999 2.8 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.4 0.3 0 0.8
60,000–64,999 1.1 2.1 1.6 1.3 3.1 1.0 0 2.3 0.7
65,000–69,999 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.3 2.6 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.2
70,000–74,999 1.2 2.1 1.1 0.9 1.6 0.3 0 0 0.3
75,000–99,999 6.0 7.6 3.6 1.9 2.8 1.9 0.5 4.0 1.8
100,000–149,999 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.6 0.3 0.6 1.8 0.4 1.0
150,000–199,999 0.6 1.3 0.7 0 0 0.3 0 0.8 0.4
200,000 or more 0.4 0.7 0.5 0 0 0.2 0 1.0 0.1
Median income (dollars) 20,446 26,567 20,362 12,648 17,728 12,648 13,008 15,246 12,660
Number (thousands) 1,347 1,964 20,732 289 283 2,005 139 149 1,235
Nonbeneficiary
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 3.9 6.3 23.2 7.0 8.8 29.0 8.9 16.7 38.7
1,000–1,999 0.6 1.2 1.4 1.1 0 1.6 0.5 1.0 1.1
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.0 3.3 0.1 1.6 0.6 1.1
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.9 1.9 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.4 0 2.3
4,000–4,999 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.4 3.1 0.9 0.6 0.9
5,000–5,999 0.7 0.8 1.6 1.1 1.9 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.9
6,000–6,999 1.9 1.8 6.0 4.1 3.8 7.4 3.3 5.5 11.1
7,000–7,999 0.8 1.0 2.2 1.5 3.0 6.8 1.7 2.7 3.8
8,000–8,999 0.8 0.6 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.9 3.8
9,000–9,999 0.6 1.3 3.6 0.7 3.1 3.7 0.7 0.7 3.4
10,000–10,999 1.1 0.6 1.3 2.3 0.9 3.1 2.0 1.3 1.9
11,000–11,999 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.5 2.0 3.9 1.3 0.7 0.8
12,000–12,999 1.3 0.6 1.0 2.1 2.6 1.8 2.9 0 1.8
13,000–13,999 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.8 0.3 2.4 2.2 2.1
14,000–14,999 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 2.2 0 2.8 3.1 0.3
15,000–19,999 4.2 5.3 7.7 8.6 6.7 4.9 7.6 12.4 9.1
20,000–24,999 5.0 6.6 6.5 8.9 6.0 7.1 7.8 7.4 3.5
25,000–29,999 5.3 6.0 5.1 6.9 4.7 3.7 7.2 3.5 0.7
30,000–34,999 5.6 7.3 4.9 6.7 9.2 4.9 6.0 7.8 2.6
35,000–39,999 4.6 4.6 3.1 6.6 4.2 3.9 5.6 6.3 1.2
40,000–44,999 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.1 1.4 4.2 5.9 1.4
45,000–49,999 4.2 3.7 1.7 3.3 4.4 0.2 3.2 1.4 1.5
50,000–54,999 4.7 4.5 3.2 3.5 1.1 1.2 3.6 3.6 2.0
55,000–59,999 4.1 3.2 0.7 3.0 1.9 1.4 3.3 1.8 0.3
60,000–64,999 3.9 4.4 1.2 2.1 1.7 1.1 3.9 1.5 0.7
65,000–69,999 2.8 2.9 1.6 2.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 0.1 0.1
70,000–74,999 3.5 2.8 1.7 1.7 3.4 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.8
75,000–99,999 12.6 10.9 4.3 6.3 7.8 0.4 6.9 3.0 0.2
100,000–149,999 10.6 8.4 3.6 5.5 3.8 2.6 2.7 3.9 1.4
150,000–199,999 4.5 3.5 1.2 1.4 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.4 0
200,000 or more 3.7 3.1 1.2 1.3 2.4 0 1.7 0 0.3
Median income (dollars) 50,000 42,000 16,000 28,349 25,000 7,681 26,179 19,600 6,576
Number (thousands) 10,789 1,957 1,968 1,303 278 414 1,030 221 369
a. Beginning with data for 2002, respondents may identify themselves in more than one racial group. The categories White alone and Black alone reflect respondents who reported only one race. Less than 1 percent of persons aged 55 or older reported more than one race.
b. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
c. Social Security beneficiaries may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
Table 3.5 Percentage distribution, by marital status and quintiles of Social Security benefits
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 0.9 0.1 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1.4 0.1 0.1 0 0
1,000–1,999 1.2 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0
2,000–2,999 1.5 0.1 0 0 0 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 2.1 0 0.1 0 0
3,000–3,999 2.7 0 0 0.1 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 4.1 0 0.1 0 0.1
4,000–4,999 4.1 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 6.1 0 0 0.1 0
5,000–5,999 7.1 0 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 10.8 0 0 0 0
6,000–6,999 15.5 0 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0.1 0 20.9 2.8 0 0 0
7,000–7,999 15.3 4.5 0 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 9.6 23.7 0 0 0
8,000–8,999 5.3 12.2 0.2 0 0 2.8 0 0 0 0 5.0 25.9 0 0.1 0
9,000–9,999 3.8 15.6 0 0 0.1 4.2 0 0.1 0 0 3.3 7.8 18.7 0 0
10,000–10,999 2.6 15.2 2.7 0 0 6.0 0.1 0 0 0 2.4 3.9 23.4 0 0
11,000–11,999 2.0 5.7 13.7 0.1 0 5.1 0.4 0.1 0 0 1.9 4.1 8.7 17.6 0
12,000–12,999 2.6 3.6 15.0 0 0 1.9 4.8 0 0 0 2.7 2.9 5.0 20.0 0.3
13,000–13,999 2.3 3.6 7.4 4.9 0 1.7 6.4 0 0 0 2.2 3.4 4.0 6.1 9.2
14,000–14,999 1.9 3.2 4.4 6.0 0 1.2 8.0 0.1 0 0 1.8 2.8 4.4 5.2 5.6
15,000–19,999 7.3 10.5 16.1 28.7 6.6 8.5 14.2 27.3 8.3 0.2 7.6 8.9 12.7 18.1 28.8
20,000–24,999 4.6 6.8 10.4 14.3 13.8 7.0 9.7 16.1 17.0 7.8 4.5 3.8 8.2 11.6 16.3
25,000–29,999 3.8 5.1 6.7 9.3 13.4 8.0 7.1 12.4 15.8 13.0 3.5 2.8 5.4 6.9 7.7
30,000–34,999 2.5 2.6 5.0 7.5 12.3 6.7 7.3 11.1 13.3 11.7 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.4 6.1
35,000–39,999 2.3 2.0 3.0 5.6 8.4 5.8 4.9 7.2 8.7 8.6 1.4 1.0 1.5 2.4 5.4
40,000–44,999 1.5 1.7 2.4 4.0 7.9 4.3 5.7 4.2 8.2 9.4 1.2 0.5 1.6 1.1 3.3
45,000–49,999 1.3 0.9 2.1 2.6 6.1 3.5 2.8 3.3 6.9 5.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.0 3.3
50,000–54,999 1.2 0.8 1.8 1.9 3.9 4.2 2.9 2.5 3.3 5.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 1.3 1.3
55,000–59,999 1.1 0.7 1.2 1.7 4.3 2.9 3.2 2.4 3.5 5.2 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.6
60,000–64,999 0.7 0.9 1.2 2.5 2.6 2.4 4.1 1.7 2.0 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.5
65,000–69,999 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.6 2.0 2.2 3.0 1.6 1.3 2.9 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.1
70,000–74,999 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.9 2.5 2.3 1.4 1.4 2.8 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8
75,000–99,999 1.6 1.5 2.7 4.2 6.9 7.5 7.6 3.7 4.6 9.4 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.1 3.5
100,000–149,999 1.4 1.0 1.4 2.4 6.7 4.1 4.4 2.3 4.1 9.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.8
150,000–199,999 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.9 0.9 0.8 1.5 0.8 2.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.7
200,000 or more 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 2.4 0 0 0 0.2 0.4
Median income (dollars) 8,311 11,362 16,632 23,458 37,205 29,399 29,197 27,284 32,860 44,911 7,339 8,879 11,848 15,148 21,863
Number (thousands) 4,404 4,987 4,685 4,675 4,736 1,896 1,881 1,897 1,910 1,902 2,795 2,518 3,083 2,803 2,802
NOTES: Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
Social Security quintile limits are $7,848, $10,788, $13,320, and $18,000 for all units; $11,988, $15,648, $18,648, and $22,200 for married couples; and $6,828, $9,048, $11,196, and $12,936 for nonmarried persons.
Table 3.6 Number and median income of those receiving retirement benefits, by marital status and receipt of earnings and income from assets
Retirement benefits All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
Total Earnings Income from assets a Total Earnings Income from assets a Total Earnings Income from assets a
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
Number of recipient units (thousands)
Total 26,219 5,803 20,416 14,541 11,678 10,412 3,624 6,788 6,983 3,430 15,806 2,178 13,628 7,559 8,248
No benefit 2,057 838 1,220 582 1,475 630 374 256 267 363 1,428 464 964 316 1,112
One benefit type 14,148 3,006 11,141 6,871 7,276 4,722 1,821 2,901 2,820 1,902 9,426 1,185 8,241 4,052 5,374
Social Security only b 13,504 2,830 10,674 6,471 7,033 4,439 1,706 2,733 2,609 1,830 9,065 1,124 7,941 3,862 5,203
Private pension or annuity only 249 83 166 144 106 131 65 66 102 29 118 18 100 42 76
Government employee pension only c 316 79 237 214 101 120 44 76 91 29 196 35 160 124 72
Railroad Retirement only 79 14 65 43 36 32 6 26 19 13 47 8 39 24 23
Two benefit types 9,451 1,816 7,635 6,627 2,824 4,660 1,313 3,347 3,550 1,110 4,791 503 4,288 3,078 1,714
Social Security and federal pension only b 720 156 563 500 219 387 129 258 275 112 332 27 305 225 107
Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state, local, or military pension only b 1,884 423 1,461 1,364 520 834 293 541 643 192 1,050 130 919 721 328
Social Security and private pension only b 6,698 1,206 5,492 4,642 2,056 3,342 873 2,469 2,550 792 3,357 333 3,024 2,092 1,264
Other combination 149 30 119 121 29 97 18 79 82 15 53 13 40 39 14
Three or more benefit types 563 143 420 461 102 401 117 284 347 54 161 26 136 114 48
Median total money income (dollars)
Total 18,938 40,996 15,576 27,034 12,444 32,460 50,800 26,724 38,887 22,068 13,190 27,049 12,168 18,087 10,248
No benefit 7,200 33,309 25 31,096 6,000 20,800 49,000 2,000 47,746 15,500 6,000 25,285 0 23,827 2,400
One benefit type 13,860 37,560 11,964 19,400 11,000 23,908 47,404 18,854 31,666 18,125 11,328 25,012 10,500 14,535 9,636
Social Security only b 13,648 37,138 11,820 18,861 10,884 23,616 46,734 18,668 30,995 18,096 11,199 24,748 10,368 14,310 9,600
Private pension or annuity only 17,561 41,200 7,567 26,158 8,760 31,000 d d 32,108 d 7,567 d 7,000 d 7,000
Government employee pension only c 29,901 43,600 28,192 36,982 22,859 38,871 d 25,300 54,000 d 28,251 d 28,251 32,986 d
Railroad Retirement only 22,868 d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
Two benefit types 28,764 48,299 25,818 32,028 21,456 37,992 56,434 33,596 41,338 29,688 20,234 31,548 19,364 22,698 16,248
Social Security and federal pension only b 33,304 54,333 29,339 34,762 25,596 39,447 61,720 34,800 43,311 34,020 23,626 d 23,626 28,190 16,248
Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state, local, or military pension only b 33,048 53,734 29,676 36,758 26,412 44,902 62,148 38,528 49,937 34,768 24,320 37,941 23,458 26,419 22,272
Social Security and private pension only b 27,096 45,414 24,332 30,799 20,096 35,640 52,274 31,596 39,048 28,140 19,004 30,732 17,904 21,182 15,660
Other combination 50,794 d 44,628 52,310 d 60,020 d 54,210 57,194 d d d d d d
Three or more benefit types 44,911 53,607 43,040 46,808 31,848 49,826 57,798 46,808 53,213 d 29,610 d 27,972 31,093 d
a. The measure of receipt of dividend income (included in asset income) is being changed to correct an error. The previous measured included all units owning stocks or mutual funds, which may or may not have issued dividends. The new measure includes only those receiving income from dividends. In 2002, 18 percent of units aged 65 or older received dividend income under the new methodology compared with 23 percent under the old methodology. This change has only a small effect on the percentage of units aged 65 or older receiving income from assets—55 percent under the new methodology compared with 56 percent under the old methodology.
b. Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
c. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions.
d. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.
Table 3.7 Percentage distribution, by sex and marital status
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 3.4 2.7 5.3 2.2 4.2 4.1 5.5 2.7
1,000–1,999 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.3 0.6
2,000–2,999 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9
3,000–3,999 1.0 1.1 2.0 0.3 0.9 0.7 1.9 0.8
4,000–4,999 0.8 0.2 1.8 0.5 1.5 1.3 3.0 1.9
5,000–5,999 1.8 1.9 2.7 1.2 2.2 2.1 1.6 2.2
6,000–6,999 4.1 2.9 8.8 4.1 5.6 4.8 6.2 7.9
7,000–7,999 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.3 6.6 6.3 6.3 7.6
8,000–8,999 4.0 3.1 6.1 3.6 5.7 5.4 8.2 6.6
9,000–9,999 4.3 3.1 6.1 5.4 6.7 7.2 5.7 5.1
10,000–10,999 4.0 3.7 6.1 3.0 6.4 7.1 2.5 5.6
11,000–11,999 5.3 5.8 3.1 5.7 6.3 6.8 4.0 4.4
12,000–12,999 6.0 6.5 4.6 4.9 5.5 6.1 3.6 3.5
13,000–13,999 3.3 3.7 0.8 3.4 4.9 5.0 5.9 3.8
14,000–14,999 3.3 4.5 1.4 2.8 3.7 4.0 2.4 2.8
15,000–19,999 14.1 14.8 12.4 14.8 14.4 15.1 11.9 12.7
20,000–24,999 10.4 12.4 8.5 7.9 8.0 8.4 7.8 7.5
25,000–29,999 6.6 8.7 2.1 6.0 4.6 4.5 4.6 5.2
30,000–34,999 4.1 4.0 4.2 5.8 3.2 2.8 3.3 5.2
35,000–39,999 3.6 3.9 4.6 3.0 1.9 1.7 3.0 2.8
40,000–44,999 2.4 2.2 1.8 2.7 1.5 1.1 3.5 3.0
45,000–49,999 1.7 2.1 0.3 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.7
50,000–54,999 1.9 1.5 2.0 2.3 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.9
55,000–59,999 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.3
60,000–64,999 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9
65,000–69,999 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.9
70,000–74,999 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1
75,000–99,999 2.4 1.7 3.0 3.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 1.1
100,000–149,999 2.0 1.6 2.2 2.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.9
150,000–199,999 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.1 0 0.4
200,000 or more 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 0 0.1 0 0
Median income (dollars) 16,248 17,176 12,648 17,000 12,548 12,644 12,951 13,090
Number (thousands) 4,187 2,074 621 1,022 11,620 8,737 724 1,705
a. Includes persons who are separated or married but living apart from their spouse.