Table 5.A1 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by age, 2010
Table 5.A2 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by marital status and age, 2010
Social Security Income of Units 65 or Older
Table 5.A3 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by race, Hispanic origin, and marital status, 2010
Table 5.A4 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by marital status and quintile of total money income, 2010
Table 5.A5 Percentage distribution of Social Security beneficiary units, by proportion of aged unit income from Social Security and marital status, 2010
Family Social Security Income of Aged Persons
Table 5.B1 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by sex and age, 2010
Family Social Security Income of Persons 65 or Older
Table 5.B2 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by sex and age, 2010
Table 5.B3 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by sex and marital status, 2010
Table 5.B4 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 2010
Table 5.B5 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by quintile of per-capita total family money income, 2010
Table 5.B6 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by number of persons in family and quintile of per-capita total family money income, 2010
Table 5.B7 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by proportion of family income from Social Security and sex, 2010
Age. Age classification is based on the age of the person at his or her last birthday as of March 2011. A married couple's age is defined as the age of the husband—unless he is under age 55 and the wife is 55 or older, in which case it is the age of the wife.
Aged unit. With age 55 as the cutoff, aged units are defined as married couples living together—at least one of whom is 55 or older—and nonmarried persons 55 or older.
Marital status. Married persons are married and living with their spouse. Nonmarried persons may be divorced, widowed, never married, separated, or married but living apart from their spouse.
Race. The categories White alone, Black alone, and Asian alone reflect respondents who reported only one race. Because of changes to the race category, data on race are not directly comparable to editions prior to 2002. A person's race is his or her reported race. A married couple's race is defined as the race of the husband.
Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. A married couple is of Hispanic origin if the husband is of Hispanic origin.
Family. A family is a group of two or more people (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family.
Social Security beneficiary. A beneficiary may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivor benefits, disability benefits, or transitionally insured benefits.
The ratio of Social Security income to total income. This ratio is defined as Social Security income divided by total income. Units and persons in families with less than $1 of total income or negative earnings or asset income are excluded from these tables.
Notes
1 For more information, consult the Glossary for this report.
Tables
Social Security Income of Aged Units Table 5.A1 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by age, 2010
Aged unit Social Security benefits (dollars)
Aged 55–61
Aged 62–64
Aged 65 or older
Total
65–69
70–74
75–79
80 or older
Total percent
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1–499
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0
0.1
0
500–999
0
0.4
0
0.2
0
0
0
1,000–1,499
0.5
1.6
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.3
1,500–1,999
0.5
1.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
2,000–2,499
0.8
1.4
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.7
0.3
2,500–2,999
0.7
1.1
0.5
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.5
3,000–3,499
0.7
0.7
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.4
3,500–3,999
1.7
2.6
0.4
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.4
4,000–4,499
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.4
4,500–4,999
0.9
1.6
0.8
1.0
0.5
0.7
0.8
5,000–5,999
2.7
3.5
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.4
1.2
6,000–6,999
2.6
4.1
1.6
1.8
1.2
1.4
1.7
7,000–7,999
5.0
4.8
2.9
3.3
2.2
2.9
3.1
8,000–8,999
7.7
4.7
4.2
3.8
4.0
4.2
4.7
9,000–9,999
8.4
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.5
3.7
4.8
10,000–10,999
6.9
5.4
4.7
4.0
4.9
4.4
5.4
11,000–11,999
5.3
6.1
5.0
5.1
3.8
5.4
5.6
12,000–12,999
3.8
4.9
4.5
4.3
3.4
4.2
5.5
13,000–13,999
6.3
5.7
7.0
5.6
6.0
6.4
9.0
14,000–14,999
5.8
4.3
5.4
4.2
4.7
5.9
6.6
15,000–19,999
18.9
24.1
23.1
22.1
21.9
23.6
24.3
20,000–24,999
12.1
7.9
13.8
13.8
14.1
16.2
12.2
25,000 or more
7.9
8.7
18.3
20.1
25.0
17.4
12.6
Median Social Security benefits (dollars)
13,157
13,157
15,701
16,109
17,232
15,905
14,765
Number (thousands)
2,504
3,094
25,576
6,462
5,912
4,829
8,373
Social Security Income of Aged Units Table 5.A2 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by marital status and age, 2010
Aged unit Social Security benefits (dollars)
Married couples
Nonmarried persons
Aged 55–61
Aged 62–64
Aged 65 or older
Aged 55–61
Aged 62–64
Aged 65 or older
Total
65–69
70–74
75–79
80 or older
Total
65–69
70–74
75–79
80 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
1–499
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0
0.1
0
0.1
0
0
0.1
0
0
0.1
500–999
0
0.1
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0.6
0.1
0.2
0
0
0
1,000–1,499
0.4
1.3
0.2
0.6
0.2
0
0
0.5
2.0
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.4
1,500–1,999
0.9
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0
1.8
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.3
2,000–2,499
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.2
1.0
2.4
0.5
0.8
0.4
0.9
0.3
2,500–2,999
0.9
1.2
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.5
0
0.4
1.0
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.7
3,000–3,499
0.9
0.9
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.5
1.1
0.6
0.3
0.4
3,500–3,999
2.0
1.1
0.4
1.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
1.4
4.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.5
4,000–4,499
0.1
0.9
0.3
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.3
1.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.4
4,500–4,999
0.8
2.1
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.6
0.7
1.1
1.0
5,000–5,999
2.2
3.0
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.4
0.4
3.2
4.1
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.3
1.6
6,000–6,999
2.0
3.8
0.8
1.3
0.7
0.7
0.4
3.3
4.5
2.1
2.4
1.8
1.9
2.3
7,000–7,999
3.4
4.7
1.3
2.3
0.6
0.5
1.7
6.7
4.8
4.0
4.3
3.7
4.8
3.6
8,000–8,999
5.0
3.4
1.3
1.7
1.4
1.4
0.8
10.3
6.1
6.3
6.1
6.5
6.4
6.2
9,000–9,999
5.6
3.5
1.7
1.8
1.5
1.7
1.8
11.2
5.4
6.5
7.6
7.4
5.3
6.1
10,000–10,999
4.7
4.7
1.8
2.1
2.4
1.3
1.0
9.1
6.3
6.9
5.9
7.2
6.8
7.2
11,000–11,999
6.0
4.4
1.8
2.9
1.3
1.5
1.0
4.6
7.9
7.4
7.3
6.3
8.4
7.5
12,000–12,999
3.8
4.1
2.1
2.9
1.8
1.9
1.7
3.8
5.7
6.1
5.8
5.0
5.9
6.9
13,000–13,999
6.6
3.9
2.6
3.0
2.3
2.5
2.3
6.0
7.8
10.1
8.3
9.5
9.5
11.7
14,000–14,999
4.6
3.6
2.6
3.2
2.5
2.9
1.8
6.9
5.2
7.4
5.3
6.7
8.4
8.5
15,000–19,999
19.0
26.0
17.7
18.5
16.4
17.4
18.4
18.7
21.9
26.9
25.8
27.1
28.5
26.6
20,000–24,999
16.2
10.2
23.0
18.1
19.4
28.5
29.1
8.0
5.3
7.3
9.5
9.1
6.5
5.4
25,000 or more
14.0
15.8
40.2
36.9
47.7
37.4
38.2
1.8
0.7
2.6
3.1
3.4
1.6
2.4
Median Social Security benefits (dollars)
14,957
15,557
22,757
21,383
24,394
22,931
22,714
10,925
11,645
13,157
13,157
13,277
13,157
13,157
Number (thousands)
1,246
1,640
10,675
3,259
2,882
2,133
2,401
1,258
1,454
14,902
3,203
3,030
2,696
5,972
Social Security Income of Units 65 or Older Table 5.A3 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by race, Hispanic origin, and marital status, 2010
Aged unit Social Security benefits (dollars)
White alone
Black alone
Asian alone
Hispanic origin
All units
Married couples
Nonmarried persons
All units
Married couples
Nonmarried persons
All units
Married couples
Nonmarried persons
All units
Married couples
Nonmarried persons
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
1–499
0
0.1
0
0.2
0.2
0.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
500–999
0
0
0
0.3
0.3
0.3
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
1,000–1,499
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.6
0.2
0
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
1,500–1,999
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.5
0
0
0
2,000–2,499
0.4
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.6
0
0
0
0.7
0.1
1.0
2,500–2,999
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.6
1.0
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.8
3,000–3,499
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.3
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.7
3,500–3,999
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.9
0.3
1.1
1.5
3.1
0
2.0
1.1
2.5
4,000–4,499
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.1
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.4
0
0.6
4,500–4,999
0.6
0.2
0.9
1.5
0.5
1.9
3.1
2.4
3.7
0.9
0.2
1.2
5,000–5,999
1.3
0.5
1.9
1.9
0.6
2.3
3.1
3.4
2.9
3.3
1.3
4.3
6,000–6,999
1.4
0.7
1.9
2.6
0.3
3.5
4.5
3.7
5.3
2.7
1.3
3.5
7,000–7,999
2.6
1.3
3.6
5.0
2.4
5.9
2.5
0.8
4.3
7.4
4.3
9.0
8,000–8,999
4.0
1.3
6.0
6.2
1.5
7.9
5.1
3.1
7.0
10.8
3.9
14.6
9,000–9,999
4.0
1.6
5.7
8.4
1.7
10.9
7.1
3.3
10.9
8.3
1.9
11.8
10,000–10,999
4.2
1.7
6.2
9.1
1.6
11.9
5.5
2.8
8.2
6.7
3.5
8.4
11,000–11,999
4.9
1.7
7.4
6.2
2.4
7.6
5.1
3.1
7.1
6.3
4.3
7.4
12,000–12,999
4.2
1.9
6.0
6.3
3.8
7.3
3.5
2.5
4.4
4.7
3.6
5.2
13,000–13,999
7.1
2.5
10.5
6.9
3.0
8.3
5.1
3.5
6.8
6.2
4.9
6.8
14,000–14,999
5.5
2.5
7.8
5.4
4.3
5.8
3.7
3.4
4.0
4.4
2.6
5.3
15,000–19,999
23.7
17.4
28.5
18.6
23.3
16.8
19.5
16.6
22.4
16.7
23.3
13.2
20,000–24,999
14.4
23.0
7.8
9.4
25.2
3.5
12.1
19.5
4.7
7.3
16.6
2.3
25,000 or more
19.5
41.8
2.7
8.1
25.8
1.4
15.8
26.1
5.6
9.7
26.1
0.9
Median Social Security benefits (dollars)
16,157
23,194
13,421
12,612
20,314
11,201
14,317
19,153
11,957
11,957
18,677
9,929
Number (thousands)
22,185
9,547
12,638
2,333
635
1,698
668
332
336
1,641
573
1,067
Social Security Income of Units 65 or Older Table 5.A4 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by marital status and quintile of total money income, 2010
Aged unit Social Security benefits (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
1–499
0.2
0
0
0
0.1
0.1
0
0
0.1
0.2
0.2
0
0
0
0
500–999
0.2
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
0.1
0
0.1
0.3
0.1
0
0
0
1,000–1,499
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.1
0
0.1
0.3
0.8
1.4
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.4
1,500–1,999
0.6
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.4
0
0.6
0.3
0
0.6
0.6
2,000–2,499
0.9
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.6
0
0.3
0.1
0.2
1.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
1.0
2,500–2,999
1.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.4
2.1
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.6
3,000–3,499
1.0
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0
0.5
1.7
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.4
3,500–3,999
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.6
1.9
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
4,000–4,499
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.9
0.2
0
0.4
0.2
1.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
4,500–4,999
2.3
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
3.5
0.6
0.5
0.7
0.9
5,000–5,999
4.7
0.6
0.7
0.9
0.7
1.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.9
7.1
1.0
0.8
1.2
1.4
6,000–6,999
5.6
0.7
0.4
0.8
1.1
1.3
0.1
0.8
1.3
0.7
8.7
1.1
0.6
0.7
1.4
7,000–7,999
11.0
1.6
1.2
1.2
1.0
3.5
0.9
0.7
1.1
0.8
17.5
1.7
1.6
1.2
2.0
8,000–8,999
16.2
2.0
2.1
1.6
1.4
2.3
0.7
1.0
1.1
1.8
26.6
2.7
2.9
3.0
1.9
9,000–9,999
17.0
2.1
2.3
1.6
1.8
3.1
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.9
25.3
4.4
2.3
3.5
2.4
10,000–10,999
15.3
3.1
3.1
2.0
2.0
2.1
1.5
1.3
2.3
1.6
0.8
21.1
2.6
4.5
2.6
11,000–11,999
14.3
4.9
3.2
2.5
1.9
3.6
0.8
1.4
1.7
1.4
0.1
20.4
4.6
4.8
3.9
12,000–12,999
6.5
7.6
3.2
3.0
2.0
3.5
1.7
1.8
1.6
2.3
0
15.4
4.5
4.5
3.9
13,000–13,999
0
18.8
6.6
3.8
3.4
5.3
0.8
2.0
2.4
2.6
0
19.8
9.6
10.5
6.9
14,000–14,999
0.1
13.9
4.7
3.8
3.1
5.0
1.3
1.9
3.2
2.1
0.1
10.3
10.5
7.5
6.1
15,000–19,999
0
42.2
26.5
21.9
18.9
34.6
13.2
12.4
16.3
13.4
0
0
55.6
36.3
35.4
20,000–24,999
0.1
0.7
27.9
20.3
18.2
30.3
26.4
24.7
16.6
16.6
0
0.2
2.5
15.5
17.7
25,000 or more
0
0
15.6
33.7
41.8
0.1
49.6
48.5
49.0
51.1
0
0
0
3.5
9.8
Median Social Security benefits (dollars)
9,228
14,357
18,670
20,957
22,481
17,422
24,862
24,634
24,754
25,157
8,157
11,957
15,557
15,557
16,757
Number (thousands)
4,312
5,590
5,505
5,284
4,885
2,007
2,286
2,256
2,177
1,948
2,254
3,323
3,335
3,205
2,784
NOTE: Quintile limits are $12,554, $20,145, $32,602, and $57,957 for all units; $24,970, $36,967, $54,360, and $86,754 for married couples; and $10,037, $14,525, $20,433, and $34,417 for nonmarried persons.
Social Security Income of Units 65 or Older Table 5.A5 Percentage distribution of Social Security beneficiary units, by proportion of aged unit income from Social Security and marital status, 2010
Aged unit Social Security benefits (dollars)
Proportion of aged unit income from Social Security
Less than 50 percent
50–89 percent
90–99 percent
100 percent
All units
Married couples
Nonmarried persons
All units
Married couples
Nonmarried persons
All units
Married couples
Nonmarried persons
All units
Married couples
Nonmarried persons
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
1–499
0.1
0.2
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500–999
0.1
0.1
0.1
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,000–1,499
0.8
0.5
1.1
0
0
0
0.2
0
0.2
0.3
0
0.3
1,500–1,999
0.8
0.4
1.2
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
0.2
0.3
0.2
2,000–2,499
1.0
0.4
1.7
0.1
0.2
0
0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
2,500–2,999
1.0
0.7
1.5
0
0
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.6
3,000–3,499
0.8
0.4
1.3
0.2
0
0.3
0.2
0
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
3,500–3,999
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0
0.3
4,000–4,499
0.7
0.6
0.9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.4
0.3
0.4
4,500–4,999
1.3
0.5
2.3
0.2
0
0.4
0.4
0
0.5
0.8
0.4
1.0
5,000–5,999
1.9
1.0
3.1
1.1
0.2
1.8
0.7
0.4
0.8
1.5
0.4
1.8
6,000–6,999
1.8
1.4
2.3
1.2
0.1
2.1
1.4
0.5
1.8
1.8
0.5
2.2
7,000–7,999
2.6
1.7
3.8
2.3
0.8
3.4
2.4
0.4
3.5
4.2
1.7
4.9
8,000–8,999
3.6
2.1
5.5
2.5
0.5
4.0
3.6
0.6
5.2
7.6
1.0
9.5
9,000–9,999
3.5
2.5
4.8
2.7
0.5
4.5
4.4
1.4
5.9
8.2
1.9
10.0
10,000–10,999
4.0
2.9
5.4
3.3
0.4
5.6
3.9
0.3
5.8
7.9
1.6
9.6
11,000–11,999
3.8
2.4
5.6
4.3
0.9
6.9
6.0
0.8
8.7
7.2
1.9
8.7
12,000–12,999
3.9
3.2
4.8
3.7
0.9
5.8
4.6
0.8
6.5
6.2
2.1
7.3
13,000–13,999
5.5
3.2
8.4
7.4
1.5
11.9
6.9
1.9
9.4
8.7
3.2
10.2
14,000–14,999
4.8
3.6
6.5
5.0
1.1
8.0
6.0
1.8
8.2
6.6
3.8
7.3
15,000–19,999
21.8
18.7
25.7
24.3
12.1
33.7
27.7
17.8
32.7
21.0
27.3
19.2
20,000–24,999
14.6
18.6
9.4
16.9
27.8
8.5
13.1
24.4
7.3
9.1
27.0
4.2
25,000 or more
20.9
34.0
4.0
24.4
53.0
2.3
17.9
48.5
2.3
7.0
25.9
1.7
Median Social Security benefits (dollars)
16,373
20,400
13,157
17,945
25,200
14,357
16,157
24,557
14,009
13,157
20,314
12,000
Number (thousands)
8,803
4,960
3,843
7,384
3,227
4,158
3,197
1,078
2,119
6,011
1,300
4,711
NOTE: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
Family Social Security Income of Aged Persons Table 5.B1 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by sex and age, 2010
Family Social Security benefits (dollars)
All persons
Men
Women
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
1–499
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
500–999
0.2
0.2
0
0.2
0.1
0
0.2
0.2
0
1,000–1,499
0.6
1.3
0.3
0.6
1.4
0.3
0.6
1.3
0.3
1,500–1,999
0.6
0.9
0.3
0.4
0.9
0.2
0.7
0.9
0.3
2,000–2,499
0.5
0.9
0.4
0.6
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.0
0.4
2,500–2,999
0.7
1.1
0.4
0.6
1.0
0.4
0.8
1.1
0.4
3,000–3,499
0.6
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.4
0.7
0.7
0.3
3,500–3,999
1.2
2.0
0.4
1.2
2.2
0.4
1.2
1.8
0.4
4,000–4,499
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.7
0.2
1.0
0.5
0.4
4,500–4,999
1.0
1.3
0.6
0.6
1.7
0.5
1.3
1.0
0.7
5,000–5,999
2.3
2.6
1.2
1.8
3.2
0.8
2.6
2.1
1.4
6,000–6,999
2.5
3.3
1.3
1.9
3.2
1.1
2.9
3.4
1.4
7,000–7,999
4.3
3.9
2.3
3.7
4.6
1.8
4.7
3.4
2.7
8,000–8,999
6.0
3.6
3.3
7.0
4.2
2.3
5.3
3.2
4.0
9,000–9,999
5.6
3.5
3.6
5.9
3.6
2.7
5.4
3.5
4.3
10,000–10,999
5.4
4.8
3.8
5.5
5.3
3.0
5.3
4.3
4.3
11,000–11,999
5.2
4.7
3.9
5.6
5.1
3.0
5.0
4.4
4.6
12,000–12,999
3.8
4.7
3.6
4.2
4.4
2.6
3.5
4.9
4.3
13,000–13,999
7.0
4.6
5.6
7.1
4.6
4.1
6.8
4.7
6.7
14,000–14,999
5.2
3.8
4.3
5.4
2.6
4.0
5.0
4.6
4.5
15,000–19,999
24.0
22.9
20.8
21.7
24.9
20.9
25.5
21.3
20.6
20,000–24,999
12.2
10.9
16.7
13.5
10.3
19.4
11.3
11.4
14.6
25,000 or more
10.5
17.6
26.7
11.8
14.3
31.5
9.6
20.2
23.1
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars)
14,357
15,540
18,125
14,400
14,818
20,208
14,357
15,557
16,714
Number (thousands)
5,584
5,231
34,493
2,180
2,263
14,932
3,404
2,968
19,561
Family Social Security Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 5.B2 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by sex and age, 2010
Family Social Security benefits (dollars)
All persons
Men
Women
65–69
70–74
75–79
80 or older
65–69
70–74
75–79
80 or older
65–69
70–74
75–79
80 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
1–499
0.1
0
0
0
0.2
0
0.1
0
0.1
0.1
0
0.1
500–999
0.1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
1,000–1,499
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.2
0.2
0
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.3
1,500–1,999
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.3
2,000–2,499
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.5
0
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.2
2,500–2,999
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.5
3,000–3,499
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.3
3,500–3,999
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.4
4,000–4,499
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.3
4,500–4,999
0.7
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.8
0.4
0.6
0.8
5,000–5,999
1.3
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.9
1.5
1.4
1.8
1.2
6,000–6,999
1.4
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.1
1.0
0.9
1.3
1.0
1.4
1.7
7,000–7,999
2.4
1.8
2.3
2.6
2.5
1.1
1.0
2.2
2.4
2.4
3.4
2.9
8,000–8,999
3.1
3.0
3.3
3.8
2.5
2.1
2.6
2.3
3.6
3.7
3.8
4.7
9,000–9,999
3.7
3.6
3.1
3.9
2.8
2.6
2.3
2.8
4.5
4.4
3.7
4.6
10,000–10,999
3.3
3.8
3.4
4.3
3.1
3.4
2.9
2.5
3.4
4.2
3.9
5.5
11,000–11,999
3.8
3.3
4.0
4.5
3.2
2.1
3.1
3.5
4.3
4.2
4.8
5.2
12,000–12,999
3.3
2.7
3.5
4.6
2.9
1.8
2.5
3.1
3.6
3.4
4.2
5.5
13,000–13,999
4.5
4.8
5.2
7.5
3.9
4.4
3.5
4.6
5.0
5.1
6.6
9.4
14,000–14,999
3.4
3.7
4.8
5.5
3.8
3.6
4.6
4.2
2.9
3.8
5.0
6.3
15,000–19,999
19.6
19.3
21.0
23.0
21.4
19.0
20.2
22.9
18.1
19.6
21.6
23.1
20,000–24,999
15.2
17.2
19.6
15.7
16.7
17.9
23.2
21.1
14.0
16.7
16.9
12.3
25,000 or more
30.7
32.4
24.7
19.3
30.1
38.7
30.1
27.0
31.2
27.1
20.4
14.5
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars)
19,085
19,889
18,298
16,325
19,157
21,869
20,494
19,200
18,557
18,281
16,649
14,945
Number (thousands)
9,780
8,355
6,478
9,879
4,460
3,793
2,828
3,851
5,319
4,563
3,650
6,028
Family Social Security Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 5.B3 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by sex and marital status, 2010
Family Social Security benefits (dollars)
All persons
Men
Women
Married
Nonmarried
Married
Nonmarried
Married
Nonmarried
Total
Widowed
Divorced
Never married
Total
Widowed
Divorced
Never married
Total
Widowed
Divorced
Never married
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
1–499
0.1
0.1
0
0.1
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0
500–999
0
0.1
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
0.2
0
1,000–1,499
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.7
0
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.5
1,500–1,999
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.1
0
0.8
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.6
2,000–2,499
0.2
0.5
0.3
1.0
1.1
0.2
0.6
0.2
1.1
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.9
1.5
2,500–2,999
0.3
0.6
0.8
0.3
0.9
0.3
0.6
1.0
0.1
0.7
0.2
0.6
0.7
0.3
1.0
3,000–3,499
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.9
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.9
0
3,500–3,999
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0.1
0.8
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.5
4,000–4,499
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.1
0
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
4,500–4,999
0.3
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.1
0.3
1.1
1.0
1.5
0.1
0.3
1.0
0.9
0.7
1.9
5,000–5,999
0.6
1.9
1.5
2.1
3.0
0.6
1.5
0.8
1.3
3.2
0.6
2.1
1.7
2.7
2.9
6,000–6,999
0.7
2.0
1.4
2.9
3.2
0.8
1.9
1.8
2.1
2.7
0.6
2.0
1.3
3.4
3.6
7,000–7,999
1.2
3.8
3.6
3.5
3.7
1.2
3.2
3.1
3.6
4.1
1.2
4.0
3.7
3.5
3.4
8,000–8,999
1.4
5.8
5.4
6.0
6.1
1.3
4.9
4.5
4.0
6.4
1.4
6.1
5.6
7.4
5.9
9,000–9,999
1.8
6.0
5.2
7.5
7.7
1.8
4.9
4.6
4.5
6.8
1.8
6.4
5.3
9.5
8.5
10,000–10,999
1.7
6.4
6.3
6.6
6.5
1.7
6.1
5.6
7.0
5.6
1.6
6.6
6.5
6.3
7.3
11,000–11,999
1.7
6.8
6.5
7.4
6.5
1.7
6.1
6.3
5.1
4.7
1.6
7.1
6.5
9.0
8.0
12,000–12,999
1.9
5.7
6.6
3.9
4.3
2.1
4.0
4.9
2.2
5.1
1.7
6.3
7.0
5.1
3.7
13,000–13,999
2.4
9.6
10.6
8.4
7.4
2.6
8.0
8.0
8.4
6.0
2.2
10.3
11.3
8.4
8.6
14,000–14,999
2.3
6.9
7.6
6.2
5.0
2.6
7.5
8.5
7.0
7.3
2.0
6.6
7.4
5.7
3.0
15,000–19,999
16.3
26.5
27.6
26.3
21.2
17.6
29.4
31.4
30.3
21.6
14.8
25.3
26.6
23.6
20.9
20,000–24,999
23.1
8.5
7.9
9.9
9.2
22.6
11.3
9.7
14.5
10.3
23.7
7.3
7.5
6.8
8.3
25,000 or more
42.8
6.1
6.0
4.4
10.8
41.1
7.4
7.1
5.9
12.5
44.8
5.5
5.8
3.4
9.4
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars)
23,554
13,589
13,841
13,200
13,157
22,985
14,573
14,741
15,157
14,357
23,914
13,157
13,529
12,408
13,000
Number (thousands)
19,395
15,097
9,645
3,471
1,266
10,663
4,269
1,906
1,398
580
8,732
10,829
7,739
2,074
686
Family Social Security Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 5.B4 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 2010
Family Social Security benefits (dollars)
White alone
Black alone
Asian alone
Hispanic origin
All persons
Men
Women
All persons
Men
Women
All persons
Men
Women
All persons
Men
Women
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
1–499
0
0.1
0
0.2
0.1
0.2
0
0
0
0.1
0
0.1
500–999
0
0
0
0.3
0.1
0.4
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
1,000–1,499
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.2
0
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
1,500–1,999
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.1
0
0.1
2,000–2,499
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0
0
0
0.6
0.2
0.8
2,500–2,999
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.7
3,000–3,499
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.9
1.4
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.6
3,500–3,999
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.4
1.1
1.4
2.1
0.9
1.5
1.2
1.8
4,000–4,499
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.5
0.8
0.3
0
0.5
4,500–4,999
0.5
0.4
0.5
1.3
0.8
1.6
2.0
2.0
2.0
0.7
0.5
0.8
5,000–5,999
1.1
0.8
1.4
1.4
0.6
2.0
2.3
3.8
1.3
3.0
2.7
3.1
6,000–6,999
1.1
1.0
1.2
2.1
1.8
2.2
3.5
4.0
3.2
2.1
1.4
2.6
7,000–7,999
2.1
1.6
2.5
4.4
3.8
4.8
1.7
0.5
2.6
5.9
4.2
7.1
8,000–8,999
3.1
2.2
3.8
5.2
4.1
5.8
4.6
3.2
5.5
8.6
6.5
10.1
9,000–9,999
3.2
2.3
3.8
6.8
5.2
7.8
6.2
5.0
7.0
6.0
4.6
7.0
10,000–10,999
3.4
2.9
3.8
7.4
3.8
9.6
4.3
3.1
5.1
5.4
5.6
5.2
11,000–11,999
3.8
2.9
4.5
5.1
4.4
5.6
4.3
3.2
5.0
5.1
5.4
4.8
12,000–12,999
3.3
2.4
4.1
5.4
4.6
5.8
3.0
2.6
3.3
4.3
4.9
3.9
13,000–13,999
5.6
4.1
6.7
6.1
4.9
6.9
4.5
3.0
5.7
5.3
4.8
5.6
14,000–14,999
4.3
4.0
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.7
3.5
4.0
3.2
3.4
4.6
2.5
15,000–19,999
21.1
21.0
21.2
18.5
21.4
16.8
18.1
18.9
17.5
19.7
20.7
19.0
20,000–24,999
17.1
19.5
15.3
12.8
18.0
9.4
14.7
17.6
12.7
11.1
12.5
10.0
25,000 or more
28.1
32.9
24.3
14.9
18.4
12.6
23.1
24.2
22.3
15.6
18.8
13.3
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars)
18,833
20,400
16,992
14,357
16,174
13,157
16,841
18,557
15,600
13,942
15,557
13,097
Number (thousands)
30,197
13,212
16,985
2,830
1,097
1,733
974
405
569
2,191
936
1,256
Family Social Security Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 5.B5 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by quintile of per-capita total family money income, 2010
Family Social Security benefits (dollars)
Total
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
All persons in beneficiary families
Total percent
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1–499
0.1
0.2
0
0
0
0.1
500–999
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
1,000–1,499
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.5
1,500–1,999
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.3
2,000–2,499
0.4
0.8
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.4
2,500–2,999
0.4
0.9
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.5
3,000–3,499
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
3,500–3,999
0.4
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.4
4,000–4,499
0.3
0.7
0
0.2
0.4
0.2
4,500–4,999
0.6
1.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.4
5,000–5,999
1.2
2.8
0.6
0.7
1.0
0.9
6,000–6,999
1.3
3.5
0.8
0.4
1.1
0.9
7,000–7,999
2.3
6.7
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
8,000–8,999
3.3
8.7
2.3
1.9
2.3
1.9
9,000–9,999
3.6
9.9
2.8
1.7
2.5
1.9
10,000–10,999
3.8
8.7
2.7
3.1
2.8
2.0
11,000–11,999
3.9
5.1
6.6
3.0
2.6
2.2
12,000–12,999
3.6
2.9
6.6
3.0
2.8
2.2
13,000–13,999
5.6
4.4
9.1
4.8
5.0
4.2
14,000–14,999
4.3
3.7
6.5
3.4
4.6
3.1
15,000–19,999
20.8
21.8
15.2
25.9
20.4
20.7
20,000–24,999
16.7
12.0
19.5
18.4
16.3
16.4
25,000 or more
26.7
3.0
24.2
30.5
34.9
39.0
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars)
18,125
11,381
16,932
19,558
20,334
21,315
Number (thousands)
34,493
6,232
7,332
7,345
7,086
6,499
NOTE: Per-capita family total money income quintile limits are $11,417, $16,710, $24,007, and $38,237.
Family Social Security Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 5.B6 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by number of persons in family and quintile of per-capita total family money income, 2010
Family Social Security benefits (dollars)
Total
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Persons in 1-person beneficiary families
Total percent
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1–499
0.1
0.2
0.1
0
0
0
500–999
0
0.3
0
0
0
0
1,000–1,499
0.4
0.9
0.2
0.2
0
0.5
1,500–1,999
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.7
2,000–2,499
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.9
2,500–2,999
0.7
1.8
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.9
3,000–3,499
0.5
1.3
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.5
3,500–3,999
0.4
1.6
0.3
0
0.1
0.2
4,000–4,499
0.3
0.7
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
4,500–4,999
1.0
2.6
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.9
5,000–5,999
1.8
5.4
0.5
0.9
1.7
1.2
6,000–6,999
2.1
7.3
1.2
0.4
0.6
1.3
7,000–7,999
3.5
11.9
1.9
1.1
1.5
2.0
8,000–8,999
5.5
18.4
2.7
2.6
3.2
1.6
9,000–9,999
6.3
21.3
3.7
2.2
3.5
2.2
10,000–10,999
6.6
19.2
5.0
3.7
3.5
2.3
11,000–11,999
7.2
5.8
15.1
4.9
4.6
3.5
12,000–12,999
5.9
0
14.8
4.8
4.7
2.6
13,000–13,999
10.1
0
21.2
8.9
9.8
7.4
14,000–14,999
7.6
0.1
14.8
6.6
9.0
5.5
15,000–19,999
28.2
0
16.9
51.9
36.9
34.9
20,000–24,999
8.1
0
0.2
10.1
12.8
19.8
25,000 or more
2.8
0
0
0
5.2
10.7
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars)
13,380
8,777
13,157
16,157
15,557
17,117
Number (thousands)
11,024
2,041
2,623
2,394
2,008
1,959
Persons in 2-person beneficiary families
Total percent
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1–499
0
0.2
0
0
0
0.1
500–999
0
0.2
0
0.1
0
0
1,000–1,499
0.1
0.1
0
0.2
0.2
0.2
1,500–1,999
0.2
0.4
0
0.1
0.4
0.1
2,000–2,499
0.3
1.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.2
2,500–2,999
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.4
3,000–3,499
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
3,500–3,999
0.4
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.4
4,000–4,499
0.3
0.9
0
0.3
0.3
0.2
4,500–4,999
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.2
5,000–5,999
0.7
1.4
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.7
6,000–6,999
0.7
1.4
0.1
0.5
1.1
0.4
7,000–7,999
1.4
3.2
0.9
1.1
1.2
0.9
8,000–8,999
1.9
3.5
1.6
1.2
1.6
1.9
9,000–9,999
1.9
3.8
1.7
1.2
1.7
1.7
10,000–10,999
2.2
4.0
1.2
2.4
2.4
1.6
11,000–11,999
2.2
5.3
1.4
1.8
1.7
1.6
12,000–12,999
2.2
3.8
1.6
1.9
2.0
2.0
13,000–13,999
3.1
7.2
2.0
2.1
2.9
2.0
14,000–14,999
2.6
5.8
1.4
1.8
3.0
1.9
15,000–19,999
17.1
36.9
13.7
12.4
13.5
14.1
20,000–24,999
21.8
18.5
34.3
23.1
18.1
15.0
25,000 or more
39.9
0
38.0
48.6
48.3
54.1
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars)
22,714
15,814
23,554
24,694
24,557
26,157
Number (thousands)
18,623
2,945
3,726
3,934
4,048
3,970
Persons in families of 3 or more
Total percent
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1–499
0.1
0.2
0
0
0.1
0.3
500–999
0
0
0
0
0
0.2
1,000–1,499
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.4
2.2
1,500–1,999
0.1
0.3
0
0.1
0
0
2,000–2,499
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
2,500–2,999
0.2
0.3
0
0.3
0.2
0
3,000–3,499
0.6
1.1
0.9
0.3
0
0.3
3,500–3,999
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.6
0.7
4,000–4,499
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0.9
0.3
4,500–4,999
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.8
5,000–5,999
1.3
1.8
1.0
1.6
1.0
1.3
6,000–6,999
1.8
2.1
2.0
0.2
2.1
2.8
7,000–7,999
3.1
6.2
0.9
2.9
2.1
2.0
8,000–8,999
3.7
5.3
4.1
2.8
3.0
2.5
9,000–9,999
3.9
5.5
4.2
2.7
3.9
2.0
10,000–10,999
3.1
2.8
2.4
4.4
2.8
3.5
11,000–11,999
3.2
3.5
3.8
3.5
2.2
2.7
12,000–12,999
3.5
5.5
3.7
2.8
2.1
2.7
13,000–13,999
5.0
5.2
3.6
5.4
3.8
8.7
14,000–14,999
3.3
4.7
3.7
2.3
2.6
3.0
15,000–19,999
17.8
21.9
16.5
16.6
15.1
18.1
20,000–24,999
16.4
16.0
14.9
19.9
15.9
14.7
25,000 or more
30.5
15.2
36.9
32.5
40.4
31.1
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars)
19,102
15,557
20,585
20,340
22,474
17,957
Number (thousands)
4,846
1,246
983
1,017
1,030
570
NOTE: Per-capita family total money income quintile limits are $11,417, $16,710, $24,007, and $38,237.
Family Social Security Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 5.B7 Percentage distribution of persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by proportion of family income from Social Security and sex, 2010
Family Social Security benefits (dollars)
Proportion of family income from Social Security
Less than 50 percent
50–89 percent
90–99 percent
100 percent
All persons
Men
Women
All persons
Men
Women
All persons
Men
Women
All persons
Men
Women
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
1–499
0.1
0.1
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
500–999
0.1
0.1
0.1
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,000–1,499
0.5
0.5
0.5
0
0
0
0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.1
1,500–1,999
0.5
0.4
0.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.3
0.1
0.3
2,000–2,499
0.7
0.6
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
2,500–2,999
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.1
0.1
0
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.5
3,000–3,499
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
3,500–3,999
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0
0.3
4,000–4,499
0.6
0.5
0.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.2
0.1
0.3
4,500–4,999
1.0
0.7
1.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.6
0.5
5,000–5,999
1.8
1.4
2.1
0.7
0.2
0.9
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.9
0.3
1.3
6,000–6,999
1.6
1.5
1.6
0.8
0.6
1.0
1.1
1.5
0.9
1.3
0.8
1.6
7,000–7,999
2.7
2.0
3.4
1.6
1.4
1.7
1.6
0.3
2.3
3.0
2.7
3.1
8,000–8,999
3.8
2.7
4.8
1.8
1.3
2.2
2.2
1.4
2.7
5.4
4.0
6.2
9,000–9,999
3.7
3.0
4.3
2.1
1.3
2.7
3.3
2.1
4.1
6.6
4.8
7.7
10,000–10,999
3.9
3.3
4.4
2.4
1.3
3.2
3.0
1.7
3.7
6.4
6.1
6.6
11,000–11,999
3.7
2.8
4.5
3.3
2.4
3.9
4.1
2.3
5.2
5.5
5.1
5.7
12,000–12,999
3.7
3.0
4.4
2.7
1.6
3.6
3.3
2.8
3.6
4.9
3.5
5.7
13,000–13,999
5.2
4.3
6.0
5.4
3.7
6.7
5.0
2.5
6.6
7.5
5.7
8.5
14,000–14,999
4.1
4.0
4.1
3.6
3.3
3.9
5.1
4.9
5.3
5.9
5.3
6.2
15,000–19,999
19.6
21.6
17.8
19.5
17.2
21.2
24.7
22.7
25.9
23.4
25.0
22.6
20,000–24,999
15.3
17.2
13.5
20.0
23.2
17.7
17.6
20.9
15.6
13.6
17.6
11.2
25,000 or more
25.5
28.4
23.0
35.4
42.2
30.5
27.4
36.0
22.3
13.5
17.4
11.1
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars)
17,300
19,109
15,801
21,461
23,230
19,200
18,934
21,665
17,069
15,084
17,114
14,201
Number (thousands)
15,290
7,239
8,050
9,816
4,158
5,658
3,815
1,439
2,376
5,271
1,949
3,323
NOTE: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.