Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2014

Income from Social Security

Social Security Income of Aged Units

Social Security Income of Units 65 or Older

Family Social Security Income of Aged Persons

Family Social Security Income of Persons 65 or Older

Key Terms and Concepts for Section 5 1

Age. Age classification is based on the age of the person at his or her last birthday as of March 2015. 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, 2014
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 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0
500–999 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3
1,000–1,499 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0
1,500–1,999 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
2,000–2,499 0.7 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5
2,500–2,999 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3
3,000–3,499 0.6 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4
3,500–3,999 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5
4,000–4,499 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2
4,500–4,999 0.7 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.7
5,000–5,999 1.4 1.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8
6,000–6,999 3.6 3.8 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.1
7,000–7,999 4.5 2.9 2.3 2.4 2.2 1.8 2.7
8,000–8,999 8.2 4.8 2.8 3.0 2.1 2.6 3.4
9,000–9,999 7.8 5.6 3.7 4.1 3.3 2.7 4.1
10,000–10,999 8.9 7.0 4.2 4.6 3.5 4.1 4.5
11,000–11,999 4.7 4.2 3.6 4.3 2.2 3.8 4.0
12,000–12,999 5.7 6.4 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.9 5.5
13,000–13,999 6.6 6.2 5.2 5.0 4.2 4.5 6.5
14,000–14,999 4.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.8 5.6
15,000–19,999 17.7 21.2 22.5 20.9 21.1 22.4 25.1
20,000–24,999 9.6 9.6 15.1 15.6 16.0 15.1 14.0
25,000 or more 10.6 12.4 25.1 23.9 32.1 28.4 18.4
Median Social Security benefits (dollars) 12,552 13,620 17,760 17,244 19,367 18,059 16,164
Number (thousands) 3,000 2,954 29,150 8,255 7,038 5,435 8,421
Social Security Income of Aged Units Table 5.A2 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by marital status and age, 2014
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 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
500–999 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4
1,000–1,499 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.0
1,500–1,999 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4
2,000–2,499 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6
2,500–2,999 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.4
3,000–3,499 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.7 1.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
3,500–3,999 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.5 1.0 0.6
4,000–4,499 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2
4,500–4,999 0.8 1.6 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.9
5,000–5,999 1.4 2.0 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 0.9
6,000–6,999 3.5 3.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 3.6 4.1 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.8
7,000–7,999 3.1 3.1 1.2 1.8 1.0 0.7 0.9 5.7 2.7 3.2 3.1 3.3 2.7 3.4
8,000–8,999 7.1 5.2 1.1 1.7 0.8 1.0 0.7 9.1 4.5 4.1 4.4 3.3 4.0 4.5
9,000–9,999 5.8 4.0 1.5 2.2 1.6 0.8 0.9 9.7 7.2 5.2 6.1 4.9 4.3 5.4
10,000–10,999 6.1 5.3 1.4 2.2 0.9 0.9 1.2 11.3 8.8 6.3 7.0 5.8 6.7 5.8
11,000–11,999 4.1 2.5 1.4 2.3 1.0 1.0 0.7 5.3 5.9 5.2 6.3 3.2 6.0 5.2
12,000–12,999 4.5 4.9 1.8 2.8 1.4 1.2 1.2 6.8 7.9 6.5 6.0 6.4 6.1 7.2
13,000–13,999 7.1 4.4 2.0 2.9 1.5 1.9 1.2 6.2 8.1 7.5 7.1 6.7 6.6 8.6
14,000–14,999 3.0 4.7 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.5 4.9 5.1 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.9 7.3
15,000–19,999 18.9 20.5 13.6 16.4 11.6 12.2 13.3 16.6 21.8 28.9 25.4 29.7 30.9 29.9
20,000–24,999 11.7 11.4 18.6 17.7 16.8 18.6 22.8 7.6 7.7 12.6 13.5 15.2 12.3 10.4
25,000 or more 17.8 20.5 51.8 42.5 58.7 57.0 52.9 4.2 4.3 5.6 5.5 8.1 4.9 4.5
Median Social Security benefits (dollars) 14,400 15,600 25,296 22,776 27,252 26,400 25,318 11,483 12,192 14,459 14,248 15,600 14,556 14,400
Number (thousands) 1,422 1,480 12,308 4,106 3,339 2,456 2,408 1,579 1,474 16,841 4,149 3,699 2,980 6,013
Social Security Income of Units 65 or Older Table 5.A3 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by race, Hispanic origin, and marital status, 2014
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 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
500–999 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.6
1,000–1,499 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3
1,500–1,999 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.3
2,000–2,499 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.3
2,500–2,999 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.2 1.1
3,000–3,499 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.0 1.3 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.8
3,500–3,999 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.7 1.1 0.4
4,000–4,499 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6
4,500–4,999 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.4 0.9 2.0 1.8 1.1 2.3
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.5 1.7 1.5 0.9 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.9
6,000–6,999 1.5 0.5 2.2 3.1 0.9 3.8 2.4 1.2 3.6 3.1 0.7 4.7
7,000–7,999 2.1 1.2 2.7 4.6 1.5 5.6 3.3 1.0 5.6 4.5 3.0 5.4
8,000–8,999 2.6 1.0 3.8 4.0 0.8 5.0 5.0 2.3 7.7 7.3 2.6 10.3
9,000–9,999 3.3 1.4 4.8 5.7 1.9 6.9 7.0 2.2 11.8 7.1 3.7 9.4
10,000–10,999 3.7 1.3 5.6 8.0 1.9 10.0 4.6 2.7 6.5 7.1 2.1 10.4
11,000–11,999 3.4 1.2 5.1 5.1 3.1 5.7 3.3 2.1 4.6 3.6 2.5 4.3
12,000–12,999 4.1 1.6 6.0 8.7 4.4 10.1 4.3 2.6 6.1 4.4 3.2 5.2
13,000–13,999 5.2 2.0 7.7 5.4 1.3 6.8 4.2 2.9 5.5 6.9 3.1 9.5
14,000–14,999 4.8 2.1 7.0 5.9 3.8 6.5 3.6 1.6 5.6 5.1 4.8 5.3
15,000–19,999 23.0 13.4 30.5 18.5 13.0 20.2 20.7 20.2 21.2 17.6 18.5 17.0
20,000–24,999 15.6 18.5 13.3 12.4 22.7 9.0 12.6 17.2 7.9 11.4 18.4 6.8
25,000 or more 26.8 53.1 6.0 12.0 41.3 2.7 22.9 39.6 6.1 14.5 32.2 3.0
Median Social Security benefits (dollars) 18,059 25,607 14,952 13,512 22,800 12,059 16,752 22,656 12,059 13,559 20,148 11,376
Number (thousands) 24,893 10,970 13,923 2,829 684 2,145 942 474 468 2,030 799 1,230
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, 2014
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 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
500–999 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
1,000–1,499 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2
1,500–1,999 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
2,000–2,499 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.3
2,500–2,999 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
3,000–3,499 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6
3,500–3,999 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 2.4 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.6
4,000–4,499 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4
4,500–4,999 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 4.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2
5,000–5,999 3.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.0 4.9 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.5
6,000–6,999 6.8 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 11.4 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.2
7,000–7,999 8.0 1.4 1.5 0.7 1.3 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.6 13.8 1.2 1.4 1.9 1.0
8,000–8,999 9.9 2.0 1.6 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1 16.6 2.1 1.9 2.4 1.6
9,000–9,999 12.1 2.6 2.2 1.8 1.4 2.9 1.2 0.9 2.0 0.7 19.3 3.4 2.3 3.1 2.5
10,000–10,999 14.8 3.2 2.3 1.8 1.1 3.7 1.1 0.3 0.8 1.3 16.5 8.1 3.6 3.2 2.9
11,000–11,999 12.4 2.3 2.4 1.5 1.2 2.3 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.0 15.8 2.4 3.3 2.0
12,000–12,999 12.1 4.3 3.1 2.6 2.0 2.9 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.0 0.0 17.3 4.3 4.2 4.0
13,000–13,999 9.3 8.4 3.8 2.8 1.9 3.9 1.3 1.3 2.4 1.2 0.1 18.7 5.2 6.2 3.9
14,000–14,999 0.0 13.4 3.6 3.6 2.1 3.7 1.8 1.7 2.4 1.7 0.0 14.6 6.5 5.7 4.9
15,000–19,999 0.2 45.0 24.4 20.6 14.8 25.5 8.8 12.4 11.0 11.9 0.1 15.3 51.8 35.3 33.1
20,000–24,999 0.0 14.2 23.7 18.0 16.1 32.1 16.7 17.7 15.1 12.4 0.0 0.0 17.4 21.3 21.6
25,000 or more 0.0 0.1 28.7 42.6 52.7 12.6 62.9 60.0 58.9 60.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 10.1 17.8
Median Social Security benefits (dollars) 9,864 15,659 20,400 22,800 25,488 19,259 27,659 27,718 27,659 28,284 8,255 12,840 16,859 17,196 18,720
Number (thousands) 4,734 6,487 6,358 6,071 5,499 2,247 2,695 2,630 2,484 2,253 2,458 3,804 3,766 3,620 3,193
NOTE: Quintile limits are $13,499, $23,592, $39,298, and $72,129 for all units; $27,538, $44,424, $67,621, and $108,703 for married couples; and $10,859, $16,552, $24,400, and $41,151 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, 2014
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 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
500–999 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.6
1,000–1,499 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
1,500–1,999 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1
2,000–2,499 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4
2,500–2,999 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4
3,000–3,499 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.4
3,500–3,999 0.8 0.2 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3
4,000–4,499 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4
4,500–4,999 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.1
5,000–5,999 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.0 0.5 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.4 1.2
6,000–6,999 1.5 0.7 2.4 1.3 0.1 2.1 1.5 0.1 2.2 2.6 1.0 3.0
7,000–7,999 2.6 1.9 3.5 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.0 0.5 2.8 3.8 1.1 4.6
8,000–8,999 2.6 1.6 3.9 2.2 0.5 3.5 2.6 0.3 3.8 4.4 1.1 5.2
9,000–9,999 3.4 2.2 5.0 2.3 0.6 3.6 3.2 1.0 4.3 6.5 1.0 7.9
10,000–10,999 3.2 1.6 5.3 3.2 0.7 4.9 4.3 1.4 5.8 7.7 2.3 9.0
11,000–11,999 2.8 1.8 4.0 2.1 0.3 3.3 5.4 1.2 7.6 6.0 1.8 7.1
12,000–12,999 3.9 2.5 5.7 3.7 0.9 5.6 4.0 0.6 5.8 7.3 1.5 8.8
13,000–13,999 3.9 2.4 5.9 4.5 0.8 7.1 6.7 2.5 8.9 7.5 2.3 8.8
14,000–14,999 3.9 2.8 5.3 5.1 1.2 7.8 5.7 1.7 7.7 6.3 2.7 7.3
15,000–19,999 21.6 15.6 29.4 23.2 8.9 33.3 23.7 10.9 30.2 22.0 18.6 22.8
20,000–24,999 15.2 17.2 12.7 17.6 17.9 17.4 16.4 23.5 12.7 10.6 23.8 7.2
25,000 or more 28.7 45.1 7.4 31.6 67.4 6.4 21.9 55.6 4.5 11.0 40.5 3.3
Median Social Security benefits (dollars) 18,492 23,280 14,900 19,776 28,848 15,660 17,148 26,134 14,603 13,980 22,859 12,828
Number (thousands) 11,251 6,351 4,900 7,994 3,295 4,699 3,971 1,353 2,618 5,684 1,169 4,516
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, 2014
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 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1
500–999 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.4 0.2
1,000–1,499 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.2
1,500–1,999 0.6 1.3 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 0.2
2,000–2,499 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.3
2,500–2,999 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3
3,000–3,499 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.5 1.1 0.9 0.3
3,500–3,999 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.5
4,000–4,499 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.3
4,500–4,999 0.9 1.1 0.5 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.6
5,000–5,999 1.3 1.6 0.9 1.3 2.0 0.7 1.3 1.4 1.0
6,000–6,999 2.7 2.7 1.4 3.2 2.8 0.9 2.4 2.6 1.7
7,000–7,999 4.3 2.7 1.8 3.2 2.7 1.4 5.0 2.7 2.2
8,000–8,999 5.7 3.9 2.3 5.7 5.1 1.5 5.7 3.1 2.9
9,000–9,999 5.7 5.0 2.8 6.5 5.1 2.1 5.1 4.9 3.4
10,000–10,999 6.5 5.3 3.3 6.5 6.4 2.5 6.5 4.6 4.0
11,000–11,999 3.8 3.5 2.8 4.2 2.7 2.2 3.5 4.0 3.3
12,000–12,999 5.4 5.2 3.6 6.1 5.7 2.8 5.0 4.9 4.2
13,000–13,999 5.8 4.9 4.2 6.5 5.2 3.1 5.3 4.7 5.0
14,000–14,999 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9 5.0 3.4 4.0 3.4 4.4
15,000–19,999 20.4 20.4 19.1 19.9 21.6 18.5 20.7 19.6 19.5
20,000–24,999 12.6 12.2 15.7 10.7 11.4 17.7 13.8 12.8 14.1
25,000 or more 15.9 20.7 35.3 16.0 17.4 40.5 15.8 23.0 31.2
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars) 14,459 15,612 20,349 14,124 15,100 22,200 15,000 16,128 18,540
Number (thousands) 6,527 5,121 39,572 2,627 2,157 17,495 3,899 2,964 22,076
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, 2014
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 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
500–999 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3
1,000–1,499 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0
1,500–1,999 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3
2,000–2,499 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6
2,500–2,999 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
3,000–3,499 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5
3,500–3,999 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.5
4,000–4,499 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.2
4,500–4,999 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.8
5,000–5,999 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.5 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.8
6,000–6,999 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.8 1.7 1.4 1.1 2.3
7,000–7,999 2.0 1.7 1.4 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.3 2.2 2.1 1.7 2.6
8,000–8,999 2.5 1.8 2.2 2.7 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.2 2.9 2.1 2.7 3.7
9,000–9,999 3.3 2.6 2.2 3.1 2.5 2.2 1.6 1.9 3.9 2.9 2.7 3.9
10,000–10,999 3.5 2.7 3.4 3.6 3.2 1.5 2.5 2.4 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.4
11,000–11,999 3.3 1.6 2.9 3.3 3.1 1.5 1.9 1.9 3.4 1.8 3.8 4.2
12,000–12,999 3.4 3.1 3.1 4.6 3.4 2.6 2.0 2.7 3.5 3.5 4.1 5.8
13,000–13,999 4.1 3.3 3.7 5.5 3.1 2.3 2.5 4.6 5.0 4.1 4.7 6.1
14,000–14,999 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.5 3.8 4.6 5.7
15,000–19,999 17.3 17.5 19.3 22.5 19.4 16.4 17.0 21.2 15.6 18.5 21.4 23.4
20,000–24,999 15.1 16.1 16.0 15.6 16.8 17.7 17.7 18.8 13.7 14.8 14.5 13.6
25,000 or more 36.0 41.9 36.9 26.7 35.3 46.5 44.7 37.5 36.6 38.0 30.1 19.8
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars) 20,400 22,128 20,730 18,059 20,448 24,000 23,459 21,600 20,026 20,651 18,108 16,116
Number (thousands) 12,384 10,023 7,215 9,950 5,680 4,596 3,321 3,898 6,704 5,426 3,893 6,053
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, 2014
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 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
500–999 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 1.7
1,000–1,499 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0
1,500–1,999 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0
2,000–2,499 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.7
2,500–2,999 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0
3,000–3,499 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.9
3,500–3,999 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.5 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.8
4,000–4,499 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.6
4,500–4,999 0.3 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.6
5,000–5,999 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.6
6,000–6,999 0.6 2.4 2.0 3.4 2.1 0.4 2.1 1.0 3.8 1.3 0.8 2.5 2.3 3.1 2.8
7,000–7,999 1.0 2.9 2.8 2.1 4.9 1.1 2.0 2.0 1.2 3.9 0.9 3.3 3.1 2.7 5.7
8,000–8,999 1.1 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.1 1.1 2.5 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.1 4.5 4.1 4.8 4.3
9,000–9,999 1.4 4.8 4.0 5.4 5.1 1.4 3.7 2.6 4.3 4.5 1.2 5.3 4.4 6.2 5.6
10,000–10,999 1.4 5.9 5.3 6.1 7.8 1.4 5.0 4.0 4.9 7.7 1.4 6.3 5.6 6.9 7.9
11,000–11,999 1.3 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.3 1.3 4.2 3.6 4.6 4.5 1.2 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.2
12,000–12,999 1.7 6.1 5.6 8.0 5.0 1.8 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.4 1.5 6.6 5.7 9.9 4.7
13,000–13,999 1.9 7.1 7.3 7.6 4.8 2.0 5.8 7.5 4.5 4.0 1.9 7.7 7.3 9.7 5.4
14,000–14,999 2.0 6.5 6.6 7.0 4.3 2.2 6.3 5.8 8.7 2.7 1.8 6.5 6.9 5.9 5.7
15,000–19,999 12.5 27.8 30.7 24.1 25.7 13.5 30.5 33.1 29.4 27.7 11.2 26.6 30.0 20.5 24.0
20,000–24,999 17.5 13.3 14.0 12.8 11.4 18.1 16.6 18.2 15.7 13.8 16.7 11.8 12.8 11.0 9.4
25,000 or more 55.1 9.2 9.0 9.1 11.6 52.9 11.4 11.6 10.6 13.1 57.9 8.3 8.3 8.1 10.3
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars) 26,304 15,000 15,600 14,448 14,459 25,536 16,320 16,859 15,792 15,659 26,730 14,459 15,208 13,272 13,860
Number (thousands) 22,494 17,077 10,003 4,591 1,595 12,293 5,202 2,224 1,830 733 10,201 11,875 7,779 2,761 862
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, 2014
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 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0
500–999 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3
1,000–1,499 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1
1,500–1,999 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3
2,000–2,499 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.3
2,500–2,999 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.6
3,000–3,499 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.6
3,500–3,999 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.5
4,000–4,499 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6
4,500–4,999 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.7 1.7
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.2 1.9 2.2 1.7
6,000–6,999 1.2 0.8 1.5 2.6 1.6 3.3 1.8 2.3 1.3 2.4 1.4 3.2
7,000–7,999 1.6 1.2 2.0 3.8 3.1 4.2 2.2 1.7 2.6 3.8 3.3 4.3
8,000–8,999 2.1 1.3 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.6 2.6 4.4 5.5 4.4 6.3
9,000–9,999 2.5 1.8 3.0 4.8 4.1 5.3 6.2 4.1 7.9 5.6 5.0 6.0
10,000–10,999 3.0 2.2 3.6 6.6 5.2 7.5 3.5 2.4 4.5 5.5 4.0 6.6
11,000–11,999 2.7 2.0 3.2 4.2 3.5 4.7 2.9 3.7 2.1 2.9 2.9 3.0
12,000–12,999 3.2 2.4 3.8 7.4 5.6 8.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.8 4.6 3.3
13,000–13,999 4.2 3.1 5.1 4.8 4.1 5.3 3.6 3.1 4.0 4.9 4.3 5.4
14,000–14,999 3.9 3.2 4.4 4.8 5.7 4.1 3.2 2.7 3.6 4.6 4.3 4.9
15,000–19,999 19.2 18.6 19.8 16.6 17.1 16.3 20.2 19.8 20.5 17.8 18.6 17.2
20,000–24,999 16.0 17.9 14.4 14.2 16.8 12.5 12.6 14.5 10.9 14.4 15.8 13.3
25,000 or more 37.0 42.3 32.7 20.7 24.5 18.2 31.6 34.5 29.2 22.1 25.2 19.8
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars) 20,712 22,836 19,212 15,408 16,872 14,400 18,059 19,452 17,400 16,020 17,292 15,086
Number (thousands) 34,158 15,238 18,920 3,386 1,340 2,046 1,396 634 762 2,721 1,184 1,537
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, 2014
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 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
500–999 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
1,000–1,499 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2
1,500–1,999 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3
2,000–2,499 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4
2,500–2,999 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
3,000–3,499 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4
3,500–3,999 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4
4,000–4,499 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3
4,500–4,999 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
5,000–5,999 0.9 2.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.8
6,000–6,999 1.4 4.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6
7,000–7,999 1.8 5.0 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.2
8,000–8,999 2.3 6.7 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.2
9,000–9,999 2.8 7.4 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.3
10,000–10,999 3.3 9.3 2.4 2.0 1.7 2.1
11,000–11,999 2.8 7.3 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.5
12,000–12,999 3.6 6.2 4.2 2.6 2.7 2.5
13,000–13,999 4.2 3.5 8.1 3.1 3.7 2.0
14,000–14,999 3.9 3.3 6.8 3.6 3.0 2.6
15,000–19,999 19.1 17.2 22.2 19.5 18.2 17.7
20,000–24,999 15.7 16.3 11.7 20.0 16.2 14.2
25,000 or more 35.3 4.2 34.8 39.7 44.7 49.5
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars) 20,349 12,000 18,600 21,780 22,918 24,600
Number (thousands) 39,572 6,920 8,544 8,433 8,161 7,513
NOTE: Per-capita family total money income quintile limits are $12,492, $19,245, $29,027, and $47,129.
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, 2014
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 0.1 0.1 0.0
500–999 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
1,000–1,499 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2
1,500–1,999 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
2,000–2,499 0.5 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4
2,500–2,999 0.4 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4
3,000–3,499 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6
3,500–3,999 0.7 1.7 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.7
4,000–4,499 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4
4,500–4,999 0.7 2.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2
5,000–5,999 1.0 3.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.6
6,000–6,999 2.5 8.2 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.3
7,000–7,999 2.6 8.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.9
8,000–8,999 4.1 12.8 1.9 2.3 2.3 1.1
9,000–9,999 4.8 13.2 2.8 3.2 2.5 2.2
10,000–10,999 6.2 17.1 4.2 4.0 3.5 2.4
11,000–11,999 5.2 14.5 4.0 2.8 2.4 2.1
12,000–12,999 6.0 10.2 7.8 4.1 3.8 3.5
13,000–13,999 7.4 0.1 19.1 5.0 6.4 2.9
14,000–14,999 6.8 0.0 15.3 6.4 5.2 4.8
15,000–19,999 29.8 0.1 40.1 35.8 37.8 33.0
20,000–24,999 13.6 0.0 0.0 26.5 23.4 22.4
25,000 or more 5.8 0.0 0.0 5.0 8.2 19.5
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars) 14,868 9,552 14,400 16,956 17,640 19,200
Number (thousands) 12,739 2,472 3,121 2,748 2,219 2,179
  Persons in 2-person beneficiary families
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
500–999 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
1,000–1,499 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1
1,500–1,999 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3
2,000–2,499 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4
2,500–2,999 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5
3,000–3,499 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3
3,500–3,999 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4
4,000–4,499 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.3
4,500–4,999 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
5,000–5,999 0.8 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.8
6,000–6,999 0.7 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.4
7,000–7,999 1.2 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.4 1.2
8,000–8,999 1.3 3.0 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.3
9,000–9,999 1.5 3.3 0.9 1.2 1.8 0.8
10,000–10,999 1.7 5.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.7
11,000–11,999 1.5 3.2 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.3
12,000–12,999 2.1 4.2 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.9
13,000–13,999 2.3 5.4 1.4 1.7 2.6 1.5
14,000–14,999 2.4 5.0 1.6 2.3 2.1 1.6
15,000–19,999 13.0 28.9 10.3 10.1 9.5 11.3
20,000–24,999 17.4 30.5 20.1 16.7 14.0 10.3
25,000 or more 52.1 0.5 58.5 60.8 61.0 63.2
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars) 25,318 16,740 25,824 27,744 28,116 29,300
Number (thousands) 21,382 3,118 4,277 4,520 4,794 4,674
  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 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.5
500–999 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
1,000–1,499 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4
1,500–1,999 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.1
2,000–2,499 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0
2,500–2,999 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
3,000–3,499 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.9
3,500–3,999 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.0
4,000–4,499 0.4 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
4,500–4,999 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.2 1.2
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.4 1.6 0.8 0.5 1.0
6,000–6,999 1.1 1.9 0.7 1.4 0.7 0.7
7,000–7,999 2.5 4.5 2.0 2.1 1.6 1.9
8,000–8,999 2.0 3.9 1.8 1.3 1.5 0.8
9,000–9,999 3.8 6.4 3.0 3.6 3.1 1.3
10,000–10,999 3.0 4.6 3.0 1.5 2.0 4.0
11,000–11,999 2.4 3.7 2.2 1.9 2.3 1.1
12,000–12,999 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.6 3.0
13,000–13,999 3.8 5.1 3.6 4.1 3.0 2.8
14,000–14,999 3.3 5.3 3.3 2.2 2.8 1.8
15,000–19,999 17.7 21.4 17.8 17.8 16.4 12.4
20,000–24,999 13.7 13.3 12.3 17.3 11.5 14.2
25,000 or more 38.4 20.7 41.6 39.7 47.2 50.7
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars) 20,638 16,355 22,152 21,456 24,000 25,044
Number (thousands) 5,451 1,331 1,147 1,165 1,148 661
NOTE: Per-capita family total money income quintile limits are $12,492, $19,245, $29,027, and $47,129.
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, 2014
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 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
500–999 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.7
1,000–1,499 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2
1,500–1,999 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
2,000–2,499 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
2,500–2,999 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
3,000–3,499 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
3,500–3,999 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2
4,000–4,499 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3
4,500–4,999 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7
5,000–5,999 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.9
6,000–6,999 1.5 0.9 2.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.7 1.2 2.0
7,000–7,999 2.4 2.1 2.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.4 1.9 2.5 1.4 3.2
8,000–8,999 2.4 1.9 2.9 1.8 0.9 2.4 2.0 0.5 2.9 3.3 2.3 4.0
9,000–9,999 3.3 2.3 4.2 1.6 1.2 1.9 2.0 1.7 2.2 4.7 3.5 5.4
10,000–10,999 3.0 2.2 3.8 2.3 1.7 2.8 3.1 2.6 3.5 6.8 5.5 7.5
11,000–11,999 2.5 2.2 2.8 1.5 0.9 2.0 4.0 3.1 4.6 5.4 4.2 6.1
12,000–12,999 3.6 2.9 4.3 2.6 1.9 3.1 3.0 1.6 4.0 5.9 4.8 6.5
13,000–13,999 3.8 3.0 4.6 3.2 1.9 4.1 5.3 4.2 6.0 6.7 5.7 7.3
14,000–14,999 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6 2.5 4.4 4.5 4.1 4.8 5.7 4.9 6.1
15,000–19,999 18.6 19.4 17.9 18.2 15.1 20.4 19.9 18.9 20.6 21.0 21.6 20.7
20,000–24,999 14.5 16.3 12.8 17.9 19.9 16.3 17.7 18.9 16.9 14.0 17.9 11.7
25,000 or more 34.9 38.0 32.1 44.3 51.5 39.0 34.0 41.6 28.9 19.2 25.5 15.6
Median family Social Security benefits (dollars) 19,800 21,408 18,312 23,040 25,318 21,298 20,460 22,859 18,610 15,887 18,528 14,459
Number (thousands) 18,891 9,091 9,800 10,616 4,524 6,092 4,620 1,845 2,775 5,077 1,850 3,227
NOTE: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.