U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.

Income of the Aged Chartbook, 2006

 
Median family income, by sex and age, 2006
Age All persons Men Women
65 to 69 40,382 45,000 37,000
70 to 74 33,585 38,272 30,362
75 to 79 29,680 34,062 26,124
80 or older 25,062 30,013 21,600
NOTE: Family income of persons 65 or older tends to be higher than the income of aged units 65 or older because it includes income from all family members, not just a spouse. In addition, each elderly person counts individually rather than as part of a marital unit; statistics based on aged units give greater weight to nonmarried persons as compared to statistics based on persons.

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