Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000

Income Sources

Aged Units

Units 65 or Older

Aged Persons

Nonmarried Persons 65 or Older

Income Sources of Aged Units
Table 1.1
Percentage with income from specified source, by age, marital status, and sex of nonmarried persons
Source of income Aged
55-61		 Aged
62-64		 Aged 65 or older
Total 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85 or
older
All units
Earnings 80 64 22 44 26 14 7 4
Wages and salaries 76 59 19 39 22 12 6 3
Self-employment 13 10 5 9 6 3 2 1
Retirement benefits 26 62 93 89 93 94 96 95
Social Security a 13 53 90 86 91 91 94 93
Benefits other than Social Security 16 30 41 41 44 43 41 33
Other public pensions 7 12 15 15 15 14 15 13
Railroad Retirement 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Government employee pensions 6 11 14 14 14 14 14 11
Military 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
Federal 1 3 5 4 5 5 6 4
State or local 4 7 8 9 8 7 7 6
Private pensions or annuities 10 20 29 28 31 31 28 22
Income from assets 61 60 59 60 59 60 62 55
Interest 57 57 57 57 57 57 59 52
Other income from assets 37 35 28 32 30 26 27 22
Dividends 33 31 24 27 26 22 22 17
Rent or royalties 11 10 9 11 9 8 8 7
Estates or trusts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans' benefits 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 3
Unemployment compensation 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 0
Workers' compensation 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
Public assistance 5 6 5 5 5 4 3 6
Supplemental Security Income 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 6
Other public assistance 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal contributions 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Memorandum:
Number (thousands) 12,430 4,049 25,230 6,508 6,154 5,689 3,841 3,038
Married couples
Earnings 92 76 36 55 37 25 14 12
Wages and salaries 87 70 31 49 30 20 10 7
Self-employment 17 14 9 13 10 7 4 5
Retirement benefits 26 63 94 91 95 95 99 98
Social Security a 11 53 92 87 93 92 97 97
Benefits other than Social Security 19 35 51 48 52 52 52 52
Other public pensions 8 15 18 18 18 18 18 22
Railroad Retirement 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1
Government employee pensions 8 15 17 17 17 17 17 21
Military 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
Federal 1 3 6 5 6 5 5 10
State or local 5 9 10 11 9 11 10 10
Private pensions or annuities 12 22 37 34 39 38 37 36
Income from assets 72 71 69 69 71 67 71 70
Interest 69 68 66 66 68 65 69 65
Other income from assets 46 46 38 40 40 34 35 31
Dividends 42 40 32 36 35 28 28 24
Rent or royalties 13 15 12 13 12 11 11 12
Estates or trusts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans' benefits 2 2 6 4 4 8 11 5
Unemployment compensation 5 3 1 2 1 1 0 0
Workers' compensation 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
Public assistance 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
Supplemental Security Income 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
Other public assistance 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Personal contributions 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Memorandum:
Number (thousands) 6,903 2,170 10,300 3,544 2,794 2,190 1,202 571
Nonmarried persons
Earnings 66 50 13 30 17 8 4 3
Wages and salaries 61 46 11 27 14 7 3 2
Self-employment 7 5 2 4 3 1 1 1
Retirement benefits 25 60 92 87 92 94 95 94
Social Security a 14 53 90 84 89 91 92 92
Benefits other than Social Security 13 24 34 32 36 38 36 28
Other public pensions 5 8 12 11 13 12 14 10
Railroad Retirement 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
Government employee pensions 5 8 11 11 12 11 13 9
Military 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
Federal 1 2 4 3 5 4 6 3
State or local 3 4 6 7 7 5 6 5
Private pensions or annuities 9 17 23 22 25 27 24 18
Income from assets 46 48 52 49 50 55 58 51
Interest 43 44 50 46 48 53 55 48
Other income from assets 26 23 22 22 22 21 23 20
Dividends 23 21 18 17 18 18 19 15
Rent or royalties 7 4 7 8 7 6 7 6
Estates or trusts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Veterans' benefits 1 1 4 4 3 4 4 3
Unemployment compensation 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Workers' compensation 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Public assistance 9 9 6 8 7 6 4 7
Supplemental Security Income 9 8 6 8 7 5 4 7
Other public assistance 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Personal contributions 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
Memorandum:
Number (thousands) 5,527 1,880 14,930 2,964 3,361 3,499 2,639 2,467
Nonmarried men
Earnings 68 51 18 35 21 11 9 5
Wages and salaries 61 46 14 29 16 9 6 4
Self-employment 10 7 4 8 5 3 3 0
Retirement benefits 23 56 91 87 91 94 91 93
Social Security a 11 49 88 85 88 90 88 92
Benefits other than Social Security 14 21 37 34 35 44 40 31
Other public pensions 5 8 11 10 12 15 9 8
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Government employee pensions 5 8 11 10 11 15 9 7
Military 1 2 2 3 2 4 1 1
Federal 1 1 4 1 4 6 6 1
State or local 3 5 5 6 6 5 2 4
Private pensions or annuities 8 13 27 24 24 31 32 24
Income from assets 41 40 50 47 48 53 53 52
Interest 37 38 48 45 47 51 51 49
Other income from assets 24 20 21 23 22 20 20 20
Dividends 20 18 17 18 19 15 19 15
Rent or royalties 8 4 7 9 6 8 3 7
Estates or trusts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans' benefits 2 1 7 8 6 9 9 4
Unemployment compensation 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Workers' compensation 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Public assistance 8 7 4 6 5 3 4 2
Supplemental Security Income 7 7 4 6 5 3 4 2
Other public assistance 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Personal contributions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Memorandum:
Number (thousands) 2,148 631 3,933 928 965 819 650 571
Nonmarried women
Earnings 65 49 11 28 16 7 3 2
Wages and salaries 61 46 10 26 14 7 3 2
Self-employment 5 3 1 3 3 1 0 1
Retirement benefits 26 62 93 87 92 93 96 94
Social Security a 16 55 90 83 90 91 94 92
Benefits other than Social Security 13 26 34 31 37 36 35 27
Other public pensions 5 8 13 12 13 11 15 11
Railroad Retirement 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1
Government employee pensions 5 7 12 12 12 10 14 10
Military 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1
Federal 1 3 4 4 5 3 6 3
State or local 3 3 7 8 7 6 8 6
Private pensions or annuities 9 19 22 21 25 26 21 17
Income from assets 49 51 53 50 51 56 60 51
Interest 46 48 51 47 49 53 57 48
Other income from assets 27 25 22 21 22 22 24 20
Dividends 24 22 18 17 18 19 19 15
Rent or royalties 6 5 7 7 7 6 8 6
Estates or trusts 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Veterans' benefits 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Unemployment compensation 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Workers' compensation 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Public assistance 10 10 7 9 7 6 4 8
Supplemental Security Income 9 9 7 9 7 6 3 8
Other public assistance 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Personal contributions 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 0
Memorandum:
Number (thousands) 3,378 1,249 10,997 2,036 2,396 2,680 1,989 1,896
a. Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
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Income Sources of Aged Units
Table 1.2
Percentage with income from specified source, by Social Security beneficiary status, age, marital status, and sex of nonmarried persons
Source of income 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
Earnings 42 48 21 70 64 34 15 28 12 9 27 16 17 29 11
Wages and salaries 40 43 18 67 58 29 13 26 10 7 24 12 15 27 10
Self-employment 5 7 5 7 11 9 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 3 1
Retirement benefits 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Social Security a 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Benefits other than Social Security 25 41 43 32 48 53 17 32 36 13 29 39 19 34 34
Other public pensions 7 14 14 10 18 18 5 9 11 2 9 10 6 9 12
Railroad Retirement 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Government employee pensions 7 14 14 10 18 18 4 9 11 2 9 10 5 9 11
Military 0 3 2 1 4 3 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 1 1
Federal 1 2 4 2 3 5 1 2 4 1 1 3 0 2 4
State or local 6 9 8 8 12 11 3 5 7 1 5 5 4 5 7
Private pensions or annuities 19 29 31 25 34 39 13 24 25 11 22 29 14 25 24
Income from assets 39 59 61 52 69 71 25 47 55 16 39 52 29 51 56
Interest 36 56 59 49 66 68 23 45 52 14 37 50 27 48 53
Other income from assets 21 33 29 30 45 39 12 20 23 5 17 22 15 21 23
Dividends 18 29 24 24 39 33 11 17 18 4 16 18 15 18 18
Rent or royalties 6 10 9 9 14 13 2 5 7 1 5 7 3 5 7
Estates or trusts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Veterans' benefits 3 2 5 4 2 6 2 2 4 2 0 7 2 2 2
Unemployment compensation 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Workers' compensation 3 1 1 5 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Public assistance 13 6 3 6 3 2 20 9 5 19 9 4 20 9 5
Supplemental Security Income 12 5 3 6 2 2 18 8 4 19 9 3 18 8 5
Other public assistance 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
Personal contributions 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Memorandum:
Number (thousands) 1,581 2,146 22,808 789 1,154 9,429 792 992 13,378 243 311 3,473 549 681 9,905
Nonbeneficiary
Earnings 86 82 35 94 90 57 75 73 22 75 75 34 74 72 17
Wages and salaries 81 76 31 90 83 51 69 68 19 68 67 29 70 69 14
Self-employment 14 13 8 19 18 14 8 6 4 10 10 6 6 4 3
Retirement benefits 15 18 26 17 21 29 13 16 25 14 13 24 12 18 26
Social Security a n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Benefits other than Social Security 15 18 26 17 21 29 13 16 25 14 13 24 12 18 26
Other public pensions 6 10 18 8 12 19 5 7 18 6 8 16 5 6 19
Railroad Retirement 0 1 5 0 1 6 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 6
Government employee pensions 6 9 14 7 11 13 5 6 14 6 8 15 5 6 13
Military 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Federal 1 3 9 1 4 9 1 2 10 1 1 12 1 3 9
State or local 4 5 5 4 6 6 3 3 4 3 5 3 2 2 5
Private pensions or annuities 9 9 10 10 10 13 8 9 8 8 4 9 8 11 8
Income from assets 64 61 42 75 72 57 49 48 34 44 41 38 53 52 32
Interest 60 58 41 71 69 55 46 44 32 39 40 37 50 47 31
Other income from assets 40 38 19 48 47 28 28 27 14 27 23 15 29 29 14
Dividends 35 33 16 44 41 25 24 24 12 23 21 11 26 26 12
Rent or royalties 11 10 6 14 15 7 8 4 6 9 4 8 7 4 5
Estates or trusts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Veterans' benefits 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 1 4 2 1 8 1 2 2
Unemployment compensation 4 3 1 5 4 3 4 3 0 4 4 0 4 2 0
Workers' compensation 2 2 0 2 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1
Public assistance 4 5 17 2 3 10 8 9 21 6 5 10 9 11 25
Supplemental Security Income 4 5 16 1 2 10 7 8 20 6 5 10 8 9 24
Other public assistance 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1
Personal contributions 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 1
Memorandum:
Number (thousands) 10,849 1,903 2,422 6,115 1,016 871 4,735 887 1,551 1,905 319 459 2,829 568 1,092
NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.
a. Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
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Income Sources of Aged Units
Table 1.3
Percentage with income from specified source, by age, marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, race, and Hispanic origin
Source of income 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
Earnings 82 66 23 92 76 36 68 53 13 69 52 19 67 53 11
Wages and salaries 77 60 19 88 70 30 63 48 11 62 46 14 64 49 10
Self-employment 14 11 5 18 15 9 8 5 2 11 8 5 6 4 1
Retirement benefits 26 63 94 27 64 94 25 60 93 24 55 93 26 63 94
Social Security a 12 54 91 11 54 92 14 53 91 11 48 90 15 56 91
Benefits other than Social Security 17 31 43 19 36 52 14 24 36 15 20 39 14 26 35
Other public pensions 7 12 15 8 16 18 5 8 13 6 8 11 5 8 13
Railroad Retirement 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Government employee pensions 7 12 14 8 15 17 5 8 12 6 8 11 5 8 12
Military 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Federal 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 1 0 4 1 3 4
State or local 4 7 8 5 10 10 3 5 6 3 6 5 3 4 7
Private pensions or annuities 11 20 31 12 23 38 9 16 25 9 12 29 9 19 24
Income from assets 65 64 63 75 73 72 51 52 57 45 45 54 55 56 58
Interest 61 61 61 71 70 69 47 48 55 40 42 52 53 52 56
Other income from assets 41 39 31 49 48 40 29 26 24 27 21 24 31 28 24
Dividends 37 34 26 44 43 34 26 23 20 23