U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000
 
Total Money Income of Units 65 or Older, Excluding Social Security
Table 4.3
By quintiles of Social Security benefits and marital status
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
None 27.3 29.9 19.0 13.8 9.0 11.1 15.7 10.9 8.1 8.4 26.3 37.2 30.2 19.3 16.0
Loss or 1-999 11.4 12.4 13.3 8.9 6.2 4.9 7.7 6.9 6.1 5.5 11.4 14.6 14.9 16.0 10.8
1,000-1,999 6.6 6.2 4.9 4.7 3.4 3.5 4.5 4.0 2.4 4.1 7.8 6.5 6.3 5.0 5.1
2,000-2,999 6.6 4.1 4.3 3.9 1.5 1.5 3.6 3.4 1.8 0.9 8.9 4.3 4.6 5.2 4.1
3,000-3,999 3.9 2.5 4.6 3.1 2.2 1.8 3.0 3.2 2.5 1.6 4.8 3.0 2.8 5.0 4.4
4,000-4,999 3.1 3.3 3.5 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.3 3.2 2.3 1.9 3.9 2.7 4.2 3.8 3.0
5,000-5,999 2.7 4.2 2.5 3.7 3.0 2.4 2.4 4.3 4.0 2.1 2.8 3.9 3.9 2.2 3.4
6,000-6,999 2.5 2.5 3.1 2.5 3.1 2.2 1.7 2.3 2.8 3.4 2.5 2.6 3.1 3.8 2.8
7,000-7,999 2.4 2.2 4.0 2.4 3.0 3.6 2.5 2.6 3.9 1.9 2.6 1.7 2.4 4.5 3.1
8,000-8,999 1.5 2.3 2.4 4.0 2.5 1.2 2.5 2.8 2.3 2.9 1.7 1.6 2.7 2.8 4.4
9,000-9,999 2.1 1.3 2.9 2.4 2.9 1.2 1.6 3.8 3.2 2.9 1.9 2.0 2.2 3.4 1.7
10,000-10,999 1.5 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.6 0.6 1.7 2.0 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.9 3.5 3.4 2.9
11,000-11,999 1.3 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.4 0.6 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.8 1.9 1.2 1.0 2.0 2.0
12,000-12,999 1.5 1.3 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.7 2.3 3.0 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 2.9 2.3
13,000-13,999 1.7 1.4 2.0 1.8 2.4 2.6 0.8 3.1 2.9 1.7 1.8 0.9 1.0 2.0 2.6
14,000-14,999 1.3 1.9 1.3 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.9
15,000-19,999 5.7 6.0 6.4 7.1 8.1 10.0 6.6 7.8 9.5 7.3 5.5 4.6 5.2 5.3 7.0
20,000-24,999 3.5 3.7 4.1 5.4 6.2 9.2 5.0 5.9 6.8 6.7 3.0 2.2 2.8 3.3 4.1
25,000-29,999 2.5 2.5 2.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.9 4.3 5.5 4.9 2.0 1.3 1.3 2.3 3.1
30,000-34,999 1.5 1.5 2.3 3.3 3.9 4.6 5.3 3.4 4.1 3.6 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.0 2.6
35,000-39,999 1.5 1.4 1.8 2.5 2.9 4.4 3.4 3.5 2.9 3.3 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1
40,000-44,999 1.4 1.0 1.0 2.2 2.5 3.1 2.8 2.3 1.7 3.5 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.5
45,000-49,999 1.1 0.3 0.9 1.0 2.1 2.3 1.5 1.0 2.6 1.8 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 1.0
50,000-54,999 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.8 0.8 1.7 1.7 0.3 0 0.2 0.3 1.2
55,000-59,999 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.3 2.3 0.9 1.6 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7
60,000-64,999 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.9 1.5 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.4
65,000-69,999 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.3 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.2 0 1.1
70,000-74,999 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3
75,000-99,999 1.2 0.9 1.7 2.8 4.6 4.4 2.4 3.2 3.1 7.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 1.5 2.2
100,000-149,999 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.9 4.2 2.6 2.9 2.2 2.5 6.3 0.5 0.5 0 0.6 1.3
150,000-199,999 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.5 1.5 0 0 0.2 0.1 0.6
200,000 or more 0.1 0 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.0 1.8 0.1 0 0 0.1 0.3
Memorandum:
Median income (dollars) 2,622 2,271 5,089 9,176 14,604 18,384 11,598 11,265 13,611 18,068 2,477 753 1,782 3,899 7,000
Number (thousands) 4,555 4,188 5,196 4,313 4,556 1,923 1,803 1,891 1,943 1,870 2,526 2,831 2,718 2,635 2,669
NOTE: 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 $7,415, $10,003, $12,731, and $17,210 for all units; $11,387, $14,867, $17,772, and $21,077 for married couples; and $6,439, $8,449, $10,163, and $12,319 for nonmarried persons.