U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
 

Total Money Income

Aged Units

Units 65 or Older

Nonmarried Persons 65 or Older

Total Money Income of Aged Units
Table 3.1
Percentage distribution, by marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age, 2004
Income (dollars) Aged 55–61 Aged 62–64 Aged 65 or older
Total 65–69 70–74 75–79 80 or older
All units
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 4.4 3.8 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.8
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
2,000–2,999 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.7
4,000–4,999 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2
5,000–5,999 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.5
6,000–6,999 1.7 2.0 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.1 3.3
7,000–7,999 1.5 2.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 2.6 3.5
8,000–8,999 0.8 1.3 2.6 1.4 2.8 3.0 3.2
9,000–9,999 1.5 2.4 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.4 4.4
10,000–10,999 1.4 2.0 4.0 2.2 3.2 4.6 5.8
11,000–11,999 0.9 1.4 3.6 2.3 3.0 3.7 5.2
12,000–12,999 1.5 1.9 4.0 2.4 3.5 4.9 5.1
13,000–13,999 1.0 1.5 3.2 1.9 2.6 3.9 4.3
14,000–14,999 1.0 1.7 2.8 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.6
15,000–19,999 5.1 7.4 12.8 9.0 12.1 14.0 15.9
20,000–24,999 6.0 7.2 10.1 8.4 10.2 11.0 10.9
25,000–29,999 5.5 6.3 7.4 7.1 7.0 7.9 7.7
30,000–34,999 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.8 6.2 6.6 4.1
35,000–39,999 4.6 5.2 4.8 5.6 5.5 4.8 3.5
40,000–44,999 4.8 4.0 3.5 4.3 4.4 3.1 2.6
45,000–49,999 4.2 3.9 2.6 4.0 3.1 2.1 1.3
50,000–54,999 4.0 3.5 2.3 3.3 2.0 2.1 1.8
55,000–59,999 3.0 4.3 2.0 3.0 2.3 1.3 1.2
60,000–64,999 3.8 3.3 1.6 2.4 1.8 1.4 0.8
65,000–69,999 2.9 2.7 1.5 2.5 1.6 1.0 0.9
70,000–74,999 2.9 2.7 1.1 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.3
75,000–99,999 11.2 8.9 3.7 5.9 4.7 2.6 1.8
100,000–149,999 10.7 6.3 3.0 4.9 3.6 2.0 1.5
150,000–199,999 3.7 2.9 1.1 2.4 0.9 0.7 0.3
200,000 or more 3.3 2.4 0.8 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.1
Median income (dollars) 44,316 35,000 20,481 28,969 22,603 19,290 15,948
Number (thousands) 15,772 4,990 26,865 7,078 5,999 5,827 7,960
Married couples
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.4
1,000–1,999 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3
2,000–2,999 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
3,000–3,999 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
4,000–4,999 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3
5,000–5,999 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0 0.1 0.5
6,000–6,999 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
7,000–7,999 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6
8,000–8,999 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.2
9,000–9,999 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.8
10,000–10,999 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.8
11,000–11,999 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.1
12,000–12,999 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.1
13,000–13,999 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.3 0.7 2.0 2.1
14,000–14,999 0.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.5 1.8
15,000–19,999 2.6 5.0 9.8 6.9 9.7 11.6 13.0
20,000–24,999 3.3 5.9 11.3 7.8 10.9 13.6 15.0
25,000–29,999 3.8 5.0 10.2 7.0 9.2 12.3 14.9
30,000–34,999 4.3 5.8 9.3 8.5 8.9 11.5 8.6
35,000–39,999 3.7 5.2 7.6 6.6 8.7 7.6 7.9
40,000–44,999 4.7 4.9 5.6 5.2 6.9 5.3 5.2
45,000–49,999 4.4 4.9 4.7 5.7 5.2 4.1 2.9
50,000–54,999 4.9 5.0 3.9 4.6 3.3 3.6 3.8
55,000–59,999 3.9 5.8 3.6 4.7 3.3 2.7 2.9
60,000–64,999 4.5 3.7 2.9 3.4 3.2 2.3 2.4
65,000–69,999 4.2 4.1 2.4 3.2 2.7 1.3 1.9
70,000–74,999 4.1 4.2 2.0 2.7 2.0 1.8 0.9
75,000–99,999 16.5 13.3 7.1 9.3 8.3 4.8 4.2
100,000–149,999 17.1 9.7 6.0 8.7 6.4 3.6 3.7
150,000–199,999 6.1 5.0 2.3 4.1 1.7 1.5 1.0
200,000 or more 5.4 4.0 1.7 2.9 1.6 0.9 0.5
Median income (dollars) 68,612 54,899 34,900 44,299 36,750 30,413 28,490
Number (thousands) 8,681 2,745 10,930 3,710 2,731 2,342 2,146
Nonmarried persons
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.8 6.5 4.3 5.1 5.0 4.6 3.3
1,000–1,999 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
2,000–2,999 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7
3,000–3,999 1.0 1.5 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.9
4,000–4,999 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.5
5,000–5,999 1.2 1.4 1.9 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.9
6,000–6,999 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.5 3.7 3.4 4.4
7,000–7,999 2.9 4.2 5.3 6.8 6.2 4.1 4.6
8,000–8,999 1.6 2.5 4.0 2.6 4.8 4.3 4.3
9,000–9,999 2.6 4.6 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.7
10,000–10,999 2.3 3.4 6.3 3.9 5.3 7.1 7.7
11,000–11,999 1.6 2.4 5.3 3.6 4.5 5.3 6.7
12,000–12,999 2.6 3.7 6.0 4.2 5.6 7.1 6.6
13,000–13,999 1.9 2.6 4.4 2.6 4.1 5.2 5.1
14,000–14,999 1.5 2.2 3.9 3.4 3.2 4.5 4.2
15,000–19,999 8.2 10.3 14.9 11.2 14.1 15.5 17.0
20,000–24,999 9.2 8.8 9.3 9.1 9.5 9.2 9.4
25,000–29,999 7.6 7.9 5.5 7.2 5.3 5.0 5.0
30,000–34,999 7.3 5.6 3.5 4.8 4.0 3.3 2.4
35,000–39,999 5.7 5.3 2.8 4.5 2.8 2.9 1.8
40,000–44,999 4.9 3.0 2.1 3.2 2.3 1.6 1.6
45,000–49,999 4.0 2.6 1.1 2.1 1.2 0.8 0.8
50,000–54,999 3.0 1.8 1.2 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.0
55,000–59,999 1.7 2.4 0.8 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.5
60,000–64,999 3.0 2.7 0.7 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.3
65,000–69,999 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.7 0.7 0.8 0.5
70,000–74,999 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.8 0.1
75,000–99,999 4.7 3.5 1.4 2.1 1.7 1.1 0.9
100,000–149,999 2.8 2.2 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.8 0.7
150,000–199,999 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0
200,000 or more 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0
Median income (dollars) 24,000 19,032 13,999 15,799 14,263 13,929 13,321
Number (thousands) 7,091 2,245 15,935 3,368 3,268 3,485 5,814
Men
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.2 6.7 3.8 4.3 3.9 4.4 3.0
1,000–1,999 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.1 0
2,000–2,999 0.6 0.6 0.3 0 0.4 0.2 0.4
3,000–3,999 0.5 2.1 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.4 1.0
4,000–4,999 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.8
5,000–5,999 1.7 0.7 1.3 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.8
6,000–6,999 3.1 2.3 2.8 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.3
7,000–7,999 1.6 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.9 1.8 3.0
8,000–8,999 1.6 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.3 2.8 2.1
9,000–9,999 2.6 3.5 4.7 4.9 6.0 4.4 3.8
10,000–10,999 2.7 2.9 4.8 3.0 3.8 5.8 6.2
11,000–11,999 1.7 1.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 5.9 4.9
12,000–12,999 2.2 3.4 5.9 5.6 6.4 5.9 5.7
13,000–13,999 1.5 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.6 4.5 2.7
14,000–14,999 1.4 2.1 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.3 4.1
15,000–19,999 7.7 9.7 14.1 10.7 9.5 15.4 19.5
20,000–24,999 8.6 7.1 9.4 8.1 10.6 7.8 10.8
25,000–29,999 8.1 7.9 7.2 6.5 5.1 7.2 9.3
30,000–34,999 7.3 5.8 4.8 7.5 5.1 2.8 3.5
35,000–39,999 5.1 6.9 4.5 5.7 4.4 5.7 2.6
40,000–44,999 5.3 2.6 3.6 2.9 4.6 2.8 4.1
45,000–49,999 4.1 2.0 2.1 3.0 1.8 1.8 1.7
50,000–54,999 3.5 2.0 1.5 2.5 1.5 1.4 0.8
55,000–59,999 1.4 2.6 1.4 1.6 2.9 0.6 0.6
60,000–64,999 3.3 3.1 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.4 0.4
65,000–69,999 1.6 0.7 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.4
70,000–74,999 1.8 0.8 1.1 0.7 2.2 2.0 0.1
75,000–99,999 5.9 5.3 2.4 3.2 2.5 2.6 1.6
100,000–149,999 4.1 3.1 1.8 1.1 2.0 2.8 1.5
150,000–199,999 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.9 0.1
200,000 or more 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0
Median income (dollars) 26,000 20,800 17,611 19,194 18,013 17,580 16,939
Number (thousands) 2,773 819 4,292 1,141 936 892 1,323
Women
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 8.1 6.4 4.5 5.4 5.5 4.7 3.4
1,000–1,999 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3
2,000–2,999 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8
3,000–3,999 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.9
4,000–4,999 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7
5,000–5,999 0.9 1.7 2.1 2.9 1.6 2.2 1.9
6,000–6,999 3.6 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.0 3.6 5.0
7,000–7,999 3.6 4.0 5.7 7.6 6.3 4.8 5.1
8,000–8,999 1.6 2.2 4.6 2.8 5.4 4.8 4.9
9,000–9,999 2.6 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.0 5.8 6.3
10,000–10,999 2.1 3.6 6.8 4.4 5.9 7.6 8.1
11,000–11,999 1.5 3.3 5.6 3.1 5.3 5.1 7.3
12,000–12,999 2.9 3.8 6.0 3.5 5.3 7.5 6.8
13,000–13,999 2.2 2.1 4.9 2.7 4.7 5.4 5.7
14,000–14,999 1.6 2.3 4.3 3.9 3.6 5.2 4.3
15,000–19,999 8.6 10.5 15.2 11.5 16.0 15.6 16.3
20,000–24,999 9.6 9.8 9.2 9.6 9.1 9.6 8.9
25,000–29,999 7.2 7.8 4.9 7.6 5.4 4.3 3.7
30,000–34,999 7.3 5.5 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.5 2.1
35,000–39,999 6.0 4.4 2.2 3.9 2.2 1.9 1.6
40,000–44,999 4.6 3.2 1.5 3.4 1.4 1.1 0.9
45,000–49,999 3.9 2.9 0.8 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.5
50,000–54,999 2.6 1.6 1.1 1.5 0.7 1.0 1.1
55,000–59,999 2.0 2.2 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.5
60,000–64,999 2.8 2.5 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.2
65,000–69,999 1.1 1.1 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.5 0.2
70,000–74,999 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.1
75,000–99,999 3.9 2.4 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.7
100,000–149,999 1.9 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.4
150,000–199,999 0.6 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
200,000 or more 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0 0
Median income (dollars) 22,630 18,288 13,151 14,611 13,506 13,171 12,679
Number (thousands) 4,317 1,427 11,643 2,227 2,332 2,592 4,492
 
Top of page. Table of contents.
Total Money Income of Aged Units
Table 3.2
Percentage distribution, by Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age, 2004
Income (dollars) 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 a
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
Less than 1,000 0 0.5 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0.9 0.2 0 1.2 0 0 0.8 0.3
1,000–1,999 0.4 0.4 0.2 0 0 0.1 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.2
2,000–2,999 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.4
3,000–3,999 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 0 0.1 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.9 0.8
4,000–4,999 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 2.2 1.3 0.8 2.4 0.7 1.6 2.2 1.5
5,000–5,999 1.1 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.5 0.6 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.0
6,000–6,999 4.0 2.8 2.2 1.3 0.5 0.1 7.0 5.5 3.7 4.4 4.1 2.7 8.4 6.3 4.1
7,000–7,999 4.7 2.8 3.5 1.1 0.6 0.4 8.5 5.2 5.6 4.4 6.1 4.3 10.8 4.7 6.1
8,000–8,999 2.8 1.9 2.7 0.3 0.7 0.4 5.4 3.3 4.3 7.5 3.5 2.6 4.2 3.2 5.0
9,000–9,999 4.8 4.0 3.6 0.5 1.1 0.6 9.3 7.3 5.8 8.8 5.5 4.7 9.6 8.3 6.2
10,000–10,999 3.4 2.6 4.2 1.3 0.9 0.5 5.6 4.6 6.8 5.1 2.9 5.3 5.8 5.6 7.4
11,000–11,999 2.6 2.5 3.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 4.2 4.3 5.9 6.0 1.3 5.0 3.2 6.0 6.2
12,000–12,999 3.6 3.1 4.3 1.8 0.8 1.0 5.5 5.6 6.6 3.8 4.6 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.6
13,000–13,999 3.6 2.2 3.5 1.0 1.2 1.5 6.3 3.3 4.9 3.8 5.8 3.4 7.6 1.8 5.4
14,000–14,999 3.6 2.6 3.0 1.9 2.0 1.2 5.3 3.2 4.3 3.5 3.1 3.2 6.3 3.2 4.7
15,000–19,999 8.3 10.1 13.8 7.7 7.5 10.2 9.0 13.2 16.3 14.3 12.9 15.6 6.1 13.3 16.6
20,000–24,999 7.2 8.9 10.6 6.5 8.5 11.9 7.9 9.4 9.7 6.7 9.1 9.8 8.6 9.6 9.6
25,000–29,999 6.7 7.5 7.8 7.8 8.0 10.8 5.5 7.0 5.7 9.2 8.6 7.4 3.5 6.0 5.0
30,000–34,999 6.6 6.1 6.1 8.7 6.9 9.6 4.4 5.2 3.6 4.4 4.0 5.0 4.4 5.9 3.0
35,000–39,999 5.1 5.3 5.0 7.4 6.9 8.0 2.7 3.5 2.9 3.4 5.4 4.7 2.3 2.5 2.2
40,000–44,999 3.8 3.6 3.5 6.1 4.8 5.7 1.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 2.8 3.5 1.3 1.9 1.4
45,000–49,999 3.6 3.3 2.7 5.4 4.9 4.8 1.7 1.5 1.2 3.2 1.5 2.1 0.9 1.5 0.8
50,000–54,999 3.1 3.8 2.2 5.4 6.2 3.8 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.6 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.0
55,000–59,999 2.1 4.1 1.9 3.7 6.3 3.7 0.3 1.5 0.7 0 2.8 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.6
60,000–64,999 2.5 2.7 1.6 4.6 3.5 3.1 0.3 1.9 0.6 0.8 2.5 1.1 0 1.5 0.5
65,000–69,999 3.3 2.2 1.5 6.1 4.2 2.6 0.4 0 0.8 0.7 0.1 1.7 0.3 0 0.5
70,000–74,999 1.3 1.9 1.1 1.9 3.2 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.1 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.4
75,000–99,999 5.4 6.0 3.6 9.4 9.1 6.9 1.1 2.3 1.2 0.4 3.7 2.2 1.5 1.6 0.9
100,000–149,999 2.6 4.0 2.8 4.4 6.6 5.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.5 0.8 1.2 0.5
150,000–199,999 1.6 1.2 1.0 2.8 2.1 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0 0.6 0.7 0.6 0 0
200,000 or more 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.5 0.2 0 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.3 0 0.1
Median income (dollars) 23,560 26,351 20,975 40,136 42,800 35,098 12,799 15,016 14,400 14,323 17,683 17,805 12,240 13,624 13,585
Number (thousands) 2,016 2,316 23,936 1,037 1,242 9,848 979 1,075 14,088 344 393 3,749 635 681 10,339
Nonbeneficiary
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
Less than 1,000 5.0 6.6 27.6 1.8 2.7 13.8 9.0 11.6 35.6 8.2 11.7 30.2 9.5 11.5 37.9
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.7
2,000–2,999 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.1 0 1.1 1.0 1.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.0 2.3
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.9 1.5 2.2 0.5 3.5 1.2 1.2 0.4 2.6
4,000–4,999 0.6 0.5 2.6 0.1 0.4 2.2 1.3 0.6 2.8 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.6 0.6 3.4
5,000–5,999 0.7 0.6 1.5 0.3 0 0.2 1.1 1.2 2.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.9
6,000–6,999 1.4 1.3 4.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.8 2.0 6.4 2.9 0.6 3.6 2.7 2.7 7.6
7,000–7,999 1.0 1.6 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.9 3.4 2.6 1.3 3.4 2.1 2.4 3.4 2.8
8,000–8,999 0.6 0.8 1.6 0.2 0 1.4 1.0 1.9 1.6 0.8 2.7 2.1 1.2 1.4 1.4
9,000–9,999 1.0 1.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.8 1.7 4.9 1.4 2.3 3.2
10,000–10,999 1.1 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.9 2.6 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.9 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.3
11,000–11,999 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.2 0 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.8 1.0
12,000–12,999 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.2 1.8 1.4 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.3 1.6 1.1
13,000–13,999 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.2 0 1.4 1.2 1.9 0.4 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.2 2.3 0.3
14,000–14,999 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.2
15,000–19,999 4.6 5.0 4.9 1.9 3.0 6.4 8.1 7.6 4.1 6.8 6.8 4.1 9.0 8.0 4.0
20,000–24,999 5.8 5.7 5.9 2.9 3.8 5.1 9.4 8.2 6.3 8.9 5.3 6.7 9.8 9.9 6.2
25,000–29,999 5.3 5.2 4.6 3.2 2.5 4.8 7.9 8.7 4.5 8.0 7.3 5.5 7.9 9.4 4.1
30,000–34,999 5.5 5.3 3.9 3.7 4.9 5.9 7.8 6.0 2.7 7.7 7.4 2.9 7.8 5.1 2.6
35,000–39,999 4.5 5.2 3.0 3.2 3.9 3.8 6.1 6.9 2.4 5.4 8.2 3.0 6.6 6.1 2.2
40,000–44,999 5.0 4.4 3.5 4.6 5.0 4.7 5.4 3.8 2.8 5.8 2.5 4.1 5.2 4.5 2.3
45,000–49,999 4.3 4.4 2.0 4.3 5.0 3.9 4.3 3.6 1.0 4.2 2.6 2.1 4.5 4.2 0.5
50,000–54,999 4.1 3.4 2.8 4.8 4.0 4.4 3.3 2.6 1.9 3.9 2.2 2.7 3.0 2.8 1.5
55,000–59,999 3.1 4.4 2.0 4.0 5.5 2.4 2.0 3.1 1.8 1.6 2.5 3.6 2.2 3.5 1.0
60,000–64,999 4.0 3.7 1.2 4.5 3.9 1.4 3.4 3.4 1.1 3.7 3.7 1.2 3.3 3.3 1.0
65,000–69,999 2.9 3.0 1.0 4.0 4.1 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.3 2.0 0.8
70,000–74,999 3.2 3.5 1.4 4.4 4.9 2.9 1.7 1.6 0.5 1.9 1.2 0.7 1.6 1.8 0.5
75,000–99,999 12.0 11.4 4.8 17.5 16.8 8.9 5.2 4.6 2.4 6.7 6.9 4.1 4.3 3.2 1.7
100,000–149,999 11.9 8.3 3.8 18.9 12.2 7.8 3.1 3.3 1.5 4.5 5.5 3.5 2.1 2.1 0.6
150,000–199,999 4.0 4.4 1.1 6.5 7.5 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 0
200,000 or more 3.7 3.6 1.4 6.0 5.8 3.1 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2
Median income (dollars) 48,000 45,010 12,000 73,840 66,402 32,300 26,000 25,000 6,828 29,000 26,000 12,000 25,000 24,232 6,000
Number (thousands) 13,756 2,674 2,929 7,644 1,503 1,082 6,112 1,171 1,847 2,430 425 543 3,682 745 1,303
a. Social Security beneficiaries may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
Top of page. Table of contents.
Total Money Income of Aged Units
Table 3.3
Percentage distribution, by race, and Hispanic origin, marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age, 2004
Income (dollars) 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 alone
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
Less than 1,000 3.7 2.9 2.5 1.5 1.6 1.3 6.8 4.7 3.5 6.8 5.0 3.1 6.7 4.5 3.6
1,000–1,999 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.2
2,000–2,999 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.9 0.7
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.2 0 0.1 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.7 2.0 0.4 1.1 1.2 0.9
4,000–4,999 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.9 0.8 1.6 1.0 1.3
5,000–5,999 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.0 1.9
6,000–6,999 1.3 1.7 1.8 0.3 0.7 0.2 2.7 3.2 3.0 1.9 1.4 2.0 3.3 4.2 3.3
7,000–7,999 1.4 1.9 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 2.7 3.9 4.4 1.7 3.8 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.8
8,000–8,999 0.7 1.1 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.4 2.3 3.9 1.4 3.1 2.4 1.5 1.8 4.4
9,000–9,999 1.4 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.5 4.3 5.3 2.4 3.4 4.3 2.5 4.9 5.6
10,000–10,999 1.1 1.7 3.8 0.4 0.9 0.6 2.1 2.9 6.1 2.3 2.0 4.5 2.0 3.4 6.6
11,000–11,999 0.8 1.1 3.7 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.0 5.6 1.4 1.0 4.5 1.5 2.5 6.1
12,000–12,999 1.4 1.9 4.0 0.7 0.6 1.0 2.4 3.6 6.3 1.9 3.0 5.9 2.7 4.0 6.4
13,000–13,999 0.9 1.4 3.4 0.2 0.6 1.5 1.9 2.6 4.7 1.7 3.8 3.1 2.1 1.9 5.3
14,000–14,999 1.0 1.7 2.8 0.5 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.3 4.1 1.6 1.9 3.0 1.7 2.5 4.5
15,000–19,999 4.9 7.0 13.1 2.4 4.7 9.5 8.3 10.2 15.8 8.3 9.0 14.8 8.3 10.9 16.2
20,000–24,999 5.6 7.2 10.5