Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
| Source of income | White alone | Black alone | Hispanic origin a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55–61 | 62–64 | 65 or older | 55–61 | 62–64 | 65 or older | 55–61 | 62–64 | 65 or older | |
| All persons | |||||||||
| Earnings | 73 | 52 | 18 | 62 | 43 | 16 | 65 | 49 | 15 |
| Retirement benefits | 20 | 54 | 92 | 22 | 55 | 86 | 16 | 45 | 79 |
| Social Security b | 9 | 44 | 90 | 13 | 48 | 82 | 8 | 37 | 77 |
| Benefits other than Social Security | 13 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 18 |
| Other public pensions | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Railroad Retirement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Government employee pensions c | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Private pensions or annuities | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Income from assets | 61 | 63 | 59 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 27 | 23 |
| Veterans' benefits | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Public assistance | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| Number (thousands) | 18,737 | 6,254 | 30,710 | 2,223 | 686 | 2,958 | 1,776 | 540 | 2,194 |
| Men | |||||||||
| Earnings | 79 | 60 | 24 | 65 | 45 | 20 | 76 | 62 | 20 |
| Retirement benefits | 23 | 54 | 93 | 22 | 54 | 86 | 15 | 44 | 81 |
| Social Security b | 9 | 40 | 89 | 12 | 47 | 82 | 7 | 32 | 78 |
| Benefits other than Social Security | 16 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 24 |
| Other public pensions | 7 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Railroad Retirement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Government employee pensions c | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Private pensions or annuities | 10 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| Income from assets | 62 | 63 | 63 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
| Veterans' benefits | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Public assistance | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Number (thousands) | 9,007 | 3,000 | 13,314 | 973 | 299 | 1,154 | 852 | 250 | 930 |
| Women | |||||||||
| Earnings | 67 | 45 | 14 | 59 | 41 | 14 | 55 | 38 | 12 |
| Retirement benefits | 17 | 55 | 92 | 23 | 56 | 85 | 16 | 47 | 78 |
| Social Security b | 9 | 48 | 90 | 14 | 48 | 82 | 10 | 41 | 76 |
| Benefits other than Social Security | 9 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 13 |
| Other public pensions | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Railroad Retirement | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Government employee pensions c | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Private pensions or annuities | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Income from assets | 59 | 63 | 57 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 22 |
| Veterans' benefits | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public assistance | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 |
| Number (thousands) | 9,729 | 3,254 | 17,396 | 1,250 | 387 | 1,804 | 924 | 290 | 1,264 |
| a. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. | |||||||||
| b. Includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special |
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| c. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions. | |||||||||
