U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2006
 

Income from Pensions

Pension Income of Aged Units

Pension Income of Units 65 or Older

Family Pension Income of Aged Persons

Family Pension Income of Persons 65 or Older

Key Terms and Concepts for Section 6 1

Age. Age classification is based on the age of the person at his or her last birthday as of March 2007. A married couple's age is defined as the age of the husband—unless he is under age 55 and the wife is 55 or older, in which case it is the age of the wife.

Aged unit. With age 55 as the cutoff, aged units are defined as married couples living together—at least one of whom is 55 or older—and nonmarried persons 55 or older.

Marital status. Married persons are married and living with their spouse. Nonmarried persons may be divorced, widowed, never married, separated, or married but living apart from their spouse.

Race. The categories White alone, Black alone, and Asian alone reflect respondents who reported only one race. Because of changes to the race category, data on race are not directly comparable to editions prior to 2002. A person's race is his or her reported race. A married couple's race is defined as the race of the husband.

Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. A married couple is of Hispanic origin if the husband is of Hispanic origin.

Family. A family is a group of two or more people (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family.

Social Security beneficiary. A beneficiary may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivor benefits, disability benefits, or transitionally insured benefits.

Employer pensions. Employer pensions include pensions from Railroad Retirement, government employee pensions, and private pensions and annuities.

Government employee pensions. Government employee pensions include regular payments from federal government (civil service), military, and state or local governments.

Private pensions and annuities. Private pensions and annuities include regular payments from companies or unions, annuities or paid-up insurance policies, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Keogh, or 401(k) payments. Nonregular (nonannuitized or lump-sum) withdrawals from IRA, Keogh, and 401(k) plans are not included as income.

Notes

1. For more information, consult the Glossary for this report.

Tables

Pension Income of Aged Units
Table 6.A1
Percentage distribution of recipient units, by type of pension and age, 2006
Aged unit pension income (dollars) Aged 55–61 Aged 62–64 Aged 65 or older
Total 65–69 70–74 75–79 80 or older
Employer pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 1.4 0.4 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.5 2.4
500–999 2.1 2.6 3.1 1.6 2.2 3.8 4.5
1,000–1,499 3.1 2.1 3.0 2.3 3.1 2.5 3.9
1,500–1,999 1.6 3.0 3.2 2.5 2.7 3.0 4.5
2,000–2,499 1.2 2.2 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.5
2,500–2,999 1.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.2 1.1 2.5
3,000–3,999 3.6 3.4 5.6 4.6 5.4 5.5 6.7
4,000–4,999 3.1 4.0 5.4 4.3 4.2 5.8 6.9
5,000–5,999 2.8 3.0 3.5 2.2 3.6 4.4 3.7
6,000–6,999 2.8 4.0 4.8 4.9 3.9 6.1 4.6
7,000–7,999 3.3 3.0 4.4 3.5 4.1 4.8 5.0
8,000–8,999 3.0 1.3 3.1 2.3 2.7 3.9 3.6
9,000–9,999 2.4 2.6 3.7 3.6 4.6 3.6 3.2
10,000–10,999 2.5 2.4 3.8 3.8 4.3 2.9 4.0
11,000–11,999 1.2 1.7 2.4 2.5 1.8 2.2 3.0
12,000–12,999 4.3 4.0 4.9 4.7 4.5 5.6 4.7
13,000–13,999 1.8 1.6 2.9 2.8 3.4 3.0 2.7
14,000–14,999 3.0 3.4 3.4 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.4
15,000–19,999 9.7 10.1 9.9 10.6 11.0 9.9 8.4
20,000–24,999 9.6 11.6 7.2 8.8 7.4 7.3 5.8
25,000–29,999 7.1 5.6 4.1 5.8 4.6 3.3 3.0
30,000–34,999 7.0 6.0 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.6 2.3
35,000–39,999 6.1 3.3 2.8 3.6 2.7 2.2 2.6
40,000–44,999 3.7 3.8 2.1 3.0 2.3 1.7 1.6
45,000–49,999 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.2
50,000 or more 11.5 11.9 6.0 9.5 6.7 4.5 3.6
Median pension income (dollars) 18,000 16,800 10,800 13,200 11,880 10,080 8,400
Number (thousands) 2,666 1,652 11,315 2,778 2,661 2,471 3,406
Government employee pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 1.4 0 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.1
500–999 1.7 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.1
1,000–1,499 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.1 1.3 2.4 2.0
1,500–1,999 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.4
2,000–2,499 0.6 1.0 2.6 1.7 2.8 3.2 2.8
2,500–2,999 0.4 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.9
3,000–3,999 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.5 3.4 3.8 2.5
4,000–4,999 1.0 1.8 3.0 2.2 2.0 3.1 4.4
5,000–5,999 2.1 0.7 2.2 1.3 2.2 3.8 1.9
6,000–6,999 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.0 4.2 4.3 3.0
7,000–7,999 2.6 3.5 4.1 3.7 3.6 5.9 3.5
8,000–8,999 3.2 0.4 3.2 2.5 2.4 3.1 4.6
9,000–9,999 2.4 1.8 2.9 2.9 3.6 4.0 1.7
10,000–10,999 2.0 0.9 3.9 2.9 4.2 2.8 5.4
11,000–11,999 1.3 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.8 2.2
12,000–12,999 3.7 3.5 5.0 4.2 4.0 4.9 6.4
13,000–13,999 1.6 1.6 3.4 2.4 3.7 2.7 4.6
14,000–14,999 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.9 3.4 3.6 5.6
15,000–19,999 10.8 9.4 10.3 9.5 9.6 10.4 11.4
20,000–24,999 10.1 14.7 10.2 11.6 10.8 8.9 9.7
25,000–29,999 9.7 7.6 6.5 6.9 6.1 6.9 6.0
30,000–34,999 8.3 5.7 6.0 7.5 6.2 6.2 4.2
35,000–39,999 8.1 6.4 4.8 6.5 5.0 4.0 3.7
40,000–44,999 4.4 5.8 3.9 3.4 4.3 3.7 4.0
45,000–49,999 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.3
50,000 or more 13.2 17.1 9.4 14.7 10.8 6.8 5.7
Median pension income (dollars) 21,600 24,000 15,600 20,400 16,800 14,400 14,220
Number (thousands) 1,251 656 3,767 999 811 831 1,126
Private pension or annuity
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 1.6 0.6 2.3 1.5 2.2 2.0 3.2
500–999 2.5 3.6 4.3 2.4 3.1 5.4 6.1
1,000–1,499 4.7 2.6 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.6 5.1
1,500–1,999 2.2 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.6 3.9 5.9
2,000–2,499 1.8 3.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 3.8 4.6
2,500–2,999 2.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 1.5 3.4
3,000–3,999 6.3 4.3 7.2 5.8 6.2 7.2 9.3
4,000–4,999 4.9 5.5 6.8 6.1 5.1 7.4 8.3
5,000–5,999 3.5 4.6 4.1 3.1 4.4 4.5 4.3
6,000–6,999 2.7 4.5 5.7 6.4 4.0 7.0 5.5
7,000–7,999 4.0 3.2 4.5 3.0 4.8 4.6 5.4
8,000–8,999 3.0 2.0 3.3 2.4 3.4 4.1 3.4
9,000–9,999 2.7 3.1 4.4 4.2 5.4 3.5 4.6
10,000–10,999 3.6 3.4 3.7 4.1 4.3 2.8 3.6
11,000–11,999 0.7 2.0 2.6 3.2 1.6 2.4 3.0
12,000–12,999 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.3 4.8 6.2 4.3
13,000–13,999 1.9 1.6 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.2 1.5
14,000–14,999 2.2 4.0 2.9 2.2 3.8 3.5 2.3
15,000–19,999 8.1 11.6 9.0 10.5 10.9 9.3 6.0
20,000–24,999 9.8 7.7 5.4 6.9 5.5 6.2 3.3
25,000–29,999 4.6 4.3 2.5 4.1 3.0 1.5 1.6
30,000–34,999 5.8 5.3 1.9 2.6 2.2 1.6 1.2
35,000–39,999 4.0 1.8 1.6 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.5
40,000–44,999 3.5 2.3 0.9 2.1 1.0 0.4 0.4
45,000–49,999 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 0 0.2 0
50,000 or more 8.7 6.6 3.7 5.4 4.4 2.9 2.3
Median pension income (dollars) 12,010 12,000 7,919 10,200 9,360 7,860 5,988
Number (thousands) 1,479 1,042 7,967 1,920 1,947 1,739 2,361
 
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Pension Income of Aged Units
Table 6.A2
Percentage distribution of recipient units, by type of pension, marital status, and age, 2006
Aged unit pension income (dollars) Married couples Nonmarried persons
Aged 55–61 Aged 62–64 Aged 65 or older Aged 55–61 Aged 62–64 Aged 65 or older
Total 65–69 70–74 75–79 80 or older Total 65–69 70–74 75–79 80 or older
Employer pension
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
1–499 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.6 1.3 2.3 0.4 2.4 1.5 3.1 1.3 3.0
500–999 0.7 2.1 2.0 1.4 1.7 2.6 2.7 4.7 3.7 4.2 1.9 2.9 5.1 5.5
1,000–1,499 2.8 1.5 1.7 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.6 3.7 3.4 4.2 2.5 5.1 3.3 5.1
1,500–1,999 0.9 1.4 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.3 3.4 2.9 6.1 4.1 3.5 3.3 3.7 5.0
2,000–2,499 1.4 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.9 3.7 2.4 0.8 2.2 4.1 4.4 4.3 3.7 4.1
2,500–2,999 1.3 2.3 1.5 1.7 1.7 0.7 1.6 1.2 1.6 2.4 1.8 2.9 1.6 3.0
3,000–3,999 2.5 2.7 4.7 4.2 4.7 5.0 4.9 5.9 4.9 6.5 5.1 6.2 6.1 7.6
4,000–4,999 3.7 3.0 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.1 6.9 2.0 5.8 6.5 4.8 5.3 8.5 6.9
5,000–5,999 2.3 3.5 2.7 1.5 3.2 3.7 2.9 3.7 2.1 4.2 3.5 4.2 5.0 4.1
6,000–6,999 2.3 3.7 4.1 4.2 2.9 5.7 3.8 3.9 4.6 5.5 6.0 5.1 6.4 5.0
7,000–7,999 2.2 2.8 3.6 2.6 3.7 3.3 4.9 5.3 3.2 5.2 4.7 4.6 6.3 5.0
8,000–8,999 2.7 1.5 2.6 1.7 2.8 3.8 2.3 3.6 0.9 3.7 3.3 2.6 3.9 4.3
9,000–9,999 1.6 2.2 4.1 3.7 5.4 3.6 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.0
10,000–10,999 2.4 2.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 2.0 4.1 2.8 2.5 4.3 4.5 5.4 3.9 3.9
11,000–11,999 1.0 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.1 3.4 1.4 1.3 2.4 2.9 1.7 2.2 2.8
12,000–12,999 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.6 3.1 5.4 3.1 5.1 3.9 5.6 4.9 6.3 5.8 5.6
13,000–13,999 1.8 1.4 3.1 2.4 4.1 3.1 3.1 1.6 2.1 2.7 3.5 2.5 2.8 2.5
14,000–14,999 3.4 4.2 4.0 2.9 4.3 4.4 4.6 2.3 1.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.7
15,000–19,999 10.5 9.6 11.1 11.1 11.1 12.3 10.2 8.3 11.2 8.6 9.9 10.8 7.6 7.4
20,000–24,999 10.4 11.7 9.7 10.5 9.8 9.4 8.8 8.3 11.4 4.8 6.1 4.4 5.1 4.1
25,000–29,999 8.0 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 3.8 3.7 5.4 2.9 3.2 4.3 3.6 2.8 2.6
30,000–34,999 8.3 7.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.9 3.7 4.5 3.7 2.3 3.3 2.7 2.3 1.6
35,000–39,999 6.5 2.7 3.7 4.1 3.8 2.6 4.2 5.2 4.4 1.9 3.0 1.2 1.9 1.7
40,000–44,999 4.1 3.4 3.0 3.7 3.1 1.9 2.7 2.9 4.6 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.6 1.1
45,000–49,999 1.1 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.2 0 0 0 0.2 0
50,000 or more 13.4 14.1 8.3 11.4 8.5 6.7 5.5 8.1 7.5 3.6 6.6 4.4 2.3 2.5
Median pension income (dollars) 20,400 18,210 13,800 16,000 14,400 12,600 12,000 12,000 12,996 8,184 10,800 9,180 7,800 7,200
Number (thousands) 1,726 1,095 5,616 1,685 1,501 1,237 1,192 940 556 5,700 1,092 1,160 1,234 2,214
Government employee pension
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
1–499 1.8 0 0.1 0 0 0.6 0 0.7 0 1.1 0.9 1.4 0.3 1.7
500–999 0.2 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.8 1.5 0.9 4.4 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.1
1,000–1,499 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.4 3.5 0.9 2.0 3.4 2.0 1.0 2.6 1.3 2.6
1,500–1,999 0.4 0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 2.4 3.7 2.1 3.0 1.9 2.0 1.7
2,000–2,499 0.7 1.5 2.7 2.2 2.9 2.6 3.4 0.5 0 2.4 0.9 2.5 3.8 2.4
2,500–2,999 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0 1.2 0.9 1.9 0.8 0.4 1.8 0.6 0.8
3,000–3,999 1.3 2.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.4 4.1 3.1 2.0 4.1 4.4 2.3
4,000–4,999 1.0 1.2 1.9 1.3 1.6 2.0 3.1 1.1 3.0 4.1 3.6 2.5 4.0 5.1
5,000–5,999 1.6 0.7 2.4 1.7 3.2 3.9 1.0 3.1 0.7 2.0 0.6 0.9 3.7 2.3
6,000–6,999 3.1 4.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.6 1.8 3.6 0.6 4.8 4.0 6.6 5.8 3.6
7,000–7,999 1.6 2.9 2.7 2.1 2.4 4.6 2.3 4.6 4.7 5.4 6.2 5.2 7.0 4.2
8,000–8,999 2.8 0.2 2.4 1.0 2.1 2.9 4.3 4.0 0.8 4.1 4.7 2.8 3.3 4.8
9,000–9,999 1.4 1.8 2.1 1.5 3.4 2.4 1.2 4.3 1.7 3.7 4.9 3.9 5.5 1.9
10,000–10,999 1.8 0.6 3.1 2.7 3.0 2.0 4.9 2.2 1.7 4.7 3.2 5.7 3.6 5.7
11,000–11,999 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.6 1.0 3.4 1.0 3.0 1.8 2.3 1.1 2.5 1.5
12,000–12,999 2.7 2.5 3.2 3.4 2.4 3.8 3.0 5.6 5.4 6.7 5.3 6.1 5.9 8.3
13,000–13,999 1.6 0.4 3.0 2.5 3.7 1.9 4.2 1.6 3.9 3.7 2.2 3.7 3.4 4.8
14,000–14,999 3.8 4.7 3.6 3.9 2.8 3.3 4.6 3.4 2.4 4.8 4.0 4.3 3.9 6.1
15,000–19,999 11.2 9.2 9.6 9.0 8.1 11.4 10.5 10.1 10.0 11.0 10.3 11.5 9.6 11.9
20,000–24,999 11.1 16.3 11.8 12.5 12.0 10.6 11.9 8.4 11.5 8.7 10.3 9.3 7.3 8.5
25,000–29,999 11.6 7.5 7.6 7.0 7.8 8.8 7.2 6.1 7.6 5.4 6.8 3.9 5.3 5.3
30,000–34,999 9.5 7.5 7.4 7.7 7.4 7.7 6.7 6.1 1.9 4.6 7.3 4.8 4.8 2.9
35,000–39,999 8.5 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.5 4.0 6.6 7.5 10.0 3.4 5.3 3.1 3.9 2.2
40,000–44,999 3.5 5.5 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.5 5.6 6.1 6.4 3.1 1.9 4.6 3.0 3.2
45,000–49,999 0.4 1.6 0.9 0.9 1.6 0.2 0.8 0 0.4 0.1 0 0 0.6 0
50,000 or more 16.0 20.3 13.6 18.9 15.2 10.4 6.9 7.9 10.6 5.4 8.2 5.2 3.7 5.1
Median pension income (dollars) 24,480 24,000 20,400 22,800 21,600 18,300 16,899 16,200 18,312 13,008 15,000 13,008 12,000 12,960
Number (thousands) 815 442 1,843 602 457 392 393 436 214 1,924 397 354 439 734
Private pension or annuity
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
1–499 0.5 0.6 1.5 1.3 0.9 2.2 1.7 3.6 0.6 3.1 1.8 3.9 1.9 4.0
500–999 1.0 2.4 2.8 2.1 2.4 3.5 3.7 5.1 5.8 5.9 2.9 3.9 7.6 7.5
1,000–1,499 4.2 1.8 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.6 5.6 4.0 5.6 3.5 6.4 5.0 6.5
1,500–1,999 1.6 2.3 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.2 4.4 3.3 7.4 5.2 3.6 4.1 4.8 6.8
2,000–2,499 2.2 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.0 3.5 1.1 3.9 5.2 6.4 5.7 3.7 5.2
2,500–2,999 2.4 3.4 2.3 3.0 2.6 0.9 2.4 1.4 2.2 3.2 2.5 3.6 2.1 4.0
3,000–3,999 4.6 3.9 5.7 5.2 5.3 6.2 6.5 9.4 5.2 8.8 6.8 7.4 8.4 10.9
4,000–4,999 5.9 4.5 5.3 5.4 4.0 4.0 8.4 3.0 7.3 8.3 7.2 6.5 11.1 8.2
5,000–5,999 2.9 5.5 3.1 2.0 3.5 3.9 3.5 4.6 2.9 5.1 5.1 5.7 5.2 4.7
6,000–6,999 2.0 3.2 5.3 5.7 3.5 7.2 5.0 4.1 6.8 6.0 7.4 4.7 6.8 5.7
7,000–7,999 2.6 3.2 4.2 2.4 4.9 4.0 5.9 6.6 3.0 4.9 3.9 4.8 5.3 5.1
8,000–8,999 2.9 2.6 3.1 2.2 3.8 3.9 2.6 3.1 0.9 3.6 2.8 2.9 4.3 3.9
9,000–9,999 2.5 2.7 5.3 5.0 6.8 3.8 5.4 3.0 3.8 3.5 2.7 3.5 3.1 4.2
10,000–10,999 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 2.4 4.5 4.1 2.9 3.9 5.1 4.9 3.3 3.1
11,000–11,999 0.6 2.9 2.7 3.2 1.8 2.9 3.2 1.0 0.2 2.4 3.2 1.3 1.9 2.9
12,000–12,999 4.5 5.3 4.9 5.4 4.1 6.1 4.1 5.5 4.1 5.3 5.1 5.9 6.4 4.4
13,000–13,999 2.0 1.9 3.3 2.7 4.4 3.8 2.2 1.7 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.9 2.4 1.1
14,000–14,999 2.7 5.3 3.8 2.3 5.1 4.1 3.9 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.8 1.4
15,000–19,999 9.3 10.3 11.4 11.4 12.1 12.4 9.3 5.8 14.3 6.5 9.0 9.3 5.7 4.1
20,000–24,999 11.1 7.0 7.8 8.7 7.4 8.6 6.1 7.4 9.0 2.8 3.7 3.1 3.5 1.7
25,000–29,999 5.1 5.8 3.1 4.8 3.4 1.6 1.9 3.7 1.3 1.9 2.8 2.4 1.4 1.4
30,000–34,999 6.6 6.3 2.5 3.0 2.3 2.6 1.9 4.5 3.3 1.2 1.8 2.1 0.5 0.7
35,000–39,999 4.5 1.8 2.2 2.7 2.2 1.5 2.1 3.0 1.9 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.9 1.1
40,000–44,999 4.7 2.4 1.3 2.3 1.7 0 1.0 1.3 2.1 0.5 1.7 0 0.8 0
45,000–49,999 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50,000 or more 9.7 7.7 4.9 5.7 5.1 4.5 4.1 6.9 4.5 2.4 4.8 3.6 1.1 1.2
Median pension income (dollars) 15,600 12,180 10,464 11,760 10,800 10,081 8,808 8,664 8,916 5,832 7,704 6,408 6,000 4,800
Number (thousands) 956 689 4,105 1,204 1,120 920 862 523 353 3,862 716 828 819 1,499
 
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Pension Income of Aged Units
Table 6.A3
Percentage distribution of recipient units, by type of pension, Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, and age, 2006
Aged unit pension income (dollars) Beneficiary units Nonbeneficiary units
All units Married couples Nonmarried persons All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
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 55–61 62–64 65 or older
Employer pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 2.4 0.7 1.9 1.4 0.7 1.1 4.4 0.5 2.6 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 0 0 1.7 0.2 0.1
500–999 2.4 3.2 3.1 0.8 3.0 2.0 5.7 3.8 4.2 2.0 1.7 2.8 0.6 0.6 1.7 4.5 3.6 3.6
1,000–1,499 4.1 2.7 3.1 6.1 2.1 1.8 0 3.9 4.5 2.8 1.2 1.1 1.8 0.4 1.3 4.7 2.5 0.9
1,500–1,999 2.2 1.9 3.3 1.4 0.4 2.4 3.7 4.9 4.2 1.4 4.9 2.8 0.7 3.2 2.6 2.7 7.9 2.9
2,000–2,499 1.9 1.7 3.6 2.7 1.2 2.9 0 2.7 4.4 1.0 3.1 0.2 1.0 4.1 0 1.0 1.4 0.4
2,500–2,999 1.6 2.6 2.0 1.6 2.8 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.6 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.3 0.5 1.1 1.0 1.0
3,000–3,999 6.1 4.0 5.9 3.4 2.7 4.8 11.7 6.7 6.9 2.9 2.4 1.8 2.1 2.6 1.9 4.3 2.2 1.7
4,000–4,999 3.4 5.4 5.6 4.2 3.9 4.4 1.6 8.5 6.9 3.0 1.6 2.1 3.6 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.7 2.5
5,000–5,999 3.2 0.9 3.6 3.2 1.2 2.9 3.2 0.4 4.3 2.7 6.5 1.9 2.0 7.5 0 3.8 4.7 3.3
6,000–6,999 2.9 4.3 5.0 2.4 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 5.8 2.8 3.5 1.9 2.3 2.0 1.9 3.9 6.0 1.8
7,000–7,999 5.3 3.0 4.5 4.3 2.8 3.7 7.5 3.4 5.3 2.7 2.9 2.5 1.5 2.8 1.4 4.7 2.9 3.2
8,000–8,999 6.4 1.7 3.2 6.8 1.9 2.7 5.5 1.1 3.7 2.1 0.7 1.9 1.5 0.8 0.6 3.1 0.6 2.8
9,000–9,999 3.0 3.1 3.8 1.8 2.2 4.1 5.4 5.0 3.5 2.3 1.8 2.3 1.5 2.1 4.0 3.6 1.4 1.2
10,000–10,999 4.6 2.8 3.9 4.2 2.5 3.4 5.6 3.5 4.4 1.9 1.5 2.5 1.9 1.9 0.9 2.0 0.9 3.6
11,000–11,999 1.7 1.9 2.4 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.3 1.2 2.5 1.0 1.4 2.0 0.9 1.4 2.2 1.2 1.4 1.8
12,000–12,999 5.9 4.7 4.8 4.4 5.4 4.1 9.2 3.4 5.6 3.8 2.7 5.2 3.7 1.6 4.2 4.0 4.5 5.9
13,000–13,999 1.2 1.7 3.0 0.9 2.0 3.2 1.9 1.2 2.7 1.9 1.4 2.7 2.1 0.3 2.4 1.6 3.5 3.0
14,000–14,999 4.5 4.6 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.9 3.2 2.6 2.5 1.5 4.9 3.1 2.3 3.6 1.6 0 5.8
15,000–19,999 9.8 10.6 9.8 10.9 10.3 11.2 7.5 11.1 8.4 9.7 9.4 10.6 10.3 8.4 10.3 8.4 11.2 10.9
20,000–24,999 6.9 8.5 7.0 7.3 8.4 9.7 6.0 8.9 4.4 10.4 16.6 9.9 11.3 17.5 10.5 8.9 15.2 9.5
25,000–29,999 6.2 7.4 4.0 7.9 9.4 5.0 2.5 3.1 3.0 7.3 2.7 5.5 8.0 2.7 6.3 6.1 2.6 4.9
30,000–34,999 3.9 6.3 3.1 5.8 7.0 4.2 0 4.6 1.9 7.9 5.7 6.2 9.1 7.5 5.4 5.7 2.4 6.7
35,000–39,999 2.8 3.1 2.6 3.4 2.6 3.5 1.5 4.1 1.8 7.0 3.6 5.1 7.5 2.8 7.4 6.1 4.9 3.4
40,000–44,999 1.9 4.2 1.8 2.3 4.3 2.6 1.1 4.0 1.0 4.2 3.2 6.7 4.7 2.0 9.1 3.4 5.5 5.0
45,000–49,999 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.7 0 0 0 0.9 1.5 0.8 1.2 2.0 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.4
50,000 or more 5.3 8.7 5.3 6.4 10.4 7.7 3.0 5.0 2.8 13.4 17.3 15.8 15.6 20.6 19.1 9.5 11.4 13.4
Median pension income (dollars) 11,460 14,400 10,392 12,912 16,800 13,200 9,456 10,670 7,644 20,400 20,000 19,860 24,000 21,600 24,000 13,848 18,000 18,000
Number (thousands) 607 1,032 10,540 412 697 5,298 194 334 5,242 2,059 620 775 1,314 398 318 746 222 457
Government employee pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 a 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 2.6 0 0.7 3.6 0 0.1 a 0 1.3 1.1 0 0 1.3 0 0 0.8 0 0
500–999 2.1 1.6 0.9 0 2.2 0.8 a 0 1.0 1.6 0.4 1.0 0.3 0 2.5 3.9 1.0 0.1
1,000–1,499 0.9 2.1 1.9 1.2 1.4 1.4 a 3.9 2.3 1.5 1.6 0.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 2.4 2.7 0
1,500–1,999 2.5 0 1.5 1.8 0 0.9 a 0 2.1 0.8 3.1 1.7 0.1 0 1.4 2.0 8.3 1.9
2,000–2,499 1.8 0.1 2.9 2.6 0.1 3.0 a 0 2.8 0.4 2.4 0.1 0.3 3.9 0 0.6 0 0.1
2,500–2,999 1.0 1.4 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.7 a 3.5 1.0 0.2 0.6 0 0 1.0 0 0.6 0 0
3,000–3,999 5.5 4.3 3.2 1.8 2.9 3.0 a 7.5 3.3 0.8 0.3 1.7 1.2 0.4 2.6 0.1 0 1.2
4,000–4,999 0.5 2.2 3.4 0.7 1.3 2.1 a 4.5 4.7 1.2 1.1 0 1.1 1.1 0 1.3 1.2 0
5,000–5,999 1.1 0.1 2.4 1.0 0.1 2.6 a 0 2.3 2.3 1.6 0.5 1.7 1.6 0.5 3.5 1.5 0.5
6,000–6,999 2.9 3.8 3.9 2.7 5.3 2.5 a 0.4 5.3 3.3 1.9 0.5 3.2 2.4 0 3.6 0.9 0.8
7,000–7,999 3.5 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.4 3.0 a 4.2 5.9 2.5 2.2 1.4 0.8 0.4 0 5.4 5.3 2.2
8,000–8,999 9.4 0.6 3.4 8.2 0.2 2.4 a 1.4 4.4 1.8 0 2.3 1.4 0 2.6 2.4 0 2.1
9,000–9,999 2.1 2.0 3.3 2.1 1.6 2.3 a 2.9 4.3 2.5 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.0 0.4 4.8 0.2 0
10,000–10,999 3.9 1.2 4.3 5.5 0.4 3.4 a 3.1 5.2 1.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.8 0 2.6 0 1.4
11,000–11,999 1.8 1.6 1.9 2.6 1.1 1.7 a 2.9 2.1 1.2 2.5 1.0 1.1 2.1 2.2 1.2 3.2 0.2
12,000–12,999 5.5 3.8 4.9 4.0 3.4 3.3 a 4.7 6.6 3.3 3.0 5.5 2.4 1.1 2.0 5.0 6.3 7.7
13,000–13,999 0.3 2.1 3.7 0 0.6 3.2 a 5.8 4.2 1.9 0.7 0.8 2.0 0.2 1.4 1.7 1.6 0.4
14,000–14,999 4.1 5.2 4.0 2.5 5.5 3.8 a 4.4 4.2 3.6 2.1 6.2 4.1 3.3 1.8 2.5 0 8.9
15,000–19,999 14.4 10.2 10.6 14.0 10.3 10.0 a 9.9 11.2 10.0 8.3 7.8 10.5 7.2 5.5 9.1 10.1 9.2
20,000–24,999 11.1 12.3 10.2 10.5 12.0 12.1 a 13.2 8.2 9.9 18.3 11.0 11.2 23.5 8.8 7.6 9.3 12.3
25,000–29,999 7.0 10.6 6.4 8.9 11.4 7.8 a 8.7 5.0 10.3 2.9 7.2 12.3 1.1 6.3 6.8 6.2 7.8
30,000–34,999 5.0 5.6 5.3 7.1 7.4 7.2 a 1.4 3.4 9.0 5.8 11.4 10.0 7.7 9.4 7.2 2.5 12.7
35,000–39,999 2.6 5.5 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.5 a 9.2 3.1 9.4 7.8 8.6 9.7 5.9 14.4 8.9 11.1 5.0
40,000–44,999 0.5 6.4 3.5 0.8 6.9 4.3 a 5.2 2.7 5.3 4.9 7.0 4.1 3.2 8.5 7.3 7.8 6.1
45,000–49,999 0 0 0.5 0 0.1 1.0 a 0 0.1 0.3 2.9 0.6 0.5 4.1 0.4 0 1.0 0.7
50,000 or more 8.1 12.8 7.9 9.6 16.9 12.3 a 3.2 3.5 14.3 23.8 22.2 17.6 26.1 28.4 8.5 19.7 18.5
Median pension income (dollars) 14,400 20,400 14,400 16,800 24,000 20,000 a 16,800 12,000 24,000 24,000 29,784 25,472 24,000 35,000 18,000 24,000 26,400
Number (thousands) 233 396 3,365 163 277 1,692 70 119 1,673 1,018 260 402 652 165 151 366 96 251
Private pension or annuity
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 2.9 0.8 2.4 1.0 0.8 1.5 6.6 0.7 3.3 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0 0 2.5 0.3 0.3
500–999 2.8 4.0 4.3 1.2 3.2 2.9 6.0 5.8 5.7 2.4 2.6 5.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 4.8 5.6 9.1
1,000–1,499 5.7 3.0 4.1 8.5 2.7 2.5 0 3.7 5.8 4.3 1.6 2.6 2.5 0.1 2.7 7.4 4.4 2.6
1,500–1,999 2.7 2.8 4.3 2.4 0.6 3.4 3.3 7.3 5.2 2.0 6.3 4.3 1.3 5.6 3.9 3.3 7.7 4.7
2,000–2,499 1.8 3.0 4.5 2.6 2.2 3.8 0 4.7 5.3 1.8 4.8 1.4 2.1 6.1 0 1.4 2.5 2.6
2,500–2,999 2.2 3.6 2.7 2.7 4.2 2.3 1.2 2.4 3.2 1.9 1.8 3.3 2.2 1.8 2.9 1.4 1.7 3.7
3,000–3,999 8.0 4.4 7.4 6.4 3.6 5.9 11.3 6.0 9.1 5.7 4.2 3.1 3.9 4.5 2.2 8.8 3.8 3.8
4,000–4,999 4.8 7.3 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.4 2.3 10.2 8.4 4.9 2.0 4.8 5.9 1.9 3.0 3.2 2.1 6.4
5,000–5,999 3.8 1.7 4.1 3.7 2.3 3.3 4.1 0.5 5.0 3.4 10.3 4.1 2.5 12.1 0 4.8 7.2 7.7
6,000–6,999 3.1 4.4 5.7 2.6 4.1 5.3 4.1 5.1 6.1 2.6 4.5 4.5 1.7 1.5 5.1 4.1 10.0 3.9
7,000–7,999 6.0 2.6 4.5 3.6 2.4 4.2 10.9 2.8 4.8 3.3 4.4 5.2 2.2 4.9 2.9 5.2 3.4 7.3
8,000–8,999 4.2 2.4 3.4 5.4 3.1 3.2 1.7 0.9 3.5 2.6 1.4 2.2 2.0 1.6 0 3.6 1.0 4.2
9,000–9,999 4.3 3.9 4.4 3.0 3.0 5.1 6.9 5.8 3.6 2.1 1.5 6.3 2.3 2.1 11.4 1.7 0.3 1.9
10,000–10,999 5.8 3.9 3.8 3.5 4.1 3.7 10.5 3.6 4.0 2.8 2.3 1.8 3.2 2.7 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.8
11,000–11,999 1.1 2.7 2.5 0.7 3.9 2.7 2.1 0.3 2.4 0.6 0.5 3.8 0.5 0.8 4.5 0.7 0 3.3
12,000–12,999 6.9 5.7 5.1 4.7 6.8 4.9 11.5 3.4 5.4 4.1 3.3 4.8 4.5 2.1 6.6 3.5 5.5 3.1
13,000–13,999 1.7 1.8 2.6 1.4 2.7 3.3 2.3 0.1 1.8 1.9 1.1 3.3 2.2 0.2 2.7 1.4 2.7 3.8
14,000–14,999 3.5 5.4 3.0 3.7 6.9 3.9 2.9 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.0 1.8 0.7 0 1.7
15,000–19,999 8.3 11.5 8.9 10.6 9.9 11.3 3.4 14.6 6.4 8.0 11.9 10.7 8.8 10.9 14.1 6.6 13.7 7.7
20,000–24,999 5.8 4.7 5.2 7.5 4.6 7.6 2.3 4.8 2.6 11.2 13.5 8.3 12.5 11.8 11.3 9.1 16.5 5.6
25,000–29,999 5.0 4.5 2.5 7.2 6.7 3.1 0.4 0 1.9 4.4 3.9 1.9 4.3 4.0 1.9 4.7 3.6 1.9
30,000–34,999 2.0 6.4 1.8 3.0 7.3 2.5 0 4.7 1.1 7.3 3.2 2.3 8.0 4.5 1.8 6.1 0.9 2.7
35,000–39,999 1.8 2.4 1.6 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.8 1.0 4.7 0.7 1.2 5.6 0.9 2.6 3.3 0.2 0
40,000–44,999 2.6 2.8 0.7 3.1 2.6 1.2 1.6 3.2 0.3 3.9 1.4 5.2 5.4 2.1 4.8 1.2 0 5.5
45,000–49,999 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0.6 0.4 0 1.0 0.6 0 0 0 0
50,000 or more 3.3 4.3 3.5 3.9 4.4 4.7 2.2 4.1 2.3 10.7 11.1 7.7 12.0 14.3 11.1 8.5 5.2 4.6
Median pension income (dollars) 9,480 11,400 7,800 10,116 12,036 10,200 8,088 8,916 5,646 15,000 12,300 11,088 19,047 14,400 13,920 8,760 9,300 7,260
Number (thousands) 401 689 7,632 271 461 3,949 131 228 3,683 1,078 353 335 686 228 157 392 125 178
a. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.
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Pension Income of Units 65 or Older
Table 6.A4
Percentage distribution of recipient units, by type of pension, race, Hispanic origin, and marital status, 2006
Aged unit pension income (dollars) White alone Black alone Asian alone Hispanic origin
All units Married couples Nonmarried persons All units Married couples Nonmarried persons All units Married couples Nonmarried persons All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
Employer pension
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
1–499 1.8 1.1 2.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.2 0 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.7
500–999 3.2 1.9 4.5 1.9 2.4 1.5 4.4 5.1 3.3 4.6 4.0 5.2
1,000–1,499 2.9 1.8 4.1 4.4 0.3 6.7 0.4 0.7 0 3.4 1.9 4.9
1,500–1,999 3.4 2.5 4.3 2.6 2.3 2.9 1.8 0.6 3.6 1.2 0 2.3
2,000–2,499 3.3 2.6 4.1 3.2 2.1 3.9 5.3 7.3 2.5 3.2 0.7 5.4
2,500–2,999 1.9 1.5 2.3 3.3 1.8 4.2 0 0 0 1.7 1.8 1.5
3,000–3,999 5.6 4.5 6.7 6.5 8.5 5.4 5.2 4.3 6.4 9.0 8.2 9.7
4,000–4,999 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.6 2.2 9.2 3.4 2.9 4.1 4.3 6.6 2.3
5,000–5,999 3.5 2.8 4.2 2.7 0.4 3.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 1.0 4.2
6,000–6,999 4.9 4.1 5.6 5.6 6.3 5.2 1.8 0.6 3.5 5.3 5.6 4.9
7,000–7,999 4.3 3.8 4.8 5.3 1.6 7.4 4.7 1.4 9.7 6.1 4.3 7.7
8,000–8,999 3.2 2.7 3.8 1.9 1.5 2.1 0.2 0 0.4 4.2 4.2 4.1
9,000–9,999 3.8 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.0 2.8 3.2 2.2 4.9 2.2 7.3
10,000–10,999 3.7 3.3 4.2 4.1 2.5 4.9 3.4 2.3 4.9 4.8 4.1 5.4
11,000–11,999 2.4 2.3 2.5 1.4 1.1 1.6 3.1 4.3 1.5 1.5 0 2.8
12,000–12,999 5.0 4.1 5.9 3.6 5.3 2.7 4.8 2.5 8.3 4.7 5.4 4.0
13,000–13,999 3.0 3.3 2.8 1.9 1.3 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.4 4.4 3.8 4.9
14,000–14,999 3.4 4.1 2.8 3.6 3.3 3.9 1.7 1.8 1.5 3.3 3.2 3.4
15,000–19,999 9.9 11.1 8.7 8.1 11.2 6.4 15.6 16.9 13.8 10.6 15.8 6.0
20,000–24,999 6.8 9.3 4.3 11.9 16.4 9.3 9.7 15.0 2.1 7.0 10.4 3.9
25,000–29,999 4.0 5.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.7 11.6 8.6 15.9 2.4 2.4 2.4
30,000–34,999 3.2 4.1 2.3 3.6 6.5 1.9 4.2 5.1 2.8 2.5 3.6 1.6
35,000–39,999 2.8 3.7 1.8 3.1 4.6 2.3 3.8 3.3 4.6 1.7 3.2 0.3
40,000–44,999 2.2 3.0 1.3 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.5 2.2 0.4 0 0 0
45,000–49,999 0.4 0.7 0 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.5 0 0.2 0.4 0
50,000 or more 6.0 8.4 3.6 5.7 9.4 3.6 5.3 6.4 3.7 5.6 6.3 5.0
Median pension income (dollars) 10,800 13,512 8,076 10,740 16,452 7,944 15,600 17,100 12,000 9,600 12,264 8,400
Number (thousands) 10,197 5,146 5,051 778 280 498 197 117 80 346 164 182
Government employee pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 a a 100.0 a a
1–499 0.7 0.1 1.2 0.5 0 0.8 0 a a 0 a a
500–999 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.3 a a 2.8 a a
1,000–1,499 1.8 1.5 2.1 0.5 1.2 0.1 0 a a 0 a a
1,500–1,999 1.1 0.6 1.6 5.5 3.4 7.0 0.4 a a 0 a a
2,000–2,499 2.6 2.7 2.6 0.5 0 0.8 6.9 a a 2.4 a a
2,500–2,999 0.6 0.7 0.5 2.8 1.2 3.9 0 a a 0 a a
3,000–3,999 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.6 4.7 1.1 4.8 a a 4.3 a a
4,000–4,999 2.8 1.9 3.7 5.9 1.9 8.8 0.4 a a 0.4 a a
5,000–5,999 2.4 2.6 2.2 0.8 0 1.5 2.0 a a 3.2 a a
6,000–6,999 3.6 2.3 4.8 3.6 3.0 4.1 4.7 a a 0.5 a a
7,000–7,999 4.0 2.8 5.0 5.7 0 9.9 3.6 a a 10.4 a a
8,000–8,999 3.4 2.3 4.4 0.8 0.4 1.2 4.7 a a 2.0 a a
9,000–9,999 3.1 2.1 4.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.4 a a 2.1 a a
10,000–10,999 3.9 3.1 4.7 2.9 3.2 2.7 6.1 a a 3.3 a a
11,000–11,999 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.1 0 1.9 2.8 a a 0 a a
12,000–12,999 5.3 3.4 7.1 1.9 2.1 1.7 5.7 a a 4.0 a a
13,000–13,999 3.6 3.1 4.0 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.3 a a 6.5 a a
14,000–14,999 4.3 3.7 4.9 5.2 4.6 5.6 0.4 a a 5.3 a a
15,000–19,999 10.3 9.4 11.2 11.1 12.5 10.0 8.5 a a 14.4 a a
20,000–24,999 9.8 10.7 8.8 15.0 22.8 9.3 10.5 a a 13.6 a a
25,000–29,999 6.4 8.0 5.0 5.2 4.4 5.7 11.4 a a 2.3 a a
30,000–34,999 6.0 7.5 4.6 4.5 5.7 3.6 7.5 a a 7.0 a a
35,000–39,999 4.6 6.3 3.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 8.3 a a 3.8 a a
40,000–44,999 4.0 4.8 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.8 1.2 a a 0 a a
45,000–49,999 0.5 0.9 0 0.9 0.1 1.5 0.4 a a 0.7 a a
50,000 or more 9.7 13.8 5.7 9.0 15.2 4.5 5.5 a a 11.0 a a
Median pension income (dollars) 15,600 20,400 13,008 18,000 21,060 14,400 17,904 a a 15,600 a a
Number (thousands) 3,306 1,633 1,673 323 136 187 83 43 40 115 58 57
Private pension or annuity
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 a 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 2.4 1.4 3.4 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.4 0 a 1.2 1.3 1.1
500–999 4.4 2.7 6.3 2.7 4.2 1.9 7.7 8.0 a 6.6 7.2 6.1
1,000–1,499 3.8 2.5 5.3 7.4 1.4 10.5 0.7 1.0 a 5.6 4.2 6.9
1,500–1,999 4.6 3.5 5.7 0.6 1.0 0.4 2.9 0.9 a 1.7 0 3.3
2,000–2,499 4.3 3.5 5.2 5.4 4.9 5.7 3.8 4.6 a 4.0 2.4 5.5
2,500–2,999 2.7 2.3 3.2 3.9 3.0 4.3 0.3 0 a 2.3 2.6 2.1
3,000–3,999 7.1 5.5 9.0 9.9 11.8 8.9 5.4 6.4 a 11.2 8.3 13.7
4,000–4,999 6.7 5.3 8.2 7.6 4.5 9.1 5.1 4.2 a 6.1 9.2 3.3
5,000–5,999 4.1 3.3 4.9 4.2 0.7 6.0 3.5 2.4 a 2.8 1.1 4.4
6,000–6,999 5.7 5.3 6.2 6.9 9.0 5.8 0.3 0.4 a 7.0 7.4 6.6
7,000–7,999 4.4 4.4 4.5 5.3 2.8 6.7 6.3 0 a 4.9 3.4 6.2
8,000–8,999 3.4 3.2 3.7 2.3 2.6 2.1 0 0 a 5.2 5.9 4.6
9,000–9,999 4.5 5.4 3.5 4.4 5.6 3.8 3.3 2.9 a 5.9 2.5 9.0
10,000–10,999 3.7 3.6 3.7 5.2 3.3 6.2 1.5 1.8 a 5.5 5.7 5.4
11,000–11,999 2.6 2.7 2.5 1.8 2.5 1.4 3.1 3.3 a 1.4 0 2.7
12,000–12,999 5.1 4.8 5.5 5.0 8.4 3.2 5.8 5.7 a 5.7 6.9 4.6
13,000–13,999 2.7 3.4 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.4 a 4.3 5.6 3.1
14,000–14,999 3.0 4.0 1.9 2.6 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.6 a 2.9 4.3 1.7
15,000–19,999 9.0 11.3 6.4 6.0 9.9 3.9 21.1 22.9 a 8.0 12.6 3.8
20,000–24,999 5.2 7.9 2.2 8.0 6.1 8.9 5.8 9.1 a 2.6 3.9 1.4
25,000–29,999 2.4 3.0 1.8 2.1 2.7 1.8 10.0 10.7 a 1.2 0 2.4
30,000–34,999 1.9 2.4 1.3 1.7 5.0 0 1.2 1.9 a 0 0 0
35,000–39,999 1.6 2.2 1.1 0.9 2.7 0 0.2 0.4 a 1.6 2.3 1.0
40,000–44,999 1.0 1.4 0.5 0.3 0 0.5 1.5 2.0 a 0 0 0
45,000–49,999 0.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0.3 0.6 0
50,000 or more 3.7 5.0 2.2 2.8 2.5 3.0 5.0 5.4 a 1.9 2.7 1.2
Median pension income (dollars) 7,919 10,440 5,628 7,200 9,600 6,516 12,000 15,600 a 7,200 8,400 6,384
Number (thousands) 7,265 3,814 3,451 483 166 317 123 79 44 245 117 128
a. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.
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Pension Income of Units 65 or Older
Table 6.A5
Percentage distribution of recipient units, by type of pension, marital status, and quintile of total money income, 2006
Aged unit pension income (dollars) All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
First Second Third Fourth Fifth First Second Third Fourth Fifth First Second Third Fourth Fifth
Employer pension
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
1–499 10.6 4.7 1.6 0.5 0.6 7.1 1.5 0.2 0.8 0.3 13.5 9.3 3.4 0.7 0.5
500–999 16.4 8.2 3.1 1.2 1.0 10.4 2.3 1.9 0.5 1.2 19.9 13.8 6.2 2.4 0.7
1,000–1,499 14.0 7.8 2.7 1.3 1.2 4.8 1.7 1.8 0.7 1.9 14.5 14.2 6.6 2.3 1.2
1,500–1,999 7.0 7.9 4.1 2.2 1.0 6.4 4.9 2.8 0.6 0.9 7.2 6.5 8.1 3.2 1.6
2,000–2,499 9.2 9.0 3.5 2.3 1.1 6.2 6.4 2.3 1.4 0.9 8.3 12.2 8.0 1.9 1.6
2,500–2,999 4.2 5.0 2.0 1.1 1.1 4.3 2.4 1.0 1.5 0.4 4.9 2.9 5.6 1.7 0.9
3,000–3,999 9.5 10.9 9.1 3.4 2.3 16.6 8.5 3.8 2.2 2.0 7.1 8.9 10.5 7.6 2.5
4,000–4,999 6.4 11.1 8.4 4.0 1.8 10.5 8.5 4.5 2.1 1.2 8.4 7.9 12.8 5.8 2.9
5,000–5,999 2.2 5.8 6.1 2.5 1.5 1.9 5.4 3.5 1.6 1.2 4.4 2.1 7.6 5.7 1.2
6,000–6,999 5.6 5.3 8.9 4.3 1.9 5.0 8.2 4.8 2.3 1.9 2.6 5.1 6.5 9.2 1.8
7,000–7,999 4.8 3.7 8.4 3.9 2.0 3.8 7.4 3.4 2.6 1.8 5.0 1.8 4.9 8.6 2.8
8,000–8,999 2.7 3.6 4.4 3.6 1.5 0.9 5.2 3.3 1.6 1.5 4.0 3.6 3.4 5.5 2.0
9,000–9,999 2.5 1.9 6.1 4.8 1.7 3.2 8.6 5.5 1.6 2.4 0 2.1 2.1 6.2 1.8
10,000–10,999 2.6 2.8 5.8 3.9 2.5 0.7 3.0 5.6 2.8 1.9 0 3.4 3.5 7.1 2.7
11,000–11,999 1.9 1.2 3.0 4.0 0.8 1.4 4.1 3.9 1.4 0.6 0 1.4 1.5 3.7 2.3
12,000–12,999 0 3.6 6.6 6.0 3.5 3.6 4.7 6.0 2.6 3.1 0 3.3 2.5 9.1 5.4
13,000–13,999 0 2.1 3.1 4.0 2.5 1.7 2.8 4.3 3.3 2.4 0 1.4 1.8 3.5 3.2
14,000–14,999 0 2.7 2.5 5.6 2.5 5.0 3.2 5.8 4.4 1.6 0 0 2.7 2.9 3.7
15,000–19,999 0.3 2.5 7.2 17.7 8.3 5.1 6.0 18.5 13.5 5.5 0 0 2.2 8.5 15.5
20,000–24,999 0 0 2.5 11.7 10.4 1.2 3.0 9.8 17.1 8.8 0 0 0 3.1 10.9
25,000–29,999 0 0 0.8 5.4 7.8 0 1.9 2.5 9.5 6.9 0 0 0 1.1 8.1
30,000–34,999 0 0 0 3.6 7.5 0 0.4 2.5 8.0 6.3 0 0 0 0.2 6.5
35,000–39,999 0 0 0 2.0 7.4 0 0 2.1 7.2 5.5 0 0 0 0 5.5
40,000–44,999 0 0 0 0.8 6.4 0 0 0.4 6.1 5.5 0 0 0 0 3.9
45,000–49,999 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 1.5 1.3 0 0 0 0 0.1
50,000 or more 0 0 0 0.1 20.5 0 0 0 3.2 32.8 0 0 0 0 10.6
Median pension income (dollars) 2,280 3,600 7,068 13,200 25,200 3,600 7,000 12,000 20,976 30,120 1,700 2,400 4,200 8,184 18,996
Number (thousands) 466 1,494 2,572 3,500 3,284 382 978 1,510 1,462 1,284 228 444 1,176 1,887 1,964
Government employee pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 a 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 8.2 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 0 0 0 0 0.4 a 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6
500–999 4.0 2.5 0.9 0.4 0.6 5.0 0 1.0 0.2 1.2 a 5.1 2.0 0.6 0
1,000–1,499 15.1 3.1 1.0 1.8 0.4 0 3.9 2.2 0.5 1.0 a 5.2 3.2 0.4 0.6
1,500–1,999 9.4 5.9 1.4 0.3 0.7 6.8 1.5 0.8 0.8 0 a 4.8 5.5 1.2 0.6
2,000–2,499 15.2 5.8 2.0 2.4 1.0 12.1 2.8 3.7 3.0 0.3 a 6.4 5.6 1.2 0.5
2,500–2,999 6.0 2.6 1.0 0.1 0.3 7.8 0.8 0.1 0.7 0 a 3.5 1.3 0.4 0.1
3,000–3,999 14.4 8.4 3.9 1.8 1.1 19.3 4.8 2.6 1.4 1.5 a 12.2 4.2 2.2 1.1
4,000–4,999 6.4 10.3 4.0 1.9 1.2 8.4 3.6 2.6 1.1 0.6 a 14.7 10.7 1.6 1.9
5,000–5,999 1.0 4.0 4.9 1.7 1.0 5.1 7.0 3.0 1.6 0.6 a 3.3 4.1 2.6 0.9
6,000–6,999 10.9 5.0 8.8 2.2 1.4 3.6 5.5 2.0 2.1 1.4 a 13.8 4.7 9.4 1.2
7,000–7,999 5.7 9.0 6.7 4.1 1.4 3.9 6.8 2.6 2.4 1.5 a 5.7 11.2 7.5 2.9
8,000–8,999 1.4 8.8 4.0 3.2 1.6 2.1 4.2 3.9 2.1 0.9 a 8.6 7.9 3.8 2.7
9,000–9,999 1.0 4.3 5.7 3.5 0.9 1.3 5.5 2.7 1.5 1.2 a 0.7 5.7 6.2 2.4
10,000–10,999 1.2 8.0 6.2 2.7 3.0 0 2.7 4.5 2.4 3.3 a 3.7 9.8 7.0 2.4
11,000–11,999 0 2.1 2.3 2.6 0.8 0.5 3.8 2.3 2.0 0.5 a 0.4 3.6 2.7 1.1
12,000–12,999 0 7.2 9.0 5.5 2.5 8.7 5.3 4.4 2.1 1.6 a 10.5 3.8 12.1 4.7
13,000–13,999 0 2.5 6.6 3.7 2.2 0 4.8 4.8 3.4 1.2 a 0.8 3.6 6.8 2.7
14,000–14,999 0 6.4 6.8 5.4 1.8 3.1 12.0 3.3 3.9 0.7 a 0 9.1 6.4 3.7
15,000–19,999 0 3.3 15.9 15.1 6.3 8.5 12.5 17.8 8.6 3.6 a 0 3.1 16.5 12.5
20,000–24,999 0 0 7.0 16.5 10.0 3.8 5.1 15.6 16.1 8.6 a 0 0 7.7 13.7
25,000–29,999 0 0 1.3 9.7 8.4 0 5.2 6.2 9.9 8.6 a 0 0 2.7 9.5
30,000–34,999 0 0 0 8.1 9.0 0 2.1 6.1 9.7 9.2 a 0 0 0.3 9.3
35,000–39,999 0 0 0 5.3 8.3 0 0 6.7 10.9 4.8 a 0 0 0 6.9
40,000–44,999 0 0 0 1.7 9.0 0 0 1.2 6.7 7.6 a 0 0 0 6.4
45,000–49,999 0 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 1.8 1.2 a 0 0 0 0.3
50,000 or more 0 0 0 0.3 25.3 0 0 0 5.0 38.8 a 0 0 0 11.1
Median pension income (dollars) 2,400 7,200 10,800 17,136 31,200 3,600 11,220 16,000 24,000 36,000 a 4,800 7,548 12,000 23,100
Number (thousands) 120 384 642 1,227 1,394 87 210 428 542 577 71 118 282 513 940
Private pension or annuity
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
1–499 12.3 6.0 1.9 0.7 0.9 9.3 1.8 0.3 1.1 0.4 14.5 12.9 4.1 0.8 0.9
500–999 21.5 10.5 4.1 1.9 1.4 12.1 3.4 2.9 1.0 1.2 28.5 17.7 7.9 3.2 1.2
1,000–1,499 14.1 10.5 4.0 1.6 1.8 8.4 2.6 2.3 1.0 2.6 11.5 18.3 8.7 3.4 1.5
1,500–1,999 6.4 8.9 5.0 3.6 1.6 6.4 5.8 3.8 1.7 1.6 6.2 7.4 9.3 4.1 2.5
2,000–2,499 7.3 10.1 4.6 3.1 2.3 4.5 7.9 2.7 2.3 2.2 4.5 14.9 8.6 2.5 3.1
2,500–2,999 3.7 6.3 2.8 1.9 1.7 5.7 3.5 1.9 1.8 1.1 3.6 2.8 7.0 2.2 1.7
3,000–3,999 8.1 12.9 10.9 4.9 3.5 15.5 9.0 5.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 10.1 13.2 10.0 4.3
4,000–4,999 6.7 11.3 10.0 5.7 2.6 10.3 10.0 5.4 2.4 2.5 9.1 5.7 13.4 7.6 5.7
5,000–5,999 2.7 6.0 6.9 3.1 1.9 1.6 5.7 4.0 1.6 1.8 5.7 1.5 8.3 6.7 1.4
6,000–6,999 3.2 5.0 9.3 5.7 2.9 4.9 9.0 6.4 2.9 3.3 1.0 1.0 6.9 10.0 2.6
7,000–7,999 4.7 2.3 8.0 4.2 2.8 3.8 6.7 4.3 3.6 2.3 7.3 0.4 3.4 8.2 2.8
8,000–8,999 3.2 1.7 4.6 4.2 2.0 0.6 5.3 3.5 2.7 1.8 4.8 1.4 2.0 6.1 2.1
9,000–9,999 2.6 1.1 6.7 5.9 2.7 3.8 9.5 6.4 2.7 3.5 0 2.0 1.0 6.7 2.4
10,000–10,999 0.4 1.3 5.3 4.9 2.7 0.9 2.8 6.2 4.1 1.1 0 0.4 1.9 6.7 3.5
11,000–11,999 2.7 0.4 3.3 4.4 1.0 1.7 4.2 4.3 1.7 0.8 0 1.9 0.3 4.1 2.5
12,000–12,999 0 2.2 5.7 6.5 5.2 2.0 4.3 6.3 4.0 5.8 0 0 2.1 7.9 6.8
13,000–13,999 0 1.5 1.6 4.1 2.9 2.3 1.9 4.3 3.6 3.2 0 1.6 0.5 2.0 3.2
14,000–14,999 0 0.8 1.0 5.7 3.0 2.5 1.0 6.7 4.4 2.3 0 0 0.5 1.7 4.2
15,000–19,999 0.4 1.1 3.1 16.8 11.0 3.3 3.2 16.5 16.6 8.5 0 0 0.8 4.3 16.5
20,000–24,999 0 0 0.7 7.7 10.6 0.4 2.0 5.4 15.3 10.1 0 0 0 1.1 8.2
25,000–29,999 0 0 0.4 2.4 6.2 0 0.5 0.6 7.3 5.0 0 0 0 0.5 5.8
30,000–34,999 0 0 0 0.9 5.9 0 0 0.6 5.3 5.1 0 0 0 0.2 3.8
35,000–39,999 0 0 0 0.1 5.7 0 0 0.3 4.6 4.7 0 0 0 0 3.3
40,000–44,999 0 0 0 0 3.4 0 0 0 2.7 3.3 0 0 0 0 1.7
45,000–49,999 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0.9 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
50,000 or more 0 0 0 0 13.8 0 0 0 1.7 22.5 0 0 0 0 8.2
Median pension income (dollars) 1,608 2,768 5,880 10,800 18,300 3,168 6,000 10,000 16,188 20,400 1,200 1,560 3,300 6,828 14,400
Number (thousands) 333 1,099 1,971 2,435 2,129 292 806 1,160 1,026 821 156 313 889 1,389 1,115
NOTE: Quintile limits are $11,519, $18,622, $28,911, and $50,064 for all units; $22,083, $32,000, $45,796, and $76,746 for married couples; and $9,330, $13,374, $19,062, and $30,202 for nonmarried persons.
a. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.
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Family Pension Income of Aged Persons
Table 6.B1
Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by sex, type of pension, and age, 2006
Family pension income (dollars) All persons Men Women
55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older
Employer pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 1.1 0.4 1.6 0.9 0.4 1.1 1.3 0.4 2.0
500–999 1.9 2.2 2.7 0.9 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.2 3.3
1,000–1,499 2.9 1.9 2.6 2.7 1.7 1.7 3.0 2.1 3.3
1,500–1,999 1.4 2.3 3.1 1.1 1.6 2.5 1.7 2.9 3.5
2,000–2,499 1.6 2.3 3.2 1.7 2.3 2.7 1.5 2.3 3.5
2,500–2,999 1.3 2.0 1.8 1.2 2.1 1.5 1.4 2.0 2.0
3,000–3,999 3.5 3.7 5.3 3.4 3.1 5.2 3.6 4.3 5.4
4,000–4,999 2.9 3.9 5.2 3.5 3.4 4.3 2.5 4.4 6.0
5,000–5,999 2.7 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.6 3.0 3.4
6,000–6,999 2.9 4.5 4.5 2.8 3.7 4.2 2.9 5.3 4.8
7,000–7,999 3.2 2.8 4.2 2.8 2.6 3.6 3.5 2.9 4.7
8,000–8,999 2.7 1.7 3.0 3.0 1.3 2.6 2.5 2.1 3.4
9,000–9,999 2.6 3.2 3.9 1.9 2.7 4.1 3.1 3.7 3.7
10,000–10,999 2.4 2.7 3.6 2.5 2.2 3.5 2.4 3.1 3.6
11,000–11,999 1.4 1.8 2.4 1.1 1.9 2.5 1.7 1.7 2.2
12,000–12,999 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.0 4.7
13,000–13,999 1.7 1.6 3.1 2.0 1.3 3.1 1.5 1.8 3.0
14,000–14,999 2.9 4.0 3.5 2.8 3.8 4.0 3.0 4.1 3.1
15,000–19,999 9.9 10.0 10.4 10.2 10.5 11.3 9.6 9.6 9.6
20,000–24,999 10.2 10.8 7.9 9.9 10.2 9.2 10.5 11.4 6.8
25,000–29,999 6.6 6.0 4.2 7.2 6.6 4.7 6.1 5.4 3.7
30,000–34,999 6.9 6.3 3.6 7.9 7.2 4.1 6.1 5.5 3.2
35,000–39,999 5.5 3.6 3.0 6.6 3.5 3.4 4.7 3.7 2.7
40,000–44,999 3.7 4.0 2.4 3.5 3.7 2.6 3.8 4.2 2.2
45,000–49,999 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.4
50,000 or more 12.7 10.7 6.7 12.1 13.3 7.7 13.2 8.3 5.9
Median family pension income (dollars) 18,000 16,000 11,844 19,200 18,000 13,200 17,232 14,400 10,211
Number (thousands) 4,900 2,832 16,119 2,136 1,328 7,421 2,764 1,504 8,697
Government employee pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 1.1 0 0.5 1.4 0 0.2 0.9 0 0.7
500–999 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.9 1.9 1.6 0.8
1,000–1,499 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.1
1,500–1,999 0.7 1.4 1.2 0.9 0 1.1 0.6 2.6 1.3
2,000–2,499 0.9 1.5 2.6 0.9 1.3 2.3 1.0 1.7 2.8
2,500–2,999 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.8
3,000–3,999 1.7 1.4 3.4 1.7 1.7 3.5 1.7 1.2 3.3
4,000–4,999 1.1 1.5 2.8 1.7 1.8 2.0 0.6 1.3 3.5
5,000–5,999 1.6 1.6 2.2 1.2 0.6 2.0 1.8 2.4 2.4
6,000–6,999 3.1 3.8 3.1 2.7 4.2 1.9 3.5 3.5 4.0
7,000–7,999 3.0 3.2 3.7 2.1 3.5 2.8 3.7 2.9 4.4
8,000–8,999 2.8 1.2 3.2 3.0 0.1 2.6 2.7 2.1 3.7
9,000–9,999 1.8 1.5 3.0 1.8 1.3 2.1 1.8 1.7 3.6
10,000–10,999 2.0 1.3 3.7 1.9 0.5 3.4 2.1 2.1 3.9
11,000–11,999 1.3 1.4 1.8 1.1 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.0 2.0
12,000–12,999 3.3 3.2 4.6 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.4 2.9 5.4
13,000–13,999 1.9 1.5 3.2 2.1 0.3 3.5 1.8 2.5 3.0
14,000–14,999 3.5 5.5 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.1 6.8 3.8
15,000–19,999 10.4 9.8 10.2 11.3 9.6 10.6 9.7 9.9 9.9
20,000–24,999 11.4 14.3 10.4 10.7 13.8 12.0 12.1 14.7 9.2
25,000–29,999 8.5 6.9 6.9 11.1 8.8 7.5 6.4 5.2 6.4
30,000–34,999 8.2 6.9 6.3 8.7 6.6 7.4 7.8 7.2 5.4
35,000–39,999 8.0 5.8 5.1 8.6 6.2 5.6 7.6 5.4 4.6
40,000–44,999 4.4 5.4 4.1 3.6 6.1 4.3 5.0 4.8 4.0
45,000–49,999 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5
50,000 or more 15.6 16.0 10.4 14.5 20.1 12.8 16.4 12.4 8.6
Median family pension income (dollars) 22,800 21,600 16,800 23,400 24,000 20,000 22,000 20,000 14,400
Number (thousands) 2,160 1,106 5,438 974 517 2,402 1,186 589 3,035
Private pension or annuity
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 1.1 0.6 2.1 0.7 0.5 1.5 1.5 0.7 2.6
500–999 2.7 2.8 3.8 1.5 2.9 2.8 3.5 2.7 4.7
1,000–1,499 4.0 2.6 3.5 4.2 2.1 2.5 3.9 3.0 4.4
1,500–1,999 2.0 3.1 4.1 1.5 2.6 3.4 2.4 3.5 4.8
2,000–2,499 2.3 3.5 4.1 2.4 3.5 3.7 2.3 3.6 4.5
2,500–2,999 2.2 3.0 2.6 2.0 3.2 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.8
3,000–3,999 5.7 5.5 6.7 5.7 4.6 6.3 5.7 6.4 7.1
4,000–4,999 4.4 5.6 6.5 5.2 4.5 5.5 3.8 6.6 7.5
5,000–5,999 3.7 4.4 3.8 4.2 5.0 3.6 3.4 3.8 4.0
6,000–6,999 3.2 5.1 5.5 3.5 3.4 5.6 2.9 6.6 5.4
7,000–7,999 3.8 2.6 4.6 3.8 2.7 4.1 3.8 2.6 5.0
8,000–8,999 2.9 2.1 3.3 3.3 2.1 2.9 2.6 2.1 3.7
9,000–9,999 3.3 4.0 4.7 2.4 3.7 5.1 4.0 4.3 4.3
10,000–10,999 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.0 3.5 3.9 3.2 3.5 3.6
11,000–11,999 1.7 2.3 2.6 1.1 2.5 2.9 2.0 2.2 2.2
12,000–12,999 5.2 4.3 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.2 3.5 4.6
13,000–13,999 1.7 1.6 2.9 2.0 1.8 3.1 1.4 1.4 2.8
14,000–14,999 2.4 3.9 3.3 1.8 4.9 3.8 2.9 3.0 2.8
15,000–19,999 8.8 10.9 9.8 8.7 11.8 11.2 8.9 10.2 8.5
20,000–24,999 9.7 7.5 6.1 10.6 6.6 7.1 9.1 8.3 5.2
25,000–29,999 4.7 5.1 2.4 4.6 5.1 2.8 4.8 5.1 2.0
30,000–34,999 5.7 4.6 2.0 5.6 6.5 2.4 5.7 2.8 1.6
35,000–39,999 3.2 2.8 1.8 4.5 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.3 1.4
40,000–44,999 3.4 2.9 0.9 3.7 2.0 1.2 3.3 3.8 0.7
45,000–49,999 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2
50,000 or more 8.5 5.5 4.0 8.3 7.1 4.4 8.7 4.1 3.7
Median family pension income (dollars) 12,010 11,400 8,500 13,110 12,180 10,020 12,000 10,080 7,320
Number (thousands) 2,913 1,821 11,482 1,233 849 5,395 1,680 972 6,087
 
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Family Pension Income of Persons 65 or Older
Table 6.B2
Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by type of pension, sex, and age, 2006
Family pension income (dollars) All persons Men Women
65–69 70–74 75–79 80 or older 65–69 70–74 75–79 80 or older 65–69 70–74 75–79 80 or older
Employer pension
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
1–499 1.0 1.9 1.4 1.9 1.1 0.8 1.4 1.3 0.9 3.0 1.5 2.4
500–999 1.6 2.3 3.4 3.8 1.3 1.7 2.2 3.3 1.9 2.8 4.4 4.2
1,000–1,499 2.1 2.5 2.3 3.3 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.8 2.3 3.1 3.2 4.4
1,500–1,999 2.5 2.7 3.0 4.0 2.3 1.9 2.6 3.4 2.7 3.4 3.3 4.6
2,000–2,499 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.4 2.0 3.0 3.3 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.8
2,500–2,999 1.4 2.1 1.2 2.3 1.7 1.5 0.6 2.2 1.2 2.7 1.7 2.5
3,000–3,999 4.6 5.1 5.0 6.5 4.4 4.9 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.6
4,000–4,999 4.4 4.2 5.1 7.0 3.7 3.8 3.4 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.6 7.5
5,000–5,999 2.3 3.1 3.9 3.7 1.9 3.1 4.2 3.2 2.6 3.2 3.7 4.1
6,000–6,999 4.3 4.1 5.6 4.2 4.2 3.5 5.2 4.2 4.4 4.8 6.0 4.2
7,000–7,999 3.3 3.8 5.0 4.8 3.1 3.4 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.1 5.8 5.5
8,000–8,999 2.2 3.5 3.6 3.0 1.8 2.7 3.5 2.5 2.6 4.2 3.6 3.4
9,000–9,999 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.6 5.5 3.2 4.0 5.1 2.9 4.0 2.8
10,000–10,999 3.7 3.9 2.7 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.0 4.7 3.8 4.3 3.3 3.2
11,000–11,999 2.1 1.9 2.1 3.2 2.4 1.8 2.7 3.2 1.9 2.1 1.5 3.2
12,000–12,999 4.8 4.3 5.5 4.1 4.9 3.8 5.6 4.5 4.8 4.8 5.5 3.8
13,000–13,999 3.1 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.4 4.0 3.5 2.7 3.7 2.7 2.1 3.3
14,000–14,999 2.9 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.0 4.5 4.7 4.2 2.9 3.1 2.6 3.7
15,000–19,999 11.6 10.1 11.2 8.7 11.8 11.7 12.5 9.2 11.3 8.7 10.1 8.3
20,000–24,999 9.3 7.9 8.2 6.2 10.0 9.5 9.2 8.0 8.7 6.4 7.4 4.9
25,000–29,999 5.3 4.8 3.4 3.0 6.4 4.9 3.6 3.5 4.4 4.7 3.2 2.7
30,000–34,999 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.1 4.2 4.2 4.6 3.5 3.1 3.8 3.1 2.8
35,000–39,999 3.6 2.7 3.0 2.7 4.0 3.4 2.3 3.7 3.2 2.1 3.5 2.0
40,000–44,999 2.7 2.8 2.1 1.9 3.2 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 3.1 1.9 1.7
45,000–49,999 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.2
50,000 or more 9.7 7.2 5.0 4.7 10.4 8.5 6.2 5.2 9.1 6.0 3.9 4.3
Median family pension income (dollars) 13,500 12,000 11,400 9,600 15,132 13,780 12,516 11,200 12,600 10,788 9,600 8,028
Number (thousands) 4,353 3,944 3,519 4,303 2,093 1,891 1,602 1,835 2,260 2,053 1,917 2,468
Government employee pension
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
1–499 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 0 0.5 0.6 0.2 1.4
500–999 0.6 0.6 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.8 0.7
1,000–1,499 1.4 1.2 2.0 2.0 0.9 0.3 2.7 0.6 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.8
1,500–1,999 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.5 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.9
2,000–2,499 2.1 2.8 2.5 3.0 1.8 2.4 2.0 3.3 2.4 3.2 2.9 2.8
2,500–2,999 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.6 0.9
3,000–3,999 3.3 4.1 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.5 4.4 3.7 4.6 2.8 2.3
4,000–4,999 2.3 1.8 2.8 4.1 1.6 2.4 2.0 2.0 3.0 1.2 3.5 5.6
5,000–5,999 1.5 2.1 3.3 2.3 1.6 2.6 3.0 1.0 1.4 1.7 3.5 3.1
6,000–6,999 2.5 3.4 4.0 2.7 2.0 1.9 2.2 1.7 2.9 4.7 5.5 3.3
7,000–7,999 3.5 3.1 5.3 3.2 2.7 2.1 5.1 1.6 4.2 3.9 5.4 4.2
8,000–8,999 2.2 3.0 2.8 4.7 1.5 2.3 2.7 4.2 2.9 3.6 2.9 5.0
9,000–9,999 3.6 3.0 3.5 1.8 1.6 3.3 2.1 1.7 5.5 2.8 4.6 1.9
10,000–10,999 2.4 3.9 3.4 5.0 2.9 3.6 2.0 5.0 2.1 4.1 4.4 5.0
11,000–11,999 1.8 1.2 1.8 2.5 1.1 1.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 1.1 1.4 2.7
12,000–12,999 4.3 3.3 4.9 5.6 3.4 2.1 4.0 4.7 5.2 4.4 5.5 6.2
13,000–13,999 2.6 3.2 2.3 4.7 2.8 4.3 2.7 4.5 2.4 2.3 2.0 4.8
14,000–14,999 3.8 3.3 3.2 5.1 4.0 4.2 3.1 4.8 3.6 2.5 3.2 5.2
15,000–19,999 9.9 8.9 11.2 10.8 10.0 9.9 13.1 10.0 9.8 7.9 9.8 11.4
20,000–24,999 11.3 10.9 10.3 9.1 12.4 12.6 9.8 12.7 10.4 9.5 10.6 6.7
25,000–29,999 6.9 7.5 6.9 6.3 7.3 6.5 8.6 7.7 6.6 8.3 5.6 5.4
30,000–34,999 6.5 7.5 6.3 4.9 8.2 6.7 7.7 6.7 4.9 8.2 5.3 3.8
35,000–39,999 6.1 5.1 4.6 4.3 6.7 6.0 3.5 5.7 5.6 4.4 5.5 3.3
40,000–44,999 3.8 5.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8 5.2 4.7 3.8 5.9 3.1 3.3
45,000–49,999 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.2
50,000 or more 14.6 11.9 8.1 6.9 17.3 14.6 9.8 7.9 12.1 9.5 6.7 6.2
Median family pension income (dollars) 19,800 19,200 15,600 14,400 22,097 20,400 18,000 17,340 16,947 18,000 14,000 13,008
Number (thousands) 1,538 1,236 1,179 1,485 740 568 511 583 798 668 668 902
Private pension or annuity
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
1–499 1.3 2.5 2.1 2.6 1.4 1.0 2.0 1.8 1.2 3.8 2.1 3.3
500–999 2.3 3.2 4.4 5.4 2.0 2.3 2.9 4.3 2.7 4.1 5.8 6.3
1,000–1,499 3.0 3.1 3.4 4.5 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.8 3.4 3.6 4.4 5.9
1,500–1,999 3.4 3.8 4.1 5.2 3.2 2.7 3.5 4.4 3.6 4.9 4.6 5.9
2,000–2,499 4.2 4.0 3.7 4.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.8 4.3 3.8 5.2
2,500–2,999 2.4 2.8 1.6 3.3 2.9 2.3 0.8 3.1 1.9 3.3 2.3 3.6
3,000–3,999 5.4 6.0 6.7 8.8 5.5 5.3 6.7 8.0 5.4 6.6 6.8 9.4
4,000–4,999 5.9 5.1 6.5 8.5 5.1 4.2 4.6 8.0 6.6 6.0 8.2 9.0
5,000–5,999 3.0 3.8 4.2 4.4 2.6 3.6 4.6 3.9 3.3 4.1 3.8 4.8
6,000–6,999 5.7 4.6 6.6 5.2 5.8 4.3 6.8 5.6 5.7 4.9 6.5 4.8
7,000–7,999 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.4 2.8 4.8 4.2 4.7 3.8 4.7 5.6 6.1
8,000–8,999 2.4 4.4 3.8 2.9 2.0 3.5 3.6 2.6 2.7 5.1 4.0 3.1
9,000–9,999 5.0 5.1 3.8 4.6 4.7 6.8 3.5 5.3 5.4 3.5 4.1 4.1
10,000–10,999 4.4 4.2 2.6 3.5 4.1 3.8 2.4 4.9 4.7 4.5 2.8 2.3
11,000–11,999 2.6 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.4 1.9 3.1 3.5 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.9
12,000–12,999 5.4 4.9 6.1 3.9 5.8 4.9 6.5 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.7 3.0
13,000–13,999 3.2 3.7 2.9 2.1 2.5 4.1 3.9 1.9 3.8 3.3 1.9 2.2
14,000–14,999 2.5 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.4 4.7 4.6 3.7 2.5 3.4 2.5 2.5
15,000–19,999 11.7 10.1 10.9 6.6 12.3 11.6 12.3 8.6 11.1 8.7 9.6 5.0
20,000–24,999 7.8 5.7 6.8 4.1 8.0 6.9 8.4 5.1 7.6 4.5 5.4 3.3
25,000–29,999 3.4 2.8 1.6 1.7 4.3 3.5 1.5 1.6 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.7
30,000–34,999 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.5 2.7 2.8 2.2 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.3 1.3
35,000–39,999 2.2 1.5 1.8 1.6 2.8 2.0 1.4 2.3 1.7 1.0 2.2 0.9
40,000–44,999 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.6 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7
45,000–49,999 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0 0.1
50,000 or more 5.4 4.6 3.0 2.8 5.2 5.2 4.1 3.0 5.6 4.0 2.1 2.7
Median family pension income (dollars) 10,800 9,552 8,400 6,012 11,388 10,800 10,081 7,800 9,840 7,872 7,200 5,172
Number (thousands) 3,091 2,898 2,502 2,990 1,484 1,406 1,176 1,329 1,608 1,492 1,326 1,661
 
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Family Pension Income of Persons 65 or Older
Table 6.B3
Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by type of pension, sex, and marital status, 2006
Family pension income (dollars) All persons Men Women
Married Nonmarried Married Nonmarried Married Nonmarried
Total Widowed Divorced Never married Total Widowed Divorced Never married Total Widowed Divorced Never married
Employer pension
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
1–499 1.2 2.3 2.5 2.5 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.6 0 1.2 2.8 2.8 3.0 1.8
500–999 2.1 3.9 4.7 2.1 2.5 2.0 2.2 3.0 1.4 0.6 2.1 4.6 5.2 2.5 4.3
1,000–1,499 1.6 4.2 4.7 2.8 2.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.4 0.6 1.5 5.2 5.7 3.1 4.8
1,500–1,999 2.5 4.0 4.2 4.3 1.9 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.8 2.2 2.6 4.5 4.5 4.7 1.6
2,000–2,499 2.8 3.9 3.6 4.6 3.3 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.0 1.4 2.9 4.3 3.8 6.3 5.1
2,500–2,999 1.4 2.4 2.6 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.6 2.7 2.2 3.1
3,000–3,999 4.6 6.4 6.8 5.9 4.4 4.7 6.8 7.0 7.6 5.8 4.6 6.3 6.7 4.8 3.2
4,000–4,999 4.4 6.5 7.1 5.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.9 4.3 4.0 4.6 7.5 7.8 6.8 5.3
5,000–5,999 2.8 4.0 4.1 3.6 2.5 2.7 4.0 5.5 2.5 2.7 2.9 4.0 3.7 4.2 2.4
6,000–6,999 4.0 5.4 5.5 6.5 0.7 4.1 4.6 6.1 3.0 0.5 3.9 5.7 5.4 8.8 0.8
7,000–7,999 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 2.7 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.5 5.2 3.9 5.6 6.0 6.6 0.4
8,000–8,999 2.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 1.7 2.6 2.3 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.9 4.0 4.1 4.5 0.8
9,000–9,999 4.1 3.6 3.7 2.4 5.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 2.9 5.8 4.0 3.4 3.6 2.1 4.4
10,000–10,999 3.3 4.1 3.9 4.1 7.1 3.2 4.6 3.9 5.0 7.2 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.5 7.1
11,000–11,999 2.3 2.5 2.4 3.1 2.6 2.3 3.0 3.0 4.2 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.4 3.4
12,000–12,999 4.1 5.6 5.3 5.5 7.5 4.1 6.5 6.1 7.2 5.2 4.1 5.2 5.1 4.3 9.7
13,000–13,999 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.5 5.6 3.1 3.2 2.1 3.9 8.9 3.3 2.7 3.0 1.5 2.6
14,000–14,999 4.0 2.7 2.2 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.2 3.1 7.1 4.1 2.0 1.6 4.4 0.9
15,000–19,999 11.3 8.8 7.9 11.5 9.5 11.1 11.9 9.5 17.0 9.3 11.5 7.5 7.3 8.0 9.7
20,000–24,999 9.6 5.0 4.4 5.9 7.3 9.7 7.5 7.8 8.6 5.0 9.4 3.9 3.4 4.1 9.4
25,000–29,999 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.5 5.8 4.9 3.8 4.2 1.5 6.8 4.3 3.0 2.6 4.8 4.7
30,000–34,999 4.1 2.8 2.4 2.7 4.0 4.2 3.7 3.5 2.7 3.5 4.0 2.4 2.1 2.7 4.5
35,000–39,999 3.6 2.1 2.1 1.7 2.6 3.7 2.5 2.5 1.5 4.5 3.4 1.9 1.9 1.8 0.9
40,000–44,999 3.0 1.4 1.2 1.4 2.5 3.0 1.3 1.2 1.5 0.8 2.9 1.4 1.3 1.3 4.0
45,000–49,999 0.7 0.1 0.1 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0.7 0.1 0.1 0 0
50,000 or more 8.3 4.0 3.9 3.2 6.6 8.5 5.3 4.9 5.7 8.3 8.2 3.4 3.6 1.5 5.1
Median family pension income (dollars) 13,512 8,400 7,692 9,600 12,000 13,800 12,000 10,800 12,000 13,200 13,200 7,260 7,200 7,308 12,000
Number (thousands) 10,144 5,974 4,211 1,074 431 5,630 1,791 1,007 424 208 4,514 4,183 3,204 650 224
Government employee pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 a 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 0.1 1.1 1.5 0.2 0 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.6 a 0.1 1.3 1.7 0 0
500–999 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.2 a 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.4 0
1,000–1,499 1.4 2.0 2.1 0.8 3.4 1.4 0 0 0 a 1.4 2.7 2.6 1.2 5.7
1,500–1,999 0.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 0.9 1.6 0 3.1 a 0.6 2.0 2.4 1.4 0
2,000–2,499 2.8 2.2 2.4 3.1 0.5 2.7 1.1 1.8 0 a 2.9 2.7 2.5 4.6 0.5
2,500–2,999 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.5 0 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 a 0.7 1.0 1.2 0.6 0
3,000–3,999 3.4 3.3 3.6 2.5 1.2 3.1 4.8 6.0 2.6 a 3.8 2.7 2.9 2.5 0.5
4,000–4,999 2.1 4.0 4.9 2.7 0.4 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.1 a 2.2 4.7 5.5 2.9 0.7
5,000–5,999 2.5 1.9 1.6 3.0 1.0 2.5 0.3 0 0 a 2.4 2.4 2.0 4.4 0
6,000–6,999 2.1 4.7 4.7 5.5 0 2.3 0.7 0.6 0 a 1.9 6.1 5.9 8.1 0
7,000–7,999 2.8 5.2 5.0 8.2 1.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 a 2.7 6.0 5.7 10.8 0
8,000–8,999 2.7 4.0 4.2 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.8 2.3 0 a 3.0 4.4 4.7 4.6 0
9,000–9,999 2.3 4.0 5.0 1.6 3.3 2.1 2.3 3.2 1.3 a 2.6 4.6 5.4 1.8 4.6
10,000–10,999 3.0 4.7 4.9 3.2 6.4 3.1 4.3 4.9 1.4 a 3.0 4.8 4.9 4.0 6.8
11,000–11,999 1.8 1.9 1.6 3.2 2.7 1.7 1.5 0.4 5.4 a 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.2 4.6
12,000–12,999 3.3 6.6 6.7 5.8 8.4 3.1 4.9 6.0 6.1 a 3.6 7.1 6.9 5.7 13.2
13,000–13,999 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.2 3.9 3.0 5.3 5.5 5.4 a 2.9 3.1 3.6 2.1 1.4
14,000–14,999 3.3 4.8 4.3 7.7 4.6 3.5 6.0 6.7 3.6 a 3.1 4.4 3.6 9.6 1.6
15,000–19,999 9.8 10.8 9.6 12.3 13.2 9.6 14.1 9.5 22.5 a 10.1 9.6 9.6 7.5 13.6
20,000–24,999 11.4 8.8 8.0 9.5 13.0 11.9 12.3 11.7 17.4 a 10.8 7.5 7.0 5.8 15.4
25,000–29,999 7.8 5.4 5.5 4.3 6.0 7.5 7.3 9.0 3.9 a 8.2 4.7 4.5 4.4 7.2
30,000–34,999 7.1 4.9 3.9 6.1 9.3 7.3 7.5 6.4 8.6 a 6.8 4.0 3.2 4.9 11.2
35,000–39,999 6.0 3.6 3.6 3.4 4.7 6.2 3.7 3.5 1.4 a 5.7 3.5 3.6 4.4 1.9
40,000–44,999 4.8 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.9 4.5 3.5 3.5 2.8 a 5.1 2.9 2.8 2.6 5.3
45,000–49,999 0.9 0.1 0.2 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 a 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 0
50,000 or more 13.2 5.9 6.1 4.4 6.7 13.8 9.5 11.2 8.4 a 12.6 4.6 4.7 2.4 5.8
Median family pension income (dollars) 20,400 13,200 12,432 14,400 18,000 20,400 18,000 18,000 18,000 a 20,000 12,000 11,832 11,976 19,200
Number (thousands) 3,362 2,076 1,429 386 172 1,857 545 305 124 71 1,505 1,531 1,125 262 101
Private pension or annuity
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
1–499 1.6 3.0 3.1 3.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.9 0 1.7 3.7 3.6 5.1 3.2
500–999 2.9 5.6 6.7 2.7 3.7 2.8 2.8 3.9 1.9 0 2.9 6.8 7.6 3.2 7.7
1,000–1,499 2.4 5.6 6.3 3.9 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.4 0.8 2.2 6.9 7.5 4.3 3.8
1,500–1,999 3.6 5.2 5.5 5.7 2.0 3.3 3.6 4.4 4.1 1.3 3.8 5.9 5.8 6.9 2.8
2,000–2,499 3.7 5.0 4.6 5.8 5.1 3.6 3.9 3.8 2.8 1.9 3.8 5.5 4.8 8.1 8.6
2,500–2,999 2.2 3.1 3.3 2.2 2.8 2.3 2.4 3.1 0.9 0.4 2.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 5.4
3,000–3,999 5.7 8.7 9.2 7.8 7.0 5.8 8.1 8.0 9.6 8.8 5.5 8.9 9.6 6.4 5.1
4,000–4,999 5.5 8.4 8.9 7.5 8.3 5.4 5.6 6.5 5.2 6.0 5.6 9.7 9.7 9.3 10.7
5,000–5,999 3.2 5.0 5.1 4.1 4.1 3.1 5.2 6.8 3.5 4.0 3.3 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.2
6,000–6,999 5.2 6.0 6.1 7.0 2.3 5.3 6.4 8.6 4.2 0.8 5.2 5.8 5.3 9.2 3.8
7,000–7,999 4.4 4.9 5.5 3.8 3.2 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.8 5.5 4.8 5.3 6.0 3.7 0.8
8,000–8,999 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.9 1.0 3.1 2.3 1.5 3.3 0 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.4 2.2
9,000–9,999 5.2 3.8 3.7 3.1 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.2 3.5 7.8 5.1 3.3 3.6 2.7 2.9
10,000–10,999 3.7 3.7 3.1 4.8 6.9 3.6 4.7 3.2 6.5 6.9 3.9 3.2 3.0 3.5 7.0
11,000–11,999 2.6 2.5 2.4 3.1 2.5 2.7 3.6 4.0 3.7 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.9 2.6 2.3
12,000–12,999 4.9 5.3 4.8 5.5 6.7 4.9 7.4 6.4 8.1 7.0 4.8 4.3 4.3 3.4 6.4
13,000–13,999 3.4 2.1 1.7 2.1 6.7 3.3 2.4 0.8 3.2 9.4 3.5 2.0 2.0 1.1 3.7
14,000–14,999 4.0 1.8 1.6 2.0 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.4 2.9 6.0 4.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.4
15,000–19,999 11.5 6.6 5.8 9.8 7.5 11.3 10.8 9.8 14.2 8.7 11.7 4.7 4.5 6.4 6.2
20,000–24,999 7.7 3.1 2.6 4.3 4.7 7.8 4.9 5.4 5.0 2.6 7.6 2.3 1.7 3.7 6.8
25,000–29,999 2.7 1.9 1.7 2.6 3.6 3.1 2.0 1.9 0.5 6.8 2.2 1.9 1.6 4.1 0
30,000–34,999 2.3 1.3 1.2 0.8 1.6 2.5 2.0 2.2 0.3 1.9 2.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.3
35,000–39,999 2.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.0 0.8 0.9 0.1 0
40,000–44,999 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.3 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3
45,000–49,999 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0
50,000 or more 4.9 2.4 2.1 2.3 6.4 4.9 2.9 1.4 4.2 8.3 4.9 2.2 2.4 0.8 4.4
Median family pension income (dollars) 10,200 6,000 5,394 6,972 10,128 10,464 9,600 7,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 4,800 4,800 5,580 5,868
Number (thousands) 7,441 4,041 2,905 692 266 4,121 1,274 725 302 139 3,320 2,767 2,180 390 128
a. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.
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Family Pension Income of Persons 65 or Older
Table 6.B4
Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by type of pension, Social Security beneficiary status, sex, and marital status, 2006
Family pension income (dollars) Beneficiaries Nonbeneficiaries
All persons Men Women All persons Men Women
Total Married Non- married Total Married Non- married Total Married Non- married Total Married Non- married Total Married Non- married Total Married Non- married
Employer pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 1.7 1.2 2.5 1.2 1.2 1.3 2.1 1.3 2.9 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.6 0 0.7 0.7 0.6
500–999 2.8 2.1 3.9 2.0 1.9 2.4 3.4 2.3 4.6 2.5 2.1 3.3 2.5 3.1 0.2 2.5 1.0 4.6
1,000–1,499 2.7 1.7 4.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.5 1.6 5.5 1.5 1.1 2.2 1.6 1.8 1.1 1.4 0.4 2.7
1,500–1,999 3.1 2.5 4.1 2.6 2.4 3.1 3.6 2.7 4.6 2.4 2.1 3.1 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.1 3.4
2,000–2,499 3.5 3.0 4.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.9 3.1 4.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.1
2,500–2,999 1.8 1.5 2.5 1.5 1.4 1.9 2.1 1.5 2.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.8 0 0.9 0.7 1.4
3,000–3,999 5.5 4.7 6.9 5.4 4.8 7.2 5.6 4.6 6.7 3.3 4.1 1.6 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.3 4.9 1.1
4,000–4,999 5.6 4.8 6.9 4.6 4.6 4.6 6.4 5.0 7.9 1.9 1.7 2.3 1.6 2.0 0 2.2 1.4 3.2
5,000–5,999 3.4 3.0 4.1 3.2 2.9 4.2 3.5 3.0 4.0 1.7 1.1 2.8 1.0 0.7 2.2 2.2 1.6 3.0
6,000–6,999 4.8 4.2 5.8 4.4 4.2 5.0 5.1 4.1 6.1 2.0 2.3 1.4 2.1 2.6 0.1 1.9 1.9 1.9
7,000–7,999 4.4 4.0 5.2 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.9 4.1 5.8 2.0 1.6 2.9 1.2 1.3 1.1 2.7 2.0 3.7
8,000–8,999 3.2 3.0 3.6 2.7 2.8 2.5 3.6 3.2 4.1 1.3 0.9 2.1 0.9 1.1 0.5 1.6 0.7 2.8
9,000–9,999 4.0 4.2 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.5 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.8 3.0 2.6
10,000–10,999 3.7 3.4 4.2 3.7 3.4 4.6 3.7 3.5 4.0 2.3 1.9 3.3 1.9 1.3 4.0 2.7 2.5 3.1
11,000–11,999 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.3 3.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.6 1.7 2.5 3.0 0.7 2.2 2.2 2.1
12,000–12,999 4.6 4.0 5.6 4.8 4.1 6.7 4.5 3.9 5.2 4.8 4.5 5.3 3.4 3.2 3.9 5.9 5.9 5.9
13,000–13,999 3.1 3.2 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.3 2.6 2.9 2.7 3.2 2.4 2.1 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.0
14,000–14,999 3.4 4.0 2.4 4.0 3.9 4.2 2.9 4.1 1.6 4.7 4.3 5.6 4.5 4.2 5.6 4.9 4.4 5.6
15,000–19,999 10.2 11.2 8.5 11.2 11.0 11.8 9.3 11.4 7.1 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.1
20,000–24,999 7.7 9.6 4.6 9.1 9.7 7.3 6.5 9.4 3.4 9.6 9.9 8.8 10.0 10.2 9.2 9.2 9.6 8.7
25,000–29,999 4.0 4.5 3.1 4.5 4.8 3.4 3.5 4.1 2.9 5.9 6.2 5.3 6.7 6.3 8.2 5.2 5.9 4.1
30,000–34,999 3.4 4.0 2.4 3.8 4.1 2.9 3.1 3.8 2.2 5.6 5.2 6.6 7.1 5.5 13.3 4.4 4.8 3.9
35,000–39,999 2.8 3.4 2.0 3.3 3.5 2.5 2.5 3.2 1.7 4.5 5.1 3.1 4.7 5.2 2.9 4.3 5.1 3.2
40,000–44,999 1.9 2.4 1.1 2.2 2.6 0.8 1.7 2.2 1.2 6.7 7.7 4.6 6.8 7.0 6.4 6.6 8.5 3.9
45,000–49,999 0.4 0.7 0 0.5 0.7 0 0.3 0.6 0 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.8 0 0.9 1.1 0.6
50,000 or more 5.9 7.6 3.1 6.8 7.6 4.4 5.1 7.5 2.6 14.3 14.5 13.8 15.9 15.8 16.1 13.0 13.1 12.8
Median family pension income (dollars) 10,896 13,188 7,872 12,144 13,200 11,376 9,600 12,744 7,080 18,696 19,200 17,904 20,400 20,400 24,000 18,000 19,200 14,400
Number (thousands) 14,557 9,080 5,477 6,714 5,066 1,648 7,842 4,014 3,829 1,562 1,064 498 707 564 143 855 500 354
Government employee pension
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 0.5 0.1 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.7 0 1.4 0.3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 1.0 0
500–999 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.1 0.1 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 0
1,000–1,499 1.8 1.6 2.1 1.2 1.5 0 2.3 1.7 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.6 0 0.7 0 1.6
1,500–1,999 1.3 0.8 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.9 1.4 0.7 1.9 0.9 0.5 1.8 0.6 0.9 0 1.2 0 2.7
2,000–2,499 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.7 3.1 1.3 3.1 3.3 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0 0 0 0.6 0.8 0.2
2,500–2,999 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.8 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3,000–3,999 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.3 5.7 3.6 4.4 2.9 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.6 0 1.0 0.3 1.8
4,000–4,999 3.2 2.4 4.6 2.3 2.3 2.4 3.9 2.5 5.4 0.2 0.4 0 0 0 0 0.4 0.7 0
5,000–5,999 2.5 2.8 2.0 2.2 2.8 0 2.7 2.8 2.6 0.6 0.2 1.1 0.8 0.4 2.0 0.3 0 0.7
6,000–6,999 3.4 2.3 5.3 2.1 2.4 0.9 4.5 2.2 6.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.3 0 0.7 0.3 1.1
7,000–7,999 4.0 3.1 5.6 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.7 3.0 6.3 1.4 0.6 2.7 0 0 0 2.6 1.4 4.0
8,000–8,999 3.3 2.7 4.3 2.6 2.4 3.4 3.9 3.2 4.6 2.5 2.8 1.9 2.7 3.7 0 2.3 1.8 2.9
9,000–9,999 3.4 2.7 4.5 2.4 2.3 2.7 4.1 3.1 5.1 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.4 0 0.5 0 1.2
10,000–10,999 4.0 3.2 5.1 3.8 3.5 4.8 4.1 2.9 5.2 1.9 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.9 2.9 3.7 1.9
11,000–11,999 1.9 1.7 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.5 2.3 1.6 2.4 0.2 1.0 1.4 0 2.1 3.6 0.3
12,000–12,999 4.6 3.5 6.5 3.7 3.3 5.2 5.4 3.7 6.9 4.1 2.3 7.1 2.4 2.0 3.5 5.5 2.7 8.8
13,000–13,999 3.6 3.3 4.1 4.0 3.4 6.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.2
14,000–14,999 3.7 3.4 4.2 4.2 3.6 6.4 3.3 3.1 3.5 5.0 2.9 8.6 3.1 2.8 4.2 6.6 3.1 10.8
15,000–19,999 10.2 9.8 10.9 10.7 9.6 14.5 9.9 10.1 9.7 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.2 9.7 11.6 9.7 10.1 9.3
20,000–24,999 10.5 11.9 8.4 12.4 12.4 12.5 9.1 11.3 7.0 9.6 8.5 11.4 9.4 8.6 11.4 9.7 8.4 11.3
25,000–29,999 6.5 7.5 5.0 7.2 7.3 6.8 6.0 7.7 4.3 9.0 9.7 7.9 8.8 8.5 9.8 9.2 11.0 7.0
30,000–34,999 5.6 6.7 3.9 6.7 7.2 4.9 4.8 6.0 3.6 10.4 9.7 11.7 11.8 8.5 20.9 9.2 11.0 7.1
35,000–39,999 4.6 5.4 3.4 5.1 5.4 4.2 4.2 5.3 3.2 7.7 9.5 4.6 8.4 10.9 1.3 7.2 8.0 6.3
40,000–44,999 3.6 4.2 2.7 3.7 3.9 2.9 3.6 4.6 2.6 7.4 8.4 5.6 8.2 8.7 6.6 6.7 8.1 5.1
45,000–49,999 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.8 1.0 0 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.4 0 0.7 0.3 1.1
50,000 or more 8.6 11.4 4.0 10.5 11.7 6.3 7.0 11.0 3.3 22.4 24.8 18.2 26.7 27.1 25.5 18.7 22.2 14.6
Median family pension income (dollars) 15,300 18,300 12,000 18,000 19,032 15,700 13,200 18,000 10,980 29,000 30,000 24,036 30,000 31,200 30,000 26,400 29,784 22,300
Number (thousands) 4,698 2,896 1,802 2,065 1,611 454 2,633 1,285 1,348 740 466 273 337 246 90 403 220 183
Private pension or annuity
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 a 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 2.2 1.6 3.1 1.6 1.6 1.5 2.7 1.7 3.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.1 a 1.3 1.2 1.3
500–999 3.8 2.9 5.4 2.8 2.7 2.9 4.7 3.0 6.6 4.1 2.8 7.7 3.7 4.3 a 4.5 1.2 10.2
1,000–1,499 3.5 2.4 5.6 2.5 2.4 2.6 4.5 2.4 7.0 2.9 2.0 5.6 3.3 3.2 a 2.6 0.7 6.1
1,500–1,999 4.1 3.6 5.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 4.8 3.8 6.0 3.9 3.5 5.1 3.8 3.4 a 4.0 3.6 4.5
2,000–2,499 4.4 3.9 5.1 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.8 4.0 5.8 1.0 0.6 2.2 1.3 0.2 a 0.7 1.0 0.2
2,500–2,999 2.4 2.1 3.1 2.1 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.1 3.4 4.0 4.3 3.1 4.9 5.7 a 3.2 2.7 4.2
3,000–3,999 6.8 5.5 8.9 6.3 5.7 8.0 7.2 5.3 9.4 6.4 7.2 4.1 6.9 6.1 a 5.9 8.3 1.6
4,000–4,999 6.7 5.7 8.5 5.6 5.6 5.8 7.7 6.0 9.8 3.5 2.8 5.5 3.1 3.7 a 3.8 1.9 7.2
5,000–5,999 3.9 3.3 4.9 3.7 3.2 5.2 4.0 3.4 4.8 3.4 2.5 6.0 2.8 2.2 a 3.9 2.8 6.0
6,000–6,999 5.6 5.3 6.1 5.6 5.3 6.7 5.6 5.3 5.9 4.0 4.4 2.7 4.4 5.1 a 3.6 3.7 3.5
7,000–7,999 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.1 4.3 3.7 5.1 5.0 5.2 3.8 2.5 7.7 3.0 2.5 a 4.5 2.4 8.2
8,000–8,999 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.3 3.8 3.7 3.8 1.7 1.0 3.9 1.3 1.3 a 2.1 0.6 4.7
9,000–9,999 4.6 5.0 3.8 5.0 5.1 4.6 4.2 4.9 3.4 5.9 6.8 3.2 7.0 7.1 a 5.0 6.5 2.2
10,000–10,999 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.7 4.8 3.7 4.0 3.3 2.2 2.4 1.5 2.4 2.2 a 2.0 2.6 1.0
11,000–11,999 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.7 3.7 2.2 2.4 1.9 3.3 3.4 2.8 3.4 3.7 a 3.1 3.1 3.1
12,000–12,999 5.0 4.7 5.4 5.6 4.9 7.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 5.9 6.6 3.8 4.6 4.6 a 6.9 8.8 3.5
13,000–13,999 2.9 3.3 2.0 3.1 3.4 2.1 2.7 3.3 1.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.4 2.6 a 4.8 5.9 2.8
14,000–14,999 3.3 4.1 1.8 3.9 4.0 3.6 2.8 4.3 1.0 2.4 2.8 1.4 2.4 2.3 a 2.4 3.3 1.0
15,000–19,999 9.5 11.2 6.5 11.0 11.1 10.8 8.2 11.3 4.5 13.1 14.8 8.2 13.2 13.7 a 13.0 16.0 7.6
20,000–24,999 5.9 7.6 2.9 7.0 7.7 4.9 4.9 7.4 2.0 8.3 9.1 5.9 8.0 8.5 a 8.4 9.7 6.1
25,000–29,999 2.4 2.7 1.9 2.8 3.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.3 2.5 1.6 2.9 3.4 a 1.8 1.6 2.1
30,000–34,999 2.0 2.4 1.3 2.4 2.6 1.9 1.7 2.3 1.0 1.4 1.1 2.3 2.4 1.8 a 0.7 0.4 1.1
35,000–39,999 1.8 2.1 1.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.5 2.0 0.9 1.1 1.5 0 1.2 1.4 a 1.0 1.6 0
40,000–44,999 0.7 0.9 0.3 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 3.5 3.1 4.7 3.4 2.9 a 3.7 3.3 4.2
45,000–49,999 0.2 0.3 0 0.3 0.3 0 0.2