Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
(Expanded Edition)

Income from Assets

Key Terms and Concepts for Section 7

Asset Income of Aged Units

Table 7.A1 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by age, 2004
Table 7.A2 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by marital status and age, 2004
Table 7.A3 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, and age, 2004

Asset Income of Units 65 or Older

Table 7.A4 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by race, Hispanic origin, and marital status, 2004
Table 7.A5 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by marital status and quintile of total money income, 2004

Family Asset Income of Aged Persons

Table 7.B1 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by sex and age, 2004

Family Asset Income of Persons 65 or Older

Table 7.B2 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by sex and age, 2004
Table 7.B3 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by sex and marital status, 2004
Table 7.B4 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by Social Security beneficiary status, and aged person's sex and marital status, 2004
Table 7.B5 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 2004
Table 7.B6 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by quintile of per-capita total family money income, 2004
Table 7.B7 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by number of persons in family and quintile of per-capita total family money income, 2004

Key Terms and Concepts for Section 7 ¹

Age. Age classification is based on the age of the person at his or her last birthday as of March 2005. 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 these changes, 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.

Asset income. Includes interest, dividends, income from estates or trusts, and net rental income or royalties. Interest income. Interest includes payments people receive (or have credited to their accounts) from bonds, treasury notes, IRAs, certificates of deposit, interest-bearing savings and checking accounts, and all other investments that pay interest. Dividends. Dividends include income people receive from stock holdings and mutual fund shares. The CPS does not include capital gains from the sale of stock holdings as income. Rents, royalties, and estates and trusts. Include net income people receive from the rental of a house, store, or other property, receipts from boarders or lodgers, net royalty income, and periodic payments from estate or trust funds.

Notes

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

Tables

Table 7.A1 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by age, 2004
Aged unit asset income (dollars)	Aged 55–61	Aged 62–64	Aged 65 or older
Aged unit asset income (dollars)	Aged 55–61	Aged 62–64	Total	65–69	70–74	75–79	80 or older
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Loss	2.0	1.6	1.4	1.8	1.8	1.1	1.0
1–249	31.9	31.7	27.2	27.2	25.5	25.7	29.8
250–499	8.9	7.9	8.8	8.2	9.3	10.4	7.7
500–749	5.9	6.2	5.5	5.4	4.5	6.7	5.5
750–999	3.4	2.0	3.8	3.8	4.1	3.3	3.9
1,000–1,499	6.4	6.2	5.8	5.1	6.5	6.3	5.6
1,500–1,999	3.7	3.6	4.5	3.6	4.8	4.1	5.3
2,000–2,499	4.2	3.8	4.2	3.7	3.6	4.9	4.7
2,500–2,999	3.4	2.1	2.8	3.0	2.9	2.6	2.6
3,000–3,999	3.8	4.0	4.8	3.9	5.5	5.2	4.8
4,000–4,999	2.5	3.3	3.8	3.6	3.9	3.6	4.1
5,000–9,999	8.7	9.1	10.7	11.5	10.6	10.1	10.4
10,000–14,999	4.7	5.9	5.1	5.0	5.7	5.4	4.4
15,000–19,999	2.4	3.0	2.2	2.2	2.3	1.8	2.3
20,000–24,999	1.5	2.3	1.9	2.0	1.9	1.6	1.9
25,000–29,999	0.9	0.8	1.2	1.6	1.0	1.5	0.7
30,000–34,999	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.7
35,000–39,999	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.9
40,000–44,999	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3
45,000–49,999	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.3
50,000 or more	3.4	4.4	3.9	5.0	3.6	3.6	3.1
Median asset income (dollars)	840	1,000	1,200	1,285	1,285	1,158	1,040
Number (thousands)	9,141	2,930	14,797	4,011	3,411	3,131	4,244

Table 7.A2 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by marital status and age, 2004
Aged unit asset income (dollars)	Married couples							Nonmarried persons
	55–61	62–64	65 or older					55–61	62–64	65 or older
	55–61	62–64	Total	65–69	70–74	75–79	80 or older	55–61	62–64	Total	65–69	70–74	75–79	80 or older
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
Loss	2.7	1.7	2.0	1.9	2.3	1.9	1.9	0.8	1.4	0.8	1.6	1.2	0.3	0.5
1–249	28.7	26.7	21.3	22.0	20.5	21.5	20.7	38.1	40.5	33.2	36.0	31.4	29.7	34.7
250–499	8.8	8.0	8.5	7.7	9.7	8.9	7.8	8.9	7.5	9.1	9.0	8.8	11.8	7.7
500–749	5.5	6.2	5.0	5.7	4.0	5.8	4.3	6.8	6.2	5.9	4.8	5.1	7.5	6.1
750–999	3.8	2.3	4.2	3.6	4.8	3.6	5.0	2.7	1.7	3.4	4.1	3.2	3.0	3.4
1,000–1,499	5.8	6.5	5.5	4.3	6.4	6.8	5.3	7.4	5.5	6.1	6.5	6.6	5.8	5.8
1,500–1,999	3.9	4.5	4.6	4.1	4.2	4.7	6.0	3.5	2.1	4.3	2.9	5.4	3.4	5.0
2,000–2,499	4.0	4.0	4.5	4.5	3.7	5.4	4.7	4.5	3.4	3.9	2.4	3.4	4.4	4.7
2,500–2,999	3.5	2.6	2.2	2.3	3.0	1.6	1.5	3.1	1.2	3.4	4.2	2.8	3.5	3.2
3,000–3,999	4.3	4.2	4.6	4.2	4.5	5.5	4.4	2.8	3.6	5.0	3.4	6.7	5.0	5.0
4,000–4,999	2.7	3.0	4.2	4.1	3.7	3.8	5.5	2.2	3.9	3.4	2.7	4.2	3.3	3.4
5,000–9,999	9.6	10.1	11.3	12.4	10.5	9.5	12.1	7.0	7.5	10.1	10.1	10.7	10.7	9.5
10,000–14,999	5.1	7.1	6.6	5.5	7.9	6.8	6.7	4.1	3.7	3.5	4.2	3.1	4.0	3.1
15,000–19,999	2.8	3.2	2.7	2.7	3.1	2.5	2.6	1.7	2.7	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.1	2.1
20,000–24,999	1.6	2.5	2.2	2.4	1.8	2.4	2.5	1.2	2.0	1.5	1.3	2.2	0.9	1.6
25,000–29,999	1.3	1.2	1.9	2.2	1.7	1.8	1.6	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.2	1.1	0.2
30,000–34,999	0.7	0.3	1.4	1.2	1.8	0.9	1.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.6	0	0.1	0.1
35,000–39,999	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.6	1.2	0.9	0.8	0.8	1.2	0.9
40,000–44,999	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.3
45,000–49,999	0.2	0.3	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0	0	0.4
50,000 or more	3.3	4.0	5.1	6.2	4.4	4.8	4.4	3.5	5.0	2.6	3.1	2.7	2.6	2.4
Median asset income (dollars)	1,000	1,284	1,806	2,000	1,626	1,600	1,902	577	533	800	643	1,000	787	800
Number (thousands)	5,989	1,866	7,357	2,508	1,862	1,518	1,469	3,151	1,064	7,439	1,502	1,549	1,614	2,775

Table 7.A3 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, and age, 2004
Aged unit asset 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
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
Loss	2.9	1.8	1.5	4.4	2.1	2.1	0	1.4	0.8	2.0	1.4	0.9	2.5	1.4	0.9	0.9	1.4	0.9
1–249	38.6	35.0	27.2	34.0	28.4	21.4	47.5	45.9	32.9	31.3	29.2	28.3	28.2	25.5	20.1	37.3	36.1	35.7
250–499	9.4	7.5	8.7	11.7	7.9	8.5	5.1	6.8	8.8	8.8	8.1	10.2	8.6	8.1	8.4	9.3	8.1	11.8
500–749	4.8	4.8	5.6	5.2	5.9	5.1	4.1	2.8	6.1	6.0	7.3	3.8	5.5	6.5	4.0	7.1	8.9	3.6
750–999	3.5	1.7	3.8	3.1	2.1	4.1	4.4	0.9	3.4	3.4	2.3	4.3	3.9	2.4	5.0	2.6	2.3	3.7
1,000–1,499	6.3	7.8	5.8	5.9	9.2	5.3	7.3	5.4	6.2	6.4	4.9	6.8	5.8	4.6	8.3	7.5	5.6	5.4
1,500–1,999	1.6	2.5	4.5	1.9	3.4	4.7	0.9	1.0	4.4	3.9	4.5	3.7	4.1	5.4	4.1	3.7	2.9	3.3
2,000–2,499	4.1	4.5	4.3	4.5	5.1	4.6	3.5	3.5	4.0	4.2	3.2	3.3	4.0	3.2	4.1	4.6	3.3	2.6
2,500–2,999	2.0	1.8	2.8	1.5	2.7	2.0	3.0	0.5	3.5	3.5	2.3	3.0	3.7	2.6	4.2	3.1	1.9	1.9
3,000–3,999	3.2	3.9	4.9	4.0	3.7	4.6	1.7	4.2	5.1	3.8	4.1	4.0	4.3	4.6	4.0	2.9	3.1	3.9
4,000–4,999	3.6	2.9	3.9	4.9	2.7	4.4	1.1	3.2	3.4	2.4	3.7	2.6	2.5	3.3	2.4	2.3	4.5	2.8
5,000–9,999	8.1	8.8	10.6	8.4	10.0	11.2	7.3	6.9	10.1	8.7	9.3	11.3	9.7	10.1	12.2	6.9	7.9	10.5
10,000–14,999	4.0	4.8	5.1	4.0	5.7	6.7	4.0	3.4	3.6	4.8	6.6	4.4	5.2	8.1	5.7	4.1	3.9	3.1
15,000–19,999	0.3	3.0	2.2	0.4	2.7	2.7	0.1	3.6	1.7	2.6	3.0	2.0	3.0	3.6	3.4	1.9	2.0	0.8
20,000–24,999	1.0	1.5	1.9	0.7	1.2	2.3	1.7	2.0	1.4	1.5	3.0	2.0	1.7	3.5	1.7	1.1	2.0	2.2
25,000–29,999	0.1	1.0	1.2	0.2	1.4	1.9	0	0.5	0.4	1.0	0.7	1.0	1.4	1.1	1.5	0.4	0	0.6
30,000–34,999	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.7	0.4	1.4	0	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.2	1.0	0.7	0.2	2.0	0.2	0	0
35,000–39,999	1.7	0.9	0.9	1.7	1.1	1.0	1.6	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.3	2.0	1.2	1.1	2.3	0.5	1.7	1.6
40,000–44,999	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.3	0	0.3	0	0.1
45,000–49,999	0	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.6	0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0	0.3	0.1	0	0.2	0.1	0
50,000 or more	3.9	4.4	3.7	2.4	3.4	5.0	6.7	6.0	2.4	3.4	4.4	5.5	3.4	4.5	5.7	3.2	4.2	5.2
Median asset income (dollars)	450	807	1,200	500	1,042	1,806	325	328	813	850	1,042	1,127	1,028	1,634	1,938	577	600	550
Number (thousands)	774	1,263	13,648	510	786	6,813	264	478	6,835	8,367	1,667	1,148	5,480	1,081	544	2,887	586	604

Table 7.A4 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by race, Hispanic origin, and marital status, 2004
Aged unit asset income (dollars)	White alone			Black alone			Asian alone			Hispanic origin
Aged unit asset income (dollars)	All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons	All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons	All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons	All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons
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
Loss	1.5	2.1	0.8	1.0	1.8	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.3	1.4	3.0	0
1–249	26.2	20.4	32.1	44.4	34.9	49.3	29.7	28.1	32.5	41.0	28.9	51.9
250–499	8.8	8.6	8.9	9.8	5.6	11.9	8.1	7.1	9.8	7.8	7.3	8.2
500–749	5.7	5.3	6.1	3.3	2.8	3.6	1.3	1.4	1.1	5.4	8.9	2.2
750–999	3.8	4.2	3.4	5.0	5.6	4.6	2.5	3.4	1.1	5.6	4.4	6.7
1,000–1,499	5.8	5.6	6.1	6.4	7.3	5.9	5.5	4.1	8.1	3.4	3.7	3.1
1,500–1,999	4.5	4.6	4.4	3.2	4.9	2.4	6.0	4.0	9.4	3.0	3.9	2.1
2,000–2,499	4.2	4.5	3.9	3.6	4.4	3.3	4.9	5.1	4.5	2.8	4.5	1.3
2,500–2,999	2.8	2.2	3.4	2.7	3.2	2.5	1.4	0.4	3.0	2.4	3.1	1.7
3,000–3,999	4.8	4.5	5.1	4.4	4.7	4.2	5.4	6.1	4.2	3.6	4.9	2.4
4,000–4,999	3.9	4.4	3.5	1.9	2.3	1.7	3.0	2.2	4.4	4.9	5.2	4.7
5,000–9,999	11.0	11.4	10.5	6.4	8.4	5.3	9.4	11.0	6.7	9.4	12.4	6.7
10,000–14,999	5.2	6.8	3.6	2.4	5.2	1.0	5.3	4.3	7.0	2.6	1.0	4.1
15,000–19,999	2.2	2.7	1.7	0.6	0.7	0.5	5.1	6.7	2.4	1.5	1.9	1.1
20,000–24,999	1.9	2.3	1.5	0.9	0.6	1.0	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.5	2.2	0.8
25,000–29,999	1.2	1.9	0.5	0	0	0	1.9	2.7	0.5	1.0	0.4	1.6
30,000–34,999	0.8	1.5	0.2	0.3	0.8	0	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.8	0.8	0.9
35,000–39,999	1.1	1.2	1.0	0.5	0	0.8	1.1	1.4	0.6	0.3	0	0.7
40,000–44,999	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.3	0	1.2	1.9	0	0.4	0.8	0
45,000–49,999	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.8	0	0.2	0.3	0	0.3	0.6	0
50,000 or more	3.9	5.0	2.8	2.8	5.8	1.2	5.4	7.4	1.9	1.0	2.1	0
Median asset income (dollars)	1,274	1,853	877	365	990	250	1,751	2,029	1,285	486	793	243
Number (thousands)	13,649	6,857	6,792	674	227	446	333	212	121	393	187	207

Table 7.A5 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by marital status and quintile of total money income, 2004
Aged unit asset income (dollars)	All units					Married couples					Nonmarried persons
Aged unit asset income (dollars)	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
Loss	3.9	1.0	1.4	1.6	0.9	5.9	2.1	1.8	1.5	1.0	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.5	0.6
1–249	53.6	38.4	34.2	24.0	12.6	37.6	33.1	21.8	17.0	9.3	60.2	49.6	35.2	31.9	20.2
250–499	11.3	12.9	9.9	8.9	5.2	13.5	10.8	10.3	6.6	4.9	10.8	13.7	12.4	8.0	5.7
500–749	5.3	8.2	5.8	5.8	3.6	4.8	4.5	7.6	5.3	3.2	5.4	7.0	8.9	6.5	3.3
750–999	3.0	3.9	4.9	3.8	3.1	6.0	5.9	3.5	4.1	2.8	3.2	3.3	3.4	4.3	2.8
1,000–1,499	4.7	7.3	6.5	6.2	4.6	5.3	5.7	7.1	4.7	4.9	3.9	6.2	7.9	6.6	5.2
1,500–1,999	5.6	5.4	4.4	4.4	3.7	4.8	6.3	3.9	5.4	3.3	5.2	4.9	5.8	4.0	3.2
2,000–2,499	2.8	5.3	4.1	4.7	3.7	2.2	6.2	5.5	5.0	3.1	1.6	5.0	6.1	3.4	3.1
2,500–2,999	1.2	3.3	2.8	2.9	2.8	1.0	1.1	2.8	2.3	2.9	1.8	0.6	4.4	4.1	3.6
3,000–3,999	3.1	5.8	6.2	4.8	3.7	5.5	6.1	5.0	4.5	2.9	3.5	4.0	5.9	6.7	3.9
4,000–4,999	2.5	3.3	3.9	5.0	3.2	2.9	4.9	5.9	4.3	2.9	1.3	3.0	3.6	4.1	3.3
5,000–9,999	2.2	4.6	11.7	13.9	12.5	7.5	9.3	11.7	16.2	9.4	0.2	1.1	5.5	14.7	15.1
10,000–14,999	0.8	0.5	3.0	8.0	7.4	2.1	3.0	9.1	9.3	6.6	0	0.2	0.4	3.9	7.3
15,000–19,999	0	0	1.1	3.1	3.7	1.0	0.8	2.3	3.9	4.1	0	0	0	1.1	4.0
20,000–24,999	0	0	0.1	2.0	4.4	0	0.3	0.8	3.4	4.8	0	0	0	0.1	4.5
25,000–29,999	0	0	0	0.3	3.6	0	0	0.4	2.5	4.7	0	0	0	0	1.4
30,000–34,999	0	0	0	0.3	2.5	0	0	0.3	1.9	3.6	0	0	0	0	0.6
35,000–39,999	0	0	0	0.1	3.3	0	0	0.2	1.9	2.5	0	0	0	0	2.8
40,000–44,999	0	0	0	0	1.3	0	0	0	0.3	1.5	0	0	0	0	0.9
45,000–49,999	0	0	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0.1	2.1	0	0	0	0	0.6
50,000 or more	0	0	0	0	12.8	0	0	0	0	19.7	0	0	0	0	8.0
Median asset income (dollars)	195	400	650	1,410	5,860	320	704	1,214	2,584	9,508	122	243	514	900	3,604
Number (thousands)	1,173	2,240	3,096	3,834	4,454	815	1,345	1,572	1,728	1,898	588	920	1,515	1,985	2,432
NOTE: Quintile limits are $10,399, $16,363, $25,587, and $44,129 for all units; $20,258, $29,437, $42,129, and $68,299 for married couples; and $8,364, $12,000, $16,471, and $26,064 for nonmarried persons.

Table 7.B1 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by sex and age, 2004
Family asset income (dollars)	All persons			Men			Women
Family asset income (dollars)	55–61	62–64	65 or older	55–61	62–64	65 or older	55–61	62–64	65 or older
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Loss	2.1	1.4	1.6	2.3	1.8	1.8	2.0	1.1	1.4
1–249	30.0	28.6	25.6	29.5	28.0	23.4	30.5	29.0	27.4
250–499	8.3	8.5	8.6	8.2	7.6	8.3	8.5	9.3	8.8
500–749	6.0	5.8	5.2	5.7	6.4	4.8	6.3	5.2	5.5
750–999	3.6	3.0	4.0	3.9	2.2	3.9	3.3	3.9	4.1
1,000–1,499	6.1	6.0	5.9	6.0	6.1	6.0	6.2	5.9	5.8
1,500–1,999	3.8	3.7	4.6	3.7	3.8	4.5	4.0	3.5	4.7
2,000–2,499	4.3	3.8	4.2	4.1	3.8	4.2	4.5	3.8	4.3
2,500–2,999	3.1	2.3	2.7	3.4	2.3	2.5	2.8	2.3	2.9
3,000–3,999	4.2	4.1	4.7	4.0	4.3	4.5	4.3	4.0	4.9
4,000–4,999	2.7	3.5	3.9	2.9	3.6	4.0	2.5	3.5	3.9
5,000–9,999	9.1	9.7	10.8	9.3	10.1	11.3	9.0	9.3	10.4
10,000–14,999	5.3	5.9	5.6	5.4	5.9	6.1	5.1	5.9	5.2
15,000–19,999	2.7	2.7	2.3	2.8	3.4	2.6	2.6	2.0	2.0
20,000–24,999	1.6	2.4	2.1	1.5	2.4	2.1	1.6	2.4	2.0
25,000–29,999	1.0	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.7	0.8	1.7	1.1
30,000–34,999	0.6	0.5	1.0	0.7	0.3	1.2	0.6	0.8	0.8
35,000–39,999	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.5	1.1	1.0	0.6	1.0
40,000–44,999	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.4
45,000–49,999	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.3
50,000 or more	3.6	4.8	4.1	3.6	4.8	5.1	3.6	4.8	3.3
Median family asset income (dollars)	980	1,138	1,378	1,000	1,206	1,626	932	1,028	1,176
Number (thousands)	13,998	4,717	21,402	6,792	2,268	9,622	7,206	2,448	11,781

Table 7.B2 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by sex and age, 2004
Family asset income (dollars)	All persons				Men				Women
Family asset income (dollars)	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
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
Loss	1.9	2.0	1.3	1.1	2.0	2.0	1.3	1.6	1.8	1.9	1.2	0.7
1–249	25.2	24.6	25.4	27.1	23.2	22.7	23.9	24.0	27.1	26.2	26.6	29.2
250–499	8.1	9.1	9.3	7.9	7.7	9.0	9.1	7.8	8.5	9.1	9.6	8.0
500–749	4.8	4.5	6.3	5.2	5.1	4.1	5.4	4.6	4.5	4.9	6.9	5.7
750–999	3.7	4.4	3.9	4.1	3.6	4.4	3.6	4.3	3.9	4.4	4.2	4.1
1,000–1,499	5.7	6.1	6.1	5.7	5.4	6.3	6.9	5.6	6.0	5.9	5.4	5.8
1,500–1,999	3.8	4.5	4.6	5.6	4.0	4.4	4.1	5.6	3.6	4.6	4.9	5.6
2,000–2,499	3.8	3.9	4.9	4.5	4.3	3.5	4.7	4.1	3.4	4.1	5.0	4.7
2,500–2,999	3.1	2.6	2.2	2.8	2.4	3.1	1.6	2.7	3.7	2.2	2.6	2.9
3,000–3,999	3.6	5.7	5.1	4.8	4.4	4.2	5.0	4.5	3.0	6.9	5.1	5.1
4,000–4,999	4.0	3.9	3.6	4.2	3.9	3.9	3.5	4.7	4.0	3.9	3.6	3.9
5,000–9,999	11.7	10.7	9.9	10.7	11.9	11.4	9.8	11.8	11.4	10.1	10.0	10.0
10,000–14,999	5.9	5.9	5.9	4.7	5.3	7.0	6.5	5.8	6.4	5.0	5.4	3.9
15,000–19,999	2.2	2.4	2.1	2.3	2.6	2.7	2.5	2.3	1.9	2.1	1.7	2.4
20,000–24,999	2.2	2.1	1.7	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.0	1.4	2.3
25,000–29,999	1.7	1.2	1.6	0.9	1.9	1.6	1.9	1.4	1.5	1.0	1.3	0.7
30,000–34,999	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.8	1.2	1.5	0.7	1.4	1.5	0.9	0.4	0.4
35,000–39,999	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.4	0.8	0.9	1.2	0.7	1.1
40,000–44,999	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4
45,000–49,999	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.1
50,000 or more	5.0	3.6	4.1	3.6	6.4	4.3	5.2	4.1	3.7	3.0	3.2	3.2
Median family asset income (dollars)	1,506	1,400	1,251	1,316	1,812	1,587	1,482	1,643	1,268	1,216	1,068	1,092
Number (thousands)	6,214	5,090	4,553	5,545	3,046	2,351	2,001	2,224	3,168	2,739	2,552	3,321

Table 7.B3 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by sex and marital status, 2004
Family asset income (dollars)	All persons					Men					Women
	Married	Nonmarried				Married	Nonmarried				Married	Nonmarried
	Married	Total	Widowed	Divorced	Never married	Married	Total	Widowed	Divorced	Never married	Married	Total	Widowed	Divorced	Never married
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
Loss	2.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	2.0	1.1	1.3	0.9	0	2.0	0.8	0.8	0.7	1.4
1–249	21.1	32.7	32.1	35.1	32.0	21.2	30.6	26.7	33.4	34.8	21.0	33.5	33.5	36.1	29.6
250–499	8.3	8.9	9.3	8.1	6.4	8.3	8.3	8.6	8.1	7.1	8.3	9.2	9.5	8.1	5.9
500–749	4.8	5.7	6.1	5.1	3.8	4.8	4.6	5.5	4.3	3.1	4.8	6.0	6.3	5.7	4.4
750–999	4.2	3.8	4.0	3.8	3.4	4.3	2.8	4.3	1.6	1.8	4.1	4.1	3.9	5.1	4.8
1,000–1,499	5.8	6.1	6.6	5.6	4.3	5.7	6.8	8.6	6.4	4.5	5.8	5.8	6.1	5.1	4.2
1,500–1,999	4.7	4.4	4.6	2.8	4.2	4.7	3.9	5.1	1.7	3.5	4.8	4.5	4.5	3.5	4.8
2,000–2,499	4.5	3.8	4.0	2.7	6.0	4.4	3.2	3.5	2.2	5.1	4.5	4.1	4.2	2.9	6.9
2,500–2,999	2.2	3.5	3.3	3.4	5.5	2.2	3.3	3.6	3.2	3.3	2.2	3.5	3.2	3.5	7.4
3,000–3,999	4.6	5.0	5.1	4.8	4.1	4.6	4.0	3.6	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.3	5.5	5.7	4.1
4,000–4,999	4.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	4.0	4.2	3.2	3.0	4.6	3.4	4.4	3.4	3.4	2.4	4.5
5,000–9,999	11.3	10.0	9.5	10.5	13.1	11.2	11.8	11.2	12.9	11.7	11.5	9.4	9.0	9.0	14.3
10,000–14,999	6.7	3.7	3.6	5.1	2.5	6.6	4.1	3.6	6.3	3.2	6.8	3.6	3.5	4.3	1.9
15,000–19,999	2.7	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.2	2.7	2.0	2.0	1.6	2.0	2.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.5
20,000–24,999	2.3	1.6	1.5	2.4	1.7	2.2	1.8	1.7	2.1	0.9	2.4	1.6	1.4	2.5	2.4
25,000–29,999	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.4	1.3	1.9	1.0	0.8	0.3	2.8	1.9	0.3	0.2	0.5	0
30,000–34,999	1.5	0.2	0.2	0	0.3	1.5	0.4	0.3	0	0.5	1.6	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
35,000–39,999	1.1	0.9	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.1	1.2	0.9	2.0	1.0	1.2	0.8	0.7	1.1	1.9
40,000–44,999	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.3	0
45,000–49,999	0.5	0.2	0.2	0	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	1.8	0.6	0.1	0.1	0	0
50,000 or more	4.9	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.7	5.2	4.8	5.0	4.5	4.9	4.6	2.0	2.1	1.7	0.7
Median family asset income (dollars)	1,828	841	828	800	1,400	1,828	1,127	1,200	1,020	1,216	1,828	772	748	707	1,400
Number (thousands)	13,187	8,215	5,609	1,403	749	7,410	2,212	1,106	540	353	5,777	6,004	4,502	863	396

Table 7.B4 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by Social Security beneficiary status, and aged person's sex and marital status, 2004
Family asset income (dollars)	Persons in beneficiary families									Persons in nonbeneficiary families
	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
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
Loss	1.6	2.1	0.9	1.8	2.1	1.1	1.4	2.1	0.8	1.1	1.2	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.5	0.6
1–249	25.4	21.2	32.3	23.6	21.4	31.0	26.9	20.8	32.7	26.9	20.7	37.3	21.4	19.6	27.0	31.6	22.1	41.7
250–499	8.4	8.3	8.7	8.2	8.2	8.1	8.6	8.3	8.9	9.9	9.1	11.4	9.3	9.4	9.3	10.4	8.7	12.3
500–749	5.3	5.0	5.9	4.9	5.0	4.7	5.7	5.0	6.3	3.4	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.9	3.3	3.0	3.6
750–999	4.0	4.2	3.6	3.8	4.2	2.5	4.1	4.2	4.0	4.5	4.2	5.0	5.1	4.9	5.6	4.1	3.4	4.8
1,000–1,499	5.8	5.6	6.0	5.7	5.4	6.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	6.9	7.3	6.2	8.1	8.1	8.2	5.8	6.2	5.4
1,500–1,999	4.7	4.8	4.5	4.5	4.7	4.0	4.8	4.9	4.7	3.8	4.5	2.7	4.2	4.6	3.0	3.4	4.3	2.5
2,000–2,499	4.3	4.5	4.1	4.3	4.5	3.6	4.3	4.4	4.3	3.4	4.3	1.7	2.7	3.4	0.4	3.9	5.5	2.2
2,500–2,999	2.7	2.1	3.6	2.4	2.1	3.3	2.9	2.1	3.7	3.0	3.6	1.8	3.6	3.6	3.4	2.4	3.6	1.2
3,000–3,999	4.8	4.6	5.1	4.6	4.7	4.1	4.9	4.4	5.4	4.3	4.5	3.9	3.6	3.9	2.5	4.9	5.3	4.5
4,000–4,999	4.1	4.5	3.5	4.1	4.4	3.1	4.1	4.7	3.6	2.1	2.0	2.3	2.9	2.5	4.3	1.4	1.5	1.4
5,000–9,999	10.8	11.3	10.1	11.4	11.3	11.9	10.4	11.4	9.4	10.5	11.2	9.4	10.6	10.6	10.4	10.5	11.8	9.0
10,000–14,999	5.6	6.8	3.7	6.1	6.7	4.2	5.2	6.9	3.5	5.3	5.9	4.2	5.5	6.0	4.0	5.1	5.8	4.3
15,000–19,999	2.2	2.5	1.7	2.5	2.6	2.1	1.9	2.3	1.6	2.8	4.0	0.8	2.8	3.4	1.2	2.8	4.9	0.6
20,000–24,999	2.0	2.3	1.6	2.0	2.2	1.6	2.0	2.4	1.6	2.4	2.6	1.9	3.0	2.9	3.6	1.8	2.4	1.2
25,000–29,999	1.4	1.9	0.5	1.7	1.9	1.2	1.1	2.0	0.2	1.3	1.7	0.5	1.6	2.1	0	1.0	1.2	0.7
30,000–34,999	0.9	1.4	0.2	1.2	1.4	0.4	0.8	1.4	0.1	1.7	2.6	0.2	2.0	2.6	0	1.5	2.6	0.3
35,000–39,999	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.1	0.8	1.7	1.9	1.4	2.1	2.2	1.7	1.4	1.5	1.3
40,000–44,999	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.7	0	0.1	0	0.1
45,000–49,999	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.2	0
50,000 or more	4.0	5.0	2.6	5.0	5.2	4.2	3.3	4.7	1.9	4.7	4.7	4.6	6.2	5.0	10.2	3.4	4.4	2.2
Median family asset income (dollars)	1,400	1,806	883	1,626	1,850	1,107	1,200	1,803	810	1,202	1,954	500	1,626	1,804	1,153	926	2,064	400
Number (thousands)	19,333	11,887	7,446	8,670	6,688	1,982	10,663	5,199	5,464	2,069	1,300	769	951	722	229	1,117	578	540

Table 7.B5 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 2004
Family asset income (dollars)	White alone			Black alone			Asian alone			Hispanic origin
Family asset income (dollars)	All persons	Men	Women	All persons	Men	Women	All persons	Men	Women	All persons	Men	Women
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
Loss	1.6	1.8	1.5	0.8	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.2	1.7	2.0	1.5
1–249	24.5	22.3	26.4	42.2	41.2	42.9	30.9	28.3	33.0	37.7	34.2	40.3
250–499	8.5	8.4	8.6	10.3	7.8	12.1	8.0	6.9	8.8	9.4	7.9	10.5
500–749	5.4	5.0	5.7	2.9	3.0	2.9	1.9	1.8	1.9	7.2	6.9	7.4
750–999	4.0	4.0	4.1	5.3	4.3	6.1	1.9	1.7	2.2	4.3	3.5	5.0
1,000–1,499	5.9	6.0	5.8	6.4	7.0	5.9	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	6.3	5.4
1,500–1,999	4.6	4.5	4.7	3.3	3.5	3.1	5.6	4.6	6.5	3.8	4.7	3.0
2,000–2,499	4.3	4.3	4.3	3.2	3.0	3.3	4.8	2.7	6.6	2.8	3.8	2.1
2,500–2,999	2.8	2.5	3.0	2.5	2.7	2.3	1.5	1.8	1.2	3.0	2.8	3.1
3,000–3,999	4.8	4.5	5.0	4.1	3.0	4.9	4.7	5.5	4.0	3.1	3.7	2.7
4,000–4,999	4.0	4.1	4.0	1.8	2.1	1.7	4.7	5.6	4.0	4.1	5.4	3.2
5,000–9,999	11.0	11.6	10.6	7.0	7.7	6.5	9.5	9.7	9.4	7.6	10.3	5.6
10,000–14,999	5.7	6.2	5.2	3.3	4.0	2.8	5.5	4.0	6.8	2.0	1.4	2.4
15,000–19,999	2.3	2.5	2.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	4.4	6.8	2.5	1.5	0.6	2.2
20,000–24,999	2.1	2.2	2.0	0.8	0.4	1.1	2.1	1.6	2.5	1.3	1.5	1.2
25,000–29,999	1.4	1.8	1.2	0	0	0	1.4	2.3	0.7	1.0	0.2	1.6
30,000–34,999	1.1	1.3	0.9	0.4	0.9	0	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.8	0.1
35,000–39,999	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.9	1.9	0	0.8	0.6	0.9
40,000–44,999	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.7	1.5	0	0.2	0.6	0
45,000–49,999	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.4	0
50,000 or more	4.1	5.1	3.3	3.2	5.1	1.8	4.8	6.6	3.3	1.7	1.4	1.9
Median family asset income (dollars)	1,500	1,718	1,246	400	486	365	1,626	2,080	1,297	506	700	434
Number (thousands)	19,678	8,871	10,807	911	385	526	609	273	336	664	283	381

Table 7.B6. Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by quintile of per-capita total family money income, 2004
Family asset income (dollars)	Total	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Loss	1.6	5.0	1.5	1.2	1.3	0.8
1–249	25.6	46.2	37.7	26.8	22.9	12.3
250–499	8.6	11.4	13.2	10.2	6.5	5.3
500–749	5.2	4.5	6.0	7.0	5.7	2.9
750–999	4.0	4.8	6.4	3.2	4.1	2.9
1,000–1,499	5.9	5.1	6.3	6.9	6.0	5.0
1,500–1,999	4.6	4.8	5.9	5.5	4.2	3.5
2,000–2,499	4.2	2.5	4.3	5.9	4.2	3.5
2,500–2,999	2.7	1.5	1.5	3.8	2.7	3.0
3,000–3,999	4.7	4.9	5.5	5.6	5.6	2.8
4,000–4,999	3.9	2.9	4.3	4.8	4.4	3.0
5,000–9,999	10.8	4.5	5.5	10.3	16.6	11.6
10,000–14,999	5.6	1.0	1.5	6.1	7.1	7.9
15,000–19,999	2.3	0.6	0.2	1.1	3.5	3.9
20,000–24,999	2.1	0.1	0	0.7	1.9	5.2
25,000–29,999	1.4	0	0	0.3	1.4	3.4
30,000–34,999	1.0	0	0	0.3	1.1	2.5
35,000–39,999	1.1	0	0	0.1	0.7	3.1
40,000–44,999	0.4	0	0	0	0.1	1.3
45,000–49,999	0.4	0	0	0	0	1.4
50,000 or more	4.1	0	0	0.1	0.1	14.7
Median family asset income (dollars)	1,378	243	417	1,000	1,894	6,891
Number (thousands)	21,402	2,236	3,408	4,601	5,220	5,937
NOTE: Per-capita family total money income quintile limits are $9,508, $13,599, $19,120, and $30,199.

Table 7.B7. Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by number of persons in family and quintile of per-capita total family money income, 2004
Family asset income (dollars)	Total	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
	Persons in 1-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Loss	0.8	3.0	0.5	0.2	1.3	0.3
1–249	31.5	55.6	42.4	32.7	29.9	16.4
250–499	8.4	11.6	14.1	9.6	5.5	5.0
500–749	5.4	5.4	7.4	7.6	4.7	3.1
750–999	3.2	2.3	4.3	2.9	3.4	3.0
1,000–1,499	5.9	3.7	7.1	7.2	6.6	4.5
1,500–1,999	4.7	6.8	6.1	6.0	3.6	3.0
2,000–2,499	4.1	3.1	5.2	6.3	2.6	3.2
2,500–2,999	3.7	1.6	2.5	6.2	3.1	3.5
3,000–3,999	5.4	3.6	4.6	6.1	7.7	3.9
4,000–4,999	3.8	2.5	3.3	4.2	4.5	3.6
5,000–9,999	10.8	0.9	2.2	9.2	19.0	14.4
10,000–14,999	3.9	0	0.1	1.6	5.1	8.4
15,000–19,999	1.8	0	0	0.3	2.6	4.2
20,000–24,999	1.6	0	0	0	0.4	5.5
25,000–29,999	0.5	0	0	0	0	1.9
30,000–34,999	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.8
35,000–39,999	1.0	0	0	0	0	3.5
40,000–44,999	0.3	0	0	0	0	1.2
45,000–49,999	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.9
50,000 or more	2.7	0	0	0	0	9.7
Median family asset income (dollars)	1,000	200	321	701	1,317	5,050
Number (thousands)	5,980	603	1,024	1,326	1,361	1,666
	Persons in 2-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Loss	2.1	7.3	1.9	1.8	1.5	1.0
1–249	22.2	41.4	35.3	24.5	17.6	9.9
250–499	8.7	11.5	13.0	10.4	7.3	5.2
500–749	5.1	4.4	5.6	6.7	6.4	2.7
750–999	4.3	5.3	7.7	3.4	3.6	3.2
1,000–1,499	5.6	5.2	5.7	6.4	5.5	5.0
1,500–1,999	4.7	4.0	5.7	5.0	5.1	3.8
2,000–2,499	4.4	2.0	4.6	5.9	5.0	3.5
2,500–2,999	2.3	1.4	0.9	3.0	2.1	2.9
3,000–3,999	4.6	5.8	6.1	5.5	4.9	2.3
4,000–4,999	4.1	2.9	4.1	5.6	5.0	2.5
5,000–9,999	11.1	6.1	7.2	10.8	17.1	10.4
10,000–14,999	6.5	1.6	1.7	8.4	8.3	8.2
15,000–19,999	2.4	1.1	0.4	1.3	3.8	3.7
20,000–24,999	2.3	0	0	0.9	2.5	5.5
25,000–29,999	1.8	0	0	0	2.2	4.5
30,000–34,999	1.4	0	0	0.4	1.2	3.4
35,000–39,999	1.1	0	0	0.2	0.9	2.9
40,000–44,999	0.3	0	0	0	0.1	1.1
45,000–49,999	0.5	0	0	0	0	1.7
50,000 or more	4.7	0	0	0	0	16.3
Median family asset income (dollars)	1,604	258	496	1,100	2,254	8,254
Number (thousands)	12,532	1,267	2,053	2,636	3,001	3,575
	Persons in families of 3 or more
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Loss	1.0	0.8	2.3	0.9	0.7	1.0
1–249	28.1	47.6	38.0	23.7	30.2	14.7
250–499	8.3	11.1	11.9	11.0	5.5	6.0
500–749	4.8	3.7	4.5	7.2	4.6	3.6
750–999	4.6	7.3	4.4	3.1	7.2	1.4
1,000–1,499	7.0	7.1	7.6	8.3	6.4	6.4
1,500–1,999	3.9	4.2	6.5	6.2	1.9	2.7
2,000–2,499	3.9	3.3	0	5.5	4.2	4.1
2,500–2,999	2.7	1.5	1.7	2.1	4.1	2.4
3,000–3,999	4.2	4.1	4.4	5.3	4.9	2.5
4,000–4,999	3.7	3.3	9.0	3.1	2.0	3.9
5,000–9,999	9.5	4.9	5.0	10.5	11.0	11.1
10,000–14,999	4.9	0.7	4.2	6.1	6.0	4.9
15,000–19,999	2.6	0	0	2.4	3.7	4.0
20,000–24,999	1.7	0.3	0	1.7	2.1	2.8
25,000–29,999	1.2	0	0.5	2.4	0.9	1.5
30,000–34,999	1.2	0	0	0.2	2.1	2.3
35,000–39,999	1.1	0	0	0	1.4	2.7
40,000–44,999	0.9	0	0	0	0.6	3.0
45,000–49,999	0.3	0	0	0	0	1.1
50,000 or more	4.6	0	0	0.5	0.5	18.0
Median family asset income (dollars)	1,155	298	444	1,300	1,017	5,170
Number (thousands)	2,891	366	331	638	859	697
NOTE: Per-capita family total money income quintile limits are $9,508, $13,599, $19,120, and $30,199.