Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2012

Income from Earnings

Earnings Income of Aged Units

Earnings Income of Units 65 or Older

Family Earnings Income of Aged Persons

Family Earnings Income of Persons 65 or Older

Key Terms and Concepts for Section 4 1

Age. Age classification is based on the age of the person at his or her last birthday as of March 2013. 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.

Earnings. Include wages and salaries and self employment. Wages and salaries are defined as total money earnings received for work performed as an employee during the income year. It includes wages, salary, Armed Forces pay, commissions, tips, piece-rate payments, and cash bonuses earned, before deductions are made for taxes, bonds, pensions, union dues, and so forth. Earnings for self-employed persons in incorporated businesses are considered wage and salary. Self-employment is the combined income from farm and nonfarm self-employment.

Notes

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

Tables

Earnings Income of Aged Units Table 4.A1 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by age, 2012
Aged unit earnings (dollars) Aged 55–61 Aged 62–64 Aged 65 or older
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 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.2
1–999 0.7 1.4 2.7 1.6 2.8 4.4 6.7
1,000–1,999 0.6 0.7 2.3 1.6 2.9 3.8 3.4
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.7 2.3 2.2 1.6 3.4 3.0
3,000–3,999 0.7 0.5 1.6 1.2 1.7 3.2 1.9
4,000–4,999 0.5 1.0 1.3 0.7 1.6 2.8 1.8
5,000–5,999 0.9 1.0 2.6 1.9 3.5 4.1 2.3
6,000–6,999 0.6 0.6 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.9
7,000–7,999 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.2 2.4 1.6 2.1
8,000–8,999 0.7 1.1 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.7 4.1
9,000–9,999 0.5 0.7 1.3 0.8 2.0 1.5 2.3
10,000–10,999 1.2 1.2 2.4 1.8 2.8 3.1 4.2
11,000–11,999 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.8
12,000–12,999 1.1 1.4 2.8 2.4 2.7 3.9 3.3
13,000–13,999 0.6 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.9 1.6 1.2
14,000–14,999 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.8
15,000–19,999 4.2 3.9 6.5 6.5 7.1 6.8 4.3
20,000–24,999 5.2 6.2 6.4 6.0 7.3 7.4 5.3
25,000–29,999 4.8 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.0 6.4 5.3
30,000–34,999 5.3 6.4 5.8 6.1 5.0 5.4 6.4
35,000–39,999 4.8 5.2 3.6 4.1 3.2 3.0 3.0
40,000–44,999 5.1 5.3 4.2 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.9
45,000–49,999 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.8 3.1 3.7 3.5
50,000–54,999 4.9 5.2 4.0 4.3 4.3 2.3 3.2
55,000–59,999 3.4 3.7 2.3 2.5 2.3 1.1 3.0
60,000–64,999 4.7 4.5 3.0 2.9 3.5 2.6 3.3
65,000–69,999 3.3 3.6 2.2 2.5 2.4 1.7 0.7
70,000–74,999 3.3 3.6 2.3 2.8 1.0 3.2 1.2
75,000–99,999 12.1 9.1 7.4 8.7 6.3 5.0 5.3
100,000–149,999 13.3 11.8 7.0 8.6 5.7 3.5 4.8
150,000–199,999 4.9 3.5 2.5 3.0 2.5 0.9 2.2
200,000 or more 5.5 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.2 2.5 2.5
Median earnings (dollars) 55,000 48,000 30,000 38,000 25,000 20,000 23,000
Number (thousands) 16,148 4,633 9,234 5,056 2,259 1,106 812
Earnings Income of Aged Units Table 4.A2 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by marital status and age, 2012
Aged unit earnings (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
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 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 2.0 0.0
1–999 0.3 1.1 1.7 1.1 2.0 3.4 2.7 1.3 1.8 4.5 2.6 4.4 6.3 11.6
1,000–1,999 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.9 2.2 2.9 2.5 1.2 1.5 3.8 3.0 4.3 5.6 4.4
2,000–2,999 0.2 0.4 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.7 2.7 0.8 1.1 3.5 3.2 2.5 6.8 3.4
3,000–3,999 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.0 1.2 2.5 1.8 1.1 0.8 2.2 1.6 2.6 4.4 2.1
4,000–4,999 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.7 1.5 3.1 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.4 0.6 1.9 2.1 3.2
5,000–5,999 0.4 0.7 2.0 1.6 2.5 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.3 3.7 2.7 5.3 6.4 2.8
6,000–6,999 0.3 0.7 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.2 1.0 0.6 2.7 3.4 2.2 2.1 1.5
7,000–7,999 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.1 1.8 2.1 2.1 0.8 1.1 2.0 1.4 3.7 0.8 2.0
8,000–8,999 0.2 0.7 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.5 4.0 1.5 1.6 2.9 2.6 3.2 2.1 4.1
9,000–9,999 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.8 1.7 1.3 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.5 0.7 2.6 1.8 2.9
10,000–10,999 0.6 0.9 2.5 2.0 2.3 3.8 5.1 2.1 1.7 2.3 1.6 3.8 1.8 3.1
11,000–11,999 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.9 1.4 1.2 2.0 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.6 2.1 1.6
12,000–12,999 0.4 0.7 2.3 1.6 2.7 4.6 2.4 2.1 2.4 3.6 4.1 2.6 2.7 4.4
13,000–13,999 0.4 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.6 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.9 1.6 2.5 2.4 1.8
14,000–14,999 0.5 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.8 1.4 2.7 1.3 2.4
15,000–19,999 2.1 3.3 5.2 5.0 5.9 5.6 4.5 7.1 4.9 8.8 9.6 9.3 9.1 4.0
20,000–24,999 3.0 4.9 6.4 5.5 7.2 7.4 8.4 8.5 8.1 6.5 7.0 7.4 7.5 1.6
25,000–29,999 3.5 3.8 5.0 4.7 4.3 7.0 6.5 6.7 7.0 5.5 5.7 6.1 5.1 3.9
30,000–34,999 3.7 6.1 5.1 5.3 4.6 4.9 5.6 7.6 6.8 7.0 7.6 5.8 6.2 7.4
35,000–39,999 3.4 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.8 2.7 2.1 6.9 6.5 3.5 4.2 1.9 3.6 4.0
40,000–44,999 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.5 3.9 4.1 3.6 6.8 7.0 4.1 5.0 3.2 1.8 4.3
45,000–49,999 4.0 4.3 4.4 5.3 3.3 3.6 2.2 5.0 4.9 3.7 3.8 2.7 4.0 5.0
50,000–54,999 5.1 5.2 4.2 4.8 3.8 2.6 4.0 4.8 5.1 3.5 3.4 5.2 1.8 2.1
55,000–59,999 3.4 3.5 2.7 2.8 3.2 0.9 3.2 3.4 3.9 1.7 2.0 0.7 1.4 2.9
60,000–64,999 4.6 4.1 3.4 3.1 3.8 3.4 4.1 4.9 5.1 2.3 2.4 2.9 1.1 2.3
65,000–69,999 3.9 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.3 2.2 1.1 2.3 4.1 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.1
70,000–74,999 3.7 4.0 2.4 2.7 1.0 4.1 1.5 2.7 3.0 2.2 3.1 1.0 1.6 0.9
75,000–99,999 15.4 11.9 9.3 10.9 8.7 5.4 5.9 7.3 5.1 3.8 4.5 1.7 4.1 4.6
100,000–149,999 19.5 17.2 8.7 10.2 7.6 4.6 7.1 4.2 4.2 3.8 5.5 2.2 1.4 1.9
150,000–199,999 7.3 5.3 3.5 3.9 3.5 1.3 4.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.0
200,000 or more 8.1 5.8 4.7 5.5 4.1 3.9 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.0 3.6
Median earnings (dollars) 75,000 60,000 40,000 46,000 35,000 25,000 26,000 35,000 35,000 20,000 25,000 15,002 14,000 14,000
Number (thousands) 9,585 2,737 6,002 3,350 1,481 725 446 6,562 1,895 3,232 1,706 778 381 366
Earnings Income of Aged Units Table 4.A3 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, and age, 2012
Aged unit earnings (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 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.6
1–999 2.7 3.8 3.3 0.8 2.1 2.1 13.1 8.5 5.8 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.5 1.7
1,000–1,999 2.2 1.7 3.0 1.1 0.6 1.9 8.4 4.9 5.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.7
2,000–2,999 1.6 1.1 2.8 0.9 0.7 2.0 5.6 2.1 4.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.3
3,000–3,999 1.8 0.9 2.0 1.4 0.9 1.6 3.9 1.1 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.6
4,000–4,999 0.9 1.3 1.6 0.7 0.6 1.4 1.8 3.4 2.0 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.4 0.1
5,000–5,999 1.6 2.0 3.2 1.2 1.5 2.3 4.0 3.5 4.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 0.9 1.1
6,000–6,999 1.3 1.3 2.3 0.8 0.9 1.9 3.8 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.4 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.2 1.9
7,000–7,999 0.8 0.3 1.9 0.7 0.4 1.7 1.3 0.1 2.3 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.2
8,000–8,999 1.3 2.6 2.7 0.8 1.7 2.1 3.9 5.4 3.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.4 0.8 0.7
9,000–9,999 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.7 0.9 1.5 1.3 2.8 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.7 0.4
10,000–10,999 2.7 2.4 3.0 1.2 2.2 3.0 10.7 3.0 3.0 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.9 1.5 0.9
11,000–11,999 1.8 1.0 1.6 1.5 0.2 1.4 3.7 3.1 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.5
12,000–12,999 1.8 2.2 3.0 1.2 0.5 2.5 5.7 7.1 3.9 1.0 1.0 2.2 0.4 0.7 1.6 2.0 1.4 3.0
13,000–13,999 0.4 2.7 1.5 0.3 1.8 1.2 1.1 5.1 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.0 1.7
14,000–14,999 1.8 2.8 1.9 2.1 1.4 1.8 0.6 6.8 2.2 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 1.1 1.0
15,000–19,999 5.1 5.9 7.1 5.0 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.1 9.8 4.1 3.2 4.6 1.8 1.8 3.1 7.2 4.8 6.7
20,000–24,999 8.7 9.4 7.1 9.5 9.0 7.3 4.2 10.4 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.5 2.3 2.7 3.3 8.6 7.6 6.1
25,000–29,999 7.1 6.1 5.2 7.6 5.9 5.6 4.1 6.6 4.5 4.6 4.8 5.1 3.0 2.8 3.0 6.7 7.1 7.8
30,000–34,999 6.9 6.9 5.5 7.1 8.7 5.4 5.5 1.6 5.9 5.2 6.2 6.4 3.3 4.7 4.3 7.6 7.9 9.2
35,000–39,999 5.3 5.9 3.3 5.9 6.8 3.6 1.8 3.0 2.7 4.8 5.0 4.5 3.1 3.1 3.8 7.1 7.2 5.4
40,000–44,999 4.8 3.8 4.0 5.5 3.9 4.4 1.0 3.5 3.1 5.1 5.9 4.9 3.8 4.3 3.7 7.0 7.7 6.4
45,000–49,999 2.7 4.8 3.8 3.1 5.1 4.2 0.1 3.8 3.1 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.1 3.9 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.0
50,000–54,999 6.5 4.7 3.6 7.0 6.1 4.0 3.6 0.6 2.5 4.8 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8 6.1 5.8
55,000–59,999 3.3 2.5 2.1 3.7 3.4 2.6 1.3 0.0 1.0 3.4 4.1 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.4 4.7 3.3
60,000–64,999 4.9 3.3 2.8 5.4 3.8 3.4 1.9 2.0 1.6 4.7 4.9 3.7 4.5 4.2 3.5 5.0 5.7 4.0
65,000–69,999 3.5 2.4 2.1 4.1 2.2 2.7 0.2 2.7 0.7 3.3 4.1 2.7 3.9 3.8 3.6 2.4 4.4 1.6
70,000–74,999 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.4 3.4 2.4 0.1 0.0 1.5 3.4 4.0 2.8 3.9 4.4 2.2 2.7 3.6 3.5
75,000–99,999 6.5 5.9 6.1 7.6 7.8 7.9 0.0 0.3 2.4 12.5 10.4 11.1 16.2 14.0 14.4 7.5 6.1 6.8
100,000–149,999 6.1 4.8 5.2 6.9 6.5 6.6 2.0 0.0 2.3 13.8 14.4 12.1 20.8 22.7 15.9 4.2 5.0 7.1
150,000–199,999 1.4 2.5 1.4 1.7 3.3 2.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 5.1 3.9 5.7 7.9 6.3 8.3 1.3 1.0 2.3
200,000 or more 0.8 1.2 2.4 1.0 1.3 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 5.8 5.1 6.6 8.9 8.0 10.5 1.7 1.7 1.5
Median earnings (dollars) 32,500 30,000 24,500 37,180 36,000 30,000 10,000 13,000 14,400 56,455 55,002 51,769 80,000 75,282 73,000 35,000 40,000 37,000
Number (thousands) 1,094 1,251 6,883 927 929 4,663 167 321 2,220 15,054 3,382 2,351 8,659 1,808 1,339 6,395 1,574 1,012
Earnings Income of Units 65 or Older Table 4.A4 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by race, Hispanic origin, and marital status, 2012
Aged unit earnings (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
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 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5
1–999 2.7 1.8 4.5 3.6 1.6 5.7 0.5 0.6 0.0 2.6 1.9 3.7
1,000–1,999 2.4 1.6 4.0 2.1 1.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 1.4 3.2
2,000–2,999 2.3 1.7 3.5 1.4 0.2 2.5 2.4 1.5 4.9 1.1 0.2 2.7
3,000–3,999 1.7 1.4 2.4 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.5
4,000–4,999 1.4 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.1 2.2 1.2 1.0 1.5
5,000–5,999 2.6 2.0 3.9 3.0 2.4 3.5 0.6 0.8 0.0 5.0 4.2 6.2
6,000–6,999 1.8 1.5 2.5 3.3 2.9 3.7 2.2 1.4 4.3 3.3 2.0 5.6
7,000–7,999 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.8 3.0 2.3 5.0 1.0 0.8 1.3
8,000–8,999 2.1 1.7 3.1 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.1 0.8 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.2
9,000–9,999 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.9 0.9 0.7 1.7 1.3 0.6 2.4
10,000–10,999 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.7 1.8 1.3 1.5 0.8 2.8 2.8 2.7
11,000–11,999 1.3 1.1 1.8 0.9 1.5 0.2 1.3 0.9 2.4 1.8 2.6 0.4
12,000–12,999 2.7 2.3 3.5 2.8 2.4 3.3 3.1 1.4 7.7 4.1 3.5 5.0
13,000–13,999 1.3 0.9 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.5 1.1 0.6 1.9
14,000–14,999 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.0 1.3 0.0 2.0 1.6 2.6
15,000–19,999 6.3 5.0 8.8 8.0 6.0 9.9 8.3 9.1 5.9 7.0 5.4 9.9
20,000–24,999 6.5 6.5 6.3 5.9 4.1 7.8 7.3 6.1 10.7 6.9 7.0 6.7
25,000–29,999 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.6 4.0 7.1 5.8 5.1 7.9 6.6 7.2 5.6
30,000–34,999 5.7 5.0 7.0 6.4 5.6 7.3 6.8 7.4 4.9 5.6 6.6 3.9
35,000–39,999 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.6 5.7 3.4 3.5 3.1 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.1
40,000–44,999 3.9 4.0 3.8 6.0 4.8 7.2 6.6 8.3 1.9 5.4 5.0 6.0
45,000–49,999 3.9 4.0 3.6 7.1 9.0 5.2 2.7 3.1 1.9 3.2 4.3 1.3
50,000–54,999 4.0 4.2 3.7 3.2 4.3 2.1 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.5 2.3 5.6
55,000–59,999 2.3 2.5 1.9 2.8 4.5 1.0 2.1 2.7 0.3 1.7 1.4 2.1
60,000–64,999 3.2 3.6 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.8 0.7 1.0 0.0 3.2 4.7 0.6
65,000–69,999 2.1 2.6 1.1 2.9 4.9 0.9 3.4 4.4 0.4 3.2 5.0 0.0
70,000–74,999 2.2 2.4 1.8 2.8 1.9 3.7 3.0 2.3 4.9 1.8 2.3 1.0
75,000–99,999 7.5 9.6 3.4 6.2 8.1 4.3 8.0 7.0 10.8 7.0 8.5 4.5
100,000–149,999 7.1 8.8 3.9 4.1 6.3 1.9 10.0 11.5 5.7 2.5 3.6 0.6
150,000–199,999 2.7 3.6 0.8 1.1 2.1 0.0 2.9 3.4 1.6 1.4 1.8 0.7
200,000 or more 3.6 4.8 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.6 4.7 6.2 0.4 2.5 2.2 3.0
Median earnings (dollars) 30,000 40,000 19,000 30,000 40,000 21,000 36,000 40,000 24,000 26,000 32,000 18,002
Number (thousands) 7,939 5,255 2,684 786 399 387 354 261 93 640 404 236
Earnings Income of Units 65 or Older Table 4.A5 Percentage distribution of recipient units, by marital status and quintile of total money income, 2012
Aged unit earnings (dollars) All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
First Second Third Fourth Fifth First Second Third Fourth Fifth First Second Third Fourth Fifth
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Loss 6.4 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 2.4 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.1 10.8 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.2
1–999 15.1 8.1 5.7 1.6 0.9 6.9 4.4 1.6 1.5 0.4 16.8 17.7 4.3 6.2 1.3
1,000–1,999 6.3 11.1 4.2 1.4 0.9 8.4 2.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 8.7 7.3 12.9 3.5 1.3
2,000–2,999 10.2 6.0 3.1 2.6 0.8 2.2 4.6 2.8 0.9 0.7 8.0 14.1 6.4 2.6 1.7
3,000–3,999 5.2 3.9 2.4 2.0 0.6 3.3 3.2 2.6 0.8 0.2 5.2 4.0 4.2 1.9 1.5
4,000–4,999 2.8 4.0 2.3 1.4 0.4 2.4 3.6 1.9 0.7 0.2 1.2 0.0 6.0 2.3 0.2
5,000–5,999 15.7 9.1 3.2 2.0 1.0 10.5 2.5 1.8 2.0 0.4 16.4 12.1 8.6 3.2 1.1
6,000–6,999 9.6 5.4 2.5 2.2 0.7 5.1 2.5 2.1 1.5 0.5 11.8 7.1 4.1 3.2 1.0
7,000–7,999 5.1 3.4 2.5 2.1 0.6 3.3 1.8 2.3 2.1 0.0 9.2 2.3 4.0 1.9 0.9
8,000–8,999 1.7 6.9 6.1 1.8 0.4 7.7 4.0 2.5 0.5 0.3 2.2 2.1 8.7 5.0 0.8
9,000–9,999 2.6 3.3 2.6 1.3 0.6 2.3 3.7 1.4 0.8 0.5 4.6 0.2 4.6 1.9 0.6
10,000–10,999 4.6 3.4 5.1 2.9 1.1 3.7 6.7 4.4 1.6 0.8 5.1 2.0 4.2 4.2 0.8
11,000–11,999 1.1 1.2 2.8 2.1 0.4 3.4 2.7 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 2.2 0.9 2.3 1.4
12,000–12,999 11.5 4.0 5.4 3.6 0.7 5.4 6.6 3.9 1.6 0.3 0.0 12.4 5.3 5.5 1.7
13,000–13,999 2.0 3.2 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.5 2.6 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 7.7 1.1 3.5 0.9
14,000–14,999 0.0 2.3 3.6 2.1 0.8 3.0 1.7 2.1 1.6 0.9 0.0 3.6 1.1 4.1 0.8
15,000–19,999 0.0 15.6 13.6 8.1 2.7 12.1 10.6 8.2 4.7 1.4 0.0 4.9 14.3 15.2 5.7
20,000–24,999 0.0 7.6 10.9 10.0 3.3 7.9 13.2 12.3 4.8 2.2 0.0 0.0 8.0 11.7 4.9
25,000–29,999 0.0 0.0 10.0 9.0 2.6 7.3 6.6 9.4 5.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.8 5.1
30,000–34,999 0.0 0.0 8.8 10.5 3.2 0.0 9.1 8.8 6.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 8.7
35,000–39,999 0.0 0.0 1.7 6.2 3.5 0.0 6.7 4.1 5.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 5.7
40,000–44,999 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.6 3.8 0.0 0.0 8.6 7.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8
45,000–49,999 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 5.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 7.8 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
50,000–54,999 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4 5.1 0.0 0.0 5.3 8.8 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
55,000–59,999 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 4.1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3
60,000–64,999 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
65,000–69,999 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
70,000–74,999 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.1
75,000–99,999 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.1 18.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2
100,000–149,999 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2
150,000–199,999 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
200,000 or more 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
Median earnings (dollars) 5,000 7,000 13,000 25,000 65,000 8,002 13,000 23,000 42,604 93,721 4,000 5,400 7,000 14,417 40,000
Number (thousands) 314 580 1,348 2,575 4,417 377 596 1,177 1,694 2,157 140 186 355 849 1,702
NOTE: Quintile limits are $13,292, $22,021, $35,493, and $63,648 for all units; $26,818, $39,798, $59,252, and $94,000 for married couples; and $10,799, $15,599, $21,941, and $36,797 for nonmarried persons.
Family Earnings Income of Aged Persons Table 4.B1 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by sex and age, 2012
Family earnings (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
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Loss 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5
1–999 0.6 1.2 2.2 0.5 1.0 1.9 0.7 1.4 2.4
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.8 1.9 0.4 0.6 2.0 0.6 1.0 1.9
2,000–2,999 0.4 0.8 1.8 0.4 0.5 1.6 0.4 1.0 1.9
3,000–3,999 0.4 0.7 1.4 0.4 0.7 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.4
4,000–4,999 0.4 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.5
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.9 1.8 0.7 0.8 1.6 0.9 1.0 2.0
6,000–6,999 0.6 0.6 1.7 0.5 0.7 1.6 0.7 0.5 1.8
7,000–7,999 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.9 1.5
8,000–8,999 0.6 0.9 1.6 0.5 0.8 1.5 0.7 1.0 1.7
9,000–9,999 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.3
10,000–10,999 0.8 1.3 2.3 0.7 1.1 2.1 0.9 1.5 2.5
11,000–11,999 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.2
12,000–12,999 0.7 1.2 2.2 0.6 0.9 2.1 0.8 1.5 2.4
13,000–13,999 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.2
14,000–14,999 0.7 0.9 1.7 0.8 0.5 1.5 0.7 1.3 1.9
15,000–19,999 3.4 4.5 6.0 2.8 4.0 5.7 3.9 5.0 6.3
20,000–24,999 4.2 5.2 6.3 3.8 4.3 6.6 4.6 6.0 6.1
25,000–29,999 4.0 4.2 5.2 3.7 3.5 4.9 4.2 4.8 5.6
30,000–34,999 4.6 5.6 5.7 4.1 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.4 6.1
35,000–39,999 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.6 3.9 4.7 3.9 4.0
40,000–44,999 4.3 5.1 4.3 4.6 4.9 4.3 4.1 5.2 4.3
45,000–49,999 4.1 4.6 3.9 3.7 4.2 3.9 4.6 4.9 3.9
50,000–54,999 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.4 4.4 4.5 5.2 4.3
55,000–59,999 3.4 3.4 2.6 3.6 3.5 2.7 3.3 3.3 2.5
60,000–64,999 4.6 3.9 3.6 4.6 4.0 3.6 4.6 3.9 3.7
65,000–69,999 3.6 3.7 2.5 3.9 3.7 2.8 3.3 3.7 2.2
70,000–74,999 3.4 3.4 2.5 3.6 3.9 2.5 3.2 2.9 2.6
75,000–99,999 12.9 12.1 8.8 13.5 10.9 9.4 12.4 13.3 8.2
100,000–149,999 16.6 12.4 8.6 17.3 15.6 9.2 15.9 9.4 8.0
150,000–199,999 6.3 4.4 2.8 6.9 5.3 3.2 5.8 3.5 2.4
200,000 or more 6.9 5.1 3.6 7.6 5.8 4.5 6.3 4.5 2.9
Median family earnings (dollars) 64,000 52,000 36,000 67,966 58,000 40,000 60,000 49,025 33,000
Number (thousands) 23,881 7,428 17,227 11,665 3,572 8,349 12,216 3,856 8,877
Family Earnings Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 4.B2 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by sex and age, 2012
Family earnings (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
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 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.1
1–999 1.4 2.7 2.9 3.0 1.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 1.6 2.9 3.3 3.3
1,000–1,999 1.6 2.2 2.5 2.2 1.6 2.3 2.9 2.1 1.6 2.2 2.2 2.3
2,000–2,999 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.5
3,000–3,999 1.2 1.3 2.5 1.4 1.2 1.1 2.6 1.7 1.2 1.5 2.3 1.2
4,000–4,999 0.9 1.9 1.8 1.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.0 2.4 1.8 1.4
5,000–5,999 1.4 2.4 2.7 1.6 1.4 1.6 2.3 1.8 1.3 3.1 3.1 1.4
6,000–6,999 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.1 1.2
7,000–7,999 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.4 2.2 1.4 1.0
8,000–8,999 1.5 1.7 1.4 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.3 2.1
9,000–9,999 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.3
10,000–10,999 2.0 2.3 2.9 2.6 1.7 1.9 3.1 3.1 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.3
11,000–11,999 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.4
12,000–12,999 1.9 2.7 2.3 2.2 1.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.0 2.0
13,000–13,999 0.8 1.3 1.6 1.0 0.6 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.9 1.3
14,000–14,999 1.6 1.8 2.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.9 1.2
15,000–19,999 5.7 6.6 5.7 6.0 5.2 6.7 6.0 5.2 6.3 6.5 5.4 6.5
20,000–24,999 6.2 6.3 7.6 5.5 5.9 6.8 8.0 7.6 6.6 5.8 7.3 4.2
25,000–29,999 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.4 4.9 6.4 5.4 5.7 5.2 6.2 5.2
30,000–34,999 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.6 6.0 6.2 5.7 6.3
35,000–39,999 4.1 3.5 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.3 4.1 4.3 3.3 3.9 4.1
40,000–44,999 4.8 4.3 3.3 3.5 4.4 4.5 3.8 3.9 5.3 4.1 2.9 3.2
45,000–49,999 4.0 3.4 3.1 4.9 4.2 3.2 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.5 2.5 5.7
50,000–54,999 4.2 4.7 3.4 4.9 4.6 4.5 3.1 4.5 3.7 4.9 3.6 5.3
55,000–59,999 2.7 2.5 1.7 3.5 2.9 2.8 0.9 3.6 2.4 2.2 2.4 3.4
60,000–64,999 3.5 4.1 3.0 4.1 3.4 4.1 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.1 2.5 4.4
65,000–69,999 2.8 2.0 2.6 1.8 3.2 2.6 1.7 2.5 2.4 1.6 3.4 1.4
70,000–74,999 2.9 1.5 2.9 2.7 2.9 1.6 2.9 2.3 2.9 1.4 2.9 3.0
75,000–99,999 9.5 8.1 8.7 7.5 10.4 8.6 9.0 7.2 8.5 7.7 8.4 7.8
100,000–149,999 9.8 7.8 6.0 8.4 10.8 8.9 5.1 7.7 8.8 6.7 6.9 8.8
150,000–199,999 3.2 2.4 1.4 3.0 4.0 2.7 1.3 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.5 3.4
200,000 or more 4.1 3.3 3.3 2.9 5.1 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.4
Median family earnings (dollars) 40,000 31,400 28,400 36,000 46,000 35,000 28,000 33,000 35,000 30,000 29,000 38,000
Number (thousands) 8,183 4,148 2,394 2,502 4,220 1,996 1,111 1,023 3,963 2,152 1,284 1,479
Family Earnings Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 4.B3 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by sex and marital status, 2012
Family earnings (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
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 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.1
1–999 1.9 2.6 2.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 2.7 3.8 2.1 1.3 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.1 2.0
1,000–1,999 1.6 2.7 2.6 3.2 1.5 1.5 3.9 2.4 5.9 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.6 1.9 1.8
2,000–2,999 1.6 2.1 2.4 1.5 2.7 1.5 2.0 2.7 0.9 2.7 1.7 2.2 2.3 1.8 2.7
3,000–3,999 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.9 2.0 1.3 2.0 2.1 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.0 2.1 2.1
4,000–4,999 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.9 0.7 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8 0.7
5,000–5,999 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.7 2.3 2.1 3.0 2.4
6,000–6,999 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.5 2.0 2.8 1.1 2.7 1.9 1.7 1.2 2.5 1.4
7,000–7,999 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.7 2.2 1.3 1.6 1.0 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.4 2.7
8,000–8,999 1.6 1.6 1.2 2.8 0.4 1.6 1.0 0.2 2.2 0.0 1.6 1.8 1.5 3.1 0.7
9,000–9,999 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.5 2.0 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.9 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.9 2.0
10,000–10,999 2.5 1.9 2.2 1.7 1.3 2.3 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.1 2.9 2.1 2.4 1.9 1.5
11,000–11,999 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.8 1.1 2.5 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.5
12,000–12,999 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.8 2.0 2.3 3.1 2.0 0.7 2.2 2.5 2.2 3.2 2.6
13,000–13,999 0.9 1.3 1.4 0.8 2.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.7 0.7 3.1
14,000–14,999 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6 0.8 1.6 1.2 2.3 0.6 0.6 2.1 1.7 1.6 2.1 0.9
15,000–19,999 5.3 7.2 6.9 6.8 9.2 5.4 6.9 5.8 6.5 7.8 5.2 7.3 7.2 6.9 10.3
20,000–24,999 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.4 7.1 6.5 7.0 6.4 8.1 9.5 6.5 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.4
25,000–29,999 5.2 5.4 4.9 5.9 7.0 4.9 4.8 3.6 5.7 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.2 6.0 7.6
30,000–34,999 5.2 6.6 6.3 6.7 8.5 5.1 5.9 4.4 7.8 7.0 5.3 6.8 6.8 6.1 9.6
35,000–39,999 3.5 4.7 5.0 4.1 4.4 3.6 5.2 6.3 4.1 4.9 3.4 4.5 4.7 4.1 4.1
40,000–44,999 4.0 4.7 4.5 4.9 5.0 4.1 5.0 4.0 5.2 6.0 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.3
45,000–49,999 3.7 4.1 4.4 3.2 3.8 4.0 3.3 3.9 3.0 3.8 3.3 4.4 4.5 3.4 3.8
50,000–54,999 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.5 3.8 4.0 4.6 3.0 4.5 4.0 4.2 3.6 4.8
55,000–59,999 2.7 2.5 2.8 1.6 3.7 2.8 2.3 3.7 0.0 4.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 3.1
60,000–64,999 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.0 2.8 3.7 2.9 3.7 3.2 1.9 3.6 3.8 3.5 4.4 3.5
65,000–69,999 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.0 0.7 2.7 3.1 4.0 3.1 1.3 2.5 1.9 2.4 1.5 0.3
70,000–74,999 2.5 2.6 2.1 3.4 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.0 4.0 1.7
75,000–99,999 9.5 7.4 7.4 7.7 5.7 10.0 6.9 7.6 6.1 5.6 8.7 7.6 7.4 8.4 5.8
100,000–149,999 9.3 7.4 7.3 6.4 6.5 9.4 8.5 5.6 9.6 8.7 9.1 6.9 7.7 4.9 5.0
150,000–199,999 3.3 1.8 2.1 1.5 1.1 3.5 1.9 2.6 1.6 1.8 3.0 1.8 2.0 1.4 0.5
200,000 or more 4.4 2.3 2.3 1.9 3.1 4.7 3.4 3.3 2.6 4.9 3.9 1.8 2.1 1.5 1.8
Median family earnings (dollars) 40,000 32,000 33,000 30,000 30,000 40,009 34,000 35,000 30,000 34,000 35,002 31,200 32,708 30,000 27,000
Number (thousands) 11,111 6,116 3,178 1,850 674 6,674 1,675 599 610 281 4,437 4,441 2,579 1,240 392
Family Earnings Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 4.B4 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by Social Security beneficiary status, sex and marital status, 2012
Family Earnings (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
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 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
1–999 2.6 2.3 3.2 2.2 1.9 3.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.7 1.4
1,000–1,999 2.4 2.0 3.2 2.5 2.0 4.8 2.4 2.1 2.7 0.6 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.7
2,000–2,999 2.2 2.0 2.6 2.0 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.6 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.7 0.5 1.0
3,000–3,999 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.6 1.8 1.9 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8
4,000–4,999 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
5,000–5,999 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.0 1.1
6,000–6,999 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.8 1.5 1.3 0.8 2.6 0.8 0.8 0.9
7,000–7,999 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.0
8,000–8,999 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.4 2.2 2.1 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2
9,000–9,999 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.6 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.6
10,000–10,999 2.8 3.2 2.1 2.7 2.9 1.7 2.9 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.2 0.8 1.8
11,000–11,999 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
12,000–12,999 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 3.1 2.6 2.9 2.4 1.2 0.8 2.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.6 0.6 2.9
13,000–13,999 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.5 1.1
14,000–14,999 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.7 0.8 1.2 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.1
15,000–19,999 6.8 6.1 8.0 6.6 6.4 7.8 7.0 5.8 8.1 3.7 3.2 4.7 3.2 2.7 5.0 4.2 3.9 4.5
20,000–24,999 7.0 7.4 6.2 7.5 7.6 7.2 6.5 7.2 5.9 4.6 4.0 5.7 4.3 3.6 6.6 4.9 4.7 5.2
25,000–29,999 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.1 4.4 5.5 5.9 5.2 5.2 4.6 6.4 4.7 4.5 5.5 5.7 4.7 6.9
30,000–34,999 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.6 4.1 6.0 5.6 6.4 5.6 4.1 8.5 5.2 3.8 9.3 6.1 4.4 8.1
35,000–39,999 4.0 3.6 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.5 3.7 3.0 4.4 3.9 3.5 4.7 3.1 2.7 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.8
40,000–44,999 4.2 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.0 3.5 4.4 4.4 3.9 5.5 3.7 3.0 5.9 5.2 5.2 5.3
45,000–49,999 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.9 2.9 3.6 3.1 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.9 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.5 3.8 5.3
50,000–54,999 3.9 4.2 3.3 3.9 4.1 3.1 3.9 4.3 3.4 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.0 5.9
55,000–59,999 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.2 3.0 3.3 2.6
60,000–64,999 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.5 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.0 4.5 3.7 5.6
65,000–69,999 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.8 3.1 2.4 3.2 3.0 3.7 2.5 3.1 1.7
70,000–74,999 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 3.1 2.9 3.5 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.6 3.4 3.8
75,000–99,999 7.6 8.1 6.7 8.3 8.7 6.2 7.0 7.2 6.8 11.9 13.1 9.6 12.3 13.6 8.3 11.5 12.5 10.3
100,000–149,999 6.4 6.6 6.0 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.0 14.5 16.2 11.1 15.9 16.9 13.0 13.0 15.4 10.1
150,000–199,999 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 5.6 7.1 2.8 6.8 7.8 3.7 4.4 6.1 2.3
200,000 or more 2.6 2.9 2.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.9 1.8 6.5 8.4 3.0 8.4 9.7 4.4 4.6 6.5 2.2
Median family earnings (dollars) 30,000 30,000 27,000 30,002 32,000 25,000 28,000 27,000 28,000 57,000 65,000 45,000 62,000 70,001 45,000 50,200 60,000 44,000
Number (thousands) 12,592 8,071 4,522 5,989 4,884 1,105 6,603 3,187 3,417 4,634 3,040 1,594 2,360 1,790 570 2,274 1,250 1,024
Family Earnings Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 4.B5 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 2012
Family earnings (dollars) White alone Black alone Asian alone Hispanic origin
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 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1–999 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.5 1.6 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.7 1.6 1.8
1,000–1,999 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.7 2.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.6 1.6
2,000–2,999 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.0
3,000–3,999 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.6
4,000–4,999 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.8 0.7 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.9 0.9 2.7
5,000–5,999 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.8 1.7 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.3 2.2 2.3 2.2
6,000–6,999 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.7 2.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.7 1.3
7,000–7,999 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.7 2.1 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.1
8,000–8,999 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9
9,000–9,999 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.9 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7
10,000–10,999 2.3 2.1 2.5 3.0 2.3 3.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.0
11,000–11,999 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.4 2.3 0.8
12,000–12,999 2.3 2.1 2.5 1.6 1.3 1.9 1.2 1.7 0.8 3.4 3.0 3.6
13,000–13,999 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.5 0.8 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
14,000–14,999 1.8 1.6 1.9 2.2 1.7 2.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 2.0 1.8 2.1
15,000–19,999 5.9 5.6 6.1 7.2 6.4 7.9 5.2 5.7 4.8 5.6 5.1 6.0
20,000–24,999 6.4 6.7 6.2 6.4 6.0 6.7 4.9 5.3 4.7 6.9 7.6 6.4
25,000–29,999 5.3 5.0 5.6 4.7 4.4 5.0 5.1 3.4 6.4 5.6 4.8 6.2
30,000–34,999 5.6 5.4 5.9 6.9 5.2 8.3 4.5 4.4 4.5 5.1 5.1 5.1
35,000–39,999 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.4 3.3 4.0 3.5 4.5 6.5 6.8 6.3
40,000–44,999 4.2 4.0 4.4 5.2 6.1 4.4 4.4 5.6 3.5 6.8 6.4 7.1
45,000–49,999 3.7 3.7 3.6 6.3 6.2 6.3 2.9 3.1 2.8 4.5 4.2 4.7
50,000–54,999 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.8 5.1 4.5 6.2 6.7 5.9 4.9 4.6 5.1
55,000–59,999 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.9 3.2 2.7 3.4 3.9 2.9 1.8 1.4 2.2
60,000–64,999 3.6 3.5 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 2.4 2.1 2.6 3.9 4.3 3.6
65,000–69,999 2.4 2.6 2.1 3.2 3.9 2.6 2.7 3.5 2.0 3.6 3.8 3.4
70,000–74,999 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.2 3.0 1.6 2.6 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.9 2.4
75,000–99,999 8.8 9.6 8.1 7.4 7.5 7.3 10.6 10.7 10.5 8.6 9.6 7.9
100,000–149,999 8.4 9.3 7.5 4.9 5.4 4.5 17.8 15.1 20.0 7.2 6.1 8.0
150,000–199,999 2.8 3.3 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 4.3 5.1 3.7 1.2 0.8 1.5
200,000 or more 3.5 4.4 2.7 2.2 3.1 1.6 7.8 8.3 7.4 2.4 3.1 1.9
Median family earnings (dollars) 35,000 39,000 32,000 33,000 39,500 30,000 57,000 56,400 58,000 37,000 36,000 38,000
Number (thousands) 14,324 7,039 7,285 1,602 720 882 1,015 453 562 1,564 675 889
Family Earnings Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 4.B6 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by quintile of per-capita family total money income, 2012
Family earnings (dollars) Total First Second Third Fourth Fifth
  All persons
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Loss 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.2
1–999 2.2 5.5 5.3 1.7 1.6 0.7
1,000–1,999 1.9 5.0 3.1 2.2 1.4 0.9
2,000–2,999 1.8 4.1 2.8 2.4 1.2 0.8
3,000–3,999 1.4 3.1 2.2 2.7 0.7 0.5
4,000–4,999 1.3 2.5 2.0 2.4 1.2 0.2
5,000–5,999 1.8 4.3 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.7
6,000–6,999 1.7 4.9 1.5 1.5 2.0 0.6
7,000–7,999 1.4 2.8 2.4 1.8 1.7 0.3
8,000–8,999 1.6 2.3 4.1 2.2 1.5 0.3
9,000–9,999 1.2 2.7 1.6 1.8 0.9 0.5
10,000–10,999 2.3 3.0 4.6 3.8 1.7 0.9
11,000–11,999 1.2 1.7 2.4 1.4 0.9 0.7
12,000–12,999 2.2 4.7 2.8 4.0 2.1 0.3
13,000–13,999 1.1 2.3 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.6
14,000–14,999 1.7 3.1 2.7 2.2 1.7 0.8
15,000–19,999 6.0 9.8 10.5 7.7 5.9 2.3
20,000–24,999 6.3 9.1 8.1 9.4 6.1 3.3
25,000–29,999 5.2 7.8 6.1 6.6 6.5 2.4
30,000–34,999 5.7 6.8 6.8 7.2 6.7 3.3
35,000–39,999 4.0 3.1 4.0 5.0 5.2 2.7
40,000–44,999 4.3 2.6 4.1 3.8 7.1 2.9
45,000–49,999 3.9 2.1 2.7 4.3 4.9 3.8
50,000–54,999 4.3 1.9 4.0 3.1 7.3 3.5
55,000–59,999 2.6 0.8 2.1 2.2 3.2 3.1
60,000–64,999 3.6 1.2 2.1 2.3 5.0 4.6
65,000–69,999 2.5 0.3 1.9 2.3 2.5 3.4
70,000–74,999 2.5 0.2 0.9 2.3 2.5 4.0
75,000–99,999 8.8 0.9 3.2 5.5 8.2 15.3
100,000–149,999 8.6 0.2 1.0 3.6 5.8 18.8
150,000–199,999 2.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.6 6.9
200,000 or more 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 10.4
Median family earnings (dollars) 36,000 13,752 18,000 24,000 38,000 75,000
Number (thousands) 17,227 1,806 1,979 3,153 4,534 5,755
NOTE: Per-capita family total money income quintile limits are $12,159, $17,750, $25,835, and $41,479.
Family Earnings Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 4.B7 Percentage distribution of persons in recipient families, by number of persons in family and quintile of per-capita family total money income, 2012
Family earnings (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 0.7 8.2 1.0 1.1 0.0 0.2
1–999 4.6 17.6 16.2 5.1 4.7 1.5
1,000–1,999 4.0 10.5 10.4 10.5 1.9 1.7
2,000–2,999 3.7 16.7 12.2 5.2 2.1 1.5
3,000–3,999 2.4 6.4 5.3 4.3 1.9 1.3
4,000–4,999 1.5 0.0 2.4 4.5 2.5 0.2
5,000–5,999 3.7 10.6 14.5 7.5 3.0 0.7
6,000–6,999 2.6 6.8 10.9 1.8 3.2 0.9
7,000–7,999 1.8 3.4 2.1 5.3 1.8 0.7
8,000–8,999 2.9 1.5 3.6 7.6 5.2 0.4
9,000–9,999 1.5 4.6 0.0 5.0 1.4 0.4
10,000–10,999 2.4 2.8 4.8 5.5 2.7 1.0
11,000–11,999 1.8 0.0 1.7 1.6 2.4 1.8
12,000–12,999 3.5 10.8 1.4 9.0 3.7 1.3
13,000–13,999 1.6 0.0 1.6 2.6 2.6 1.0
14,000–14,999 1.6 0.0 1.0 3.0 3.8 0.4
15,000–19,999 8.7 0.0 11.0 10.8 14.7 5.6
20,000–24,999 6.3 0.0 0.0 8.3 10.6 5.1
25,000–29,999 4.7 0.0 0.0 1.5 8.4 4.8
30,000–34,999 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.3 8.2
35,000–39,999 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 5.2
40,000–44,999 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 6.7
45,000–49,999 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
50,000–54,999 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7
55,000–59,999 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4
60,000–64,999 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1
65,000–69,999 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
70,000–74,999 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.7
75,000–99,999 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8
100,000–149,999 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
150,000–199,999 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
200,000 or more 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4
Median family earnings (dollars) 20,000 2,800 5,000 8,400 16,020 44,000
Number (thousands) 2,459 117 180 342 612 1,209
  Persons in 2-person families
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Loss 0.6 2.1 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.3
1–999 2.1 8.8 7.4 2.0 1.5 0.6
1,000–1,999 2.0 9.5 5.0 1.3 1.8 0.8
2,000–2,999 1.9 4.6 3.7 3.3 1.6 0.8
3,000–3,999 1.6 4.5 3.5 4.1 0.8 0.4
4,000–4,999 1.4 1.8 4.1 3.0 1.2 0.3
5,000–5,999 2.0 8.7 2.3 3.4 1.5 0.9
6,000–6,999 1.9 9.0 1.0 2.3 2.6 0.6
7,000–7,999 1.7 4.6 3.8 2.5 2.2 0.2
8,000–8,999 1.5 3.1 5.4 2.3 1.1 0.3
9,000–9,999 1.2 5.6 3.7 2.0 0.7 0.2
10,000–10,999 2.7 2.2 7.5 5.0 2.1 1.1
11,000–11,999 1.3 3.0 3.1 2.1 1.0 0.5
12,000–12,999 2.5 7.7 4.8 5.0 2.6 0.1
13,000–13,999 1.3 4.8 3.6 1.8 0.7 0.6
14,000–14,999 2.1 3.5 3.6 3.3 2.0 1.1
15,000–19,999 5.5 9.2 13.2 9.1 5.6 1.8
20,000–24,999 6.8 7.1 8.8 13.2 7.6 3.0
25,000–29,999 5.3 0.2 8.3 9.1 8.0 1.7
30,000–34,999 5.1 0.0 5.5 9.3 7.5 2.1
35,000–39,999 3.8 0.0 1.2 6.8 5.7 2.1
40,000–44,999 4.1 0.0 0.0 2.9 9.4 2.1
45,000–49,999 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 6.6 3.5
50,000–54,999 4.3 0.0 0.0 1.4 9.5 3.4
55,000–59,999 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 3.4
60,000–64,999 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 5.2
65,000–69,999 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 4.3
70,000–74,999 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 4.0
75,000–99,999 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 18.1
100,000–149,999 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0
150,000–199,999 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3
200,000 or more 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.3
Median family earnings (dollars) 34,000 7,000 11,301 17,500 32,000 79,850
Number (thousands) 9,149 463 768 1,601 2,646 3,671
  Persons in families of 3 or more
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Loss 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
1–999 1.2 3.1 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.4
1,000–1,999 1.0 2.8 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.0
2,000–2,999 0.8 2.7 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0
3,000–3,999 0.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0
4,000–4,999 1.1 3.1 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.0
5,000–5,999 0.7 2.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.0
6,000–6,999 0.9 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0
7,000–7,999 0.9 2.1 1.4 0.1 0.6 0.0
8,000–8,999 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.5 0.4 0.0
9,000–9,999 1.0 1.4 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.5
10,000–10,999 1.6 3.4 2.4 1.7 0.4 0.0
11,000–11,999 0.8 1.4 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.1
12,000–12,999 1.3 3.0 1.6 1.2 0.2 0.0
13,000–13,999 0.4 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
14,000–14,999 1.3 3.3 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.0
15,000–19,999 5.6 11.0 8.5 5.0 2.4 0.0
20,000–24,999 5.6 10.7 9.1 4.7 0.9 2.2
25,000–29,999 5.4 11.5 5.5 4.9 2.4 2.0
30,000–34,999 5.8 10.0 8.9 6.4 1.2 1.8
35,000–39,999 4.2 4.5 6.8 4.1 3.8 1.5
40,000–44,999 4.7 3.8 7.9 6.1 4.1 1.1
45,000–49,999 4.0 3.0 5.2 6.3 3.7 1.0
50,000–54,999 5.0 2.8 7.7 6.4 6.1 1.3
55,000–59,999 3.3 1.2 4.0 5.7 3.5 1.6
60,000–64,999 4.2 1.7 3.9 6.1 7.0 1.2
65,000–69,999 3.1 0.4 3.6 5.9 3.5 1.8
70,000–74,999 3.2 0.3 1.8 6.0 4.6 3.0
75,000–99,999 12.2 1.3 6.2 14.4 23.9 14.2
100,000–149,999 11.3 0.2 1.9 9.5 20.6 27.2
150,000–199,999 3.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 5.7 12.9
200,000 or more 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 25.1
Median family earnings (dollars) 49,900 20,000 34,000 52,000 78,000 122,102
Number (thousands) 5,619 1,226 1,030 1,210 1,276 875
NOTE: Per-capita family total money income quintile limits are $12,159, $17,750, $25,835, and $41,479.