Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000 -

Shares of Aggregate Income for Aged Units

Table 7.1
By age
Source of income			Aged 55-61	Aged 62-64	Aged 65 or older
Source of income			Aged 55-61	Aged 62-64	Total	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84	85 or older
		Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Retirement benefits			8.0	24.0	56.4	44.2	58.0	62.9	66.7	73.0
	Social Security		2.2	12.1	38.4	27.8	38.7	43.5	48.3	56.7
	Railroad Retirement		0	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.4
	Government employee pensions		2.7	5.9	8.2	7.6	8.6	8.4	8.9	8.3
	Private pensions or annuities		3.1	5.9	9.2	8.4	10.1	10.5	8.6	7.6

Earnings			82.2	64.9	23.1	38.2	22.1	14.6	7.8	4.7

Income from assets			7.6	8.5	17.5	14.8	17.3	19.1	22.0	18.9

Public assistance			0.5	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.2

Other			1.7	2.0	2.3	2.2	1.9	2.7	2.9	2.2

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			12,430	4,049	25,230	6,508	6,154	5,689	3,841	3,038

Shares of Aggregate Income for Units 65 or Older

Table 7.2
By marital status and sex of nonmarried persons
Source of income			All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons
Source of income			All units	Married couples	Total	Men	Women
		Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Retirement benefits			56.4	51.8	64.1	56.3	67.9
	Social Security		38.4	33.8	46.2	37.0	50.7
	Railroad Retirement		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.6
	Government employee pensions		8.2	8.0	8.7	9.3	8.4
	Private pensions or annuities		9.2	9.5	8.7	9.8	8.2

Earnings			23.1	28.8	13.5	20.3	10.2

Income from assets			17.5	16.9	18.5	19.3	18.1

Public assistance			0.7	0.3	1.3	0.7	1.5

Other			2.3	2.1	2.7	3.4	2.3

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			25,230	10,300	14,930	3,933	10,997

Shares of Aggregate Income for Units 65 or Older

Table 7.3
By Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, and sex of nonmarried persons
Source of income				All units					Beneficiary ^a					Nonbeneficiary
				Total	Married couples	Nonmarried persons			Total	Married couples	Nonmarried persons			Total	Married couples	Nonmarried persons
				Total	Married couples	Total	Men	Women	Total	Married couples	Total	Men	Women	Total	Married couples	Total	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	100.0	100.0	100.0

Retirement benefits			56.4	51.8	64.1	56.3	67.9	60.3	56.0	67.4	61.8	69.9	18.4	12.7	29.2	19.6	38.7
	Social Security		38.4	33.8	46.2	37.0	50.7	42.3	37.4	50.5	42.5	54.3	0	0	0	0	0
	Railroad Retirement		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	3.0	2.8	3.5	1.6	5.3
	Government employee pensions		8.2	8.0	8.7	9.3	8.4	7.9	8.1	7.6	8.5	7.2	11.1	6.2	20.3	14.6	25.9
	Private pensions or annuities		9.2	9.5	8.7	9.8	8.2	9.8	10.2	9.1	10.8	8.3	4.3	3.7	5.5	3.5	7.5

Earnings			23.1	28.8	13.5	20.3	10.2	19.2	24.3	10.7	14.9	8.8	61.2	70.8	43.0	56.8	29.2

Income from assets			17.5	16.9	18.5	19.3	18.1	17.8	17.4	18.7	19.6	18.2	14.0	12.8	16.3	17.3	15.3

Public assistance			0.7	0.3	1.3	0.7	1.5	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.5	0.7	3.8	1.9	7.4	1.9	12.9

Other			2.3	2.1	2.7	3.4	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.5	3.2	2.2	2.6	1.8	4.1	4.3	3.8

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			25,230	10,300	14,930	3,933	10,997	22,808	9,429	13,378	3,473	9,905	2,422	871	1,551	459	1,092
a. Social Security beneficiaries may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.

Shares of Aggregate Income for Units 65 or Older

Table 7.4
By marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, race, and Hispanic origin
Source of income				White					Black					Hispanic origin ^a
				All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons			All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons			All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons
				All units	Married couples	Total	Men	Women	All units	Married couples	Total	Men	Women	All units	Married couples	Total	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	100.0	100.0	100.0

Retirement benefits			56.1	51.9	63.3	54.9	67.5	66.6	59.3	74.3	72.1	75.4	62.6	59.8	66.2	53.5	73.1
	Social Security		38.3	34.0	45.6	36.1	50.4	43.9	35.8	52.6	44.1	56.8	47.3	42.9	53.2	41.0	59.8
	Railroad Retirement		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.4	0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0	0.1
	Government employee pensions		7.9	7.7	8.3	8.6	8.2	13.1	12.9	13.2	17.8	10.9	7.7	8.7	6.4	6.9	6.2
	Private pensions or annuities		9.4	9.7	8.9	9.9	8.4	9.3	10.4	8.2	10.2	7.2	7.5	8.2	6.5	5.6	7.1

Earnings			22.8	28.1	13.7	20.9	10.2	23.3	33.5	12.5	17.0	10.2	24.1	30.4	15.9	27.8	9.4

Income from assets			18.3	17.6	19.5	20.4	19.1	5.5	4.8	6.1	5.4	6.5	7.5	5.8	9.6	14.5	7.0

Public assistance			0.5	0.3	0.9	0.5	1.2	1.8	0.6	3.2	1.7	3.9	3.8	1.9	6.3	1.9	8.6

Other			2.3	2.1	2.5	3.4	2.1	2.8	1.8	3.9	3.7	4.0	2.1	2.2	2.0	2.2	1.9

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			22,111	9,250	12,861	3,358	9,503	2,286	691	1,595	419	1,176	1,502	540	962	243	719
a. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

Shares of Aggregate Income for Units 65 or Older

Table 7.5
By quintiles of total money income and marital status
Source of income				All units					Married couples					Nonmarried persons
Source of income				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

Retirement benefits			85.1	88.8	80.4	70.3	38.3	86.3	82.9	74.3	60.6	30.9	83.8	90.2	87.1	76.3	45.6
	Social Security		82.3	81.6	64.1	46.0	19.4	81.2	70.3	51.5	35.6	14.7	81.1	87.5	77.4	53.4	22.8
	Railroad Retirement		0.4	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.7	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.4
	Government employee pensions		0.7	2.4	6.2	10.2	9.4	1.9	4.2	7.6	10.7	8.3	0.7	0.8	3.2	9.2	12.4
	Private pensions or annuities		1.7	4.3	9.5	13.0	9.1	2.8	7.7	13.7	14.0	7.5	1.7	1.5	5.9	13.2	9.9

Earnings			1.3	2.6	6.7	14.2	35.2	4.7	8.2	13.1	24.4	42.5	0.4	1.7	3.1	7.4	22.6

Income from assets			3.3	5.1	9.4	12.8	24.2	4.0	6.4	10.2	11.7	24.8	2.6	2.9	6.7	12.7	28.8

Public assistance			8.4	1.7	0.9	0.2	0.1	3.5	0.9	0.2	0.1	0	11.5	3.4	1.0	0.4	0.1

Other			1.9	1.8	2.5	2.5	2.3	1.5	1.6	2.1	3.3	1.7	1.6	1.7	2.1	3.2	2.9

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			5,026	5,107	4,998	5,101	4,999	2,048	2,070	2,076	2,056	2,050	2,980	2,950	3,035	2,985	2,980
NOTE: Quintile limits are $9,295, $14,980, $23,631, and $39,719 for all units; $17,877, $26,641, $37,440, and $60,015 for married couples; and $7,616, $10,723, $15,308, and $24,394 for nonmarried persons.

Shares of Aggregate Income for Nonmarried Persons 65 or Older

Table 7.6
By sex and marital status
Source of income				Nonmarried men				Nonmarried women
Source of income				Total ^a	Widowed	Never married	Divorced	Total ^a	Widowed	Never married	Divorced
		Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Retirement benefits			56.3	60.9	47.9	53.3	67.9	71.0	55.5	58.3
	Social Security		37.0	40.8	29.9	34.3	50.7	54.1	34.4	41.3
	Railroad Retirement		0.3	0.4	0	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.3
	Government employee pensions		9.3	8.8	8.1	10.6	8.4	7.8	11.1	10.7
	Private pensions or annuities		9.8	11.0	9.9	8.1	8.2	8.5	9.5	6.1

Earnings			20.3	15.5	23.7	26.8	10.2	7.7	15.4	19.9

Income from assets			19.3	20.1	20.7	16.7	18.1	17.8	24.8	16.3

Public assistance			0.7	0.4	1.5	0.7	1.5	1.4	1.9	1.9

Other			3.4	3.1	6.2	2.6	2.3	2.1	2.4	3.6

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			3,933	2,072	600	930	10,997	8,528	702	1,395
a. Includes persons who are separated or married but living apart from their spouse.

Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000