U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000
 
Total Money Income of Aged Units
Table 3.4
By Social Security beneficiary status, age, race, and Hispanic origin
Income (dollars) White Black Hispanic origin a
55-61 62-64 65 or
older		 55-61 62-64 65 or
older		 55-61 62-64 65 or
older
Beneficiary b
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.4 1.7 0.3 1.7 2.4 0.1
1,000-1,999 0.3 0 0.2 0 0 0.1 0.1 0 0.3
2,000-2,999 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.7 0 0.9 1.5 2.5 0.6
3,000-3,999 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.9 0 1.3 0.8 0 1.0
4,000-4,999 1.1 1.5 0.8 3.6 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.0 3.2
5,000-5,999 3.0 1.6 1.4 6.7 2.0 3.4 3.8 2.5 4.8
6,000-6,999 5.0 2.3 2.9 19.6 6.5 9.9 12.5 7.8 6.2
7,000-7,999 6.2 4.5 3.7 7.6 6.0 8.0 12.5 5.5 11.1
8,000-8,999 4.3 2.7 3.9 9.1 4.3 7.8 0.5 10.1 9.0
9,000-9,999 3.8 1.9 3.8 5.1 6.6 3.8 7.7 2.9 4.6
10,000-10,999 3.0 2.3 4.6 0.4 1.7 4.8 3.4 1.9 5.2
11,000-11,999 2.4 3.9 4.1 2.6 5.2 4.8 3.4 4.6 4.2
12,000-12,999 4.6 2.9 3.3 5.2 8.2 3.5 2.3 8.1 3.3
13,000-13,999 3.0 1.9 3.4 1.4 5.8 3.1 2.9 6.3 3.2
14,000-14,999 3.6 2.5 3.1 3.8 2.9 3.8 2.5 0 4.1
15,000-19,999 10.5 8.6 13.5 4.1 11.9 11.5 11.1 10.0 12.3
20,000-24,999 9.4 8.5 10.9 6.2 9.6 6.7 7.6 2.9 7.5
25,000-29,999 6.3 8.1 8.4 1.0 1.6 5.4 5.6 8.6 4.9
30,000-34,999 4.9 6.3 6.2 2.0 6.0 4.6 5.2 7.7 3.9
35,000-39,999 3.8 4.9 4.3 5.1 2.1 2.7 1.8 2.1 2.5
40,000-44,999 4.0 5.9 3.3 4.9 3.2 2.6 2.0 0.3 1.9
45,000-49,999 2.6 3.8 2.8 0 0.9 1.1 0.9 4.5 0.8
50,000-54,999 3.3 3.6 2.0 5.1 5.1 0.8 3.3 2.2 1.0
55,000-59,999 1.7 2.8 1.5 0 0 0.8 0 0 0.6
60,000-64,999 1.9 2.9 1.2 0 2.4 0.6 0 0 0.5
65,000-69,999 1.3 1.8 1.2 0 0 0.9 1.2 0 0.3
70,000-74,999 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.3 0 1.1 1.0 0 0.1
75,000-99,999 3.5 5.4 3.3 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.5 5.3 2.1
100,000-149,999 2.4 4.1 2.8 0 1.2 0.8 0.9 0 0.6
150,000-199,999 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.2 0 0 0
200,000 or more 0 1.2 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Memorandum:
Median income (dollars) 19,397 26,628 20,214 9,023 14,215 12,697 12,025 13,003 12,087
Number (thousands) 1,282 1,859 20,226 273 227 2,003 152 155 1,155
Nonbeneficiary
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 4.1 5.4 23.4 7.9 15.5 28.9 13.0 16.3 37.0
1,000-1,999 0.8 1.0 1.5 1.5 0 2.0 0.6 2.7 4.1
2,000-2,999 0.4 0.8 2.4 1.0 2.2 4.2 0.3 0 0
3,000-3,999 0.6 1.0 2.9 1.1 1.8 1.8 0.5 3.2 3.3
4,000-4,999 0.6 0.6 1.9 0.7 0 2.0 0.4 1.5 3.3
5,000-5,999 0.6 0.8 1.7 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.9 0 2.9
6,000-6,999 1.9 2.3 4.1 5.3 7.4 8.6 4.2 4.9 9.5
7,000-7,999 0.7 1.1 2.6 1.3 5.1 2.7 1.8 2.8 2.2
8,000-8,999 1.0 1.0 3.5 1.4 2.6 1.5 1.1 2.2 4.4
9,000-9,999 0.8 0.6 2.0 0.5 0 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.6
10,000-10,999 1.0 1.3 2.5 2.0 2.5 0.8 2.1 1.6 3.8
11,000-11,999 0.4 0.8 1.5 0.6 0 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.2
12,000-12,999 1.2 0.8 2.1 1.9 0.7 3.5 2.6 0.8 1.9
13,000-13,999 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.4 3.4 0 3.3 3.3 0.4
14,000-14,999 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.0 3.0 2.4 2.0 2.4 0
15,000-19,999 5.4 6.5 5.9 11.4 6.8 8.3 12.1 12.9 4.5
20,000-24,999 5.0 6.0 4.7 7.4 6.5 2.7 8.8 8.5 2.8
25,000-29,999 5.4 6.6 2.9 6.3 3.0 7.7 6.6 6.4 3.6
30,000-34,999 6.3 7.3 6.4 4.7 3.1 1.9 6.9 6.9 2.7
35,000-39,999 5.3 5.6 3.9 5.6 2.2 3.7 5.2 5.9 2.9
40,000-44,999 4.8 4.4 2.9 5.9 3.1 1.7 4.2 1.9 2.1
45,000-49,999 4.5 4.0 1.6 4.4 6.0 1.0 3.4 1.4 0.3
50,000-54,999 4.8 4.1 1.9 2.7 1.7 2.0 2.8 0.6 0.4
55,000-59,999 3.7 4.7 2.0 2.9 1.4 1.2 3.0 1.6 2.1
60,000-64,999 3.7 3.4 1.4 2.3 4.6 2.1 2.0 2.8 1.1
65,000-69,999 4.2 2.1 1.5 1.9 4.0 0 1.9 0 0
70,000-74,999 3.2 2.5 1.1 2.3 4.1 0 1.4 2.4 0.4
75,000-99,999 11.7 5.8 2.1 6.4 3.4 3.1 3.1 1.4 0.5
100,000-149,999 9.7 9.4 3.5 6.0 4.6 3.0 2.4 1.5 0.9
150,000-199,999 2.8 3.6 1.3 0.3 0 0 0.8 0 0
200,000 or more 3.7 4.0 1.7 1.3 0 0 1.0 1.4 0
Memorandum:
Median income (dollars) 47,058 38,285 11,472 26,050 17,562 7,375 21,067 15,353 5,682
Number (thousands) 9,156 1,609 1,885 1,223 190 283 889 203 347
a. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
b. Social Security beneficiaries may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.