Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2002
 

Total Money Income

Aged Units

Units 65 or Older

Nonmarried Persons 65 or Older

Table 3.1
Percentage distribution, by marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age
Income (dollars) Aged 55–61 Aged 62–64 Aged 65 or older
Total 65–69 70–74 75–79 80 or older
All units
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 3.9 4.0 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.9
1,000–1,999 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.3
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4
3,000–3,999 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9
4,000–4,999 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.2
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.9
6,000–6,999 2.4 2.7 3.3 2.6 3.5 2.9 3.9
7,000–7,999 1.5 2.4 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.8 4.5
8,000–8,999 1.3 1.6 3.4 2.6 3.3 4.0 3.8
9,000–9,999 1.1 1.8 4.0 2.3 3.7 4.2 5.5
10,000–10,999 1.6 1.6 4.0 3.0 3.9 3.8 5.1
11,000–11,999 1.3 2.3 4.1 2.9 2.9 4.3 5.8
12,000–12,999 1.7 2.4 3.9 2.4 3.6 4.4 5.2
13,000–13,999 0.9 1.7 3.3 2.6 2.9 3.4 4.3
14,000–14,999 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.0 2.3 3.6 3.4
15,000–19,999 5.6 7.9 13.2 10.1 13.2 14.2 15.1
20,000–24,999 5.6 7.5 9.6 8.2 9.8 9.7 10.5
25,000–29,999 5.4 6.7 7.4 6.8 8.8 7.9 6.3
30,000–34,999 5.6 6.7 5.9 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.0
35,000–39,999 4.8 5.4 4.1 5.4 4.6 3.5 3.1
40,000–44,999 5.0 4.5 3.5 5.1 3.7 3.4 2.0
45,000–49,999 4.2 3.9 2.5 4.0 2.2 2.3 1.5
50,000–54,999 4.4 3.7 2.0 3.2 2.2 1.5 1.1
55,000–59,999 3.8 2.7 1.7 2.3 2.3 1.4 0.9
60,000–64,999 3.5 3.1 1.5 2.5 1.5 1.5 0.8
65,000–69,999 2.5 1.9 1.2 2.1 1.4 1.0 0.5
70,000–74,999 3.1 2.4 1.1 1.7 1.6 0.7 0.4
75,000–99,999 11.0 8.6 3.4 5.7 3.2 3.1 1.7
100,000–149,999 9.2 5.5 2.7 4.4 2.7 2.0 1.6
150,000–199,999 3.7 2.1 0.7 1.6 0.6 0.6 0.2
200,000 or more 3.1 1.8 0.6 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.2
Median income (dollars) 42,748 31,398 18,938 26,796 20,734 17,959 15,098
Number (thousands) 14,430 4,722 26,219 6,550 6,359 5,758 7,553
Married couples
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.4 0.7 1.2 1.6
1,000–1,999 0.1 0.2 0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0.2
2,000–2,999 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0.5
3,000–3,999 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4
4,000–4,999 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
5,000–5,999 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3
6,000–6,999 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.7
7,000–7,999 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.3
8,000–8,999 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.6
9,000–9,999 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.1
10,000–10,999 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.6 0.7 1.6
11,000–11,999 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.5 2.1
12,000–12,999 0.7 0.4 1.3 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.8
13,000–13,999 0.5 0.4 1.6 1.6 2.1 1.4 1.2
14,000–14,999 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.2 2.6 2.1
15,000–19,999 3.1 5.4 11.5 8.5 10.8 12.7 16.1
20,000–24,999 3.4 5.9 11.0 7.0 11.1 11.9 16.2
25,000–29,999 3.8 6.4 10.8 7.9 12.0 13.0 11.4
30,000–34,999 5.0 7.6 9.6 8.0 10.1 9.9 10.9
35,000–39,999 4.7 5.7 6.8 7.2 7.4 6.4 5.8
40,000–44,999 5.0 5.7 6.2 7.0 6.3 6.7 4.0
45,000–49,999 4.8 4.9 4.2 5.4 3.5 4.2 3.4
50,000–54,999 5.0 5.1 3.6 4.4 3.8 3.0 2.5
55,000–59,999 4.7 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.8 2.5 2.8
60,000–64,999 4.9 5.2 2.7 4.1 2.3 2.6 1.2
65,000–69,999 3.7 3.1 2.2 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.3
70,000–74,999 4.2 4.0 2.2 2.7 3.2 1.5 0.9
75,000–99,999 16.0 12.9 6.6 9.3 5.3 6.5 4.2
100,000–149,999 14.2 8.3 5.2 7.5 4.7 3.6 3.7
150,000–199,999 6.1 3.7 1.4 2.5 1.0 1.1 0.5
200,000 or more 5.0 3.1 1.3 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.6
Median income (dollars) 63,952 48,848 32,460 40,862 32,392 30,212 26,515
Number (thousands) 8,160 2,542 10,412 3,311 2,884 2,187 2,030
Nonmarried persons
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.3 6.5 4.0 4.1 4.6 4.3 3.3
1,000–1,999 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.4
2,000–2,999 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.3
3,000–3,999 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.2
4,000–4,999 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.5
5,000–5,999 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.8 2.5
6,000–6,999 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.1 6.0 4.5 5.1
7,000–7,999 3.0 5.0 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.0
8,000–8,999 2.5 2.7 5.3 4.3 5.8 6.2 4.9
9,000–9,999 2.2 2.8 6.0 3.9 6.0 6.3 7.2
10,000–10,999 2.8 2.4 5.8 4.9 5.7 5.7 6.4
11,000–11,999 2.2 4.0 6.0 5.2 4.7 6.1 7.2
12,000–12,999 2.9 4.7 5.6 3.9 5.3 6.2 6.4
13,000–13,999 1.4 3.2 4.5 3.7 3.5 4.6 5.4
14,000–14,999 1.6 2.6 3.6 2.7 3.2 4.2 3.9
15,000–19,999 8.8 10.8 14.3 11.7 15.2 15.1 14.7
20,000–24,999 8.6 9.3 8.7 9.4 8.7 8.3 8.5
25,000–29,999 7.6 7.0 5.1 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.4
30,000–34,999 6.4 5.6 3.4 5.3 3.0 3.0 2.8
35,000–39,999 5.0 5.0 2.4 3.6 2.2 1.8 2.1
40,000–44,999 4.9 3.2 1.7 3.1 1.5 1.4 1.2
45,000–49,999 3.3 2.7 1.3 2.6 1.1 1.1 0.9
50,000–54,999 3.7 2.0 0.9 2.0 0.8 0.6 0.5
55,000–59,999 2.6 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.2
60,000–64,999 1.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.7
65,000–69,999 1.0 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.3
70,000–74,999 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3
75,000–99,999 4.3 3.6 1.2 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.8
100,000–149,999 2.6 2.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.8
150,000–199,999 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1
200,000 or more 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0
Median income (dollars) 22,222 17,448 13,190 15,454 13,214 12,949 12,648
Number (thousands) 6,270 2,180 15,806 3,239 3,474 3,571 5,523
Men
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.1 6.5 3.4 3.9 3.1 3.9 2.9
1,000–1,999 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 0
2,000–2,999 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.2
3,000–3,999 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.5
4,000–4,999 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.5
5,000–5,999 0.8 1.3 1.8 1.3 2.2 1.4 2.2
6,000–6,999 4.8 3.1 4.1 2.6 6.4 4.9 2.7
7,000–7,999 2.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.6 4.6
8,000–8,999 2.7 2.2 4.0 2.6 6.8 3.6 2.9
9,000–9,999 1.7 3.2 4.3 3.6 6.1 4.0 3.5
10,000–10,999 2.3 2.5 4.0 3.7 4.4 3.6 4.4
11,000–11,999 2.3 4.4 5.3 4.9 4.6 5.5 6.1
12,000–12,999 3.0 4.2 6.0 4.7 4.9 6.7 7.6
13,000–13,999 1.2 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.8
14,000–14,999 1.9 1.8 3.3 2.9 3.4 3.5 3.6
15,000–19,999 9.3 9.3 14.1 12.5 13.3 16.5 14.4
20,000–24,999 7.3 5.8 10.4 10.4 8.2 10.0 12.7
25,000–29,999 7.1 8.0 6.6 6.0 6.6 6.2 7.5
30,000–34,999 5.4 5.8 4.1 5.3 3.5 3.8 3.9
35,000–39,999 5.2 5.9 3.6 5.2 3.0 3.3 2.9
40,000–44,999 4.5 3.7 2.4 3.9 1.6 2.2 1.8
45,000–49,999 3.3 3.5 1.7 2.1 1.0 1.5 1.9
50,000–54,999 4.1 2.8 1.9 3.0 1.7 1.1 1.8
55,000–59,999 2.9 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.7
60,000–64,999 2.0 0.5 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 0.9
65,000–69,999 1.0 0.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.8
70,000–74,999 1.6 1.3 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.3
75,000–99,999 5.9 4.9 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.0
100,000–149,999 4.4 4.5 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.0 1.5
150,000–199,999 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.2
200,000 or more 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.4 0 0.1
Median income (dollars) 24,000 19,850 16,248 18,648 15,012 15,606 15,604
Number (thousands) 2,414 783 4,187 1,046 1,087 830 1,223
Women
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 7.5 6.5 4.2 4.2 5.3 4.4 3.5
1,000–1,999 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.5
2,000–2,999 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.4
3,000–3,999 0.4 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.1
4,000–4,999 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.8
5,000–5,999 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.5
6,000–6,999 5.1 5.9 5.6 6.3 5.8 4.3 5.8
7,000–7,999 3.4 5.0 6.6 6.9 7.2 6.1 6.4
8,000–8,999 2.4 3.0 5.7 5.1 5.3 6.9 5.5
9,000–9,999 2.5 2.6 6.7 4.1 5.9 7.0 8.2
10,000–10,999 3.2 2.4 6.4 5.5 6.4 6.4 7.0
11,000–11,999 2.2 3.8 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 7.6
12,000–12,999 2.9 5.1 5.5 3.5 5.5 6.1 6.1
13,000–13,999 1.6 2.8 4.9 3.9 3.8 5.0 5.8
14,000–14,999 1.4 2.9 3.7 2.7 3.1 4.4 4.0
15,000–19,999 8.4 11.7 14.4 11.4 16.0 14.7 14.8
20,000–24,999 9.4 11.2 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.8 7.3
25,000–29,999 7.9 6.5 4.6 5.6 5.8 4.3 3.5
30,000–34,999 7.0 5.5 3.2 5.3 2.8 2.8 2.5
35,000–39,999 4.9 4.5 1.9 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.9
40,000–44,999 5.1 2.9 1.5 2.7 1.5 1.1 1.0
45,000–49,999 3.3 2.3 1.2 2.8 1.1 1.1 0.5
50,000–54,999 3.5 1.5 0.6 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.2
55,000–59,999 2.4 1.4 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.1
60,000–64,999 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6
65,000–69,999 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.1
70,000–74,999 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0 0.1 0.2
75,000–99,999 3.4 2.9 0.8 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.4
100,000–149,999 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.6
150,000–199,999 0.5 0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0
200,000 or more 0.6 0.1 0 0.1 0 0.1 0
Median income (dollars) 21,330 16,048 12,548 13,892 12,661 12,613 11,984
Number (thousands) 3,856 1,397 11,620 2,192 2,387 2,741 4,300
 
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Table 3.2
Percentage distribution, by Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age
Income (dollars) All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
Total Men Women
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
Beneficiary a
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
Less than 1,000 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.4 0 0.4 0.6 0.3 0 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.3
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 0.1 0 1.1 0.6 0.3 0 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.9 0.5
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.5
3,000–3,999 0.2 0.7 0.5 0 0 0.1 0.3 1.4 0.8 0 1.9 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.8
4,000–4,999 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 2.1 1.0 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.7 2.4 1.3 1.4
5,000–5,999 1.3 0.7 1.3 0.4 0 0.1 2.2 1.5 2.1 0.4 1.6 1.7 3.2 1.4 2.3
6,000–6,999 4.4 3.3 2.9 0.7 0.9 0.3 8.2 5.8 4.7 5.6 3.4 3.5 9.7 7.3 5.1
7,000–7,999 6.1 3.4 3.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 11.7 6.7 6.2 8.2 5.5 4.1 13.6 7.4 6.9
8,000–8,999 4.5 2.6 3.6 1.0 1.1 0.6 8.1 4.2 5.7 5.8 3.7 4.2 9.4 4.5 6.2
9,000–9,999 4.3 2.0 4.0 1.2 0.8 0.9 7.5 3.3 6.2 6.4 3.7 4.5 8.2 3.0 6.8
10,000–10,999 4.8 2.4 4.3 2.3 1.6 1.2 7.4 3.3 6.3 7.4 3.9 4.4 7.4 2.9 7.0
11,000–11,999 4.2 4.0 4.4 0.4 1.4 1.1 8.1 6.7 6.6 10.8 7.9 5.8 6.6 6.0 6.8
12,000–12,999 3.8 3.9 4.2 2.6 0.7 1.3 5.1 7.3 6.2 8.1 6.8 6.7 3.4 7.7 6.0
13,000–13,999 2.9 2.5 3.6 1.9 0.6 1.6 3.8 4.6 5.0 3.2 5.9 3.7 4.2 3.8 5.5
14,000–14,999 2.2 2.9 3.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.3 4.0 4.0 4.6 2.2 3.8 1.0 5.1 4.1
15,000–19,999 11.0 10.5 13.8 8.3 7.8 11.7 13.8 13.3 15.3 16.1 10.5 14.7 12.5 15.0 15.5
20,000–24,999 6.2 8.6 10.0 8.1 8.1 11.5 4.2 9.1 9.0 5.0 6.7 10.6 3.8 10.5 8.4
25,000–29,999 5.2 7.7 7.7 5.5 8.4 11.3 4.8 7.0 5.3 6.3 8.1 7.1 4.0 6.4 4.7
30,000–34,999 5.6 6.1 6.0 9.2 8.4 10.0 2.0 3.6 3.3 3.3 4.2 4.3 1.2 3.2 2.9
35,000–39,999 4.6 6.3 4.2 8.1 7.4 7.0 1.0 5.2 2.4 1.7 7.6 3.9 0.6 3.8 1.8
40,000–44,999 3.2 4.2 3.5 5.1 6.3 6.4 1.2 2.1 1.6 0.8 3.6 2.5 1.4 1.2 1.3
45,000–49,999 4.3 4.3 2.6 7.7 6.0 4.4 0.8 2.4 1.4 0.1 3.7 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.2
50,000–54,999 2.9 3.2 1.9 4.8 4.8 3.6 0.9 1.4 0.7 1.4 2.9 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.5
55,000–59,999 2.6 2.0 1.8 4.8 3.1 3.5 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.9 0.6
60,000–64,999 1.1 2.3 1.6 2.2 4.0 2.8 0 0.4 0.8 0 0.8 1.2 0 0.2 0.6
65,000–69,999 1.3 1.2 1.2 2.7 2.2 2.2 0 0.1 0.5 0 0 0.9 0 0.2 0.4
70,000–74,999 1.1 2.0 1.0 1.9 3.4 2.1 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.7 0 0.3 0.2
75,000–99,999 5.2 6.8 3.4 8.6 11.7 6.6 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.4 1.7 1.5 0.8
100,000–149,999 3.4 2.9 2.6 6.7 5.1 5.0 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.1 0 1.9 0 0.8 0.7
150,000–199,999 0.5 1.1 0.7 1.0 2.1 1.4 0 0 0.2 0 0 0.5 0 0 0.1
200,000 or more 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0
Median income (dollars) 18,317 25,464 19,404 36,803 39,946 32,756 11,004 14,472 13,577 12,648 15,600 16,500 10,106 14,267 12,828
Number (thousands) 1,691 2,341 23,487 856 1,207 9,486 835 1,134 14,001 296 422 3,649 539 712 10,352
Nonbeneficiary
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
Less than 1,000 4.4 7.4 25.8 1.4 3.2 13.3 8.4 12.9 32.3 8.1 13.4 24.5 8.6 12.7 35.6
1,000–1,999 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.8
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.8 0.9 1.6 1.1
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.9 1.7 0.2 0.5 2.3 0.8 1.4 1.4 1.5 0.5 1.6 0.4 1.9 1.4
4,000–4,999 0.5 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 2.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 2.5
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.8 0.9 2.7 1.8 2.0 1.4
6,000–6,999 2.2 2.1 6.3 0.4 0.6 1.3 4.5 3.9 8.9 4.7 2.7 7.7 4.4 4.5 9.4
7,000–7,999 0.8 1.4 3.0 0.3 0.1 1.3 1.6 3.1 3.9 1.4 4.3 3.3 1.8 2.5 4.2
8,000–8,999 0.8 0.6 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.9 2.3 0.5 2.6 1.2 1.5 1.6
9,000–9,999 0.6 1.5 3.8 0.1 0.9 1.7 1.3 2.3 5.0 1.0 2.5 2.8 1.5 2.2 5.9
10,000–10,999 1.2 0.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.3 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.8 1.3 2.5 1.8 1.8
11,000–11,999 0.9 0.6 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.8
12,000–12,999 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.5 2.6 1.9 0.8 2.3 1.1 1.0 2.8 2.3 0.8
13,000–13,999 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.9 1.1 1.7 0.2 0.9 1.5 0.4 1.2 1.8 0.2
14,000–14,999 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.5 1.4 0.2 1.4 0.7 0.3
15,000–19,999 4.8 5.4 7.4 2.5 3.3 9.5 8.0 8.0 6.4 8.4 7.8 9.7 7.8 8.2 5.0
20,000–24,999 5.6 6.4 6.0 2.8 4.0 5.4 9.3 9.5 6.3 7.7 4.7 9.4 10.3 12.0 5.0
25,000–29,999 5.5 5.7 4.3 3.6 4.7 5.7 8.0 7.1 3.6 7.2 7.9 3.6 8.5 6.6 3.6
30,000–34,999 5.6 7.3 4.8 4.5 6.9 5.1 7.1 7.9 4.6 5.7 7.8 3.3 8.0 7.9 5.1
35,000–39,999 4.9 4.5 3.1 4.3 4.3 4.5 5.6 4.7 2.3 5.7 3.9 1.5 5.6 5.2 2.7
40,000–44,999 5.2 4.8 3.2 5.0 5.2 4.2 5.5 4.4 2.7 5.0 3.7 1.8 5.7 4.7 3.1
45,000–49,999 4.2 3.6 1.4 4.5 4.0 2.6 3.7 3.0 0.8 3.8 3.3 0.4 3.7 2.9 0.9
50,000–54,999 4.6 4.1 2.6 5.0 5.3 3.2 4.1 2.6 2.3 4.5 2.8 5.3 3.9 2.5 1.0
55,000–59,999 4.0 3.3 0.9 4.7 4.4 1.2 2.9 1.9 0.6 3.3 1.7 1.6 2.7 2.0 0.3
60,000–64,999 3.8 3.9 1.3 5.2 6.3 1.9 2.0 0.9 1.0 2.3 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.4 0.9
65,000–69,999 2.7 2.6 1.4 3.8 3.9 2.1 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.1 1.3
70,000–74,999 3.3 2.9 1.5 4.4 4.6 3.9 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.8 0.8 1.9 0.2 0.1
75,000–99,999 11.7 10.4 3.3 16.9 14.0 7.4 4.8 5.8 1.1 6.5 8.5 2.7 3.7 4.4 0.5
100,000–149,999 9.9 8.2 3.3 15.1 11.1 7.4 3.0 4.4 1.2 5.0 9.9 2.8 1.7 1.5 0.6
150,000–199,999 4.1 3.1 1.0 6.7 5.2 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.5 0.9 0.6 0 0.2
200,000 or more 3.5 3.0 1.0 5.5 4.9 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 0
Median income (dollars) 46,500 39,360 11,000 67,545 59,401 27,744 25,000 22,229 7,000 27,400 28,022 10,000 24,627 20,250 6,624
Number (thousands) 12,739 2,381 2,732 7,304 1,335 926 5,435 1,045 1,806 2,118 360 538 3,317 685 1,268
a. Social Security beneficiaries may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
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Table 3.3
Percentage distribution, by race, Hispanic origin, marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age
Income (dollars) All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
Total Men Women
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
White alone a
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
Less than 1,000 3.5 3.4 2.2 1.4 1.9 1.0 6.7 5.3 3.0 6.0 4.7 2.5 7.1 5.6 3.3
1,000–1,999 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.8 0.6
2,000–2,999 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.5
3,000–3,999 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.3 1.4 0.8
4,000–4,999 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.2 0 0.1 1.0 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.9 1.3
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 1.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.0
6,000–6,999 2.1 2.5 2.7 0.4 0.9 0.4 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.5 3.2 3.5 4.8 5.7 4.7
7,000–7,999 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.8 3.9 5.0 1.8 4.0 3.3 3.4 3.8 5.7
8,000–8,999 1.2 1.2 3.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 2.5 2.1 5.0 2.6 1.7 3.6 2.4 2.4 5.4
9,000–9,999 0.9 1.6 3.7 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.0 2.6 5.8 1.5 3.2 4.1 2.3 2.3 6.4
10,000–10,999 1.5 1.4 3.8 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.7 2.3 5.7 2.4 3.0 3.7 3.0 1.8 6.3
11,000–11,999 1.1 2.2 4.1 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.0 4.3 6.3 2.2 4.2 5.2 1.8 4.4 6.6
12,000–12,999 1.6 2.2 4.0 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.9 4.8 5.9 3.1 4.5 6.3 2.8 5.0 5.7
13,000–13,999 0.9 1.7 3.4 0.5 0.4 1.6 1.5 3.5 4.6 1.3 4.4 3.2 1.7 3.0 5.1
14,000–14,999 1.0 1.9 2.9 0.5 1.2 1.6 1.6 2.8 3.7 2.1 1.7 3.2 1.3 3.4 3.9
15,000–19,999 5.0 7.6 13.5 2.6 4.6 11.1 8.5 11.6 15.1 9.2 9.7 14.5 8.1 12.7 15.4
20,000–24,999 5.2 7.6 10.1 3.1 5.9 11.0 8.2 9.8 9.4