U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
 
Total Money Income of Aged Units
Table 3.2
Percentage distribution, by Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, and age, 2004
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 0.5 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0.9 0.2 0 1.2 0 0 0.8 0.3
1,000–1,999 0.4 0.4 0.2 0 0 0.1 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.2
2,000–2,999 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.4
3,000–3,999 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 0 0.1 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.9 0.8
4,000–4,999 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 2.2 1.3 0.8 2.4 0.7 1.6 2.2 1.5
5,000–5,999 1.1 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.5 0.6 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.0
6,000–6,999 4.0 2.8 2.2 1.3 0.5 0.1 7.0 5.5 3.7 4.4 4.1 2.7 8.4 6.3 4.1
7,000–7,999 4.7 2.8 3.5 1.1 0.6 0.4 8.5 5.2 5.6 4.4 6.1 4.3 10.8 4.7 6.1
8,000–8,999 2.8 1.9 2.7 0.3 0.7 0.4 5.4 3.3 4.3 7.5 3.5 2.6 4.2 3.2 5.0
9,000–9,999 4.8 4.0 3.6 0.5 1.1 0.6 9.3 7.3 5.8 8.8 5.5 4.7 9.6 8.3 6.2
10,000–10,999 3.4 2.6 4.2 1.3 0.9 0.5 5.6 4.6 6.8 5.1 2.9 5.3 5.8 5.6 7.4
11,000–11,999 2.6 2.5 3.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 4.2 4.3 5.9 6.0 1.3 5.0 3.2 6.0 6.2
12,000–12,999 3.6 3.1 4.3 1.8 0.8 1.0 5.5 5.6 6.6 3.8 4.6 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.6
13,000–13,999 3.6 2.2 3.5 1.0 1.2 1.5 6.3 3.3 4.9 3.8 5.8 3.4 7.6 1.8 5.4
14,000–14,999 3.6 2.6 3.0 1.9 2.0 1.2 5.3 3.2 4.3 3.5 3.1 3.2 6.3 3.2 4.7
15,000–19,999 8.3 10.1 13.8 7.7 7.5 10.2 9.0 13.2 16.3 14.3 12.9 15.6 6.1 13.3 16.6
20,000–24,999 7.2 8.9 10.6 6.5 8.5 11.9 7.9 9.4 9.7 6.7 9.1 9.8 8.6 9.6 9.6
25,000–29,999 6.7 7.5 7.8 7.8 8.0 10.8 5.5 7.0 5.7 9.2 8.6 7.4 3.5 6.0 5.0
30,000–34,999 6.6 6.1 6.1 8.7 6.9 9.6 4.4 5.2 3.6 4.4 4.0 5.0 4.4 5.9 3.0
35,000–39,999 5.1 5.3 5.0 7.4 6.9 8.0 2.7 3.5 2.9 3.4 5.4 4.7 2.3 2.5 2.2
40,000–44,999 3.8 3.6 3.5 6.1 4.8 5.7 1.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 2.8 3.5 1.3 1.9 1.4
45,000–49,999 3.6 3.3 2.7 5.4 4.9 4.8 1.7 1.5 1.2 3.2 1.5 2.1 0.9 1.5 0.8
50,000–54,999 3.1 3.8 2.2 5.4 6.2 3.8 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.6 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.0
55,000–59,999 2.1 4.1 1.9 3.7 6.3 3.7 0.3 1.5 0.7 0 2.8 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.6
60,000–64,999 2.5 2.7 1.6 4.6 3.5 3.1 0.3 1.9 0.6 0.8 2.5 1.1 0 1.5 0.5
65,000–69,999 3.3 2.2 1.5 6.1 4.2 2.6 0.4 0 0.8 0.7 0.1 1.7 0.3 0 0.5
70,000–74,999 1.3 1.9 1.1 1.9 3.2 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.1 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.4
75,000–99,999 5.4 6.0 3.6 9.4 9.1 6.9 1.1 2.3 1.2 0.4 3.7 2.2 1.5 1.6 0.9
100,000–149,999 2.6 4.0 2.8 4.4 6.6 5.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.5 0.8 1.2 0.5
150,000–199,999 1.6 1.2 1.0 2.8 2.1 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0 0.6 0.7 0.6 0 0
200,000 or more 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.5 0.2 0 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.3 0 0.1
Median income (dollars) 23,560 26,351 20,975 40,136 42,800 35,098 12,799 15,016 14,400 14,323 17,683 17,805 12,240 13,624 13,585
Number (thousands) 2,016 2,316 23,936 1,037 1,242 9,848 979 1,075 14,088 344 393 3,749 635 681 10,339
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 5.0 6.6 27.6 1.8 2.7 13.8 9.0 11.6 35.6 8.2 11.7 30.2 9.5 11.5 37.9
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.7
2,000–2,999 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.1 0 1.1 1.0 1.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.0 2.3
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.9 1.5 2.2 0.5 3.5 1.2 1.2 0.4 2.6
4,000–4,999 0.6 0.5 2.6 0.1 0.4 2.2 1.3 0.6 2.8 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.6 0.6 3.4
5,000–5,999 0.7 0.6 1.5 0.3 0 0.2 1.1 1.2 2.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.9
6,000–6,999 1.4 1.3 4.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.8 2.0 6.4 2.9 0.6 3.6 2.7 2.7 7.6
7,000–7,999 1.0 1.6 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.9 3.4 2.6 1.3 3.4 2.1 2.4 3.4 2.8
8,000–8,999 0.6 0.8 1.6 0.2 0 1.4 1.0 1.9 1.6 0.8 2.7 2.1 1.2 1.4 1.4
9,000–9,999 1.0 1.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.8 1.7 4.9 1.4 2.3 3.2
10,000–10,999 1.1 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.9 2.6 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.9 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.3
11,000–11,999 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.2 0 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.8 1.0
12,000–12,999 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.2 1.8 1.4 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.3 1.6 1.1
13,000–13,999 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.2 0 1.4 1.2 1.9 0.4 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.2 2.3 0.3
14,000–14,999 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.2
15,000–19,999 4.6 5.0 4.9 1.9 3.0 6.4 8.1 7.6 4.1 6.8 6.8 4.1 9.0 8.0 4.0
20,000–24,999 5.8 5.7 5.9 2.9 3.8 5.1 9.4 8.2 6.3 8.9 5.3 6.7 9.8 9.9 6.2
25,000–29,999 5.3 5.2 4.6 3.2 2.5 4.8 7.9 8.7 4.5 8.0 7.3 5.5 7.9 9.4 4.1
30,000–34,999 5.5 5.3 3.9 3.7 4.9 5.9 7.8 6.0 2.7 7.7 7.4 2.9 7.8 5.1 2.6
35,000–39,999 4.5 5.2 3.0 3.2 3.9 3.8 6.1 6.9 2.4 5.4 8.2 3.0 6.6 6.1 2.2
40,000–44,999 5.0 4.4 3.5 4.6 5.0 4.7 5.4 3.8 2.8 5.8 2.5 4.1 5.2 4.5 2.3
45,000–49,999 4.3 4.4 2.0 4.3 5.0 3.9 4.3 3.6 1.0 4.2 2.6 2.1 4.5 4.2 0.5
50,000–54,999 4.1 3.4 2.8 4.8 4.0 4.4 3.3 2.6 1.9 3.9 2.2 2.7 3.0 2.8 1.5
55,000–59,999 3.1 4.4 2.0 4.0 5.5 2.4 2.0 3.1 1.8 1.6 2.5 3.6 2.2 3.5 1.0
60,000–64,999 4.0 3.7 1.2 4.5 3.9 1.4 3.4 3.4 1.1 3.7 3.7 1.2 3.3 3.3 1.0
65,000–69,999 2.9 3.0 1.0 4.0 4.1 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.3 2.0 0.8
70,000–74,999 3.2 3.5 1.4 4.4 4.9 2.9 1.7 1.6 0.5 1.9 1.2 0.7 1.6 1.8 0.5
75,000–99,999 12.0 11.4 4.8 17.5 16.8 8.9 5.2 4.6 2.4 6.7 6.9 4.1 4.3 3.2 1.7
100,000–149,999 11.9 8.3 3.8 18.9 12.2 7.8 3.1 3.3 1.5 4.5 5.5 3.5 2.1 2.1 0.6
150,000–199,999 4.0 4.4 1.1 6.5 7.5 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 0
200,000 or more 3.7 3.6 1.4 6.0 5.8 3.1 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2
Median income (dollars) 48,000 45,010 12,000 73,840 66,402 32,300 26,000 25,000 6,828 29,000 26,000 12,000 25,000 24,232 6,000
Number (thousands) 13,756 2,674 2,929 7,644 1,503 1,082 6,112 1,171 1,847 2,430 425 543 3,682 745 1,303
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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