U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
 
Total Money Income of Aged Units
Table 3.3
Percentage distribution, by race, and Hispanic origin, 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
White alone
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 3.7 2.9 2.5 1.5 1.6 1.3 6.8 4.7 3.5 6.8 5.0 3.1 6.7 4.5 3.6
1,000–1,999 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.2
2,000–2,999 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.9 0.7
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.2 0 0.1 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.7 2.0 0.4 1.1 1.2 0.9
4,000–4,999 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.9 0.8 1.6 1.0 1.3
5,000–5,999 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.0 1.9
6,000–6,999 1.3 1.7 1.8 0.3 0.7 0.2 2.7 3.2 3.0 1.9 1.4 2.0 3.3 4.2 3.3
7,000–7,999 1.4 1.9 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 2.7 3.9 4.4 1.7 3.8 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.8
8,000–8,999 0.7 1.1 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.4 2.3 3.9 1.4 3.1 2.4 1.5 1.8 4.4
9,000–9,999 1.4 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.5 4.3 5.3 2.4 3.4 4.3 2.5 4.9 5.6
10,000–10,999 1.1 1.7 3.8 0.4 0.9 0.6 2.1 2.9 6.1 2.3 2.0 4.5 2.0 3.4 6.6
11,000–11,999 0.8 1.1 3.7 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.0 5.6 1.4 1.0 4.5 1.5 2.5 6.1
12,000–12,999 1.4 1.9 4.0 0.7 0.6 1.0 2.4 3.6 6.3 1.9 3.0 5.9 2.7 4.0 6.4
13,000–13,999 0.9 1.4 3.4 0.2 0.6 1.5 1.9 2.6 4.7 1.7 3.8 3.1 2.1 1.9 5.3
14,000–14,999 1.0 1.7 2.8 0.5 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.3 4.1 1.6 1.9 3.0 1.7 2.5 4.5
15,000–19,999 4.9 7.0 13.1 2.4 4.7 9.5 8.3 10.2 15.8 8.3 9.0 14.8 8.3 10.9 16.2
20,000–24,999 5.6 7.2 10.5 2.8 5.8 11.1 9.4 9.1 10.0 8.3 7.5 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.0
25,000–29,999 5.3 6.4 7.8 3.6 4.8 10.4 7.5 8.5 5.9 7.9 9.5 7.8 7.2 7.9 5.2
30,000–34,999 5.5 5.6 6.1 4.0 5.5 9.7 7.4 5.9 3.5 7.2 6.0 4.7 7.6 5.8 3.1
35,000–39,999 4.5 5.4 5.1 3.5 5.2 7.8 5.9 5.6 3.1 5.4 7.3 4.9 6.3 4.6 2.4
40,000–44,999 5.0 4.2 3.7 4.8 4.9 5.6 5.3 3.2 2.3 5.7 2.9 4.0 5.0 3.3 1.6
45,000–49,999 4.3 3.9 2.8 4.2 4.6 4.9 4.3 3.0 1.2 4.0 2.2 2.3 4.5 3.5 0.8
50,000–54,999 4.1 3.8 2.4 4.7 5.3 3.9 3.1 1.8 1.3 3.7 1.7 1.7 2.8 1.8 1.1
55,000–59,999 3.0 4.7 2.1 3.9 6.2 3.6 1.8 2.8 0.9 1.2 3.3 1.5 2.2 2.5 0.7
60,000–64,999 3.9 3.4 1.7 4.4 3.9 3.1 3.1 2.9 0.7 3.6 3.4 1.2 2.9 2.6 0.5
65,000–69,999 3.0 2.9 1.6 4.3 4.3 2.5 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.5 1.7 1.0 1.2 0.6
70,000–74,999 3.1 2.7 1.2 4.1 3.9 2.0 1.7 1.2 0.6 2.2 0.8 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.4
75,000–99,999 12.1 9.7 3.9 17.1 13.8 7.3 5.4 4.1 1.5 7.1 6.3 2.6 4.3 2.8 1.1
100,000–149,999 11.5 6.4 3.1 17.8 9.3 6.1 2.9 2.5 0.9 4.2 3.4 2.0 2.1 1.9 0.5
150,000–199,999 4.1 3.1 1.1 6.4 5.1 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.3 0
200,000 or more 3.6 2.7 0.8 5.6 4.4 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.1
Median income (dollars) 47,858 37,906 21,699 70,605 55,500 35,375 25,240 20,800 14,713 28,024 24,399 18,715 24,000 19,800 13,927
Number (thousands) 13,052 4,181 23,121 7,540 2,405 9,818 5,512 1,776 13,303 2,220 661 3,554 3,292 1,115 9,748
Black alone
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 7.6 7.6 5.5 2.6 1.6 1.8 10.4 10.8 6.6 9.2 11.0 6.2 11.0 10.7 6.8
1,000–1,999 0.9 0.7 0.6 0 0 0.3 1.4 1.0 0.7 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.7
2,000–2,999 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 0 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 0 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.6
3,000–3,999 0.6 0.5 1.6 0 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.4 2.0 0 1.2 2.8 1.4 0 1.7
4,000–4,999 0.7 1.1 2.0 0 0 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.5 0.7 0 0.5 1.2 2.5 3.2
5,000–5,999 1.6 0.5 2.6 1.1 0 0.6 1.8 0.7 3.2 2.0 0.2 2.8 1.7 1.0 3.4
6,000–6,999 4.7 4.5 7.6 0.8 0.8 0 6.9 6.5 10.1 9.8 7.7 6.5 5.4 5.9 11.4
7,000–7,999 2.5 4.7 8.2 0.4 0.9 1.1 3.7 6.8 10.4 0.7 11.4 7.7 5.3 4.6 11.4
8,000–8,999 1.7 1.9 4.3 0.2 0 1.9 2.5 2.9 5.1 3.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 3.3 6.3
9,000–9,999 2.4 3.6 5.7 0.7 0.6 1.4 3.3 5.3 7.0 3.1 5.9 6.3 3.5 5.0 7.3
10,000–10,999 2.9 4.3 6.4 2.0 0.9 1.1 3.4 6.1 8.1 5.0 8.2 6.3 2.5 5.1 8.8
11,000–11,999 1.3 2.8 3.0 0.2 0 2.3 2.0 4.4 3.3 3.2 1.2 4.7 1.3 5.9 2.8
12,000–12,999 2.4 2.4 4.1 0.3 0 2.6 3.6 3.7 4.6 3.0 4.5 6.0 3.8 3.3 4.0
13,000–13,999 1.6 2.1 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.7 2.0 2.7 2.4 0.8 2.3 3.5 2.7 2.9 2.0
14,000–14,999 0.9 2.1 2.5 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.2 1.9 2.4 0.9 2.1 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.8
15,000–19,999 6.6 9.0 10.6 4.3 7.9 12.3 7.8 9.6 10.1 6.2 9.5 11.6 8.7 9.6 9.5
20,000–24,999 8.6 8.8 8.4 8.1 9.3 14.8 8.9 8.6 6.4 10.4 5.4 7.1 8.0 10.1 6.1
25,000–29,999 7.0 6.1 4.6 4.3 6.2 7.8 8.6 6.0 3.6 8.1 2.0 4.2 8.9 7.9 3.3
30,000–34,999 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.8 8.9 6.3 6.5 4.9 3.7 7.0 4.9 5.9 6.3 4.9 2.8
35,000–39,999 4.9 5.2 2.8 4.6 5.1 5.6 5.1 5.2 1.9 3.9 7.0 2.8 5.8 4.4 1.5
40,000–44,999 3.8 2.6 2.4 4.7 4.4 6.7 3.3 1.7 1.1 3.3 0.8 1.7 3.2 2.1 0.8
45,000–49,999 3.9 3.8 1.4 6.1 8.5 3.1 2.6 1.2 0.9 3.9 2.1 1.5 1.9 0.9 0.6
50,000–54,999 3.6 2.3 1.1 5.9 4.2 2.4 2.3 1.3 0.7 2.3 2.9 1.0 2.3 0.5 0.6
55,000–59,999 2.1 2.1 1.2 3.9 4.1 3.9 1.1 1.0 0.3 2.1 0 0.5 0.6 1.4 0.3
60,000–64,999 3.7 2.0 1.0 5.5 2.2 2.6 2.6 1.8 0.5 2.8 2.0 0.5 2.5 1.8 0.5
65,000–69,999 1.7 1.6 0.8 2.5 3.6 1.9 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0 1.7 1.7 0.7 0
70,000–74,999 2.2 3.0 0.5 4.5 7.8 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.2 0 1.4 0.2 1.4 0 0.2
75,000–99,999 5.6 4.5 1.9 13.0 10.3 5.4 1.4 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.2 0.4
100,000–149,999 5.0 3.0 1.3 10.5 7.5 4.4 1.8 0.5 0.4 2.8 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.4
150,000–199,999 1.2 0.7 0.5 3.2 0.9 2.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.7 0.2 0 0 0
200,000 or more 1.2 0.1 0.2 2.9 0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.4 0 0 0
Median income (dollars) 25,000 20,399 12,503 50,340 44,767 28,111 16,810 12,631 10,159 19,760 12,000 12,480 16,476 13,399 9,636
Number (thousands) 1,816 549 2,565 663 194 618 1,153 355 1,947 407 114 542 746 241 1,406
Hispanic origin 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 8.1 6.2 10.4 2.4 1.4 4.2 13.4 10.1 13.7 10.6 11.7 13.9 15.3 9.2 13.7
1,000–1,999 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.4 0.9 0.5 0 0
2,000–2,999 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.2 0 0.2 0.6 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 0 0.7 2.5 0.9
3,000–3,999 1.3 1.1 1.9 0.7 0 0.6 1.8 1.9 2.6 0 0 1.3 3.0 3.0 3.1
4,000–4,999 1.2 0 2.3 0.2 0 1.0 2.2 0 3.0 1.6 0 1.8 2.6 0 3.4
5,000–5,999 0.6 1.1 2.6 0.2 0 0.7 0.9 2.0 3.7 0.6 1.8 2.8 1.1 2.0 4.0
6,000–6,999 3.6 3.7 5.5 2.3 2.6 0.7 4.8 4.6 8.2 4.6 1.7 5.2 4.9 6.3 9.4
7,000–7,999 2.4 2.4 6.6 1.0 1.5 1.0 3.7 3.2 9.7 1.2 2.5 9.4 5.3 3.7 9.8
8,000–8,999 1.2 3.7 3.8 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.8 5.9 5.6 2.9 8.7 5.6 1.1 4.3 5.6
9,000–9,999 1.9 5.8 6.0 1.2 1.8 2.7 2.7 9.0 7.9 0.8 5.6 6.5 3.9 10.9 8.4
10,000–10,999 2.7 4.0 4.8 1.1 5.0 2.1 4.3 3.1 6.3 2.8 6.7 4.7 5.3 1.1 6.9
11,000–11,999 1.5 1.9 4.2 0.7 1.7 3.2 2.3 2.1 4.7 1.8 1.6 2.9 2.6 2.3 5.5
12,000–12,999 2.9 3.4 3.9 1.6 0.9 3.3 4.1 5.4 4.3 1.3 3.7 4.6 6.1 6.3 4.1
13,000–13,999 1.8 3.0 3.5 0.7 1.0 4.6 2.9 4.5 2.9 3.2 7.7 1.9 2.7 2.7 3.2
14,000–14,999 1.7 3.4 2.3 0.7 4.5 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.3 3.2 2.1 3.2 2.2 2.8 1.9
15,000–19,999 9.9 10.9 10.6 7.3 10.4 15.2 12.4 11.3 8.1 15.2 11.8 12.2 10.5 11.1 6.4
20,000–24,999 6.2 9.6 8.2 5.1 8.7 13.5 7.2 10.4 5.3 8.8 3.1 6.2 6.2 14.5 4.9
25,000–29,999 6.5 5.7 4.8 8.1 6.0 9.1 5.0 5.4 2.4 5.5 7.4 2.3 4.7 4.3 2.4
30,000–34,999 6.3 5.1 4.8 6.6 5.4 9.2 6.0 4.8 2.3 7.0 7.6 2.4 5.4 3.3 2.3
35,000–39,999 4.9 3.9 2.1 6.7 5.5 4.3 3.2 2.7 0.9 4.6 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.9 0.4
40,000–44,999 5.6 3.8 1.9 7.7 6.1 3.1 3.6 1.9 1.2 4.1 1.6 2.4 3.3 2.0 0.8
45,000–49,999 3.2 2.9 1.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 1.9 1.2 0.6 1.5 0 1.6 2.1 1.9 0.2
50,000–54,999 4.6 2.9 2.2 7.7 4.1 2.4 1.6 1.9 2.1 3.4 2.6 2.5 0.4 1.5 2.0
55,000–59,999 2.5 1.6 1.2 2.9 3.6 2.3 2.1 0.1 0.5 2.3 0 1.9 2.0 0.2 0
60,000–64,999 3.1 3.0 0.7 4.2 4.7 1.8 2.1 1.6 0.1 3.8 2.3 0.5 1.0 1.2 0
65,000–69,999 1.3 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.9 0.4 0.4 0 0.3 0.1 0 0.5 0.5 0 0.2
70,000–74,999 2.5 0.8 0.4 3.4 1.9 1.3 1.7 0 0 3.5 0 0 0.6 0 0
75,000–99,999 6.1 3.2 1.4 9.0 4.8 3.4 3.4 2.0 0.3 4.1 5.5 0.6 3.0 0 0.2
100,000–149,999 3.8 3.0 0.7 7.3 6.8 1.5 0.4 0 0.2 0.5 0 0 0.4 0 0.4
150,000–199,999 0.6 1.2 0.2 1.3 2.7 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
200,000 or more 1.1 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0
Median income (dollars) 25,770 19,598 12,133 40,338 32,800 22,529 15,060 13,200 9,199 19,000 13,200 10,399 12,001 12,480 9,000
Number (thousands) 1,345 394 1,741 655 175 619 690 219 1,121 275 78 325 415 140 797
a. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
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