U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
 
Total Money Income of Aged Units
Table 3.4
Percentage distribution, by Social Security beneficiary status, race, Hispanic origin, and age, 2004
Income (dollars) White alone Black alone 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 units 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 0.5 0.1 0 0 0.4 0 1.0 0.3
1,000–1,999 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.4 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.8 0.3
2,000–2,999 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0 1.3 0.3
3,000–3,999 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 0 1.1 4.1 3.0 1.9
4,000–4,999 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.6 2.1 2.2 0 0 1.9
5,000–5,999 0.8 0.8 1.0 2.5 0.9 2.9 2.3 1.0 2.6
6,000–6,999 3.8 2.0 1.6 5.3 7.9 7.8 9.5 2.4 4.4
7,000–7,999 4.6 2.6 2.8 4.7 4.2 9.4 7.5 2.7 7.9
8,000–8,999 2.3 1.4 2.5 5.3 2.8 4.8 3.3 2.0 4.2
9,000–9,999 5.3 3.6 3.3 2.9 5.9 6.6 6.8 7.3 7.8
10,000–10,999 2.7 2.2 4.0 5.9 5.9 7.0 7.2 5.2 5.6
11,000–11,999 2.2 2.1 3.9 4.6 4.9 3.4 2.5 3.3 5.5
12,000–12,999 3.6 3.1 4.3 3.5 3.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.7
13,000–13,999 3.0 2.1 3.6 6.5 3.2 2.4 3.8 4.9 4.4
14,000–14,999 3.9 2.3 2.9 2.1 4.1 3.0 4.0 5.7 2.6
15,000–19,999 8.6 10.0 14.0 7.2 9.0 11.1 11.5 12.7 12.4
20,000–24,999 7.3 8.7 10.9 8.4 11.0 8.7 4.4 14.2 9.1
25,000–29,999 7.3 8.0 8.1 3.4 4.9 4.7 5.1 8.4 5.4
30,000–34,999 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.8 5.9 4.5 2.3 4.1 5.4
35,000–39,999 5.5 5.6 5.3 3.7 3.8 2.9 3.3 2.5 2.5
40,000–44,999 4.1 3.8 3.7 2.9 2.6 2.0 4.6 0.7 1.7
45,000–49,999 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.3 1.5 0 3.9 1.8
50,000–54,999 2.9 4.2 2.3 4.3 1.9 1.0 3.9 1.3 2.1
55,000–59,999 2.2 4.7 2.1 1.8 1.1 0.9 0 0.7 1.0
60,000–64,999 2.4 3.0 1.7 3.1 1.4 1.1 5.3 2.7 0.9
65,000–69,999 3.5 2.4 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.9 0 0 0.4
70,000–74,999 1.2 1.7 1.2 2.1 3.7 0.6 0.4 0 0.3
75,000–99,999 5.8 6.6 3.8 3.4 1.8 1.5 2.2 2.5 1.4
100,000–149,999 3.0 4.2 3.0 1.4 2.7 1.4 0 2.3 0.9
150,000–199,999 1.6 1.2 1.1 0 0 0.6 0 0 0.2
200,000 or more 0.4 1.1 0.7 0.1 0 0.3 0 0 0.2
Median income (dollars) 25,188 28,755 21,944 16,476 17,539 12,799 13,279 18,000 13,670
Number (thousands) 1,622 1,940 20,959 305 282 2,132 152 139 1,322
Nonbeneficiary units
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 1,000 4.2 5.0 26.0 9.1 15.6 30.5 9.1 9.1 42.2
1,000–1,999 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.5 0.2 0 0.8
2,000–2,999 0.7 0.5 1.1 1.0 0.6 2.2 0.5 0.8 1.2
3,000–3,999 0.5 0.8 1.2 0.5 1.0 4.2 0.9 0 1.9
4,000–4,999 0.6 0.5 2.7 0.7 0 0.8 1.4 0 3.4
5,000–5,999 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.4 0 1.2 0.3 1.1 2.6
6,000–6,999 1.0 1.5 3.7 4.6 0.8 6.6 2.8 4.4 9.0
7,000–7,999 0.9 1.3 1.4 2.0 5.2 1.9 1.7 2.3 2.6
8,000–8,999 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.9 2.0 1.0 4.6 2.6
9,000–9,999 0.8 1.0 2.6 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 5.0 0.5
10,000–10,999 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.5 3.7 2.2 3.3 2.2
11,000–11,999 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.4 1.1 0
12,000–12,999 1.1 0.9 1.2 2.1 1.8 1.1 2.7 3.4 1.4
13,000–13,999 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.9 0.6
14,000–14,999 0.6 1.1 1.4 0.7 0 0 1.4 2.1 1.2
15,000–19,999 4.4 4.4 4.2 6.4 9.0 8.3 9.7 9.9 5.0
20,000–24,999 5.4 5.9 6.3 8.6 6.6 7.2 6.4 7.2 5.4
25,000–29,999 5.0 5.0 5.2 7.8 7.3 3.9 6.7 4.2 2.8
30,000–34,999 5.3 5.0 4.4 6.1 6.8 3.2 6.8 5.7 2.7
35,000–39,999 4.4 5.2 3.1 5.2 6.7 2.0 5.1 4.7 0.6
40,000–44,999 5.1 4.5 3.5 4.0 2.7 4.7 5.7 5.4 2.7
45,000–49,999 4.4 4.4 2.3 4.1 4.3 0.8 3.6 2.3 1.5
50,000–54,999 4.2 3.5 3.2 3.5 2.7 1.4 4.7 3.8 2.8
55,000–59,999 3.1 4.8 2.1 2.2 3.2 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.5
60,000–64,999 4.1 3.8 1.4 3.8 2.6 0.8 2.9 3.1 0.3
65,000–69,999 3.0 3.2 1.2 1.7 1.6 0.4 1.5 1.3 0
70,000–74,999 3.4 3.6 1.7 2.3 2.3 0.4 2.8 1.3 0.8
75,000–99,999 13.1 12.4 5.4 6.1 7.4 3.6 6.6 3.6 1.4
100,000–149,999 12.7 8.4 4.4 5.7 3.4 1.3 4.2 3.5 0
150,000–199,999 4.4 4.7 1.3 1.5 1.4 0.3 0.7 1.9 0.3
200,000 or more 4.0 4.1 1.9 1.4 0.1 0 1.2 0.7 0
Median income (dollars) 51,320 48,816 16,640 27,640 25,000 8,400 28,760 20,000 5,200
Number (thousands) 11,429 2,242 2,162 1,511 266 434 1,193 255 418
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.
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