U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
 
Total Money Income of Units 65 or Older
Table 3.6
Number and median income of those receiving retirement benefits, by marital status and receipt of earnings and income from assets, 2004
Retirement benefits All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
Total Earnings Income from assets Total Earnings Income from assets Total Earnings Income from assets
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
Number of recipient units (thousands)
Total 26,865 6,324 20,541 14,801 12,064 10,930 4,031 6,898 7,361 3,568 15,935 2,292 13,643 7,439 8,496
No benefit 2,227 918 1,309 698 1,529 758 475 283 334 423 1,469 443 1,026 363 1,106
One benefit type 14,265 3,281 10,984 6,831 7,434 4,940 2,016 2,924 3,002 1,938 9,325 1,266 8,060 3,829 5,497
Social Security only a 13,598 3,128 10,471 6,400 7,199 4,625 1,895 2,730 2,802 1,823 8,973 1,233 7,740 3,597 5,375
Private pension or annuity only 242 63 179 126 115 123 49 74 75 48 119 14 105 52 67
Government employee pension only b 329 85 244 245 83 135 66 70 92 44 193 19 174 154 40
Railroad Retirement only 96 6 90 59 37 56 6 50 33 23 40 0 40 26 14
Two benefit types 9,765 1,966 7,799 6,770 2,995 4,777 1,399 3,378 3,647 1,130 4,988 567 4,421 3,123 1,866
Social Security and federal pension only a 736 175 561 534 203 391 118 273 303 88 346 57 289 231 114
Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state, local, or military pension only a 1,907 458 1,450 1,379 529 885 311 574 712 173 1,022 146 875 667 355
Social Security and private pension only a 6,970 1,291 5,679 4,736 2,234 3,404 939 2,465 2,549 854 3,566 353 3,213 2,186 1,380
Other combination 152 42 109 122 30 97 31 66 83 14 55 11 44 39 16
Three or more benefit types 608 159 449 503 105 456 142 314 378 77 152 17 135 125 27
Median total money income (dollars)
Total 20,481 43,651 16,399 28,844 13,243 34,900 54,800 28,026 41,358 24,170 13,999 29,091 12,799 18,864 10,926
No benefit 7,200 40,000 0 32,300 4,632 28,200 54,974 1,010 54,974 14,399 4,632 29,969 0 22,439 0
One benefit type 14,971 37,740 12,672 21,066 11,731 26,238 47,070 20,400 31,849 19,982 11,779 25,891 11,000 14,836 10,399
Social Security only a 14,558 36,827 12,427 20,630 11,599 25,822 46,299 20,078 31,265 19,598 11,623 25,603 10,970 14,611 10,399
Private pension or annuity only 23,640 c 14,444 27,170 21,600 27,782 c c c c 12,064 c 9,000 c c
Government employee pension only b 34,214 54,000 26,400 40,200 24,000 42,400 c c 57,724 c 27,761 c 24,700 29,012 c
Railroad Retirement only 24,284 c 23,436 c c c c c c c c c c c c
Two benefit types 30,637 53,249 26,936 35,198 22,799 41,927 62,186 35,858 45,212 31,880 21,477 35,578 20,513 24,477 17,599
Social Security and federal pension only a 36,717 57,799 31,484 42,714 24,727 48,566 63,858 45,162 57,598 31,603 24,727 c 22,599 29,614 19,507
Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state, local, or military pension only a 36,775 58,525 31,233 42,698 24,799 52,269 63,602 46,414 56,360 36,026 26,258 40,551 24,739 30,933 21,600
Social Security and private pension only a 28,410 50,213 25,276 32,274 21,944 38,084 59,498 33,087 41,550 30,902 19,997 32,199 19,194 22,230 16,711
Other combination 54,023 c 41,002 58,990 c 64,828 c c 67,743 c c c c c c
Three or more benefit types 49,439 62,800 44,953 52,375 39,291 53,670 62,800 49,910 55,661 46,467 35,556 c 34,676 39,763 c
a. Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special age-72 benefits.
b. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions.
c. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.
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