U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
 
Total Money Income of Units 65 or Older, Excluding Social Security
Table 4.3
Percentage distribution of Social Security beneficiary units, by marital status and quintiles of Social Security benefits, 2004
Earnings (dollars) All units Married couples Nonmarried persons
First Second Third Fourth Fifth First Second Third Fourth Fifth First Second Third Fourth Fifth
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
None 29.5 31.2 21.8 15.2 8.2 10.5 15.2 12.2 8.2 5.6 30.6 40.2 30.7 23.2 18.6
Loss or 1–999 10.7 12.6 12.1 10.2 8.1 5.6 8.3 8.7 7.2 8.0 11.5 13.0 14.2 13.2 12.6
1,000–1,999 6.0 5.6 5.8 4.3 3.0 1.9 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.8 7.8 5.6 6.0 7.3 5.1
2,000–2,999 4.0 4.7 4.1 3.8 2.6 2.0 1.9 3.7 2.5 2.6 4.6 4.4 5.1 5.0 4.4
3,000–3,999 3.9 3.2 3.7 3.3 3.0 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.3 2.2 4.9 3.5 3.4 3.8 4.7
4,000–4,999 3.6 3.7 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.8 3.7 2.6 2.1 4.8 2.3 4.2 3.6 2.3
5,000–5,999 2.0 1.6 2.5 2.1 2.1 0.9 2.2 1.5 2.2 2.1 2.4 1.5 2.2 2.8 2.6
6,000–6,999 2.6 3.0 3.6 2.9 2.6 1.9 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.2
7,000–7,999 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.8 1.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.5 3.1 2.3 2.7 2.2
8,000–8,999 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.3 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.7 2.7 1.9 3.4 2.3
9,000–9,999 1.6 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.3 1.7 1.8 1.6 3.1 2.7 2.5
10,000–10,999 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.3 2.8 2.5 3.6 2.6 1.8 1.6 2.3 2.0 2.2
11,000–11,999 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.6 2.9 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8
12,000–12,999 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.7 1.9 2.6 3.1 2.2 2.7 2.0 1.5 2.1 2.1 2.3
13,000–13,999 1.2 0.9 2.0 1.6 2.5 1.1 1.5 2.8 2.4 1.8 1.6 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.6
14,000–14,999 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.3 1.1 2.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.6
15,000–19,999 4.9 4.6 4.6 7.4 7.1 6.0 7.4 6.5 7.9 6.9 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.2 7.3
20,000–24,999 3.1 2.9 4.4 5.8 6.4 7.1 5.5 6.0 6.4 5.7 2.8 2.1 2.4 4.1 5.9
25,000–29,999 2.6 2.4 3.5 4.7 4.4 6.2 4.2 5.4 4.5 5.3 2.2 1.6 2.4 2.9 3.1
30,000–34,999 2.0 1.6 2.3 2.7 5.1 3.8 3.9 3.2 6.2 4.5 1.4 1.7 0.8 1.7 2.4
35,000–39,999 1.4 1.2 1.5 2.7 3.4 4.1 3.5 2.7 4.1 3.2 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.2 1.6
40,000–44,999 1.2 0.8 1.6 2.2 2.8 3.7 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.2
45,000–49,999 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 3.4 1.4 1.7 2.3 3.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.4
50,000–54,999 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.7 3.0 1.7 1.8 1.3 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.2
55,000–59,999 1.1 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.2 2.9 2.1 1.3 1.2 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.9
60,000–64,999 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 2.1 3.4 1.5 0.9 1.6 2.9 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6
65,000–69,999 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.0 2.4 1.7 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.3 0 0.3 0.2 0.7
70,000–74,999 0.6 0.7 0.4 1.0 1.3 2.4 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.8
75,000–99,999 1.5 1.0 1.6 2.6 3.6 5.3 4.8 2.4 2.7 5.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.9
100,000–149,999 1.3 0.8 0.9 2.9 4.0 4.1 2.6 4.3 3.0 5.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.7
150,000–199,999 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.6 1.8 1.3 1.0 1.3 2.4 0.2 0 0 0 0.2
200,000 or more 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.5 0.7 1.3 0.7 1.2 2.1 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Median income (dollars) 2,964 2,135 4,813 9,736 14,692 22,840 13,099 11,716 14,280 19,140 2,000 486 1,716 3,213 5,700
Number (thousands) 4,784 4,634 4,901 4,828 4,789 1,923 2,014 1,961 1,977 1,973 2,813 2,796 2,839 2,788 2,853
NOTES: Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
Social Security quintile limits are $8,400, $11,599, $14,400, and $19,514 for all units; $12,799, $17,121, $20,090, and $23,798 for married couples; and $7,279, $9,799, $11,707, and $13,999 for nonmarried persons.