U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
 
Social Security Income of Aged Units
Table 5.A1
Percentage distribution of recipient units, by age, 2004
Social Security benefit a (dollars) Aged 55–61 Aged 62–64 Aged 65 or older
Total 65–69 70–74 75–79 80 or older
Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1–499 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0.2
500–999 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4
1,000–1,499 0.6 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3
1,500–1,999 1.9 0.9 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.3
2,000–2,499 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.3
2,500–2,999 1.3 3.1 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.5
3,000–3,499 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.7
3,500–3,999 1.7 1.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.5
4,000–4,499 2.2 1.9 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2
4,500–4,999 2.0 2.6 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.1
5,000–5,999 3.4 3.7 3.0 3.4 2.3 2.6 3.5
6,000–6,999 9.5 6.5 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.4 4.5
7,000–7,999 10.1 6.2 5.8 6.4 6.6 4.6 5.6
8,000–8,999 4.5 4.0 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.8
9,000–9,999 8.9 7.0 6.6 6.1 5.4 7.0 7.4
10,000–10,999 7.0 7.5 7.2 6.1 5.6 7.2 9.2
11,000–11,999 5.6 4.6 7.0 6.2 6.4 6.9 8.3
12,000–12,999 6.1 6.7 8.6 6.8 8.6 9.4 9.3
13,000–13,999 6.9 4.1 6.4 5.9 6.8 6.2 6.5
14,000–14,999 2.8 3.7 3.9 4.9 3.9 3.2 3.6
15,000–19,999 15.2 19.7 19.4 19.9 19.8 20.0 18.3
20,000–24,999 4.8 6.4 11.6 12.0 12.7 13.8 8.8
25,000 or more 2.0 2.9 6.5 7.8 8.2 5.8 4.8
Median income (dollars) 10,039 10,800 12,799 13,142 13,219 12,847 12,043
Number (thousands) 2,016 2,316 23,936 5,934 5,391 5,310 7,301
a. Includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special age-72 benefits.
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