U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008
 

Federally Administered Payments

Table 12.
Recipients and their average income, by type of income and marital status, December 2008
Type of income All recipients a Eligible individual with
no spouse		 Eligible individual with eligible spouse Eligible individual with ineligible spouse
Individual Spouse Individual Spouse
Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)
Total b 7,520,501 . . . 6,646,211 . . . 281,935 . . . 281,935 . . . 310,420 . . . 310,420 . . .
No other income 4,197,968 . . . 3,724,745 . . . 142,195 . . . 148,213 . . . 182,815 . . . 140,208 . . .
With income 3,322,533 459 2,921,466 461 139,740 457 133,722 400 127,605 481 170,212 947
Earned income only 148,471 395 140,594 381 1,680 722 2,172 627 4,025 645 95,944 1,238
Unearned income only 3,049,998 452 2,664,068 455 136,050 448 128,549 385 121,331 468 65,322 485
Both earned and unearned income 124,064 702 116,804 690 2,010 890 3,001 869 2,249 905 8,946 1,203
With earned income b 272,535 331 257,398 318 3,690 564 5,173 531 6,274 582 104,890 1,211
Wages 246,791 342 236,350 327 2,557 696 3,647 641 4,237 716 81,241 1,343
Self-employment income 26,652 217 21,868 203 1,150 263 1,551 265 2,083 296 25,024 715
With unearned income b 3,174,062 452 2,780,872 455 138,060 448 131,550 385 123,580 468 74,268 460
Social Security benefits 2,612,560 499 2,274,182 504 119,918 485 116,343 409 102,117 514 38,992 558
Veterans' benefits 52,502 215 45,719 218 691 262 550 231 5,542 180 6,557 493
Income based on need 25,378 201 23,747 206 107 144 413 151 1,111 119 20,872 135
Workers' compensation 4,742 422 3,915 408 196 387 218 446 413 557 733 773
Support from absent parents 150,619 213 150,619 213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions 60,054 170 46,711 177 6,475 149 4,803 131 2,065 181 2,394 299
Support and maintenance 330,786 154 279,632 159 17,487 118 15,986 119 17,681 142 839 143
Asset income c 162,466 6 138,812 6 11,050 5 7,576 5 5,028 16 3,116 36
Other d 82,005 210 75,193 208 1,815 166 1,737 181 3,260 290 8,219 592
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Does not include ineligible spouses.
b. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
c. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties.
d. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
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