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Table 3. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 1995          1

                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
                                                                                                                             
Number                                         99627       19925       19925       19925       19925       19925        4983 
                                                                                                                             
Lower limit                                      (X)         (X)       14400       26914       42002       65124      113000 
                                                                                                                             
Type of residence                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
Inside metropolitan area                       79875       15026       15241       15534       16302       17771        4602 
  Inside central cities                        30985        7910        6676        6040        5287        5072        1313 
    One million or more                        19792        5144        4262        3760        3282        3344         906 
    Under one million                          11193        2766        2413        2281        2005        1728         408 
  Outside central cities                       48890        7116        8566        9494       11016       12699        3289 
    One million or more                        33215        4476        5296        6149        7550        9744        2640 
    Under one million                          15674        2639        3270        3345        3466        2954         648 
Outside metropolitan area                      19753        4899        4684        4390        3622        2157         381 
                                                                                                                             
Region                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
Northeast                                      19695        4047        3363        3833        4012        4440        1255 
Midwest                                        23707        4222        4641        4808        5214        4822        1069 
South                                          35143        7813        7612        7343        6431        5945        1498 
West                                           21082        3844        4310        3940        4268        4721        1161 
                                                                                                                             
Race and Hispanic origin of householder                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
White                                          84511       15205       16698       17044       17596       17968        4604 
Black                                          11577        3976        2632        2196        1640        1133         166 
Hispanic                                        7939        2451        2078        1560        1137         713         131 
                                                                                                                             
Type of household                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
Family households                              69594        8718       12359       14498       16374       17645        4450 
  Married-couple families                      53567        3851        8366       10962       14057       16332        4243 
  Male householder, no wife present             3513         541         840         845         733         554          99 
  Female householder, no husband present       12514        4326        3153        2691        1585         759         108 
Nonfamily households                           30033       11207        7567        5426        3550        2283         533 
  Male householder                             13348        3586        3373        2846        2029        1514         379 
   Living alone                                10288        3234        2804        2142        1323         784         224 
  Female householder                           16685        7620        4195        2580        1520         769         154 
   Living alone                                14612        7366        3775        2056        1025         390          67 
Table 3. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 1995          2

                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
                                                                                                                             
Age of householder                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
Under 65 years                                 78141       12086       13711       16268       17790       18287        4500 
  15 to 24 years                                5282        1775        1532        1154         622         199          16 
  25 to 34 years                               19225        3203        3899        4693        4501        2929         521 
  35 to 44 years                               23226        2741        3732        4727        6076        5952        1370 
  45 to 54 years                               18008        2114        2402        3297        4116        6080        1684 
  55 to 64 years                               12401        2254        2147        2397        2475        3128         908 
65 years and over                              21486        7840        6214        3657        2135        1641         483 
  65 to 74 years                               11908        3403        3426        2360        1505        1215         376 
  75 years and over                             9578        4437        2788        1297         630         426         107 
Mean age of householder                         48.4        54.1        50.4        46.3        44.7        46.7        48.4 
Aggregate age                                4825533     1077636     1004729      922655      890430      930083      241274 
                                                                                                                             
Number of earners                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
No earners                                     21281       11661        5624        2437         993         567         155 
One earner                                     33538        6882        9461        8250        5436        3508        1025 
Two earners or more                            44809        1382        4841        9238       13495       15852        3803 
  Two earners                                  35320        1271        4316        7884       10859       10990        2567 
  Three earners                                 6982          94         467        1131        1975        3315         788 
  Four earners                                  2507          17          58         223         661        1548         448 
Mean numbers of earners                         1.41        0.50        1.02        1.47        1.86        2.18        2.18 
Aggregate earners                             140127       10018       20363       29321       36963       43462       10856 
                                                                                                                             
Work experience of householder                                                                                               
                                                                                                                             
Worked                                         71070        7262       12529       15635       17392       18252        4538 
  Worked at full-time jobs                     61729        4685       10347       13908       15864       16925        4143 
   50 weeks or more                            51972        2419        8037       11923       14079       15514        3857 
   27 to 49 weeks                               6453        1013        1540        1475        1328        1096         235 
   26 weeks or less                             3305        1253         770         510         457         314          51 
  Worked at part-time jobs                      9341        2576        2182        1727        1528        1327         394 
   50 weeks or more                             4500        1008        1104         850         822         716         213 
   27 to 49 weeks                               2201         577         479         448         370         327         114 
   26 weeks or less                             2640         991         600         428         336         284          67 
Did not work                                   28557       12663        7396        4289        2532        1676         445 
Table 3. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 1995          3

                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
                                                                                                                             
Tenure                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
Owner occupied                                 65143        8762       11155       12813       15250       17164        4448 
Renter occupied                                32768       10530        8301        6768        4507        2662         506 
Occupier paid no cash rent                      1716         633         470         343         168         102          29 
Table 3. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 1995          4

                                                                          HorizontalPercents                                 
                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
                                                                                                                             
Number                                         100.0        20.0        20.0        20.0        20.0        20.0         5.0 
                                                                                                                             
Lower limit                                      (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                             
Type of residence                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
Inside metropolitan area                       100.0        18.8        19.1        19.4        20.4        22.2         5.8 
  Inside central cities                        100.0        25.5        21.5        19.5        17.1        16.4         4.2 
    One million or more                        100.0        26.0        21.5        19.0        16.6        16.9         4.6 
    Under one million                          100.0        24.7        21.6        20.4        17.9        15.4         3.6 
  Outside central cities                       100.0        14.6        17.5        19.4        22.5        26.0         6.7 
    One million or more                        100.0        13.5        15.9        18.5        22.7        29.3         7.9 
    Under one million                          100.0        16.8        20.9        21.3        22.1        18.8         4.1 
Outside metropolitan area                      100.0        24.8        23.7        22.2        18.3        10.9         1.9 
                                                                                                                             
Region                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
Northeast                                      100.0        20.5        17.1        19.5        20.4        22.5         6.4 
Midwest                                        100.0        17.8        19.6        20.3        22.0        20.3         4.5 
South                                          100.0        22.2        21.7        20.9        18.3        16.9         4.3 
West                                           100.0        18.2        20.4        18.7        20.2        22.4         5.5 
                                                                                                                             
Race and Hispanic origin of householder                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
White                                          100.0        18.0        19.8        20.2        20.8        21.3         5.4 
Black                                          100.0        34.3        22.7        19.0        14.2         9.8         1.4 
Hispanic                                       100.0        30.9        26.2        19.7        14.3         9.0         1.6 
                                                                                                                             
Type of household                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
Family households                              100.0        12.5        17.8        20.8        23.5        25.4         6.4 
  Married-couple families                      100.0         7.2        15.6        20.5        26.2        30.5         7.9 
  Male householder, no wife present            100.0        15.4        23.9        24.0        20.9        15.8         2.8 
  Female householder, no husband present       100.0        34.6        25.2        21.5        12.7         6.1         0.9 
Nonfamily households                           100.0        37.3        25.2        18.1        11.8         7.6         1.8 
  Male householder                             100.0        26.9        25.3        21.3        15.2        11.3         2.8 
   Living alone                                100.0        31.4        27.3        20.8        12.9         7.6         2.2 
  Female householder                           100.0        45.7        25.1        15.5         9.1         4.6         0.9 
   Living alone                                100.0        50.4        25.8        14.1         7.0         2.7         0.5 
Table 3. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 1995          5

                                                                          HorizontalPercents                                 
                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
                                                                                                                             
Age of householder                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
Under 65 years                                 100.0        15.5        17.5        20.8        22.8        23.4         5.8 
  15 to 24 years                               100.0        33.6        29.0        21.8        11.8         3.8         0.3 
  25 to 34 years                               100.0        16.7        20.3        24.4        23.4        15.2         2.7 
  35 to 44 years                               100.0        11.8        16.1        20.3        26.2        25.6         5.9 
  45 to 54 years                               100.0        11.7        13.3        18.3        22.9        33.8         9.4 
  55 to 64 years                               100.0        18.2        17.3        19.3        20.0        25.2         7.3 
65 years and over                              100.0        36.5        28.9        17.0         9.9         7.6         2.2 
  65 to 74 years                               100.0        28.6        28.8        19.8        12.6        10.2         3.2 
  75 years and over                            100.0        46.3        29.1        13.5         6.6         4.4         1.1 
Mean age of householder                          (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
Aggregate age                                    (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                             
Number of earners                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
No earners                                     100.0        54.8        26.4        11.4         4.7         2.7         0.7 
One earner                                     100.0        20.5        28.2        24.6        16.2        10.5         3.1 
Two earners or more                            100.0         3.1        10.8        20.6        30.1        35.4         8.5 
  Two earners                                  100.0         3.6        12.2        22.3        30.7        31.1         7.3 
  Three earners                                100.0         1.3         6.7        16.2        28.3        47.5        11.3 
  Four earners                                 100.0         0.7         2.3         8.9        26.4        61.7        17.9 
Mean numbers of earners                          (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
Aggregate earners                                (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                             
Work experience of householder                                                                                               
                                                                                                                             
Worked                                         100.0        10.2        17.6        22.0        24.5        25.7         6.4 
  Worked at full-time jobs                     100.0         7.6        16.8        22.5        25.7        27.4         6.7 
   50 weeks or more                            100.0         4.7        15.5        22.9        27.1        29.9         7.4 
   27 to 49 weeks                              100.0        15.7        23.9        22.9        20.6        17.0         3.6 
   26 weeks or less                            100.0        37.9        23.3        15.4        13.8         9.5         1.5 
  Worked at part-time jobs                     100.0        27.6        23.4        18.5        16.4        14.2         4.2 
   50 weeks or more                            100.0        22.4        24.5        18.9        18.3        15.9         4.7 
   27 to 49 weeks                              100.0        26.2        21.7        20.4        16.8        14.9         5.2 
   26 weeks or less                            100.0        37.6        22.7        16.2        12.7        10.8         2.5 
Did not work                                   100.0        44.3        25.9        15.0         8.9         5.9         1.6 
Table 3. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 1995          6

                                                                          HorizontalPercents                                 
                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
                                                                                                                             
Tenure                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
Owner occupied                                 100.0        13.5        17.1        19.7        23.4        26.3         6.8 
Renter occupied                                100.0        32.1        25.3        20.7        13.8         8.1         1.5 
Occupier paid no cash rent                     100.0        36.9        27.4        20.0         9.8         6.0         1.7 
Table 3. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 1995          7

                                                                          Vertical         Percents                          
                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
                                                                                                                             
Number                                         100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0 
                                                                                                                             
Lower limit                                      (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                             
Type of residence                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
Inside metropolitan area                        80.2        75.4        76.5        78.0        81.8        89.2        92.4 
  Inside central cities                         31.1        39.7        33.5        30.3        26.5        25.5        26.4 
    One million or more                         19.9        25.8        21.4        18.9        16.5        16.8        18.2 
    Under one million                           11.2        13.9        12.1        11.4        10.1         8.7         8.2 
  Outside central cities                        49.1        35.7        43.0        47.6        55.3        63.7        66.0 
    One million or more                         33.3        22.5        26.6        30.9        37.9        48.9        53.0 
    Under one million                           15.7        13.2        16.4        16.8        17.4        14.8        13.0 
Outside metropolitan area                       19.8        24.6        23.5        22.0        18.2        10.8         7.6 
                                                                                                                             
Region                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
Northeast                                       19.8        20.3        16.9        19.2        20.1        22.3        25.2 
Midwest                                         23.8        21.2        23.3        24.1        26.2        24.2        21.5 
South                                           35.3        39.2        38.2        36.9        32.3        29.8        30.1 
West                                            21.2        19.3        21.6        19.8        21.4        23.7        23.3 
                                                                                                                             
Race and Hispanic origin of householder                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
White                                           84.8        76.3        83.8        85.5        88.3        90.2        92.4 
Black                                           11.6        20.0        13.2        11.0         8.2         5.7         3.3 
Hispanic                                         8.0        12.3        10.4         7.8         5.7         3.6         2.6 
                                                                                                                             
Type of household                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
Family households                               69.9        43.8        62.0        72.8        82.2        88.6        89.3 
  Married-couple families                       53.8        19.3        42.0        55.0        70.5        82.0        85.2 
  Male householder, no wife present              3.5         2.7         4.2         4.2         3.7         2.8         2.0 
  Female householder, no husband present        12.6        21.7        15.8        13.5         8.0         3.8         2.2 
Nonfamily households                            30.1        56.2        38.0        27.2        17.8        11.5        10.7 
  Male householder                              13.4        18.0        16.9        14.3        10.2         7.6         7.6 
   Living alone                                 10.3        16.2        14.1        10.8         6.6         3.9         4.5 
  Female householder                            16.7        38.2        21.1        13.0         7.6         3.9         3.1 
   Living alone                                 14.7        37.0        18.9        10.3         5.1         2.0         1.3 
Table 3. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 1995          8

                                                                          Vertical         Percents                          
                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
                                                                                                                             
Age of householder                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
Under 65 years                                  78.4        60.7        68.8        81.6        89.3        91.8        90.3 
  15 to 24 years                                 5.3         8.9         7.7         5.8         3.1         1.0         0.3 
  25 to 34 years                                19.3        16.1        19.6        23.6        22.6        14.7        10.5 
  35 to 44 years                                23.3        13.8        18.7        23.7        30.5        29.9        27.5 
  45 to 54 years                                18.1        10.6        12.1        16.5        20.7        30.5        33.8 
  55 to 64 years                                12.4        11.3        10.8        12.0        12.4        15.7        18.2 
65 years and over                               21.6        39.3        31.2        18.4        10.7         8.2         9.7 
  65 to 74 years                                12.0        17.1        17.2        11.8         7.6         6.1         7.6 
  75 years and over                              9.6        22.3        14.0         6.5         3.2         2.1         2.1 
Mean age of householder                          (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
Aggregate age                                    (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                             
Number of earners                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
No earners                                      21.4        58.5        28.2        12.2         5.0         2.8         3.1 
One earner                                      33.7        34.5        47.5        41.4        27.3        17.6        20.6 
Two earners or more                             45.0         6.9        24.3        46.4        67.7        79.6        76.3 
  Two earners                                   35.5         6.4        21.7        39.6        54.5        55.2        51.5 
  Three earners                                  7.0         0.5         2.3         5.7         9.9        16.6        15.8 
  Four earners                                   2.5         0.1         0.3         1.1         3.3         7.8         9.0 
Mean numbers of earners                          (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
Aggregate earners                                (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                             
Work experience of householder                                                                                               
                                                                                                                             
Worked                                          71.3        36.4        62.9        78.5        87.3        91.6        91.1 
  Worked at full-time jobs                      62.0        23.5        51.9        69.8        79.6        84.9        83.2 
   50 weeks or more                             52.2        12.1        40.3        59.8        70.7        77.9        77.4 
   27 to 49 weeks                                6.5         5.1         7.7         7.4         6.7         5.5         4.7 
   26 weeks or less                              3.3         6.3         3.9         2.6         2.3         1.6         1.0 
  Worked at part-time jobs                       9.4        12.9        11.0         8.7         7.7         6.7         7.9 
   50 weeks or more                              4.5         5.1         5.5         4.3         4.1         3.6         4.3 
   27 to 49 weeks                                2.2         2.9         2.4         2.3         1.9         1.6         2.3 
   26 weeks or less                              2.6         5.0         3.0         2.2         1.7         1.4         1.3 
Did not work                                    28.7        63.6        37.1        21.5        12.7         8.4         8.9 
Table 3. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 1995          9

                                                                          Vertical         Percents                          
                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
                                                                                                                             
Tenure                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
Owner occupied                                  65.4        44.0        56.0        64.3        76.5        86.1        89.3 
Renter occupied                                 32.9        52.8        41.7        34.0        22.6        13.4        10.1 
Occupier paid no cash rent                       1.7         3.2         2.4         1.7         0.8         0.5         0.6 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact:(hhes-info@census.gov) Income, Poverty, and Labor Force Information Staff
Last revised: March 10, 1997
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031996/quint/3_000.htm