FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1011
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
HorizontalPercents
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5 Lowest
Total fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent Total fifth
Number 72388 14478 14478 14478 14478 14478 3623 100.0 20.0
Lower limit (X) (X) 24000 41000 61378 91700 160250 (X) (X)
Race and Hispanic origin of householder
White 60222 10625 11872 12256 12714 12754 3265 100.0 17.6
White Non-Hispanic 52883 8204 10019 10774 11681 12206 3149 100.0 15.5
Black 8814 3135 2050 1621 1155 853 144 100.0 35.6
Hispanic 7728 2566 1949 1546 1081 586 125 100.0 33.2
Type of family
Married-couple families 55611 7359 10134 11734 12826 13557 3450 100.0 13.2
Male householder, no wife present 4252 1198 1132 864 656 403 85 100.0 28.2
Female householder, no husband present 12525 5920 3210 1882 996 517 88 100.0 47.3
Age of householder
Under 65 years 60782 10856 10902 12440 13211 13372 3319 100.0 17.9
15 to 24 years 3489 1556 876 598 301 158 32 100.0 44.6
25 to 34 years 12824 2938 2867 2840 2472 1707 366 100.0 22.9
35 to 44 years 18581 2862 3247 3885 4415 4173 1014 100.0 15.4
45 to 54 years 16225 1817 2240 3114 4047 5006 1241 100.0 11.2
55 to 64 years 9662 1682 1672 2004 1976 2328 666 100.0 17.4
65 years and over 11606 3621 3573 2039 1266 1106 303 100.0 31.2
65 to 74 years 7036 1880 2120 1397 867 772 209 100.0 26.7
75 years and over 4570 1741 1453 642 399 334 94 100.0 38.1
Mean age of householder 47.2 47.9 48.7 46.4 45.8 47.4 48.2 (X) (X)
Aggregate age 3419330 692819 705118 671522 663291 686581 174743 (X) (X)
Size of family
Two persons 31958 7952 7594 6122 5255 5035 1260 100.0 24.9
Three persons 16079 3087 2889 3373 3419 3311 796 100.0 19.2
Four persons 14638 1984 2279 2948 3628 3798 972 100.0 13.6
Five persons 6259 882 1091 1224 1490 1571 384 100.0 14.1
Six persons 2193 355 390 529 448 471 151 100.0 16.2
Seven persons 1263 216 232 284 239 291 59 100.0 17.1
Mean size of family 3.17 2.90 2.99 3.22 3.33 3.41 3.42 (X) (X)
Aggregate size of family 229482 41965 43331 46573 48210 49402 12392 (X) (X)
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1012
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
HorizontalPercents
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5 Lowest
Total fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent Total fifth
Presence of related children under
18 years old
No related children 35061 6444 7399 7118 6939 7161 1759 100.0 18.4
One or more related children 37327 8033 7077 7362 7539 7316 1864 100.0 21.5
All under 6 years 8774 2210 1769 1736 1651 1409 377 100.0 25.2
Some under 6, some 6 to 17 years 7827 1838 1612 1631 1458 1288 338 100.0 23.5
All 6 to 17 years 20726 3985 3696 3996 4430 4619 1149 100.0 19.2
One child 15753 3483 3029 3056 3114 3072 742 100.0 22.1
Under 6 years 5661 1487 1117 1135 1079 843 220 100.0 26.3
All 6 to 17 years 10092 1996 1912 1920 2035 2229 522 100.0 19.8
Two children or more 21574 4550 4048 4306 4425 4245 1121 100.0 21.1
All under 6 years 3113 723 652 600 572 567 157 100.0 23.2
Some under 6, some 6 to 17 years 7827 1838 1612 1631 1458 1288 338 100.0 23.5
All 6 to 17 years 10634 1989 1785 2075 2395 2390 626 100.0 18.7
Mean number of related children 0.98 1.08 0.93 0.97 0.97 0.94 0.98 (X) (X)
Aggregate number of related children 70767 15706 13519 14004 13991 13546 3532 (X) (X)
Number of earners
No earners 9384 5138 2522 981 478 264 37 100.0 54.8
One earner 21712 6939 5996 3973 2478 2326 750 100.0 32.0
Two earners or more 41291 2400 5957 9525 11522 11888 2836 100.0 5.8
Two earners 32403 2182 5324 7808 8751 8337 2083 100.0 6.7
Three earners 6601 207 562 1391 2051 2390 519 100.0 3.1
Four earners 2288 11 72 326 720 1160 234 100.0 0.5
Mean numbers of earners 1.64 0.84 1.31 1.77 2.06 2.20 2.12 (X) (X)
Aggregate earners 118624 12191 19003 25688 29827 31915 7682 (X) (X)
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1013
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
HorizontalPercents
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5 Lowest
Total fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent Total fifth
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over 68899 12920 13600 13882 14177 14320 3590 100.0 18.8
Less than 9th grade 4178 1997 1112 641 294 133 36 100.0 47.8
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 6026 2443 1616 1103 616 248 51 100.0 40.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 21502 4636 5267 5024 4261 2314 378 100.0 21.6
Some college, no degree 12593 2077 2720 2776 2916 2103 421 100.0 16.5
Associate degree 5869 715 1114 1378 1461 1201 196 100.0 12.2
Bachelor's degree or more 18732 1053 1770 2960 4627 8321 2509 100.0 5.6
Bachelor's degree 12016 732 1327 2171 3068 4717 1288 100.0 6.1
Master's degree 4518 221 317 587 1170 2223 601 100.0 4.9
Professional degree 1161 45 76 85 189 766 365 100.0 3.9
Doctorate degree 1036 54 49 118 200 615 255 100.0 5.2
Work experience of householder
Worked 54464 7457 9736 11482 12742 13048 3225 100.0 13.7
Worked at full-time jobs 47344 5637 8341 10131 11456 11779 2854 100.0 11.9
50 weeks or more 40946 3852 6997 8848 10442 10808 2608 100.0 9.4
27 to 49 weeks 4228 909 889 908 748 774 186 100.0 21.5
26 weeks or less 2170 877 455 374 267 197 59 100.0 40.4
Worked at part-time jobs 7120 1819 1395 1351 1285 1270 372 100.0 25.6
50 weeks or more 3848 823 707 798 747 773 259 100.0 21.4
27 to 49 weeks 1411 345 288 263 255 260 62 100.0 24.4
26 weeks or less 1862 652 399 290 284 237 51 100.0 35.0
Did not work 17924 7020 4740 2998 1736 1429 397 100.0 39.2
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1014
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
HorizontalPercents
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5 Lowest
Total fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent Total fifth
Occupation of longest job
Executive, administrative,
and managerial occupation 9043 471 904 1496 2310 3863 1153 100.0 5.2
Professional speciality 8475 300 776 1382 2325 3692 1058 100.0 3.5
Technical and related support 1824 124 305 361 502 532 96 100.0 6.8
Sales workers 6072 892 948 1166 1411 1655 444 100.0 14.7
Administrative support, including clerical 6318 1100 1462 1475 1400 880 152 100.0 17.4
Precision production, craft and repair 7039 719 1493 1832 1952 1042 124 100.0 10.2
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 3157 641 768 782 698 269 24 100.0 20.3
Transportation and material moving 2599 292 582 794 648 282 23 100.0 11.2
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers,
and laborers 1585 392 448 410 258 77 17 100.0 24.7
Service workers 6371 2012 1545 1292 960 562 87 100.0 31.6
Farming, forestry, and
fishing 1540 457 372 362 193 156 47 100.0 29.7
Armed forces 441 55 133 129 84 39 0 100.0 12.6
Types of Income
Wage or salary income 61059 8731 11505 13150 13774 13899 3452 100.0 14.3
Nonfarm self-employment income 8769 1066 1429 1795 1880 2600 920 100.0 12.2
Farm self-employment 1857 212 308 373 350 614 224 100.0 11.4
Social Security or Railroad Retirement income 16757 4789 4751 3188 2164 1865 470 100.0 28.6
Supplemental Security Income 2378 1253 561 275 173 117 18 100.0 52.7
Public assistance or welfare income 1735 1334 213 141 30 17 0 100.0 76.9
Veteran's payments 1633 250 327 428 369 259 50 100.0 15.3
Unemployment compensation 3507 670 828 852 676 481 93 100.0 19.1
Property income 45203 4059 7298 9455 11384 13007 3371 100.0 9.0
Retirement income 8861 1095 2666 2069 1555 1476 389 100.0 12.4
Other income 12900 2796 2677 2635 2383 2410 568 100.0 21.7
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1015
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
HorizontalPercents Vertical Percents
Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5 Lowest Second Middle
fifth fifth fifth fifth percent Total fifth fifth fifth
Number 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 5.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Lower limit (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Race and Hispanic origin of householder
White 19.7 20.4 21.1 21.2 5.4 83.2 73.4 82.0 84.7
White Non-Hispanic 18.9 20.4 22.1 23.1 6.0 73.1 56.7 69.2 74.4
Black 23.3 18.4 13.1 9.7 1.6 12.2 21.7 14.2 11.2
Hispanic 25.2 20.0 14.0 7.6 1.6 10.7 17.7 13.5 10.7
Type of family
Married-couple families 18.2 21.1 23.1 24.4 6.2 76.8 50.8 70.0 81.1
Male householder, no wife present 26.6 20.3 15.4 9.5 2.0 5.9 8.3 7.8 6.0
Female householder, no husband present 25.6 15.0 8.0 4.1 0.7 17.3 40.9 22.2 13.0
Age of householder
Under 65 years 17.9 20.5 21.7 22.0 5.5 84.0 75.0 75.3 85.9
15 to 24 years 25.1 17.1 8.6 4.5 0.9 4.8 10.8 6.0 4.1
25 to 34 years 22.4 22.1 19.3 13.3 2.9 17.7 20.3 19.8 19.6
35 to 44 years 17.5 20.9 23.8 22.5 5.5 25.7 19.8 22.4 26.8
45 to 54 years 13.8 19.2 24.9 30.9 7.6 22.4 12.6 15.5 21.5
55 to 64 years 17.3 20.7 20.5 24.1 6.9 13.3 11.6 11.5 13.8
65 years and over 30.8 17.6 10.9 9.5 2.6 16.0 25.0 24.7 14.1
65 to 74 years 30.1 19.9 12.3 11.0 3.0 9.7 13.0 14.6 9.7
75 years and over 31.8 14.1 8.7 7.3 2.1 6.3 12.0 10.0 4.4
Mean age of householder (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate age (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Size of family
Two persons 23.8 19.2 16.4 15.8 3.9 44.1 54.9 52.5 42.3
Three persons 18.0 21.0 21.3 20.6 4.9 22.2 21.3 20.0 23.3
Four persons 15.6 20.1 24.8 25.9 6.6 20.2 13.7 15.7 20.4
Five persons 17.4 19.6 23.8 25.1 6.1 8.6 6.1 7.5 8.5
Six persons 17.8 24.1 20.4 21.5 6.9 3.0 2.5 2.7 3.7
Seven persons 18.4 22.5 18.9 23.1 4.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 2.0
Mean size of family (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate size of family (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1016
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
HorizontalPercents Vertical Percents
Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5 Lowest Second Middle
fifth fifth fifth fifth percent Total fifth fifth fifth
Presence of related children under
18 years old
No related children 21.1 20.3 19.8 20.4 5.0 48.4 44.5 51.1 49.2
One or more related children 19.0 19.7 20.2 19.6 5.0 51.6 55.5 48.9 50.8
All under 6 years 20.2 19.8 18.8 16.1 4.3 12.1 15.3 12.2 12.0
Some under 6, some 6 to 17 years 20.6 20.8 18.6 16.5 4.3 10.8 12.7 11.1 11.3
All 6 to 17 years 17.8 19.3 21.4 22.3 5.5 28.6 27.5 25.5 27.6
One child 19.2 19.4 19.8 19.5 4.7 21.8 24.1 20.9 21.1
Under 6 years 19.7 20.1 19.1 14.9 3.9 7.8 10.3 7.7 7.8
All 6 to 17 years 18.9 19.0 20.2 22.1 5.2 13.9 13.8 13.2 13.3
Two children or more 18.8 20.0 20.5 19.7 5.2 29.8 31.4 28.0 29.7
All under 6 years 20.9 19.3 18.4 18.2 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.5 4.1
Some under 6, some 6 to 17 years 20.6 20.8 18.6 16.5 4.3 10.8 12.7 11.1 11.3
All 6 to 17 years 16.8 19.5 22.5 22.5 5.9 14.7 13.7 12.3 14.3
Mean number of related children (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate number of related children (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Number of earners
No earners 26.9 10.5 5.1 2.8 0.4 13.0 35.5 17.4 6.8
One earner 27.6 18.3 11.4 10.7 3.5 30.0 47.9 41.4 27.4
Two earners or more 14.4 23.1 27.9 28.8 6.9 57.0 16.6 41.1 65.8
Two earners 16.4 24.1 27.0 25.7 6.4 44.8 15.1 36.8 53.9
Three earners 8.5 21.1 31.1 36.2 7.9 9.1 1.4 3.9 9.6
Four earners 3.1 14.2 31.5 50.7 10.2 3.2 0.1 0.5 2.2
Mean numbers of earners (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate earners (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1017
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
HorizontalPercents Vertical Percents
Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5 Lowest Second Middle
fifth fifth fifth fifth percent Total fifth fifth fifth
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over 19.7 20.1 20.6 20.8 5.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 9th grade 26.6 15.4 7.0 3.2 0.9 6.1 15.5 8.2 4.6
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 26.8 18.3 10.2 4.1 0.8 8.7 18.9 11.9 7.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 24.5 23.4 19.8 10.8 1.8 31.2 35.9 38.7 36.2
Some college, no degree 21.6 22.0 23.2 16.7 3.3 18.3 16.1 20.0 20.0
Associate degree 19.0 23.5 24.9 20.5 3.3 8.5 5.5 8.2 9.9
Bachelor's degree or more 9.4 15.8 24.7 44.4 13.4 27.2 8.2 13.0 21.3
Bachelor's degree 11.0 18.1 25.5 39.3 10.7 17.4 5.7 9.8 15.6
Master's degree 7.0 13.0 25.9 49.2 13.3 6.6 1.7 2.3 4.2
Professional degree 6.6 7.3 16.3 65.9 31.4 1.7 0.4 0.6 0.6
Doctorate degree 4.7 11.4 19.3 59.4 24.6 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.8
Work experience of householder
Worked 17.9 21.1 23.4 24.0 5.9 75.2 51.5 67.2 79.3
Worked at full-time jobs 17.6 21.4 24.2 24.9 6.0 65.4 38.9 57.6 70.0
50 weeks or more 17.1 21.6 25.5 26.4 6.4 56.6 26.6 48.3 61.1
27 to 49 weeks 21.0 21.5 17.7 18.3 4.4 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.3
26 weeks or less 21.0 17.3 12.3 9.1 2.7 3.0 6.1 3.1 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 19.6 19.0 18.1 17.8 5.2 9.8 12.6 9.6 9.3
50 weeks or more 18.4 20.7 19.4 20.1 6.7 5.3 5.7 4.9 5.5
27 to 49 weeks 20.4 18.7 18.1 18.4 4.4 1.9 2.4 2.0 1.8
26 weeks or less 21.5 15.6 15.3 12.7 2.7 2.6 4.5 2.8 2.0
Did not work 26.4 16.7 9.7 8.0 2.2 24.8 48.5 32.7 20.7
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1018
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
HorizontalPercents Vertical Percents
Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5 Lowest Second Middle
fifth fifth fifth fifth percent Total fifth fifth fifth
Occupation of longest job
Executive, administrative,
and managerial occupation 10.0 16.5 25.5 42.7 12.7 16.6 6.3 9.3 13.0
Professional speciality 9.2 16.3 27.4 43.6 12.5 15.6 4.0 8.0 12.0
Technical and related support 16.7 19.8 27.5 29.2 5.3 3.3 1.7 3.1 3.1
Sales workers 15.6 19.2 23.2 27.3 7.3 11.1 12.0 9.7 10.2
Administrative support, including clerical 23.1 23.3 22.2 13.9 2.4 11.6 14.8 15.0 12.8
Precision production, craft and repair 21.2 26.0 27.7 14.8 1.8 12.9 9.6 15.3 16.0
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 24.3 24.8 22.1 8.5 0.8 5.8 8.6 7.9 6.8
Transportation and material moving 22.4 30.6 24.9 10.8 0.9 4.8 3.9 6.0 6.9
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers,
and laborers 28.2 25.9 16.3 4.9 1.0 2.9 5.3 4.6 3.6
Service workers 24.3 20.3 15.1 8.8 1.4 11.7 27.0 15.9 11.3
Farming, forestry, and
fishing 24.2 23.5 12.5 10.1 3.0 2.8 6.1 3.8 3.2
Armed forces 30.2 29.2 19.2 8.9 0.0 0.8 0.7 1.4 1.1
Types of Income
Wage or salary income 18.8 21.5 22.6 22.8 5.7 84.4 60.3 79.5 90.8
Nonfarm self-employment income 16.3 20.5 21.4 29.6 10.5 12.1 7.4 9.9 12.4
Farm self-employment 16.6 20.1 18.9 33.1 12.1 2.6 1.5 2.1 2.6
Social Security or Railroad Retirement income 28.3 19.0 12.9 11.1 2.8 23.1 33.1 32.8 22.0
Supplemental Security Income 23.6 11.6 7.3 4.9 0.8 3.3 8.7 3.9 1.9
Public assistance or welfare income 12.3 8.2 1.7 1.0 0.0 2.4 9.2 1.5 1.0
Veteran's payments 20.0 26.2 22.6 15.8 3.1 2.3 1.7 2.3 3.0
Unemployment compensation 23.6 24.3 19.3 13.7 2.6 4.8 4.6 5.7 5.9
Property income 16.1 20.9 25.2 28.8 7.5 62.4 28.0 50.4 65.3
Retirement income 30.1 23.4 17.6 16.7 4.4 12.2 7.6 18.4 14.3
Other income 20.8 20.4 18.5 18.7 4.4 17.8 19.3 18.5 18.2
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1019
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
Vertical Percents
Fourth Highest Top 5
fifth fifth percent
Number 100.0 100.0 100.0
Lower limit (X) (X) (X)
Race and Hispanic origin of householder
White 87.8 88.1 90.1
White Non-Hispanic 80.7 84.3 86.9
Black 8.0 5.9 4.0
Hispanic 7.5 4.0 3.5
Type of family
Married-couple families 88.6 93.6 95.2
Male householder, no wife present 4.5 2.8 2.3
Female householder, no husband present 6.9 3.6 2.4
Age of householder
Under 65 years 91.3 92.4 91.6
15 to 24 years 2.1 1.1 0.9
25 to 34 years 17.1 11.8 10.1
35 to 44 years 30.5 28.8 28.0
45 to 54 years 28.0 34.6 34.3
55 to 64 years 13.6 16.1 18.4
65 years and over 8.7 7.6 8.4
65 to 74 years 6.0 5.3 5.8
75 years and over 2.8 2.3 2.6
Mean age of householder (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate age (X) (X) (X)
Size of family
Two persons 36.3 34.8 34.8
Three persons 23.6 22.9 22.0
Four persons 25.1 26.2 26.8
Five persons 10.3 10.9 10.6
Six persons 3.1 3.3 4.2
Seven persons 1.7 2.0 1.6
Mean size of family (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate size of family (X) (X) (X)
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1020
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
Vertical Percents
Fourth Highest Top 5
fifth fifth percent
Presence of related children under
18 years old
No related children 47.9 49.5 48.6
One or more related children 52.1 50.5 51.4
All under 6 years 11.4 9.7 10.4
Some under 6, some 6 to 17 years 10.1 8.9 9.3
All 6 to 17 years 30.6 31.9 31.7
One child 21.5 21.2 20.5
Under 6 years 7.5 5.8 6.1
All 6 to 17 years 14.1 15.4 14.4
Two children or more 30.6 29.3 31.0
All under 6 years 4.0 3.9 4.3
Some under 6, some 6 to 17 years 10.1 8.9 9.3
All 6 to 17 years 16.5 16.5 17.3
Mean number of related children (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate number of related children (X) (X) (X)
Number of earners
No earners 3.3 1.8 1.0
One earner 17.1 16.1 20.7
Two earners or more 79.6 82.1 78.3
Two earners 60.4 57.6 57.5
Three earners 14.2 16.5 14.3
Four earners 5.0 8.0 6.5
Mean numbers of earners (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate earners (X) (X) (X)
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1021
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
Vertical Percents
Fourth Highest Top 5
fifth fifth percent
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 9th grade 2.1 0.9 1.0
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 4.3 1.7 1.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 30.1 16.2 10.5
Some college, no degree 20.6 14.7 11.7
Associate degree 10.3 8.4 5.5
Bachelor's degree or more 32.6 58.1 69.9
Bachelor's degree 21.6 32.9 35.9
Master's degree 8.3 15.5 16.7
Professional degree 1.3 5.3 10.2
Doctorate degree 1.4 4.3 7.1
Work experience of householder
Worked 88.0 90.1 89.0
Worked at full-time jobs 79.1 81.4 78.8
50 weeks or more 72.1 74.7 72.0
27 to 49 weeks 5.2 5.3 5.1
26 weeks or less 1.8 1.4 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 8.9 8.8 10.3
50 weeks or more 5.2 5.3 7.2
27 to 49 weeks 1.8 1.8 1.7
26 weeks or less 2.0 1.6 1.4
Did not work 12.0 9.9 11.0
FINC-06. Percent Distribution of Families, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000 1022
(Source: Current Population survey. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Numbers in thousands.)
Vertical Percents
Fourth Highest Top 5
fifth fifth percent
Occupation of longest job
Executive, administrative,
and managerial occupation 18.1 29.6 35.7
Professional speciality 18.2 28.3 32.8
Technical and related support 3.9 4.1 3.0
Sales workers 11.1 12.7 13.8
Administrative support, including clerical 11.0 6.7 4.7
Precision production, craft and repair 15.3 8.0 3.9
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 5.5 2.1 0.8
Transportation and material moving 5.1 2.2 0.7
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers,
and laborers 2.0 0.6 0.5
Service workers 7.5 4.3 2.7
Farming, forestry, and
fishing 1.5 1.2 1.5
Armed forces 0.7 0.3 0.0
Types of Income
Wage or salary income 95.1 96.0 95.3
Nonfarm self-employment income 13.0 18.0 25.4
Farm self-employment 2.4 4.2 6.2
Social Security or Railroad Retirement income 14.9 12.9 13.0
Supplemental Security Income 1.2 0.8 0.5
Public assistance or welfare income 0.2 0.1 0.0
Veteran's payments 2.6 1.8 1.4
Unemployment compensation 4.7 3.3 2.6
Property income 78.6 89.8 93.0
Retirement income 10.7 10.2 10.7
Other income 16.5 16.6 15.7