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Table HINC-06. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000           09:54 Thursday, December 13, 2001 422
(Source:  Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year)

                                                                                                                                            HorizontalPercents               
                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5                  Lowest      Second      Middle 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent       Total       fifth       fifth       fifth 
                                                                                                                                                                             
Number                                        106418       21284       21284       21284       21284       21284        5322       100.0        20.0        20.0        20.0 
                                                                                                                                                                             
Lower limit                                      (X)         (X)       17955       33005       52265       81960      145526         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                                                                             
Type of residence                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                             
Inside metropolitan area                       85737       15919       16262       16859       17603       19094        4931       100.0        18.6        19.0        19.7 
  Inside central cities                        32018        7750        6790        6353        5651        5473        1376       100.0        24.2        21.2        19.8 
    One million or more                        20325        4816        4075        4063        3609        3762         983       100.0        23.7        20.0        20.0 
    Under one million                          11693        2934        2716        2291        2042        1710         393       100.0        25.1        23.2        19.6 
  Outside central cities                       53719        8169        9471       10505       11952       13621        3555       100.0        15.2        17.6        19.6 
    One million or more                        37005        5108        6109        6909        8228       10652        2962       100.0        13.8        16.5        18.7 
    Under one million                          16714        3061        3363        3596        3724        2969         593       100.0        18.3        20.1        21.5 
Outside metropolitan area                      20681        5362        5021        4425        3682        2192         391       100.0        25.9        24.3        21.4 
                                                                                                                                                                             
Region                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                             
Northeast                                      20212        4107        3649        3742        4138        4575        1294       100.0        20.3        18.1        18.5 
Midwest                                        24496        4498        4799        4939        5323        4937        1054       100.0        18.4        19.6        20.2 
South                                          38526        8659        8205        7923        7141        6599        1585       100.0        22.5        21.3        20.6 
West                                           23185        4018        4629        4679        4683        5175        1389       100.0        17.3        20.0        20.2 
                                                                                                                                                                             
Race and Hispanic origin of householder                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                             
White                                          88543       16242       17567       17617       18353       18763        4785       100.0        18.3        19.8        19.9 
  White Non-Hispanic                           79375       14005       15244       15539       16734       17853        4613       100.0        17.6        19.2        19.6 
Black                                          13355        4183        2972        2845        2002        1352         198       100.0        31.3        22.3        21.3 
Hispanic                                        9663        2377        2427        2189        1703         967         183       100.0        24.6        25.1        22.7 
                                                                                                                                                                             
Type of household                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                             
Family households                              72380        8705       12897       15109       17148       18521        4760       100.0        12.0        17.8        20.9 
  Married-couple families                      55603        4282        8457       11408       14483       16972        4470       100.0         7.7        15.2        20.5 
  Male householder, no wife present             4252         616         961        1048         962         664         146       100.0        14.5        22.6        24.6 
  Female householder, no husband present       12525        3806        3478        2652        1703         885         144       100.0        30.4        27.8        21.2 
Nonfamily households                           34039       12577        8386        6175        4137        2765         563       100.0        36.9        24.6        18.1 
  Male householder                             15218        4240        3846        3154        2337        1641         350       100.0        27.9        25.3        20.7 
   Living alone                                11536        3846        3166        2329        1413         783         162       100.0        33.3        27.4        20.2 
  Female householder                           18821        8337        4540        3020        1800        1124         212       100.0        44.3        24.1        16.0 
   Living alone                                16283        8078        4072        2429        1129         576          91       100.0        49.6        25.0        14.9 
                                                                                                                                                                             
Age of householder                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                             
Under 65 years                                 84591       12788       15172       17814       19199       19619        4854       100.0        15.1        17.9        21.1 
  15 to 24 years                                6393        1879        1912        1348         847         408          73       100.0        29.4        29.9        21.1 
  25 to 34 years                               18554        2754        3835        4531        4302        3131         660       100.0        14.8        20.7        24.4 
  35 to 44 years                               23904        2841        3815        5106        6061        6081        1500       100.0        11.9        16.0        21.4 
  45 to 54 years                               21797        2619        3087        4075        5151        6865        1744       100.0        12.0        14.2        18.7 
  55 to 64 years                               13944        2695        2523        2753        2839        3133         877       100.0        19.3        18.1        19.7 
Table HINC-06. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000           09:54 Thursday, December 13, 2001 423
(Source:  Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year)

                                                                                                                                            HorizontalPercents               
                                                          Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5                  Lowest      Second      Middle 
                                               Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent       Total       fifth       fifth       fifth 
65 years and over                              21827        8493        6111        3470        2086        1667         468       100.0        38.9        28.0        15.9 
  65 to 74 years                               11211        3456        3093        2129        1402        1130         338       100.0        30.8        27.6        19.0 
  75 years and over                            10616        5037        3018        1340         684         537         130       100.0        47.4        28.4        12.6 
Mean age of householder                         48.6        55.3        50.1        46.2        45.0        46.5        47.5         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
Aggregate age                                5175707     1176649     1066309      983614      958788      990349      252845         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                                                                             
Number of earners                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                             
No earners                                     21161       12157        5336        2178         961         529          73       100.0        57.4        25.2        10.3 
One earner                                     37467        7701       10965        9049        5733        4018        1185       100.0        20.6        29.3        24.2 
Two earners or more                            47791        1424        4981       10056       14591       16739        4064       100.0         3.0        10.4        21.0 
  Two earners                                  37600        1309        4532        8585       11388       11786        2908       100.0         3.5        12.1        22.8 
  Three earners                                 7570         115         411        1209        2473        3363         758       100.0         1.5         5.4        16.0 
  Four earners                                  2620           0          38         262         730        1591         398       100.0         0.0         1.4        10.0 
Mean numbers of earners                         1.41        0.51        1.02        1.48        1.87        2.15        2.13         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
Aggregate earners                             149703       10801       21776       31544       39880       45701       11322         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                                                                             
Work experience of householder                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                             
Worked                                         76040        7869       13681       16690       18529       19272        4780       100.0        10.3        18.0        21.9 
  Worked at full-time jobs                     66002        5344       11558       14841       16783       17476        4280       100.0         8.1        17.5        22.5 
   50 weeks or more                            56479        3256        9386       12795       15055       15987        3923       100.0         5.8        16.6        22.7 
   27 to 49 weeks                               6234         997        1393        1426        1252        1165         284       100.0        16.0        22.4        22.9 
   26 weeks or less                             3289        1090         778         620         476         324          74       100.0        33.1        23.7        18.9 
  Worked at part-time jobs                     10038        2525        2123        1848        1746        1796         500       100.0        25.2        21.2        18.4 
   50 weeks or more                             5338        1065        1120        1041        1034        1079         335       100.0        19.9        21.0        19.5 
   27 to 49 weeks                               2104         552         442         395         335         379          92       100.0        26.3        21.0        18.8 
   26 weeks or less                             2596         908         562         412         376         338          73       100.0        35.0        21.6        15.9 
Did not work                                   30379       13413        7601        4594        2756        2014         542       100.0        44.2        25.0        15.1 
                                                                                                                                                                             
Tenure                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                             
Owner occupied                                 72048       10229       12349       14393       16570       18508        4818       100.0        14.2        17.1        20.0 
Renter occupied                                32748       10420        8439        6670        4530        2689         480       100.0        31.8        25.8        20.4 
Occupier paid no cash rent                      1622         633         494         221         185          89          24       100.0        39.0        30.5        13.6 
Table HINC-06. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000           09:54 Thursday, December 13, 2001 424
(Source:  Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year)

                                                  HorizontalPercents                                          Vertical         Percents                          
                                              Fourth     Highest       Top 5                  Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               fifth       fifth     percent       Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Number                                          20.0        20.0         5.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Lower limit                                      (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Type of residence                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                 
Inside metropolitan area                        20.5        22.3         5.8        80.6        74.8        76.4        79.2        82.7        89.7        92.7 
  Inside central cities                         17.6        17.1         4.3        30.1        36.4        31.9        29.9        26.6        25.7        25.9 
    One million or more                         17.8        18.5         4.8        19.1        22.6        19.1        19.1        17.0        17.7        18.5 
    Under one million                           17.5        14.6         3.4        11.0        13.8        12.8        10.8         9.6         8.0         7.4 
  Outside central cities                        22.2        25.4         6.6        50.5        38.4        44.5        49.4        56.2        64.0        66.8 
    One million or more                         22.2        28.8         8.0        34.8        24.0        28.7        32.5        38.7        50.0        55.7 
    Under one million                           22.3        17.8         3.5        15.7        14.4        15.8        16.9        17.5        14.0        11.1 
Outside metropolitan area                       17.8        10.6         1.9        19.4        25.2        23.6        20.8        17.3        10.3         7.3 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Region                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                 
Northeast                                       20.5        22.6         6.4        19.0        19.3        17.1        17.6        19.4        21.5        24.3 
Midwest                                         21.7        20.2         4.3        23.0        21.1        22.5        23.2        25.0        23.2        19.8 
South                                           18.5        17.1         4.1        36.2        40.7        38.5        37.2        33.6        31.0        29.8 
West                                            20.2        22.3         6.0        21.8        18.9        21.8        22.0        22.0        24.3        26.1 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Race and Hispanic origin of householder                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                 
White                                           20.7        21.2         5.4        83.2        76.3        82.5        82.8        86.2        88.2        89.9 
  White Non-Hispanic                            21.1        22.5         5.8        74.6        65.8        71.6        73.0        78.6        83.9        86.7 
Black                                           15.0        10.1         1.5        12.5        19.7        14.0        13.4         9.4         6.4         3.7 
Hispanic                                        17.6        10.0         1.9         9.1        11.2        11.4        10.3         8.0         4.5         3.4 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Type of household                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                 
Family households                               23.7        25.6         6.6        68.0        40.9        60.6        71.0        80.6        87.0        89.4 
  Married-couple families                       26.0        30.5         8.0        52.2        20.1        39.7        53.6        68.0        79.7        84.0 
  Male householder, no wife present             22.6        15.6         3.4         4.0         2.9         4.5         4.9         4.5         3.1         2.7 
  Female householder, no husband present        13.6         7.1         1.1        11.8        17.9        16.3        12.5         8.0         4.2         2.7 
Nonfamily households                            12.2         8.1         1.7        32.0        59.1        39.4        29.0        19.4        13.0        10.6 
  Male householder                              15.4        10.8         2.3        14.3        19.9        18.1        14.8        11.0         7.7         6.6 
   Living alone                                 12.2         6.8         1.4        10.8        18.1        14.9        10.9         6.6         3.7         3.1 
  Female householder                             9.6         6.0         1.1        17.7        39.2        21.3        14.2         8.5         5.3         4.0 
   Living alone                                  6.9         3.5         0.6        15.3        38.0        19.1        11.4         5.3         2.7         1.7 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Age of householder                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                 
Under 65 years                                  22.7        23.2         5.7        79.5        60.1        71.3        83.7        90.2        92.2        91.2 
  15 to 24 years                                13.2         6.4         1.1         6.0         8.8         9.0         6.3         4.0         1.9         1.4 
  25 to 34 years                                23.2        16.9         3.6        17.4        12.9        18.0        21.3        20.2        14.7        12.4 
  35 to 44 years                                25.4        25.4         6.3        22.5        13.4        17.9        24.0        28.5        28.6        28.2 
  45 to 54 years                                23.6        31.5         8.0        20.5        12.3        14.5        19.1        24.2        32.3        32.8 
  55 to 64 years                                20.4        22.5         6.3        13.1        12.7        11.9        12.9        13.3        14.7        16.5 
Table HINC-06. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2000           09:54 Thursday, December 13, 2001 425
(Source:  Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year)

                                                  HorizontalPercents                                          Vertical         Percents                          
                                              Fourth     Highest       Top 5                  Lowest      Second      Middle      Fourth     Highest       Top 5 
                                               fifth       fifth     percent       Total       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth       fifth     percent 
65 years and over                                9.6         7.6         2.1        20.5        39.9        28.7        16.3         9.8         7.8         8.8 
  65 to 74 years                                12.5        10.1         3.0        10.5        16.2        14.5        10.0         6.6         5.3         6.3 
  75 years and over                              6.4         5.1         1.2        10.0        23.7        14.2         6.3         3.2         2.5         2.4 
Mean age of householder                          (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
Aggregate age                                    (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Number of earners                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                 
No earners                                       4.5         2.5         0.3        19.9        57.1        25.1        10.2         4.5         2.5         1.4 
One earner                                      15.3        10.7         3.2        35.2        36.2        51.5        42.5        26.9        18.9        22.3 
Two earners or more                             30.5        35.0         8.5        44.9         6.7        23.4        47.2        68.6        78.6        76.4 
  Two earners                                   30.3        31.3         7.7        35.3         6.2        21.3        40.3        53.5        55.4        54.6 
  Three earners                                 32.7        44.4        10.0         7.1         0.5         1.9         5.7        11.6        15.8        14.2 
  Four earners                                  27.8        60.7        15.2         2.5         0.0         0.2         1.2         3.4         7.5         7.5 
Mean numbers of earners                          (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
Aggregate earners                                (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Work experience of householder                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                 
Worked                                          24.4        25.3         6.3        71.5        37.0        64.3        78.4        87.1        90.5        89.8 
  Worked at full-time jobs                      25.4        26.5         6.5        62.0        25.1        54.3        69.7        78.9        82.1        80.4 
   50 weeks or more                             26.7        28.3         6.9        53.1        15.3        44.1        60.1        70.7        75.1        73.7 
   27 to 49 weeks                               20.1        18.7         4.6         5.9         4.7         6.5         6.7         5.9         5.5         5.3 
   26 weeks or less                             14.5         9.9         2.2         3.1         5.1         3.7         2.9         2.2         1.5         1.4 
  Worked at part-time jobs                      17.4        17.9         5.0         9.4        11.9        10.0         8.7         8.2         8.4         9.4 
   50 weeks or more                             19.4        20.2         6.3         5.0         5.0         5.3         4.9         4.9         5.1         6.3 
   27 to 49 weeks                               15.9        18.0         4.4         2.0         2.6         2.1         1.9         1.6         1.8         1.7 
   26 weeks or less                             14.5        13.0         2.8         2.4         4.3         2.6         1.9         1.8         1.6         1.4 
Did not work                                     9.1         6.6         1.8        28.5        63.0        35.7        21.6        13.0         9.5        10.2 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Tenure                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                 
Owner occupied                                  23.0        25.7         6.7        67.7        48.1        58.0        67.6        77.9        87.0        90.5 
Renter occupied                                 13.8         8.2         1.5        30.8        49.0        39.7        31.3        21.3        12.6         9.0 
Occupier paid no cash rent                      11.4         5.5         1.5         1.5         3.0         2.3         1.0         0.9         0.4         0.4 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economics Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10, 2001
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