
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Households With a Black
alone Householder
Total 13809 13809 13809 13809 13809 13809 13809 13809
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 13453 11866 11866 11866 11868 11878 11878 11881
With addition or deduction (X) 5599 1048 6849 10309 9883 3239 7973
Mean addition or deduction (X) 9746 10140 4985 2816 5289 1780 1757
Standard error (X) 124 2340 41 26 151 29 45
Agg addition or deduction (X) 54567789 10624000 34143133 29029908 52273435 5766881 14005411
Agg square for addition or
deduction (X) 918692283684 4936221818188 232058730587 138683319634 2066284905849 17115735652 125894049430
Mean total income (X) 23267 102179 62117 47741 46366 25142 45480
Standard error (X) 701 4391 742 587 497 404 531
Tally total income (X) 130269220 107057359 425416288 492156315 458250596 81441965 362607597
Agg square for total income (X) 15413818958450 2.79374305E13 47181162941978 5.29057756E13 4.06245716E13 3423912261684 3.08770059E13
Under $2,500 665 2665 2666 2662 2674 2677 2645 2642
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 404 388 386 371 413 423 372 375
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 662 390 387 355 361 351 332 335
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 725 374 370 356 433 462 419 430
$10,000 to $12,499 720 504 505 474 433 446 430 421
$12,500 to $14,999 511 337 336 344 464 482 431 437
$15,000 to $17,499 565 546 540 461 401 423 376 405
$17,500 to $19,999 500 393 400 363 450 524 573 591
$20,000 to $22,499 690 572 563 479 484 498 536 543
$22,500 to $24,999 459 388 385 420 478 475 480 506
$25,000 to $27,499 573 545 542 437 416 472 508 519
$27,500 to $29,999 406 347 359 385 438 422 437 433
$30,000 to $32,499 608 540 521 445 381 440 462 519
$32,500 to $34,999 363 317 323 360 376 450 484 515
$35,000 to $37,499 475 442 441 375 436 456 461 416
$37,500 to $39,999 324 296 298 341 362 365 383 379
$40,000 to $42,499 413 402 396 397 330 313 323 326
$42,500 to $44,999 255 212 219 283 290 291 283 277
$45,000 to $47,499 317 291 298 293 230 263 272 265
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
$47,500 to $49,999 255 203 203 219 251 254 266 262
$50,000 to $52,499 290 305 285 231 269 234 233 241
$52,500 to $54,999 196 161 164 226 180 237 231 243
$55,000 to $57,499 257 247 234 222 215 216 225 238
$57,500 to $59,999 154 139 147 182 191 214 222 197
$60,000 to $62,499 251 233 245 196 193 171 168 175
$62,500 to $64,999 215 202 191 171 195 216 217 245
$65,000 to $67,499 216 216 208 208 197 175 177 144
$67,500 to $69,999 143 132 143 178 163 133 136 116
$70,000 to $72,499 174 171 166 183 141 127 126 138
$72,500 to $74,999 125 109 117 133 124 134 133 132
$75,000 to $77,499 154 133 126 135 127 139 142 117
$77,500 to $79,999 104 89 91 102 125 95 96 99
$80,000 to $82,499 150 146 131 127 109 107 107 82
$82,500 to $84,999 101 80 89 117 103 72 70 87
$85,000 to $87,499 92 89 90 97 87 89 92 71
$87,500 to $89,999 57 61 61 110 79 72 63 71
$90,000 to $92,499 106 112 111 94 73 64 72 61
$92,500 to $94,999 70 58 63 66 97 52 49 62
$95,000 to $97,499 84 69 74 65 88 60 61 58
$97,500 to $99,999 69 44 34 82 55 65 66 52
$100,000 and over 911 860 905 1066 898 648 649 583
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 7.7 22.1 22.1 22.0 22.3 22.5 21.8 21.8
$5,000 to $9,999 10.0 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.4 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 8.9 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.5 6.7 6.2 6.2
$15,000 to $19,999 7.7 6.8 6.8 6.0 6.2 6.9 6.9 7.2
$20,000 to $24,999 8.3 7.0 6.9 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.4 7.6
$25,000 to $29,999 7.1 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.8 6.9
$30,000 to $34,999 7.0 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.5 6.4 6.9 7.5
$35,000 to $39,999 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.8 5.9 6.1 5.8
$40,000 to $44,999 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4
$45,000 to $49,999 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.8
$50,000 to $59,999 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.7
$60,000 to $74,999 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.9 6.9 6.9
$75,000 to $99,999 7.1 6.4 6.3 7.2 6.8 5.9 5.9 5.5
$100,000 and over 6.6 6.2 6.6 7.7 6.5 4.7 4.7 4.2
Median 30095 26593 26695 28679 26890 25759 26526 26068
Standard Error 313 301 302 426 394 347 323 316
Mean dollars 40633 36681 37450 39923 37821 34240 34658 33644
Standard Error 440 445 500 517 499 403 402 381
Agg total income 561099698 506531909 517155909 551299041 522269134 472828517 478595398 464589987
Agg Square for total income 5.24689E13 48909969940378 5.77262322E13 62897069947913 5.79457648E13 4.10235349E13 4.13075669E13 3.78260933E13
Gini ratio 0.470 0.530 0.536 0.533 0.537 0.519 0.511 0.507
Standard Error 0.0076 0.0075 0.0077 0.0076 0.0077 0.0074 0.0075 0.0074
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 18570 10173 10218 10438 9868 9697 10223 10152
Percent of households 32.6 28.5 28.5 28.0 28.0 28.0 27.5 27.5
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 2874 3 108 1069 354 763 505
Mean amount (X) 9939 -1430 2079 371 297 735 35
Standard error (X) 150 1071 175 9 45 33 22
Agg first quintile (X) 28564489 -4513 223877 396549 105289 560996 17430
Agg square first quintile (X) 432756238401 15637263 750131211 224189159 234670600 919145774 99183930
Tot 1st Quintile 4500 3940 3940 3871 3862 3865 3799 3800
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34766 30115 30265 31793 29975 28513 29082 28561
Percent of households 24.1 26.8 26.8 25.8 25.9 25.6 26.1 25.9
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 1267 62 1607 3188 3189 1421 2351
Mean amount (X) 9848 824 2835 1322 1238 2507 422
Standard error (X) 286 482 46 11 22 43 12
Agg second quintile (X) 12473676 51206 4555541 4213934 3949365 3561712 992765
Agg square second quintile (X) 228385228611 764232458 17345667494 6495454682 8667713020 11906907003 1082640035
Tot 2nd Quintile 3332 3706 3701 3558 3580 3540 3607 3577
Third quintile:
Upper limit 55609 51824 52276 56271 53101 49148 49276 48065
Percent of households 19.2 19.9 20.0 21.6 21.5 21.6 21.6 21.8
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 686 218 2220 2778 2960 801 2337
Mean amount (X) 8881 1610 4161 2555 2999 1532 1207
Standard error (X) 397 437 47 17 44 48 22
Agg third quintile (X) 6091503 350761 9236933 7099062 8876443 1227336 2821744
Agg square third quintile (X) 113692198132 7829704964 47334925495 19917179734 40419868523 3087893279 5442047978
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Tot 3rd Quintile 2654 2745 2768 2989 2975 2988 2984 3015
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 88013 85628 87051 92828 87526 78757 78801 76304
Percent of households 14.8 15.7 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.4 15.5 15.5
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 505 341 1780 2037 2105 174 1736
Mean amount (X) 8713 2353 6081 4204 6067 1754 2253
Standard error (X) 408 509 68 29 104 132 33
Agg fourth quintile (X) 4399092 802724 10826234 8562807 12770734 305682 3910807
Agg square fourth quintile (X) 72472629746 26073360944 77598085273 38852929674 116253032228 958690266 11381315156
Tot 4th Quintile 2040 2166 2145 2121 2102 2131 2136 2144
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 9.3 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.2
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 267 423 1133 1236 1275 80 1044
Mean amount (X) 11363 22255 8205 7083 20837 1382 5999
Standard error (X) 801 5708 111 95 1016 131 283
Agg fifth quintile (X) 3039029 9423823 9300546 8757555 26571604 111154 6262665
Agg square fifth quintile (X) 71385988795 4901538882560 89029921113 73193566385 1900709621479 243099330 107888862331
Tot 5th Quintile 1283 1253 1255 1270 1290 1285 1282 1274
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 9112 2246 2249 2193 2073 2054 2100 2099
Standard error 89 59 59 59 56 56 58 58
Agg 41006319 8848103 8859783 8489319 8007483 7939134 7978422 7973434
Agg square 5.03664E11 62811946246 63039777317 60742229675 54325770984 53503994646 55819869870 55639220128
Second quintile:
Mean 26112 20505 20577 21156 20002 19199 20016 19667
Standard error 89 105 105 114 107 100 99 96
Agg 87005416 75983104 76153599 75264300 71599034 67956682 72192427 70340511
Agg square 2.34253E12 1678931867911 1688433164906 1723922091383 1549912715849 1404324673010 1547736683055 1478565332274
Third quintile:
Mean 43930 39932 40222 42642 40303 37621 38004 36997
Standard error 132 130 132 142 134 117 114 110
Agg 116584291 109611607 111327366 127441676 119919155 112407746 113417803 111556214
Agg square 5.22061E12 4479394627992 4584309797140 5579224695463 4960691735677 4326976054186 4403997713344 4216247867936
Fourth quintile:
Mean 69378 66307 67106 72063 67804 61875 62013 60254
Standard error 219 225 229 245 230 200 199 191
Agg 141522223 143611079 143974665 152874033 142521242 131856281 132475360 129181929
Agg square 9.97872E12 9712712352859 9855670178814 11233997497024 9851879172392 8304099611516 8360569042610 7919011569707
Fifth quintile:
Mean 136350 134441 140875 147392 139741 118777 118958 114268
Standard error 2826 2861 3624 3590 3498 2575 2581 2403
Agg 174981448 168478016 176840497 187229713 180222220 152668672 152531385 145537899
Agg square 3.44234E13 32976119145370 4.15347793E13 44299183434368 4.15289554E13 2.69346306E13 2.69394436E13 2.41566293E13
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Households With a Black
alone Householder
Total 13809 13809 13809 13809 13809 13809 13809
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 13058 13081 13094 13460 13462 13610 13704
With addition or deduction 4642 2470 1589 1674 2691 3874 6764
Mean addition or deduction 9776 6682 112 5491 4110 2754 3300
Standard error 137 99 2 123 90 46 151
Agg addition or deduction 45376239 16501292 178013 9191550 11056941 10666644 22324913
Agg square for addition or
deduction 766619455542 157999586616 25358241 84274510104 92682183432 54349114109 908890953115
Mean total income 33604 41508 61945 23288 40372 24858 54701
Standard error 747 1114 1272 730 644 321 647
Tally total income 155982848 102506045 98455600 38980130 108620703 96292187 370009435
Agg square for total income 1.48941638E13 1.03326903E13 9381544022732 2108158320421 6794753902458 3633895536589 35631466635589
Under $2,500 1125 1114 1114 652 652 415 354
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 364 366 366 373 371 250 248
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 528 488 488 611 581 420 340
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 651 591 591 695 654 635 569
$10,000 to $12,499 605 545 545 586 589 700 669
$12,500 to $14,999 541 470 470 522 473 567 580
$15,000 to $17,499 465 457 457 452 459 558 588
$17,500 to $19,999 597 584 584 597 552 583 564
$20,000 to $22,499 647 570 568 566 569 585 585
$22,500 to $24,999 576 551 553 581 526 576 603
$25,000 to $27,499 554 577 575 578 549 556 561
$27,500 to $29,999 479 480 481 490 528 525 498
$30,000 to $32,499 541 583 584 585 569 574 526
$32,500 to $34,999 534 560 556 535 542 576 547
$35,000 to $37,499 477 487 490 499 507 525 542
$37,500 to $39,999 401 424 422 437 428 433 464
$40,000 to $42,499 359 374 375 400 420 410 407
$42,500 to $44,999 296 334 335 351 367 387 420
$45,000 to $47,499 288 292 287 289 311 329 382
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
$47,500 to $49,999 298 295 300 300 309 310 316
$50,000 to $52,499 250 251 245 251 263 288 260
$52,500 to $54,999 268 280 287 287 307 299 261
$55,000 to $57,499 233 259 260 257 264 271 281
$57,500 to $59,999 193 220 215 213 224 224 230
$60,000 to $62,499 199 196 196 213 204 207 214
$62,500 to $64,999 255 264 263 261 269 268 244
$65,000 to $67,499 184 196 197 201 205 199 212
$67,500 to $69,999 137 134 137 131 146 152 164
$70,000 to $72,499 164 174 173 176 175 181 211
$72,500 to $74,999 133 142 144 147 166 172 157
$75,000 to $77,499 140 139 136 139 137 133 151
$77,500 to $79,999 109 131 130 131 138 141 123
$80,000 to $82,499 86 95 98 97 113 109 128
$82,500 to $84,999 88 104 105 106 101 102 133
$85,000 to $87,499 75 81 81 85 99 101 100
$87,500 to $89,999 75 80 80 82 85 82 95
$90,000 to $92,499 79 67 67 70 69 71 88
$92,500 to $94,999 64 69 67 66 71 74 72
$95,000 to $97,499 63 68 69 69 67 65 53
$97,500 to $99,999 62 59 57 59 70 72 87
$100,000 and over 625 662 664 667 683 683 782
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 10.8 10.7 10.7 7.4 7.4 4.8 4.4
$5,000 to $9,999 8.5 7.8 7.8 9.5 8.9 7.6 6.6
$10,000 to $14,999 8.3 7.4 7.4 8.0 7.7 9.2 9.0
$15,000 to $19,999 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.3 8.3 8.3
$20,000 to $24,999 8.9 8.1 8.1 8.3 7.9 8.4 8.6
$25,000 to $29,999 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.7
$30,000 to $34,999 7.8 8.3 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.3 7.8
$35,000 to $39,999 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.3
$40,000 to $44,999 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.8 6.0
$45,000 to $49,999 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.6 5.1
$50,000 to $59,999 6.8 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.8 7.5
$60,000 to $74,999 7.8 8.0 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.7
$75,000 to $99,999 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.9 6.9 7.5
$100,000 and over 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.7
Median 28814 30483 30485 30860 31767 32331 33501
Standard Error 342 281 281 280 288 285 300
Mean dollars 36930 38125 38137 38803 39604 40376 41993
Standard Error 379 382 382 380 381 378 392
Agg total income 509966226 526467518 526645531 535837081 546894023 557560667 579885580
Agg Square for total income 4.07787433E13 4.24335378E13 42455946564734 4.28724749E13 4.39442034E13 44344772550817 47854412617497
Gini ratio 0.459 0.452 0.452 0.440 0.436 0.420 0.417
Standard Error 0.0075 0.0074 0.0074 0.0074 0.0074 0.0074 0.0074
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 18163 20287 20290 20684 21200 21646 23169
Percent of households 31.9 33.8 33.8 33.6 33.3 32.7 33.7
With type of addition
or deduction 1904 766 81 1059 723 2063 1384
Mean amount 7716 2368 95 4817 1450 3356 1365
Standard error 101 76 7 117 58 68 251
Agg first quintile 14691926 1813280 7677 5098806 1048318 6922574 1888527
Agg square first quintile 142905014334 7008410519 966787 36803827025 2911672879 38844594286 99411506668
Tot 1st Quintile 4406 4674 4674 4633 4600 4511 4656
Second quintile:
Upper limit 33029 35695 35704 35985 36767 37027 38906
Percent of households 24.6 24.5 24.4 24.4 24.5 24.8 24.5
With type of addition
or deduction 1070 637 222 264 799 1000 1381
Mean amount 10426 6848 104 5882 3578 2295 2388
Standard error 249 103 4 309 94 78 132
Agg second quintile 11155900 4358861 22993 1552824 2858514 2295020 3297684
Agg square second quintile 173268330995 33306154662 2929172 14465687405 14773916633 10157671106 34468671327
Tot 2nd Quintile 3393 3379 3375 3367 3382 3422 3386
Third quintile:
Upper limit 51356 53590 53606 53783 54427 54538 57198
Percent of households 19.3 17.9 17.9 18.1 18.0 18.2 18.1
With type of addition
or deduction 751 459 419 183 534 558 1451
Mean amount 10282 9054 112 7592 5392 1892 2644
Standard error 361 160 3 514 185 90 155
Agg third quintile 7721647 4160251 46744 1388654 2879186 1055725 3835982
Agg square third quintile 138490406873 42007528670 6745371 17654608452 23326543803 4031981204 50719624587
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Tot 3rd Quintile 2672 2469 2471 2505 2479 2518 2497
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 78936 80496 80536 80654 81134 81156 85240
Percent of households 15.0 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.8 14.9 14.5
With type of addition
or deduction 580 374 564 109 415 212 1434
Mean amount 11858 9728 114 7146 6573 1448 3637
Standard error 539 238 3 820 300 111 192
Agg fourth quintile 6881121 3640739 64336 778727 2726785 306986 5215557
Agg square fourth quintile 160248678597 41786560216 9280309 11974314497 30342684606 887713223 79745770451
Tot 4th Quintile 2072 2010 2017 2020 2049 2054 1998
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.2
With type of addition
or deduction 337 234 304 59 220 41 1115
Mean amount 14635 10822 119 6265 7026 2120 7256
Standard error 935 386 4 606 520 428 766
Agg fifth quintile 4925644 2528162 36263 372539 1544138 86339 8087164
Agg square fifth quintile 151707024743 33890932548 5436603 3376072723 21327365511 427154290 644545380082
Tot 5th Quintile 1267 1276 1273 1283 1299 1304 1272
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 7895 9034 9035 10152 10360 11775 12817
Standard error 96 107 107 100 104 100 112
Agg 34780663 42226894 42234571 47039716 47658407 53120473 59677063
Agg square 419713986598 582755510485 582884982982 650895467908 676687988324 790148346777 982443695887
Second quintile:
Mean 25258 27883 27879 28138 28960 29243 30850
Standard error 83 86 86 85 86 85 88
Agg 85689218 94211164 94080030 94753471 97932435 100066815 104447918
Agg square 2227908451134 2694034295996 2689895523341 2731674698362 2904485177747 2993826609742 3293053306600
Third quintile:
Mean 41035 43567 43560 43775 44763 44938 47105
Standard error 115 117 117 116 115 113 117
Agg 109644328 107580494 107628119 109651344 110981403 113145271 117637609
Agg square 4574548801069 4754368510970 4755779717547 4867360258943 5033059424363 5149785789169 5610244292854
Fourth quintile:
Mean 63348 65123 65166 65314 66077 66133 69409
Standard error 188 186 187 186 186 185 196
Agg 131268673 130923519 131433008 131928888 135376829 135857904 138664088
Agg square 8437847032325 8638994735179 8679229349145 8729789738698 9061365461645 9100340751234 9747651166234
Fifth quintile:
Mean 117288 118734 118871 118794 119248 119179 125319
Standard error 2443 2438 2444 2425 2397 2389 2517
Agg 148583343 151525448 151269804 152463662 154944949 155370203 159458902
Agg square 2.5118725E13 2.57633847E13 25748156991719 2.58927547E13 2.62686054E13 26310671053895 28221020155922
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Households With a Black
alone Householder
Total 13809 13809 13809
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 13610 13453 13453
With addition or deduction 4282 (X) (X)
Mean addition or deduction 6436 (X) (X)
Standard error 89 (X) (X)
Agg addition or deduction 27558234 (X) (X)
Agg square for addition or
deduction 294347755168 (X) (X)
Mean total income 26571 (X) (X)
Standard error 802 (X) (X)
Tally total income 113772453 (X) (X)
Agg square for total income 12493638474885 (X) (X)
Under $2,500 415 675 655
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 252 424 384
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 419 684 654
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 676 798 762
$10,000 to $12,499 864 698 668
$12,500 to $14,999 677 650 628
$15,000 to $17,499 579 665 594
$17,500 to $19,999 663 645 671
$20,000 to $22,499 662 731 705
$22,500 to $24,999 615 616 669
$25,000 to $27,499 581 528 581
$27,500 to $29,999 515 526 568
$30,000 to $32,499 570 614 640
$32,500 to $34,999 558 456 465
$35,000 to $37,499 481 414 413
$37,500 to $39,999 436 399 423
$40,000 to $42,499 386 348 361
$42,500 to $44,999 324 294 305
$45,000 to $47,499 290 296 300
$47,500 to $49,999 300 282 282
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
$50,000 to $52,499 273 263 265
$52,500 to $54,999 273 249 243
$55,000 to $57,499 227 261 268
$57,500 to $59,999 200 193 194
$60,000 to $62,499 200 183 192
$62,500 to $64,999 251 160 151
$65,000 to $67,499 185 194 205
$67,500 to $69,999 152 160 153
$70,000 to $72,499 159 112 117
$72,500 to $74,999 141 108 109
$75,000 to $77,499 140 120 123
$77,500 to $79,999 105 71 69
$80,000 to $82,499 91 77 81
$82,500 to $84,999 96 79 79
$85,000 to $87,499 76 72 69
$87,500 to $89,999 78 59 59
$90,000 to $92,499 83 54 57
$92,500 to $94,999 59 68 65
$95,000 to $97,499 63 56 58
$97,500 to $99,999 62 22 21
$100,000 and over 631 504 506
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 4.8 8.0 7.5
$5,000 to $9,999 7.9 10.7 10.3
$10,000 to $14,999 11.2 9.8 9.4
$15,000 to $19,999 9.0 9.5 9.2
$20,000 to $24,999 9.2 9.8 10.0
$25,000 to $29,999 7.9 7.6 8.3
$30,000 to $34,999 8.2 7.7 8.0
$35,000 to $39,999 6.6 5.9 6.1
$40,000 to $44,999 5.1 4.6 4.8
$45,000 to $49,999 4.3 4.2 4.2
$50,000 to $59,999 7.0 7.0 7.0
$60,000 to $74,999 7.9 6.6 6.7
$75,000 to $99,999 6.2 4.9 4.9
$100,000 and over 4.6 3.6 3.7
Median 29938 26506 27213
Standard Error 306 310 282
Mean dollars 38381 34705 35123
Standard Error 372 360 359
Agg total income 530002433 479247743 485014624
Agg Square for total income 41540928564174 3.651113E13 3.6798874E13
Gini ratio 0.428 0.451 0.444
Standard Error 0.0075 0.0076 0.0076
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 19070 17398 18051
Percent of households 30.9 33.1 32.3
With type of addition
or deduction 1236 (X) (X)
Mean amount 3045 (X) (X)
Standard error 73 (X) (X)
Agg first quintile 3764432 (X) (X)
Agg square first quintile 18021559985 (X) (X)
Tot 1st Quintile 4272 4568 4467
Second quintile:
Upper limit 33556 31028 31366
Percent of households 25.1 24.3 24.9
With type of addition
or deduction 1393 (X) (X)
Mean amount 6487 (X) (X)
Standard error 123 (X) (X)
Agg second quintile 9039091 (X) (X)
Agg square second quintile 82305365097 (X) (X)
Tot 2nd Quintile 3460 3360 3439
Third quintile:
Upper limit 51643 47796 47905
Percent of households 19.7 18.6 18.7
With type of addition
or deduction 842 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8680 (X) (X)
Standard error 226 (X) (X)
Agg third quintile 7304808 (X) (X)
Agg square third quintile 92432940970 (X) (X)
Tot 3rd Quintile 2727 2565 2589
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 79112 73119 73185
Percent of households 15.0 14.8 14.8
With type of addition
or deduction 515 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8964 (X) (X)
Standard error 306 (X) (X)
Agg fourth quintile 4614284 (X) (X)
Agg square fourth quintile 61355740332 (X) (X)
Tot 4th Quintile 2071 2048 2047
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 9.3 9.2 9.2
With type of addition
or deduction 296 (X) (X)
Mean amount 9584 (X) (X)
Standard error 431 (X) (X)
Agg fifth quintile 2835619 (X) (X)
Agg square fifth quintile 40232148783 (X) (X)
Tot 5th Quintile 1278 1268 1268
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Based on the June 2006 weighting correction, 2003 AHS match, and revised tax model. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year]
(Households With a Black alone Householder)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 10612 8849 9072
Standard error 89 84 88
Agg 45334723 40424286 40522799
Agg square 597085970578 4.770023E11 490788548386
Second quintile:
Mean 25970 23937 24478
Standard error 81 76 74
Agg 89867585 80418853 84173150
Agg square 2396474557439 1.977758E12 2.1124226E12
Third quintile:
Mean 41515 38429 38688
Standard error 112 106 105
Agg 113206899 98586305 100169859
Agg square 4775346888199 3.848178E12 3.9346667E12
Fourth quintile:
Mean 63592 58613 58762
Standard error 187 174 173
Agg 131713422 120045383 120275075
Agg square 8496148588635 7.137825E12 7.1687146E12
Fifth quintile:
Mean 117237 110244 110330
Standard error 2423 2436 2436
Agg 149879803 139772917 139873741
Agg square 25275872559324 2.307037E13 2.3092282E13
Race Footnotes