Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present
Total 14093 14093 14093 14093 14093 14093 14093 14093
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 13781 12792 12792 12792 12792 12796 12796 12798
With addition or deduction (X) 6148 727 6500 11465 10371 6154 8005
Mean addition or deduction (X) 9739 7791 5294 2921 4548 2130 1486
Standard error (X) 106 2373 39 27 156 20 47
Agg addition or deduction (X) 59868491 5660500 34410601 33488769 47171746 13109683 11895891
Agg square for addition or
deduction (X) 956377135064 2651888856018 238356443505 184149933523 2517481242774 41589801476 139867872239
Mean total income (X) 27138 109910 63006 44101 44522 28308 44845
Standard error (X) 496 5372 907 571 469 280 522
Tally total income (X) 166830675 79851906 409526349 505616697 461741253 174212199 358997557
Agg square for total income (X) 12678003664894 2.21394551E13 56282773635493 5.9909387E13 4.13359272E13 7536189643098 3.14290054E13
Under $2,500 603 2018 2018 2007 2044 2048 1997 1991
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 353 515 515 499 548 546 433 439
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 593 524 524 502 501 508 455 454
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 582 432 432 421 483 495 403 415
$10,000 to $12,499 534 547 554 536 538 546 466 460
$12,500 to $14,999 652 447 447 395 562 537 467 454
$15,000 to $17,499 686 626 618 559 437 482 488 499
$17,500 to $19,999 644 498 497 450 564 527 557 577
$20,000 to $22,499 713 632 629 527 520 552 535 545
$22,500 to $24,999 528 466 458 472 508 519 607 633
$25,000 to $27,499 586 513 520 479 453 546 561 568
$27,500 to $29,999 416 388 388 387 461 474 563 580
$30,000 to $32,499 604 588 578 464 488 484 535 547
$32,500 to $34,999 393 389 390 405 397 474 511 523
$35,000 to $37,499 534 457 459 426 419 432 461 487
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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
$37,500 to $39,999 333 294 299 375 376 420 443 415
$40,000 to $42,499 447 422 411 374 356 362 369 370
$42,500 to $44,999 335 274 280 313 317 346 355 390
$45,000 to $47,499 366 329 327 320 333 293 303 303
$47,500 to $49,999 304 245 248 275 271 323 345 321
$50,000 to $52,499 307 314 300 304 270 244 253 247
$52,500 to $54,999 241 206 194 234 203 215 209 259
$55,000 to $57,499 279 220 223 230 180 246 251 218
$57,500 to $59,999 199 155 157 168 204 231 243 259
$60,000 to $62,499 249 226 222 201 226 231 241 224
$62,500 to $64,999 184 165 182 181 225 179 174 163
$65,000 to $67,499 210 180 183 209 134 145 149 157
$67,500 to $69,999 159 157 148 189 170 149 153 141
$70,000 to $72,499 145 148 143 146 152 135 140 132
$72,500 to $74,999 120 113 120 155 127 111 109 93
$75,000 to $77,499 137 120 117 139 112 77 85 99
$77,500 to $79,999 96 86 91 118 87 90 89 86
$80,000 to $82,499 95 84 79 101 101 75 79 99
$82,500 to $84,999 115 81 86 86 84 106 106 73
$85,000 to $87,499 91 99 99 89 58 78 79 73
$87,500 to $89,999 92 81 77 87 71 76 76 71
$90,000 to $92,499 88 73 64 72 77 52 52 50
$92,500 to $94,999 68 57 60 63 60 65 66 56
$95,000 to $97,499 71 59 62 54 82 50 50 57
$97,500 to $99,999 58 59 54 94 54 44 41 55
$100,000 and over 883 806 842 984 838 581 590 511
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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 6.8 18.0 18.0 17.8 18.4 18.4 17.2 17.2
$5,000 to $9,999 8.3 6.8 6.8 6.6 7.0 7.1 6.1 6.2
$10,000 to $14,999 8.4 7.1 7.1 6.6 7.8 7.7 6.6 6.5
$15,000 to $19,999 9.4 8.0 7.9 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.6
$20,000 to $24,999 8.8 7.8 7.7 7.1 7.3 7.6 8.1 8.4
$25,000 to $29,999 7.1 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.5 7.2 8.0 8.1
$30,000 to $34,999 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.2 6.3 6.8 7.4 7.6
$35,000 to $39,999 6.2 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.6 6.0 6.4 6.4
$40,000 to $44,999 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.4
$45,000 to $49,999 4.8 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.4
$50,000 to $59,999 7.3 6.3 6.2 6.6 6.1 6.6 6.8 7.0
$60,000 to $74,999 7.6 7.0 7.1 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.9 6.5
$75,000 to $99,999 6.5 5.7 5.6 6.4 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.1
$100,000 and over 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.9 4.1 4.2 3.6
Median 30650 26675 26712 28782 26882 26313 27842 27548
Standard Error 262 309 305 409 350 290 282 276
Mean dollars 41131 36883 37285 39726 37350 34245 35175 34331
Standard Error 461 464 492 506 487 385 383 362
Agg total income 579644505 519776014 525436514 559847115 526358346 482595910 495705593 483809702
Agg Square for total income 6.08256E13 56621922099411 6.178923E13 66906078716823 6.09465905E13 4.23064926E13 4.30010928E13 3.94452647E13
Gini ratio 0.459 0.514 0.518 0.516 0.521 0.499 0.484 0.478
Standard Error 0.0074 0.0074 0.0075 0.0074 0.0074 0.0072 0.0072 0.0072
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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 19291 10732 10745 10990 10404 10237 10759 10700
Percent of households 32.1 26.0 26.0 25.8 26.2 26.1 24.5 24.5
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 2503 (X) 112 1551 459 1043 572
Mean amount (X) 10587 (X) 2307 410 277 1165 -48
Standard error (X) 172 (X) 144 7 16 32 11
Agg first quintile (X) 26494900 (X) 258774 636178 126823 1214823 -27749
Agg square first quintile (X) 442887208795 (X) 825179046 377239478 82906148 2371232267 33519147
Tot 1st Quintile 4525 3665 3665 3636 3687 3676 3454 3447
Second quintile:
Upper limit 36321 31347 31511 33450 31294 29696 30277 29704
Percent of households 26.3 30.6 30.7 29.8 29.4 28.8 29.4 29.2
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 1721 40 1490 3880 3627 2885 2373
Mean amount (X) 8850 -254 3518 1497 924 2720 245
Standard error (X) 194 569 55 10 15 28 12
Agg second quintile (X) 15230586 -10274 5242361 5809331 3349855 7846838 581102
Agg square second quintile (X) 233063375642 466538429 24365762806 10152955064 5853281050 27090087453 898667346
Tot 2nd Quintile 3704 4317 4332 4204 4145 4054 4148 4110
Third quintile:
Upper limit 57669 54218 54879 58728 54973 50640 50784 49501
Percent of households 20.0 22.0 21.9 22.8 22.8 23.0 23.5 23.9
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 1038 143 2329 3080 3210 1548 2536
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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
Mean amount (X) 9159 775 4805 2917 2328 1786 960
Standard error (X) 241 309 47 17 38 39 18
Agg third quintile (X) 9507416 110796 11190783 8983018 7474305 2764025 2433252
Agg square third quintile (X) 142001054307 1792788509 64421916176 28725086212 30206826411 8135483248 4258080659
Tot 3rd Quintile 2820 3097 3080 3213 3218 3244 3315 3363
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 91811 89826 91413 97616 91317 81625 81681 78982
Percent of households 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.0 14.4 14.8 14.8
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 570 238 1638 1912 2016 535 1624
Mean amount (X) 8934 2510 6146 4826 5862 1908 2123
Standard error (X) 318 601 68 39 96 72 37
Agg fourth quintile (X) 5091123 596128 10065389 9229293 11819078 1020594 3448053
Agg square fourth quintile (X) 74267023889 19360572415 72870256714 49318899144 101932706116 3235375884 10573073158
Tot 4th Quintile 1941 1954 1966 1962 1978 2034 2083 2083
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.7
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 316 306 931 1042 1059 144 900
Mean amount (X) 11214 16240 8224 8474 23043 1831 6066
Standard error (X) 528 5578 130 148 1359 123 358
Agg fifth quintile (X) 3544467 4963850 7653294 8830949 24401684 263402 5461232
Agg square fifth quintile (X) 64158472430 2630268956665 75873328763 95575753625 2379405523049 757622624 124104531929
Tot 5th Quintile 1102 1060 1050 1077 1065 1084 1093 1088
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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 10157 3053 3053 3090 3028 2976 2955 2948
Standard error 92 63 63 64 62 61 65 65
Agg 45963319 11190546 11190546 11237690 11162215 10939975 10206327 10161453
Agg square 6.19497E11 80579035834 80579035834 82590508316 79371354704 76699658214 74993614974 74518916104
Second quintile:
Mean 27344 20834 20880 21799 20509 19957 21007 20756
Standard error 88 95 96 105 98 93 91 89
Agg 101292834 89945953 90451167 91648539 85003954 80910250 87129350 85310740
Agg square 2.86221E12 2022877071695 2040260488232 2169316238122 1887633591111 1739763175209 1955869049433 1888357697060
Third quintile:
Mean 46004 41494 41667 44459 41611 39112 39333 38518
Standard error 122 125 126 135 126 111 108 104
Agg 129735096 128492839 128338280 142840281 133891565 126875945 130369063 129550180
Agg square 6.07145E12 5463637157323 5480500630705 6515366277507 5715780763742 5076280960400 5239211983614 5098092421965
Fourth quintile:
Mean 71512 68749 69393 73954 69404 62938 62964 61373
Standard error 235 238 243 250 235 195 193 186
Agg 138827016 134313164 136398478 145083145 137303631 128035051 131184097 127860889
Agg square 1.01109E13 9423221582013 9664508313466 10940304346309 9719841659432 8196137643363 8401049741794 7978456473983
Fifth quintile:
Mean 148698 147064 151547 156924 149237 125347 125212 120284
Standard error 3972 4119 4597 4507 4461 3145 3121 2886
Agg 163826239 155833512 159058043 169037460 158996981 135834688 136816755 130926439
Agg square 4.11615E13 39631607252546 4.45233816E13 47198501346570 4.35439631E13 2.72176112E13 2.73299684E13 2.44058392E13
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present
Total 14093 14093 14093 14093 14093 14093 14093
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 13379 13398 13447 13815 13815 14006 14045
With addition or deduction 4818 2471 2529 2131 3773 5631 6898
Mean addition or deduction 9816 7686 103 5901 4452 2973 3779
Standard error 117 90 1 117 78 40 185
Agg addition or deduction 47292689 18991310 261321 12575802 16799432 16741607 26064569
Agg square for addition or
deduction 743589922883 189501663814 33812751 128904417771 150948562979 93474124211 1533599780351
Mean total income 38489 51664 52469 23645 40063 26619 57032
Standard error 490 788 954 621 478 239 661
Tally total income 185441076 127657545 132701361 50394047 151168381 149892774 393404669
Agg square for total income 1.20287269E13 9922058279948 12064366648402 2725909453513 8912149112458 5583499329844 40691068578665
Under $2,500 1123 1115 1115 584 581 284 232
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 343 348 344 308 308 187 193
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 425 420 424 536 493 303 274
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 454 436 436 507 503 395 356
$10,000 to $12,499 463 458 458 485 478 534 482
$12,500 to $14,999 529 487 486 538 436 533 546
$15,000 to $17,499 537 461 461 527 465 560 554
$17,500 to $19,999 608 581 576 619 565 612 613
$20,000 to $22,499 615 542 540 567 514 576 553
$22,500 to $24,999 629 588 592 613 565 628 622
$25,000 to $27,499 616 579 579 593 552 554 565
$27,500 to $29,999 537 533 532 543 583 621 598
$30,000 to $32,499 575 584 582 599 602 652 651
$32,500 to $34,999 576 534 531 549 580 590 577
$35,000 to $37,499 518 518 522 526 565 625 592
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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
$37,500 to $39,999 468 484 482 467 507 490 464
$40,000 to $42,499 429 443 441 461 448 489 524
$42,500 to $44,999 424 435 439 454 481 508 481
$45,000 to $47,499 341 359 352 363 390 391 422
$47,500 to $49,999 366 359 368 370 393 433 391
$50,000 to $52,499 306 325 323 310 324 311 339
$52,500 to $54,999 288 300 301 319 332 357 336
$55,000 to $57,499 257 286 284 292 291 306 318
$57,500 to $59,999 290 328 325 320 342 333 309
$60,000 to $62,499 239 256 262 272 263 270 263
$62,500 to $64,999 179 227 227 232 245 237 256
$65,000 to $67,499 182 202 202 206 215 221 209
$67,500 to $69,999 140 155 149 165 184 193 225
$70,000 to $72,499 146 156 163 165 196 191 182
$72,500 to $74,999 109 113 112 106 125 134 177
$75,000 to $77,499 119 111 112 113 111 112 146
$77,500 to $79,999 95 101 100 102 105 103 121
$80,000 to $82,499 112 120 119 119 135 133 111
$82,500 to $84,999 85 77 76 80 85 88 125
$85,000 to $87,499 56 71 74 77 75 77 98
$87,500 to $89,999 85 94 94 95 98 99 88
$90,000 to $92,499 64 85 85 86 93 97 76
$92,500 to $94,999 67 67 65 64 69 69 72
$95,000 to $97,499 60 61 62 59 58 59 75
$97,500 to $99,999 60 69 69 67 72 71 76
$100,000 and over 577 626 626 636 664 665 801
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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 10.4 10.4 10.4 6.3 6.3 3.3 3.0
$5,000 to $9,999 6.2 6.1 6.1 7.4 7.1 5.0 4.5
$10,000 to $14,999 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.5 7.6 7.3
$15,000 to $19,999 8.1 7.4 7.4 8.1 7.3 8.3 8.3
$20,000 to $24,999 8.8 8.0 8.0 8.4 7.7 8.5 8.3
$25,000 to $29,999 8.2 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.3 8.3
$30,000 to $34,999 8.2 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.8 8.7
$35,000 to $39,999 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.6 7.9 7.5
$40,000 to $44,999 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.6 7.1 7.1
$45,000 to $49,999 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.8 5.8
$50,000 to $59,999 8.1 8.8 8.8 8.8 9.1 9.3 9.2
$60,000 to $74,999 7.1 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.7 8.8 9.3
$75,000 to $99,999 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.4 7.0
$100,000 and over 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.7 5.7
Median 30723 32139 32153 32622 34226 35064 35972
Standard Error 276 271 272 282 273 259 267
Mean dollars 37687 39034 39053 39945 41137 42325 44175
Standard Error 362 367 367 364 365 359 379
Agg total income 531102391 550093701 550355022 562930824 579730255 596471863 622536432
Agg Square for total income 4.2791073E13 4.49072147E13 44935095851290 4.55157063E13 4.70812005E13 47758187206212 52553129144451
Gini ratio 0.437 0.434 0.434 0.418 0.411 0.387 0.389
Standard Error 0.0071 0.0071 0.0071 0.0071 0.0070 0.0071 0.0071
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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 18687 20941 20946 21405 21993 22514 23832
Percent of households 29.6 32.0 32.0 31.2 30.1 28.3 29.3
With type of addition
or deduction 1349 357 313 1337 890 2669 1037
Mean amount 7448 1966 101 5374 1851 3797 1364
Standard error 137 91 3 114 50 62 235
Agg first quintile 10048009 702189 31700 7183069 1647259 10135882 1413460
Agg square first quintile 104638370243 2298576238 4076339 59076033498 4820301590 62687891819 53781247057
Tot 1st Quintile 4169 4507 4505 4401 4240 3987 4123
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34241 37070 37083 37335 38121 38356 40159
Percent of households 26.1 25.5 25.5 25.9 26.2 27.4 27.0
With type of addition
or deduction 1279 563 566 420 1374 1854 1608
Mean amount 9868 6672 94 6245 3871 2410 1944
Standard error 219 107 2 284 73 61 131
Agg second quintile 12619908 3757446 53495 2623567 5320059 4467833 3124948
Agg square second quintile 193270417329 28232038103 6135346 28833470488 29324748123 21943684090 44939524708
Tot 2nd Quintile 3674 3595 3595 3656 3690 3866 3800
Third quintile:
Upper limit 52941 55277 55298 55517 56191 56286 58719
Percent of households 21.9 20.0 20.0 20.1 20.4 20.9 20.7
With type of addition
or deduction 1119 680 730 216 776 821 1733
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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
Mean amount 10646 8784 104 6367 5602 1996 2425
Standard error 266 126 2 436 160 76 133
Agg third quintile 11917971 5973788 75939 1375511 4345282 1639359 4201898
Agg square third quintile 204730255755 58919089027 9803739 16525496951 37864353016 6730207460 56883110310
Tot 3rd Quintile 3090 2815 2821 2837 2878 2945 2921
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81399 83032 83058 83206 83741 83773 87582
Percent of households 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.6 15.0 15.1 14.7
With type of addition
or deduction 664 542 619 105 515 241 1496
Mean amount 11989 9429 110 7732 6947 1721 4547
Standard error 394 177 3 595 303 135 199
Agg fourth quintile 7963102 5109265 68079 812248 3579902 415661 6804719
Agg square fourth quintile 155649509582 56245511622 9598249 9709981889 46227921141 1643447754 108360181596
Tot 4th Quintile 2045 2050 2048 2063 2116 2123 2066
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.4
With type of addition
or deduction 406 329 301 54 218 45 1025
Mean amount 11671 10493 107 10859 8750 1850 10266
Standard error 455 284 3 1833 620 423 1123
Agg fifth quintile 4743700 3448622 32108 581407 1906930 82872 10519545
Agg square fifth quintile 85301369974 43806448823 4199078 14759434945 32711239110 468893087 1269635716681
Tot 5th Quintile 1114 1126 1124 1135 1168 1172 1183
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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 8368 9437 9441 11022 11118 13167 14125
Standard error 104 111 111 104 109 104 110
Agg 34881522 42529926 42534035 48510666 47145478 52501231 58238715
Agg square 457675474584 619704942938 619720074221 716836924046 712826213544 843394792961 1003519307540
Second quintile:
Mean 26299 28895 28903 29146 30116 30442 31739
Standard error 79 82 82 81 80 78 80
Agg 96630048 103885804 103895758 106561527 111127548 117683355 120601107
Agg square 2614316354668 3078118182931 3079285767276 3182779540330 3423724609717 3662113532914 3908644996318
Third quintile:
Mean 42541 45259 45294 45522 46321 46558 48524
Standard error 103 105 105 104 102 100 107
Agg 131471341 127387179 127756186 129166307 133320682 137104617 141728721
Agg square 5681319415849 5841498564424 5863322776473 5956117189207 6251897795455 6459876309215 6962438023707
Fourth quintile:
Mean 64199 66158 66229 66297 67100 67201 70452
Standard error 186 184 184 182 179 178 190
Agg 131301951 135613955 135620816 136760378 141970058 142661040 145529618
Agg square 8555690424170 9097074716579 9107199869816 9190758200731 9651523288251 9712491996810 10387575419086
Fifth quintile:
Mean 122806 124932 125032 125037 125111 125055 132219
Standard error 2824 2796 2800 2778 2704 2697 2797
Agg 136817528 140676837 140548228 141931945 146166489 146521619 156438272
Agg square 2.54820713E13 2.62708183E13 26265567363504 2.64692144E13 2.70412286E13 27080310574312 30290951397800
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present
Total 14093 14093 14093
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 14006 13781 13781
With addition or deduction 5319 (X) (X)
Mean addition or deduction 6729 (X) (X)
Standard error 78 (X) (X)
Agg addition or deduction 35790742 (X) (X)
Agg square for addition or
deduction 392787963126 (X) (X)
Mean total income 28440 (X) (X)
Standard error 579 (X) (X)
Tally total income 151278748 (X) (X)
Agg square for total income 12636078324385 (X) (X)
Under $2,500 284 610 587
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 187 395 319
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 303 619 540
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 399 616 530
$10,000 to $12,499 546 591 514
$12,500 to $14,999 652 709 596
$15,000 to $17,499 697 739 648
$17,500 to $19,999 746 736 757
$20,000 to $22,499 681 702 729
$22,500 to $24,999 747 643 749
$25,000 to $27,499 658 629 722
$27,500 to $29,999 629 591 633
$30,000 to $32,499 668 578 641
$32,500 to $34,999 559 556 591
$35,000 to $37,499 583 478 477
$37,500 to $39,999 491 457 489
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
$40,000 to $42,499 481 401 441
$42,500 to $44,999 466 405 396
$45,000 to $47,499 327 320 351
$47,500 to $49,999 397 316 324
$50,000 to $52,499 305 308 312
$52,500 to $54,999 313 271 278
$55,000 to $57,499 259 220 231
$57,500 to $59,999 291 231 220
$60,000 to $62,499 244 192 215
$62,500 to $64,999 188 161 155
$65,000 to $67,499 190 143 157
$67,500 to $69,999 146 127 124
$70,000 to $72,499 153 138 142
$72,500 to $74,999 102 99 92
$75,000 to $77,499 128 87 96
$77,500 to $79,999 90 86 87
$80,000 to $82,499 115 77 78
$82,500 to $84,999 87 74 82
$85,000 to $87,499 57 69 66
$87,500 to $89,999 87 52 56
$90,000 to $92,499 62 58 52
$92,500 to $94,999 69 47 50
$95,000 to $97,499 58 40 39
$97,500 to $99,999 61 46 45
$100,000 and over 585 478 482
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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 3.3 7.1 6.4
$5,000 to $9,999 5.0 8.8 7.6
$10,000 to $14,999 8.5 9.2 7.9
$15,000 to $19,999 10.2 10.5 10.0
$20,000 to $24,999 10.1 9.5 10.5
$25,000 to $29,999 9.1 8.7 9.6
$30,000 to $34,999 8.7 8.0 8.7
$35,000 to $39,999 7.6 6.6 6.9
$40,000 to $44,999 6.7 5.7 5.9
$45,000 to $49,999 5.1 4.5 4.8
$50,000 to $59,999 8.3 7.3 7.4
$60,000 to $74,999 7.3 6.1 6.3
$75,000 to $99,999 5.8 4.5 4.6
$100,000 and over 4.2 3.4 3.4
Median 31934 27741 28910
Standard Error 237 267 250
Mean dollars 39786 35207 36137
Standard Error 353 346 344
Agg total income 560681121 496157889 509267572
Agg Square for total income 43974461154124 3.827781E13 3.8969137E13
Gini ratio 0.393 0.432 0.417
Standard Error 0.0072 0.0073 0.0073
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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 19701 17877 18554
Percent of households 26.5 31.3 28.6
With type of addition
or deduction 924 (X) (X)
Mean amount 2760 (X) (X)
Standard error 70 (X) (X)
Agg first quintile 2549107 (X) (X)
Agg square first quintile 10705439019 (X) (X)
Tot 1st Quintile 3734 4405 4034
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34766 31988 32328
Percent of households 28.2 25.9 27.7
With type of addition
or deduction 2049 (X) (X)
Mean amount 5969 (X) (X)
Standard error 95 (X) (X)
Agg second quintile 12232142 (X) (X)
Agg square second quintile 106125432442 (X) (X)
Tot 2nd Quintile 3981 3652 3898
Third quintile:
Upper limit 53240 49069 49193
Percent of households 22.5 20.8 21.3
With type of addition
or deduction 1290 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8530 (X) (X)
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Standard error 169 (X) (X)
Agg third quintile 11000876 (X) (X)
Agg square third quintile 135439671921 (X) (X)
Tot 3rd Quintile 3172 2924 3001
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81575 75358 75435
Percent of households 14.8 14.3 14.5
With type of addition
or deduction 710 (X) (X)
Mean amount 9117 (X) (X)
Standard error 266 (X) (X)
Agg fourth quintile 6476345 (X) (X)
Agg square fourth quintile 90402201887 (X) (X)
Tot 4th Quintile 2085 2017 2046
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 7.9 7.8 7.9
With type of addition
or deduction 346 (X) (X)
Mean amount 10200 (X) (X)
Standard error 366 (X) (X)
Agg fifth quintile 3532272 (X) (X)
Agg square fifth quintile 50115217857 (X) (X)
Tot 5th Quintile 1120 1095 1114
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Female Householder, No Spouse Present)
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 12099 9503 9805
Standard error 96 87 96
Agg 45178628 41855255 39553907
Agg square 658584620224 5.268896E11 519125488600
Second quintile:
Mean 26976 24617 25169
Standard error 73 72 67
Agg 107392173 89889865 98101435
Agg square 2971420718254 2.274221E12 2.5298389E12
Third quintile:
Mean 42911 39693 39923
Standard error 99 96 93
Agg 136128838 116082301 119795867
Agg square 5927702603179 4.676383E12 4.8512647E12
Fourth quintile:
Mean 64332 59677 59704
Standard error 184 175 172
Agg 134122326 120392416 122179208
Agg square 8756773775098 7.293805E12 7.4028762E12
Fifth quintile:
Mean 123051 116887 116406
Standard error 2810 2853 2808
Agg 137859155 127938052 129637155
Agg square 25659979437368 2.350652E13 2.3666032E13
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