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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 Members
Age 65 Years Old & Over
Total 26799 26799 26799 26799 26799 26799 26799 26799
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 26572 21860 21860 21860 21860 21865 21865 21865
With addition or deduction (X) 24604 3059 5339 9581 13101 1138 9914
Mean addition or deduction (X) 15867 23322 5209 3570 9265 1211 2466
Standard error (X) 59 2350 47 41 257 45 87
Agg addition or deduction (X) 390387020 71343503 27812894 34200357 121374997 1378424 24445491
Agg square for addition or
deduction (X) 8055884875200 4.69972406E13 201126220127 255758386997 1.10489259E13 4016157148 708261864959
Mean total income (X) 27755 123459 87054 66062 54477 30145 52003
Standard error (X) 374 3951 1668 1296 788 1384 854
Tally total income (X) 682904511 377667907 464792489 632940261 713703600 34309646 515548058
Agg square for total income (X) 93201596876968 1.74773208E14 1.099959227E14 1.77034633E14 1.32259285E14 3210793422671 8.96251592E13
Under $2,500 439 8474 8465 8455 8466 8466 8463 8444
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 222 1488 1492 1475 1531 1532 1510 1532
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 794 1352 1345 1336 1329 1334 1351 1344
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 1460 1090 1094 1087 1152 1214 1197 1210
$10,000 to $12,499 1795 1230 1212 1173 1148 1218 1203 1248
$12,500 to $14,999 1707 960 970 960 1012 1059 1061 1048
$15,000 to $17,499 1499 825 804 750 725 766 759 782
$17,500 to $19,999 1358 671 642 651 689 777 792 800
$20,000 to $22,499 1259 659 634 613 609 755 755 799
$22,500 to $24,999 1263 687 659 656 730 725 725 726
$25,000 to $27,499 1263 650 625 616 549 621 625 614
$27,500 to $29,999 958 482 449 443 498 540 543 568
$30,000 to $32,499 892 554 541 530 553 531 528 525
$32,500 to $34,999 742 376 379 382 387 493 497 530
$35,000 to $37,499 767 487 501 460 448 471 488 481
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 $39,999 655 375 374 372 405 432 425 416
$40,000 to $42,499 639 490 453 414 377 374 377 375
$42,500 to $44,999 592 303 308 319 360 347 351 377
$45,000 to $47,499 593 310 315 334 340 296 291 276
$47,500 to $49,999 463 279 280 304 284 313 314 311
$50,000 to $52,499 509 364 322 269 282 300 291 295
$52,500 to $54,999 448 248 245 265 242 241 250 263
$55,000 to $57,499 407 258 259 273 259 243 238 236
$57,500 to $59,999 318 210 210 229 257 227 226 214
$60,000 to $62,499 336 300 274 242 244 216 224 204
$62,500 to $64,999 311 165 182 221 211 175 177 188
$65,000 to $67,499 269 194 211 186 169 162 163 132
$67,500 to $69,999 308 141 133 178 158 166 167 158
$70,000 to $72,499 279 204 197 171 155 141 143 158
$72,500 to $74,999 271 134 127 141 141 145 144 147
$75,000 to $77,499 258 126 119 119 132 112 113 111
$77,500 to $79,999 180 135 155 143 141 105 101 129
$80,000 to $82,499 186 131 115 152 114 122 124 106
$82,500 to $84,999 196 101 97 124 128 122 123 87
$85,000 to $87,499 153 110 113 104 102 80 81 113
$87,500 to $89,999 146 81 76 95 85 89 88 100
$90,000 to $92,499 162 101 103 115 82 102 103 76
$92,500 to $94,999 90 53 73 76 92 103 104 112
$95,000 to $97,499 136 86 84 86 72 79 79 74
$97,500 to $99,999 94 76 67 75 84 81 79 92
$100,000 and over 2382 1839 2095 2204 2057 1525 1527 1396
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 2.5 37.2 37.2 37.1 37.3 37.3 37.2 37.2
$5,000 to $9,999 8.4 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.5
$10,000 to $14,999 13.1 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.5 8.4 8.6
$15,000 to $19,999 10.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.9
$20,000 to $24,999 9.4 5.0 4.8 4.7 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.7
$25,000 to $29,999 8.3 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.4
$30,000 to $34,999 6.1 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.9
$35,000 to $39,999 5.3 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.3
$40,000 to $44,999 4.6 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8
$45,000 to $49,999 3.9 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2
$50,000 to $59,999 6.3 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8
$60,000 to $74,999 6.6 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.7
$75,000 to $99,999 6.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7
$100,000 and over 8.9 6.9 7.8 8.2 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.2
Median 28388 12024 12071 12232 12005 11749 11827 11743
Standard Error 228 178 180 186 190 179 182 175
Mean dollars 45186 30619 33281 34319 33043 28531 28583 27670
Standard Error 422 417 545 552 540 421 421 395
Agg total income 1210927411 820540391 891883894 919696788 885496431 764598183 765976608 741531117
Agg Square for total income 1.67009E14 1.349236243E14 2.16947525E14 2.233211788E14 2.12792298E14 1.3333764E14 1.33426881E14 1.18656759E14
Gini ratio 0.488 0.668 0.680 0.679 0.678 0.663 0.663 0.658
Standard Error 0.0057 0.0057 0.0057 0.0057 0.0058 0.0058 0.0058 0.0058
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 33.2 47.7 47.6 47.9 47.4 47.3 48.1 48.1
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 12325 113 97 1148 447 324 1137
Mean amount (X) 14784 -1467 2031 435 348 409 35
Standard error (X) 75 194 153 10 27 29 5
Agg first quintile (X) 182213447 -166307 196233 499107 155464 132548 39356
Agg square first quintile (X) 3435370574102 667442264 589910429 339444999 181289057 133873135 28307709
Tot 1st Quintile 8907 12772 12755 12838 12695 12673 12893 12896
Second quintile:
Upper limit 36321 31347 31511 33450 31294 29696 30277 29704
Percent of households 26.8 22.8 22.4 22.7 22.6 23.4 23.0 22.9
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 5631 353 1058 2576 4887 412 3072
Mean amount (X) 16692 1144 2962 1382 1564 1698 532
Standard error (X) 120 270 58 16 29 87 12
Agg second quintile (X) 93995060 404319 3135037 3560244 7644639 698834 1635636
Agg square second quintile (X) 1966632521797 8446120253 12617640608 6479766058 29218808916 2307891874 2076875354
Tot 2nd Quintile 7181 6123 5999 6071 6043 6273 6163 6143
Third quintile:
Upper limit 57669 54218 54879 58728 54973 50640 50784 49501
Percent of households 17.4 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.3 12.4
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 2952 592 1417 2241 3362 231 2280
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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) 17120 3449 4069 2763 4601 1255 1331
Standard error (X) 185 353 59 30 65 93 23
Agg third quintile (X) 50533132 2040903 5763653 6192458 15468301 289993 3034763
Agg square third quintile (X) 1127784344570 45362532313 29516665507 20990200364 112420702342 767518549 6403286897
Tot 3rd Quintile 4672 3408 3352 3328 3380 3391 3288 3319
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 91811 89826 91413 97616 91317 81625 81681 78982
Percent of households 12.2 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.3
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 1942 665 1335 1760 2192 113 1706
Mean amount (X) 16676 6566 5543 4534 8797 1510 2475
Standard error (X) 245 577 76 49 123 139 43
Agg fourth quintile (X) 32388001 4364903 7400711 7981182 19281630 170121 4221454
Agg square fourth quintile (X) 738631265752 157776249708 50056112693 42754464995 233046270919 472780113 15090005255
Tot 4th Quintile 3279 2337 2328 2287 2331 2228 2219 2223
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 10.3 8.1 8.8 8.5 8.8 8.3 8.3 8.3
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 1755 1336 1432 1856 2213 59 1719
Mean amount (X) 17812 48435 7901 8605 35612 1482 9024
Standard error (X) 292 5281 103 126 1353 261 458
Agg fifth quintile (X) 31257380 64699685 11317260 15967367 78824963 86929 15514282
Agg square fifth quintile (X) 787466168979 4.67849882E13 108345890890 185194510581 1.06740588E13 334093476 684663389743
Tot 5th Quintile 2759 2159 2366 2275 2349 2234 2237 2217
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 11811 2310 2302 2380 2249 2227 2380 2380
Standard error 52 31 31 31 30 30 31 31
Agg 105192722 29509074 29364381 30555276 28553569 28219106 30685208 30686946
Agg square 1.43185E12 202364749243 200910905821 214843529854 191604567410 187417775640 213836458893 213385157242
Second quintile:
Mean 26886 19576 19559 20541 19390 18664 19270 18990
Standard error 61 82 84 90 84 76 77 75
Agg 193064611 119854842 117333911 124698784 117183262 117070678 118757545 116650523
Agg square 5.3563E12 2567530504956 2516671190091 2822263364331 2496479218635 2383210688852 2485071869914 2399242011066
Third quintile:
Mean 45943 41714 41917 44696 41823 38943 39348 38441
Standard error 96 119 121 133 122 109 108 105
Agg 214667856 142157007 140497465 148757912 141353811 132058064 129360031 127596265
Agg square 1.00372E13 6074819678763 6033855411334 6819521789336 6061604544405 5262962467476 5201211126252 5010683282261
Fourth quintile:
Mean 72195 68833 69662 74519 69576 63405 63499 61863
Standard error 175 218 226 246 224 196 196 189
Agg 236751383 160829311 162161003 170460205 162214873 141277926 140874201 137544616
Agg square 1.73809E13 11298020964391 1.15388974E13 12979488101684 1.15264415E13 9125882558617 9110983977034 8664133107334
Fifth quintile:
Mean 167162 170508 187075 195736 185716 154898 154825 148417
Standard error 2888 3566 4817 4997 4800 3788 3783 3524
Agg 461250839 368190157 442527135 445224611 436190916 345972409 346299622 329052766
Agg square 1.32803E14 1.147808884E14 1.9665719E14 2.00485062E14 1.92516168E14 1.16378166E14 1.16415778E14 1.02369315E14
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 Members
Age 65 Years Old & Over
Total 26799 26799 26799 26799 26799 26799 26799
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 26357 26489 26494 26575 26575 26612 26757
With addition or deduction 24179 23184 731 1691 3192 2556 21512
Mean addition or deduction 15696 8812 101 6434 3483 1835 5819
Standard error 59 34 2 174 76 31 96
Agg addition or deduction 379509205 204296289 73610 10877815 11118092 4690582 125179032
Agg square for addition or
deduction 7743654240555 2337433577430 9226086 146207480783 90430298524 14200804937 4463166640156
Mean total income 41255 53364 90275 37395 48530 24701 60800
Standard error 411 456 3204 1187 847 396 516
Tally total income 997486734 1237171300 65959453 63218570 154901638 63135747 1307904177
Agg square for total income 1.27863702E14 1.64013992E14 10761109702602 5897442344891 1.39240849E13 2456692702267 187660890255979
Under $2,500 673 593 593 433 433 382 258
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 296 306 306 223 223 212 193
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 865 809 806 739 732 645 382
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 1389 1163 1166 1207 1182 1102 797
$10,000 to $12,499 1760 1023 1023 1072 1019 955 848
$12,500 to $14,999 1737 1059 1058 1086 1111 1128 1052
$15,000 to $17,499 1527 943 945 961 963 1126 1021
$17,500 to $19,999 1338 952 952 945 911 952 930
$20,000 to $22,499 1256 844 844 861 846 842 861
$22,500 to $24,999 1284 958 958 972 960 979 912
$25,000 to $27,499 1230 978 978 994 988 993 925
$27,500 to $29,999 1022 1032 1032 1043 1064 1070 924
$30,000 to $32,499 933 929 927 946 926 933 863
$32,500 to $34,999 881 1016 1018 1029 1028 1032 932
$35,000 to $37,499 716 801 798 788 767 773 883
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 $39,999 697 887 889 890 921 922 849
$40,000 to $42,499 611 798 795 789 785 786 863
$42,500 to $44,999 691 794 798 806 783 780 772
$45,000 to $47,499 566 739 739 754 749 756 715
$47,500 to $49,999 501 747 747 745 781 788 831
$50,000 to $52,499 505 698 698 693 666 669 675
$52,500 to $54,999 416 624 624 629 665 668 796
$55,000 to $57,499 387 594 594 606 579 585 617
$57,500 to $59,999 371 568 564 573 562 554 585
$60,000 to $62,499 320 430 433 437 428 428 496
$62,500 to $64,999 371 463 464 456 437 433 487
$65,000 to $67,499 312 365 365 376 384 391 432
$67,500 to $69,999 261 359 358 381 395 393 388
$70,000 to $72,499 241 403 404 410 449 442 406
$72,500 to $74,999 232 346 346 338 350 362 392
$75,000 to $77,499 182 302 301 310 308 301 376
$77,500 to $79,999 185 264 263 263 276 284 340
$80,000 to $82,499 163 256 257 264 269 270 320
$82,500 to $84,999 170 247 244 234 245 242 277
$85,000 to $87,499 135 216 219 226 231 236 272
$87,500 to $89,999 143 170 170 171 190 189 286
$90,000 to $92,499 152 184 184 188 172 172 240
$92,500 to $94,999 122 178 178 178 194 195 191
$95,000 to $97,499 127 145 144 143 139 138 173
$97,500 to $99,999 88 183 185 183 191 187 200
$100,000 and over 1941 2435 2435 2454 2497 2502 3039
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 3.6 3.4 3.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.7
$5,000 to $9,999 8.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.5 4.4
$10,000 to $14,999 13.0 7.8 7.8 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.1
$15,000 to $19,999 10.7 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.8 7.3
$20,000 to $24,999 9.5 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.6
$25,000 to $29,999 8.4 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.7 6.9
$30,000 to $34,999 6.8 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.3 6.7
$35,000 to $39,999 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5
$40,000 to $44,999 4.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.1
$45,000 to $49,999 4.0 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8
$50,000 to $59,999 6.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 10.0
$60,000 to $74,999 6.5 8.8 8.8 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.7
$75,000 to $99,999 5.5 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.3 10.0
$100,000 and over 7.2 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.3 11.3
Median 27612 37483 37490 37779 38168 38247 42230
Standard Error 205 260 260 246 237 237 253
Mean dollars 41832 49455 49458 49864 50279 50454 55125
Standard Error 401 412 412 411 412 412 429
Agg total income 1121040322 1325336611 1325410221 1336288036 1347406128 1352096711 1477275743
Agg Square for total income 1.48373863E14 1.72415687E14 1.72429211E14 1.73297624E14 1.7480683E14 1.750076364E14 197577673481942
Gini ratio 0.478 0.440 0.440 0.436 0.435 0.431 0.419
Standard Error 0.0057 0.0054 0.0054 0.0054 0.0054 0.0054 0.0053
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 33.1 26.6 26.7 26.7 27.1 27.4 25.5
With type of addition
or deduction 7876 4517 36 811 996 1570 4182
Mean amount 10405 2746 105 4312 768 2035 1707
Standard error 46 26 10 135 21 40 146
Agg first quintile 81943946 12403031 3745 3496200 764500 3194774 7137983
Agg square first quintile 968073915415 46497195596 506619 25632756505 966102564 10039827471 338739492554
Tot 1st Quintile 8857 7141 7148 7155 7254 7348 6835
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34241 37070 37083 37335 38121 38356 40159
Percent of households 26.3 22.9 22.9 22.8 22.9 22.8 21.8
With type of addition
or deduction 6607 5876 54 322 667 540 4535
Mean amount 16690 7633 101 7365 2590 1446 4160
Standard error 80 26 8 347 59 53 80
Agg second quintile 110269980 44846472 5434 2369914 1727839 780654 18864765
Agg square second quintile 2086344891238 363366313898 705797 28363421411 5814031748 1834192951 194601455852
Tot 2nd Quintile 7047 6142 6141 6099 6126 6117 5845
Third quintile:
Upper limit 52941 55277 55298 55517 56191 56286 58719
Percent of households 17.3 20.4 20.4 20.4 20.0 19.8 20.4
With type of addition
or deduction 4235 5232 109 204 502 244 4839
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 18644 10999 96 7570 4382 1660 5131
Standard error 143 56 5 497 138 98 90
Agg third quintile 78952791 57545327 10434 1541623 2201119 405859 24829498
Agg square third quintile 1794958045029 709329931465 1273365 20665362804 13880164661 1177296645 292540579360
Tot 3rd Quintile 4640 5475 5474 5466 5371 5299 5470
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81399 83032 83058 83206 83741 83773 87582
Percent of households 12.3 16.2 16.2 16.3 16.2 16.1 16.9
With type of addition
or deduction 2932 4137 220 195 574 165 4075
Mean amount 19418 11893 97 10563 6052 1607 6607
Standard error 200 74 4 898 220 162 115
Agg fourth quintile 56928506 49199929 21245 2056117 3473877 265390 26926175
Agg square fourth quintile 1405767025456 668380242018 2576743 48541636897 35073283102 1053649928 370150542295
Tot 4th Quintile 3298 4343 4345 4375 4335 4323 4527
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 11.0 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.9 15.4
With type of addition
or deduction 2530 3422 313 160 452 37 3881
Mean amount 20324 11776 105 8855 6521 1198 12217
Standard error 281 86 3 685 293 192 451
Agg fifth quintile 51413981 40301531 32751 1413962 2950756 43906 47420611
Agg square fifth quintile 1488510363416 549859894454 4163562 23004303166 34696716449 95837942 3267134570095
Tot 5th Quintile 2956 3697 3690 3703 3712 3712 4122
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 11131 11491 11500 12152 12398 12968 14047
Standard error 55 71 71 69 70 70 95
Agg 98594110 82058533 82206448 86947692 89934079 95287664 96013212
Agg square 1303252218929 1166424983913 1169528373497 1268862415577 1342499513668 1468722943120 1719010770985
Second quintile:
Mean 25801 28939 28956 29253 29868 30226 31885
Standard error 56 62 62 61 62 61 66
Agg 181815446 177748804 177831403 178422422 182985562 184908599 186354537
Agg square 4827775405355 5270693205610 5276204240118 5340071616127 5590608687715 5712933503129 6070610027678
Third quintile:
Mean 42722 45684 45703 45889 46566 46794 48917
Standard error 84 75 75 75 75 75 76
Agg 198242226 250117896 250173974 250815307 250112198 247944527 267562894
Agg square 8601474585169 1.15748972E13 11582398770144 1.16572011E13 1.17900544E13 11740057755437 13239331886604
Fourth quintile:
Mean 64865 67117 67158 67292 68136 68231 71322
Standard error 146 128 129 128 128 128 131
Agg 213926801 291516390 291796557 294419046 295364659 294961881 322895681
Agg square 1.40803001E13 1.98387901E13 19870652754819 2.00863127E13 2.03960146E13 20394785546231 23339376609392
Fifth quintile:
Mean 144938 141719 141828 141950 142495 142518 146638
Standard error 2738 2243 2247 2239 2233 2234 2081
Agg 428461740 523894986 523401839 525683568 529009631 528994041 604449419
Agg square 1.1956106E14 1.34564881E14 1.345304269E14 1.34945176E14 1.35687653E14 1.356911366E14 153209344187285
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 Members
Age 65 Years Old & Over
Total 26799 26799 26799
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 26612 26572 26572
With addition or deduction 23278 (X) (X)
Mean addition or deduction 9254 (X) (X)
Standard error 36 (X) (X)
Agg addition or deduction 215414381 (X) (X)
Agg square for addition or
deduction 2613793969181 (X) (X)
Mean total income 25992 (X) (X)
Standard error 515 (X) (X)
Tally total income 605055877 (X) (X)
Agg square for total income 142027111180422 (X) (X)
Under $2,500 382 435 433
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 212 227 227
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 646 797 797
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 1219 1477 1471
$10,000 to $12,499 1958 1810 1802
$12,500 to $14,999 1914 1768 1770
$15,000 to $17,499 1589 1559 1552
$17,500 to $19,999 1404 1424 1411
$20,000 to $22,499 1298 1288 1285
$22,500 to $24,999 1298 1350 1341
$25,000 to $27,499 1252 1284 1275
$27,500 to $29,999 1053 1053 1077
$30,000 to $32,499 925 1007 991
$32,500 to $34,999 901 832 839
$35,000 to $37,499 725 737 749
$37,500 to $39,999 711 717 728
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 $42,499 634 629 633
$42,500 to $44,999 696 751 751
$45,000 to $47,499 560 607 602
$47,500 to $49,999 517 514 515
$50,000 to $52,499 518 511 503
$52,500 to $54,999 423 380 386
$55,000 to $57,499 385 385 389
$57,500 to $59,999 387 361 362
$60,000 to $62,499 328 363 369
$62,500 to $64,999 378 318 316
$65,000 to $67,499 308 296 297
$67,500 to $69,999 257 268 266
$70,000 to $72,499 247 243 244
$72,500 to $74,999 236 226 221
$75,000 to $77,499 180 168 173
$77,500 to $79,999 182 181 183
$80,000 to $82,499 161 141 143
$82,500 to $84,999 168 152 154
$85,000 to $87,499 133 149 143
$87,500 to $89,999 153 119 122
$90,000 to $92,499 155 151 154
$92,500 to $94,999 137 101 100
$95,000 to $97,499 123 133 133
$97,500 to $99,999 91 111 110
$100,000 and over 1950 1777 1779
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 2.2 2.5 2.5
$5,000 to $9,999 7.0 8.5 8.5
$10,000 to $14,999 14.4 13.4 13.3
$15,000 to $19,999 11.2 11.1 11.1
$20,000 to $24,999 9.7 9.8 9.8
$25,000 to $29,999 8.6 8.7 8.8
$30,000 to $34,999 6.8 6.9 6.8
$35,000 to $39,999 5.4 5.4 5.5
$40,000 to $44,999 5.0 5.1 5.2
$45,000 to $49,999 4.0 4.2 4.2
$50,000 to $59,999 6.4 6.1 6.1
$60,000 to $74,999 6.6 6.4 6.4
$75,000 to $99,999 5.5 5.2 5.3
$100,000 and over 7.3 6.6 6.6
Median 28038 27463 27578
Standard Error 207 185 193
Mean dollars 42416 41149 41200
Standard Error 401 394 394
Agg total income 1136682330 1102726750 1104105174
Agg Square for total income 149263822698815 1.434075E14 1.435183E14
Gini ratio 0.468 0.467 0.467
Standard Error 0.0057 0.0058 0.0058
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 34.1 30.9 32.1
With type of addition
or deduction 6560 (X) (X)
Mean amount 4222 (X) (X)
Standard error 32 (X) (X)
Agg first quintile 27698139 (X) (X)
Agg square first quintile 155613594409 (X) (X)
Tot 1st Quintile 9146 8277 8593
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34766 31988 32328
Percent of households 25.4 26.0 25.2
With type of addition
or deduction 6569 (X) (X)
Mean amount 10194 (X) (X)
Standard error 47 (X) (X)
Agg second quintile 66960982 (X) (X)
Agg square second quintile 766088268883 (X) (X)
Tot 2nd Quintile 6803 6969 6756
Third quintile:
Upper limit 53240 49069 49193
Percent of households 17.1 18.0 17.7
With type of addition
or deduction 4366 (X) (X)
Mean amount 11885 (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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 79 (X) (X)
Agg third quintile 51888856 (X) (X)
Agg square third quintile 720723622115 (X) (X)
Tot 3rd Quintile 4589 4833 4735
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81575 75358 75435
Percent of households 12.2 13.3 13.2
With type of addition
or deduction 3073 (X) (X)
Mean amount 12068 (X) (X)
Standard error 99 (X) (X)
Agg fourth quintile 37082727 (X) (X)
Agg square fourth quintile 528386955101 (X) (X)
Tot 4th Quintile 3281 3553 3550
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 11.1 11.8 11.8
With type of addition
or deduction 2711 (X) (X)
Mean amount 11724 (X) (X)
Standard error 104 (X) (X)
Agg fifth quintile 31783677 (X) (X)
Agg square fifth quintile 442981528674 (X) (X)
Tot 5th Quintile 2980 3167 3164
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]
(Households With Members Age 65 Years Old & Over)
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 12353 11209 11485
Standard error 51 50 51
Agg 112987807 92776080 98692258
Agg square 1584336819597 1.191663E12 1.3006775E12
Second quintile:
Mean 26562 24456 24948
Standard error 56 51 51
Agg 180697795 170439969 168551980
Agg square 4924881839800 4.278958E12 4.3087743E12
Third quintile:
Mean 43191 39888 40136
Standard error 83 76 75
Agg 198221307 192786764 190037299
Agg square 8688792874310 7.806848E12 7.7374978E12
Fourth quintile:
Mean 65041 60299 60403
Standard error 145 133 133
Agg 213369376 214249900 214457091
Agg square 14075983287076 1.311438E13 1.3148631E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 144785 136572 136660
Standard error 2718 2567 2569
Agg 431406044 432474037 432366545
Agg square 119989827878030 1.170157E14 1.1702272E14
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