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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 One Or
More Full-Time Workers
Total 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280
With addition or deduction (X) 13777 12621 55870 71788 71654 10580 55382
Mean addition or deduction (X) 10135 8638 6393 5254 10740 1898 3310
Standard error (X) 84 497 15 15 97 15 26
Agg addition or deduction (X) 139639452 109019893 357177033 377177938 769593050 20076166 183306500
Agg square for addition or
deduction (X) 2576568735193 3.53885468E13 2929632323531 2953460262626 5.09456874E13 61174626894 2459716058162
Mean total income (X) 68037 143104 95081 80921 71287 36564 70694
Standard error (X) 626 1451 418 349 257 278 276
Tally total income (X) 937368518 1806170226 5312189785 5809144158 5108018489 386834879 3915187540
Agg square for total income (X) 1.290739054E14 5.52566E14 9.830873471E14 1.02173958E15 6.61728326E14 2.17576458E13 4.81354122E14
Under $2,500 196 241 241 212 225 224 215 209
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 82 122 122 116 142 147 120 123
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 147 196 196 204 249 250 190 195
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 200 258 258 239 415 449 372 393
$10,000 to $12,499 581 780 782 694 703 751 617 621
$12,500 to $14,999 643 751 753 675 1107 1104 911 969
$15,000 to $17,499 1152 1366 1362 1141 1073 1283 1175 1204
$17,500 to $19,999 1159 1270 1276 1083 1521 1561 1479 1546
$20,000 to $22,499 1755 1940 1928 1582 1579 1721 1722 1750
$22,500 to $24,999 1220 1330 1326 1344 1766 1872 1901 2033
$25,000 to $27,499 1955 2168 2167 1806 1604 2013 2024 2097
$27,500 to $29,999 1392 1457 1455 1427 2017 2136 2202 2336
$30,000 to $32,499 2520 2624 2589 2084 2018 2217 2343 2380
$32,500 to $34,999 1568 1589 1578 1615 1861 2209 2316 2541
$35,000 to $37,499 2424 2526 2501 1981 2135 2400 2441 2470
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 1641 1562 1576 1833 1961 2209 2286 2274
$40,000 to $42,499 2538 2671 2641 2038 2024 2207 2261 2439
$42,500 to $44,999 1570 1537 1489 1772 1978 2210 2246 2312
$45,000 to $47,499 2151 2105 2095 1912 1968 2071 2077 2030
$47,500 to $49,999 1713 1654 1694 1710 1853 2093 2093 2124
$50,000 to $52,499 2561 2591 2469 1940 1870 2003 2034 2131
$52,500 to $54,999 1517 1426 1443 1694 1808 1957 1963 2122
$55,000 to $57,499 2065 2035 1941 1795 1789 1936 1939 1862
$57,500 to $59,999 1406 1335 1404 1645 1769 1878 1903 1971
$60,000 to $62,499 2273 2304 2181 1674 1664 1817 1840 1875
$62,500 to $64,999 1412 1335 1327 1575 1690 1852 1843 1800
$65,000 to $67,499 1802 1754 1734 1581 1511 1626 1634 1624
$67,500 to $69,999 1343 1232 1244 1565 1598 1512 1524 1572
$70,000 to $72,499 1783 1801 1757 1479 1416 1422 1426 1510
$72,500 to $74,999 1216 1139 1162 1392 1468 1536 1533 1500
$75,000 to $77,499 1616 1547 1522 1346 1329 1354 1360 1364
$77,500 to $79,999 1091 1029 1036 1369 1237 1304 1294 1319
$80,000 to $82,499 1533 1492 1407 1281 1221 1317 1335 1309
$82,500 to $84,999 1072 968 992 1159 1152 1160 1162 1145
$85,000 to $87,499 1179 1177 1108 1196 1013 1171 1177 1169
$87,500 to $89,999 941 863 867 1113 1031 1155 1147 1099
$90,000 to $92,499 1308 1286 1203 979 1005 1019 1025 1066
$92,500 to $94,999 818 774 805 937 1073 1012 1020 990
$95,000 to $97,499 946 878 911 983 906 969 961 804
$97,500 to $99,999 789 752 760 890 872 888 890 878
$100,000 and over 18001 17416 17979 20220 17659 13261 13280 12124
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
$5,000 to $9,999 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.8
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.2
$15,000 to $19,999 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.8
$20,000 to $24,999 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.0 4.6 4.9 4.9 5.2
$25,000 to $29,999 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.9 5.7 5.8 6.0
$30,000 to $34,999 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.4 6.7
$35,000 to $39,999 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.6 6.3 6.5 6.5
$40,000 to $44,999 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.2 5.5 6.0 6.2 6.5
$45,000 to $49,999 5.3 5.1 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.7
$50,000 to $59,999 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.6 10.7 11.0
$60,000 to $74,999 13.4 13.1 12.8 12.6 12.8 13.3 13.4 13.5
$75,000 to $99,999 15.4 14.7 14.5 15.4 14.8 15.5 15.5 15.2
$100,000 and over 24.6 23.8 24.5 27.6 24.1 18.1 18.1 16.5
Median 62874 61200 61550 66344 61812 57003 57133 55460
Standard Error 256 157 166 229 217 187 186 194
Mean dollars 81183 79278 80766 85640 80493 70188 70462 67961
Standard Error 329 329 348 354 343 254 253 237
Agg total income 5949083009 5809443556 5918463450 6275640482 5898462545 5143345765 5163421931 4980115431
Agg Square for total income 9.92442E14 9.692788802E14 1.04849666E15 1.129255058E15 1.03014273E15 6.64395139E14 6.6569447E14 6.03353628E14
Gini ratio 0.366 0.375 0.378 0.366 0.374 0.359 0.356 0.353
Standard Error 0.0031 0.0031 0.0031 0.0030 0.0031 0.0031 0.0031 0.0031
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 5.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 336 (X) 127 1004 359 624 451
Mean amount (X) 10637 (X) 2270 692 263 711 78
Standard error (X) 485 (X) 148 12 16 39 13
Agg first quintile (X) 3574037 (X) 287227 694978 94288 443892 35003
Agg square first quintile (X) 61314745256 (X) 958822380 618605694 53469782 826425995 34349326
Tot 1st Quintile 3961 1098 1101 1039 1161 1145 1104 1072
Second quintile:
Upper limit 36321 31347 31511 33450 31294 29696 30277 29704
Percent of households 16.7 17.2 17.2 16.6 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.5
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 2987 242 5476 11980 11591 4203 7707
Mean amount (X) 9722 -545 3028 1802 1354 2573 555
Standard error (X) 155 148 27 6 9 24 6
Agg second quintile (X) 29037065 -131748 16581875 21585466 15695732 10814837 4274620
Agg square second quintile (X) 470413249268 1196972190 68906777610 44010323946 31530005060 36721126323 4556601877
Tot 2nd Quintile 12242 12572 12588 12176 12157 12126 12082 12127
Third quintile:
Upper limit 57669 54218 54879 58728 54973 50640 50784 49501
Percent of households 22.7 24.8 24.8 25.3 25.3 25.1 25.1 25.2
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 3769 1264 13660 18070 18271 3998 13767
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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) 10018 475 4533 3255 3194 1499 1302
Standard error (X) 152 110 19 8 17 22 7
Agg third quintile (X) 37754205 600811 61922423 58820609 58355256 5992035 17922344
Agg square third quintile (X) 667228550232 17299673537 342287479215 208336958610 273991192049 15489153464 32093270422
Tot 3rd Quintile 16638 18197 18209 18510 18552 18369 18411 18438
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 91811 89826 91413 97616 91317 81625 81681 78982
Percent of households 26.7 27.7 28.0 27.9 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.0
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 3594 3459 17657 20059 20419 1265 16436
Mean amount (X) 9653 2014 6293 5256 6241 1652 2410
Standard error (X) 162 122 21 12 29 43 11
Agg fourth quintile (X) 34690799 6966620 111114010 105418157 127429040 2089865 39610821
Agg square fourth quintile (X) 632822526296 171275044727 816809351396 601640727633 1104124805170 6098092701 123546261280
Tot 4th Quintile 19570 20274 20495 20475 20448 20535 20581 20519
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 28.5 28.8 28.5 28.8 28.6 28.8 28.8 28.8
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 3092 7657 18951 20676 21014 490 17021
Mean amount (X) 11185 13267 8827 9221 27030 1502 7136
Standard error (X) 207 811 27 30 297 67 75
Agg fifth quintile (X) 34583346 101584210 167271497 190658727 568018734 735536 121463712
Agg square fifth quintile (X) 744789664140 3.51987751E13 1700669892929 2098853646742 4.95359879E13 2039828410 2299485575258
Tot 5th Quintile 20868 21139 20886 21080 20962 21105 21102 21124
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 13615 5698 5712 5803 5784 5646 6068 5902
Standard error 88 163 163 168 150 150 161 163
Agg 53935642 6257581 6291127 6027101 6715829 6465537 6698729 6327617
Agg square 8.41144E11 63849586784 64209865785 61525450706 65609082808 62460982477 68387380184 64099067489
Second quintile:
Mean 28485 22738 22764 23887 22341 21558 22392 22031
Standard error 48 53 54 59 55 51 50 49
Agg 348718916 285861235 286546636 290855360 271593502 261409694 270549057 267159720
Agg square 1.02307E13 6896077128050 6922361660637 7399740334778 6453238076328 5972578127861 6381827804517 6198045749373
Third quintile:
Mean 46871 42670 42867 45858 42868 40016 40247 39320
Standard error 50 52 52 57 53 47 46 44
Agg 779826774 776466494 780577424 848837423 795292752 735041150 740960267 724985782
Agg square 3.71592E13 33904975027901 3.42557202E13 39897750303011 3.49490162E13 3.00670207E13 3.04504886E13 2.90943736E13
Fourth quintile:
Mean 73074 70050 71079 76143 71248 64839 64907 63006
Standard error 75 75 78 82 77 66 66 63
Agg 1430060172 1420166839 1456783193 1559034799 1456861281 1331465474 1335816148 1292815219
Agg square 1.06367E14 1.015112051E14 1.0578497E14 1.21181545E14 1.05967529E14 8.79326931E13 8.8304169E13 8.29055538E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 159887 157090 162227 169400 160672 133094 133134 127289
Standard error 893 882 959 955 941 653 653 604
Agg 3336541504 3320691408 3388265070 3570885799 3367999181 2808963910 2809397730 2688827093
Agg square 8.37845E14 8.269027733E14 9.014694E14 9.607144969E14 8.82707338E14 5.40360386E14 5.40489597E14 4.85091556E14
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 One Or
More Full-Time Workers
Total 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280 73280
With addition or deduction 12713 6678 13560 1715 7614 6230 52276
Mean addition or deduction 10162 9405 113 6093 5092 1600 3420
Standard error 87 52 1 141 58 23 48
Agg addition or deduction 129189130 62807819 1535818 10450322 38771707 9968128 178772500
Agg square for addition or
deduction 2391381719397 698144888932 215940880 115074820871 368985387004 34645242850 6072082265472
Mean total income 71385 83177 83382 57962 59653 39361 84317
Standard error 525 948 582 1172 581 291 313
Tally total income 907534197 555478626 1130652052 99412597 454181838 245224887 4407818659
Agg square for total income 1.03807706E14 8.13399659E13 1.489504395E14 9307880693167 4.42528181E13 12528460808230 606491996569088
Under $2,500 173 172 172 165 162 148 164
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 93 94 93 82 82 71 76
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 154 151 151 146 143 121 110
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 314 299 300 276 281 252 239
$10,000 to $12,499 485 480 478 473 460 428 387
$12,500 to $14,999 827 796 796 767 707 707 653
$15,000 to $17,499 1045 1001 997 988 948 895 851
$17,500 to $19,999 1407 1363 1364 1345 1271 1198 1123
$20,000 to $22,499 1569 1483 1482 1461 1378 1377 1311
$22,500 to $24,999 1791 1738 1743 1740 1608 1593 1467
$25,000 to $27,499 1975 1890 1882 1886 1772 1721 1700
$27,500 to $29,999 2148 2076 2084 2078 2044 2083 1933
$30,000 to $32,499 2272 2195 2183 2174 2105 2136 2044
$32,500 to $34,999 2477 2376 2377 2380 2327 2303 2139
$35,000 to $37,499 2362 2298 2294 2283 2291 2349 2312
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 2332 2269 2276 2280 2308 2291 2233
$40,000 to $42,499 2411 2385 2381 2401 2393 2428 2294
$42,500 to $44,999 2347 2255 2251 2251 2280 2270 2204
$45,000 to $47,499 2083 2075 2076 2071 2090 2104 2050
$47,500 to $49,999 2130 2114 2114 2110 2132 2203 2188
$50,000 to $52,499 2137 2189 2182 2181 2183 2176 2150
$52,500 to $54,999 2228 2214 2216 2233 2267 2290 2107
$55,000 to $57,499 1922 1968 1971 1967 2017 2047 2015
$57,500 to $59,999 2036 2059 2059 2065 2070 2070 1956
$60,000 to $62,499 1863 1889 1899 1915 1919 1937 1917
$62,500 to $64,999 1874 1873 1856 1852 1910 1906 1914
$65,000 to $67,499 1725 1716 1711 1724 1760 1763 1749
$67,500 to $69,999 1690 1736 1752 1766 1789 1801 1698
$70,000 to $72,499 1567 1632 1622 1634 1640 1641 1615
$72,500 to $74,999 1561 1631 1631 1611 1656 1661 1702
$75,000 to $77,499 1435 1429 1439 1446 1474 1476 1518
$77,500 to $79,999 1352 1380 1372 1368 1383 1395 1427
$80,000 to $82,499 1368 1408 1417 1430 1440 1435 1394
$82,500 to $84,999 1242 1270 1265 1266 1267 1272 1344
$85,000 to $87,499 1135 1199 1198 1211 1242 1247 1188
$87,500 to $89,999 1128 1133 1143 1159 1201 1196 1236
$90,000 to $92,499 1136 1163 1163 1169 1180 1186 1102
$92,500 to $94,999 1015 1029 1022 1024 1041 1044 1093
$95,000 to $97,499 853 859 863 858 877 877 1073
$97,500 to $99,999 902 961 967 958 972 971 997
$100,000 and over 12718 13033 13039 13082 13209 13213 14607
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
$5,000 to $9,999 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4
$15,000 to $19,999 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7
$20,000 to $24,999 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.1 3.8
$25,000 to $29,999 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.0
$30,000 to $34,999 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.7
$35,000 to $39,999 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.2
$40,000 to $44,999 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.1
$45,000 to $49,999 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8
$50,000 to $59,999 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.2
$60,000 to $74,999 14.0 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.6 14.6 14.5
$75,000 to $99,999 15.8 16.1 16.2 16.2 16.5 16.5 16.9
$100,000 and over 17.4 17.8 17.8 17.9 18.0 18.0 19.9
Median 57447 58422 58445 58590 59180 59251 61217
Standard Error 184 175 175 175 175 175 188
Mean dollars 69723 70581 70602 70744 71273 71409 73849
Standard Error 238 239 239 238 238 238 245
Agg total income 5109304561 5172112380 5173648199 5184098521 5222870228 5232838355 5411610855
Agg Square for total income 6.22560681E14 6.33114028E14 6.333747427E14 6.34659381E14 6.39664619E14 6.403821277E14 682107313118613
Gini ratio 0.344 0.341 0.341 0.341 0.337 0.335 0.337
Standard Error 0.0031 0.0031 0.0031 0.0031 0.0031 0.0031 0.0030
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 5.1 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.7
With type of addition
or deduction 316 110 166 205 420 964 1920
Mean amount 5207 3165 106 3656 1920 1859 -1361
Standard error 273 197 5 231 68 66 309
Agg first quintile 1645486 349533 17579 749329 806544 1792360 -2612208
Agg square first quintile 15084747317 1521776856 2395439 4711672065 2260078285 6924088003 312279820540
Tot 1st Quintile 3750 4906 4903 5030 5138 5214 5665
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34241 37070 37083 37335 38121 38356 40159
Percent of households 16.6 17.9 17.9 17.8 17.8 17.7 18.0
With type of addition
or deduction 1663 677 1141 404 1963 2455 6506
Mean amount 6550 6736 99 4947 3437 1659 1184
Standard error 134 89 2 183 53 38 59
Agg second quintile 10893777 4559636 112976 2000225 6747894 4071362 7703088
Agg square second quintile 114615282009 33894080929 13787958 14678293789 32591567539 14567718979 138583110829
Tot 2nd Quintile 12130 13126 13124 13062 13060 12999 13222
Third quintile:
Upper limit 52941 55277 55298 55517 56191 56286 58719
Percent of households 23.3 22.0 22.0 22.0 21.8 21.8 21.7
With type of addition
or deduction 3297 1511 2718 414 2119 1954 10524
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 8954 8552 110 5660 4900 1471 1803
Standard error 128 75 1 225 82 38 47
Agg third quintile 29522848 12922409 298226 2345479 10383549 2874867 18979067
Agg square third quintile 420960279187 121696140800 40340086 20896010484 77126873746 9025344388 248769416304
Tot 3rd Quintile 17046 16101 16098 16090 15961 15949 15881
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81399 83032 83058 83206 83741 83773 87582
Percent of households 26.8 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.2
With type of addition
or deduction 3760 2053 4557 383 1808 709 15002
Mean amount 10460 9783 115 6962 6366 1454 2834
Standard error 149 90 1 305 139 67 48
Agg fourth quintile 39327076 20083770 523806 2665152 11512059 1030672 42511914
Agg square fourth quintile 686518945849 226224661468 75027597 30498556374 129053167387 3483987131 566327772073
Tot 4th Quintile 19661 18783 18791 18734 18790 18789 18461
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 28.2 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.7 27.7 27.4
With type of addition
or deduction 3677 2327 4978 309 1303 148 18324
Mean amount 13000 10698 117 8716 7156 1342 6123
Standard error 212 101 1 499 203 140 118
Agg fifth quintile 47799943 24892472 583231 2690136 9321660 198867 112190639
Agg square fifth quintile 1154202465035 314808228880 84389801 44290288159 127953700048 644104350 4806122145726
Tot 5th Quintile 20692 20364 20364 20364 20331 20328 20050
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 13259 14935 14935 15310 15661 16178 16791
Standard error 88 80 80 79 81 80 107
Agg 49723626 73274711 73231633 77001114 80462094 84352000 95123990
Agg square 755240265928 1230966341040 1230204486907 1319082522393 1410248335445 1516764253713 1917512475302
Second quintile:
Mean 27162 29640 29644 29932 30702 31066 32510
Standard error 42 42 42 42 43 42 43
Agg 329465291 389063582 389059024 390955933 400971943 403834779 429836796
Agg square 9181982265627 1.18034804E13 11805170960311 1.1966422E13 1.2581209E13 12804235920262 14253715995944
Third quintile:
Mean 43293 46048 46059 46277 47004 47185 49279
Standard error 44 45 45 45 44 44 46
Agg 737996031 741407105 741443640 744602278 750247029 752551021 782627485
Agg square 3.24505557E13 3.45913921E13 34601561372665 3.49081042E13 3.57009691E13 35936884649916 39027605116925
Fourth quintile:
Mean 66037 68130 68152 68324 68898 68951 72021
Standard error 62 62 62 62 61 61 65
Agg 1298344373 1279655650 1280624051 1279987244 1294577516 1295500210 1329602543
Agg square 8.70485714E13 8.83648434E13 88461502519984 8.86267744E13 9.03631039E13 90490946352419 97006012294834
Fifth quintile:
Mean 130182 132034 132063 132170 132638 132653 138376
Standard error 616 625 625 625 626 626 643
Agg 2693775240 2688711332 2689289850 2691551952 2696611645 2696600346 2774420041
Agg square 4.93124332E14 4.97123346E14 4.972763033E14 4.97838998E14 4.99609089E14 4.996332965E14 529902467235604
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 One Or
More Full-Time Workers
Total 73280 73280 73280
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 73280 73280 73280
With addition or deduction 12826 (X) (X)
Mean addition or deduction 7920 (X) (X)
Standard error 53 (X) (X)
Agg addition or deduction 101579526 (X) (X)
Agg square for addition or
deduction 1204923573479 (X) (X)
Mean total income 44741 (X) (X)
Standard error 717 (X) (X)
Tally total income 573861010 (X) (X)
Agg square for total income 99764171590127 (X) (X)
Under $2,500 151 201 189
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 71 105 84
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 121 197 148
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 253 400 314
$10,000 to $12,499 447 674 570
$12,500 to $14,999 758 1124 900
$15,000 to $17,499 974 1491 1295
$17,500 to $19,999 1302 1715 1607
$20,000 to $22,499 1530 1896 1950
$22,500 to $24,999 1790 2163 2164
$25,000 to $27,499 1938 2165 2243
$27,500 to $29,999 2219 2508 2628
$30,000 to $32,499 2269 2672 2789
$32,500 to $34,999 2452 2566 2700
$35,000 to $37,499 2432 2506 2546
$37,500 to $39,999 2372 2493 2537
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 2462 2437 2476
$42,500 to $44,999 2361 2529 2538
$45,000 to $47,499 2069 2181 2205
$47,500 to $49,999 2180 2270 2293
$50,000 to $52,499 2147 2318 2298
$52,500 to $54,999 2261 2125 2175
$55,000 to $57,499 1944 1985 1996
$57,500 to $59,999 2060 1870 1865
$60,000 to $62,499 1894 1881 1916
$62,500 to $64,999 1846 1875 1863
$65,000 to $67,499 1726 1691 1715
$67,500 to $69,999 1726 1608 1605
$70,000 to $72,499 1579 1500 1507
$72,500 to $74,999 1567 1471 1457
$75,000 to $77,499 1460 1284 1301
$77,500 to $79,999 1340 1276 1273
$80,000 to $82,499 1374 1245 1256
$82,500 to $84,999 1246 1186 1190
$85,000 to $87,499 1132 1032 1022
$87,500 to $89,999 1160 981 990
$90,000 to $92,499 1131 901 907
$92,500 to $94,999 1016 858 857
$95,000 to $97,499 852 693 695
$97,500 to $99,999 902 725 720
$100,000 and over 12769 10482 10497
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 0.3 0.4 0.4
$5,000 to $9,999 0.5 0.8 0.6
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6 2.5 2.0
$15,000 to $19,999 3.1 4.4 4.0
$20,000 to $24,999 4.5 5.5 5.6
$25,000 to $29,999 5.7 6.4 6.6
$30,000 to $34,999 6.4 7.1 7.5
$35,000 to $39,999 6.6 6.8 6.9
$40,000 to $44,999 6.6 6.8 6.8
$45,000 to $49,999 5.8 6.1 6.1
$50,000 to $59,999 11.5 11.3 11.4
$60,000 to $74,999 14.1 13.7 13.7
$75,000 to $99,999 15.8 13.9 13.9
$100,000 and over 17.4 14.3 14.3
Median 57668 52533 52692
Standard Error 176 164 166
Mean dollars 70023 64718 64992
Standard Error 237 231 231
Agg total income 5131258829 4742501379 4762577544
Agg Square for total income 624685486934890 5.5912E14 5.6037416E14
Gini ratio 0.342 0.355 0.351
Standard Error 0.0031 0.0031 0.0031
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 5.3 6.1 5.6
With type of addition
or deduction 463 (X) (X)
Mean amount 3446 (X) (X)
Standard error 121 (X) (X)
Agg first quintile 1594850 (X) (X)
Agg square first quintile 8242150130 (X) (X)
Tot 1st Quintile 3916 4474 4091
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34766 31988 32328
Percent of households 16.5 16.7 17.2
With type of addition
or deduction 2936 (X) (X)
Mean amount 5649 (X) (X)
Standard error 77 (X) (X)
Agg second quintile 16582523 (X) (X)
Agg square second quintile 138445059780 (X) (X)
Tot 2nd Quintile 12097 12243 12587
Third quintile:
Upper limit 53240 49069 49193
Percent of households 23.1 22.8 22.9
With type of addition
or deduction 3683 (X) (X)
Mean amount 7930 (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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 94 (X) (X)
Agg third quintile 29205726 (X) (X)
Agg square third quintile 336969452688 (X) (X)
Tot 3rd Quintile 16944 16720 16780
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81575 75358 75435
Percent of households 26.8 26.4 26.4
With type of addition
or deduction 3095 (X) (X)
Mean amount 9147 (X) (X)
Standard error 118 (X) (X)
Agg fourth quintile 28310915 (X) (X)
Agg square fourth quintile 376687714469 (X) (X)
Tot 4th Quintile 19624 19353 19341
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 28.2 28.0 27.9
With type of addition
or deduction 2650 (X) (X)
Mean amount 9769 (X) (X)
Standard error 122 (X) (X)
Agg fifth quintile 25885512 (X) (X)
Agg square fifth quintile 344579196412 (X) (X)
Tot 5th Quintile 20698 20490 20480
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 One Or More Full-Time Workers)
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 14217 12824 13288
Standard error 86 76 82
Agg 55677797 57369718 54366064
Agg square 891758091686 8.359955E11 821433962130
Second quintile:
Mean 27915 25511 26042
Standard error 41 39 38
Agg 337679054 312322780 327798689
Agg square 9644320681381 8.165156E12 8.7327285E12
Third quintile:
Mean 43725 40279 40499
Standard error 44 41 40
Agg 740898340 673452088 679580979
Agg square 32879305476788 2.752898E13 2.7919073E13
Fourth quintile:
Mean 66243 61096 61214
Standard error 62 58 58
Agg 1299913688 1182398799 1183919194
Agg square 87403956287771 7.333531E13 7.3558387E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 130304 122835 122895
Standard error 616 617 617
Agg 2697089950 2516957994 2516912618
Agg square 493866146397266 4.492545E14 4.4934254E14
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