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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Households With a
White alone or in
combination Householder
Total 94910 94910 94910 94910 94910 94910 94910 94910
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 94072 88362 88362 88362 88362 88370 88370 88374
With addition or deduction (X) 36467 13559 51979 72893 75618 12031 57953
Mean addition or deduction (X) 13312 12119 6257 4825 10189 1771 3091
Standard error (X) 53 720 16 15 96 15 27
Agg addition or deduction (X) 485438039 164320324 325239540 351743727 770481041 21306383 179113124
Agg square for addition or
deduction (X) 9744823181704 8.55230629E13 2617161869802 2719130756067 5.38190626E13 64561514173 2767594502176
Mean total income (X) 34103 137641 94272 75806 66756 30219 65930
Standard error (X) 308 1524 446 361 267 242 286
Tally total income (X) 1243648478 1866215224 4900134019 5525711402 5047995013 363570471 3820808522
Agg square for total income (X) 1.533459807E14 6.31242105E14 9.324752911E14 1.02658521E15 6.94944958E14 1.84092982E13 4.92834289E14
Under $2,500 1799 11196 11187 11136 11195 11199 11152 11131
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 730 2155 2162 2124 2266 2273 2112 2150
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 1663 2135 2128 2087 2107 2124 2093 2087
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 2301 1770 1773 1737 2056 2158 1998 2040
$10,000 to $12,499 2990 2432 2417 2291 2233 2345 2259 2287
$12,500 to $14,999 2808 1969 1973 1927 2299 2367 2201 2225
$15,000 to $17,499 2912 2322 2300 2075 2009 2172 2155 2255
$17,500 to $19,999 2752 1995 1976 1828 2241 2418 2351 2412
$20,000 to $22,499 3154 2577 2530 2254 2187 2447 2473 2507
$22,500 to $24,999 2555 1907 1889 1916 2338 2340 2400 2514
$25,000 to $27,499 3126 2543 2493 2235 1946 2414 2452 2525
$27,500 to $29,999 2337 1771 1751 1702 2289 2441 2502 2613
$30,000 to $32,499 3198 2878 2836 2375 2280 2436 2552 2569
$32,500 to $34,999 2157 1742 1739 1784 2011 2333 2450 2661
$35,000 to $37,499 2877 2584 2577 2167 2289 2522 2563 2563
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
$37,500 to $39,999 2087 1750 1751 1943 2035 2264 2341 2350
$40,000 to $42,499 2877 2738 2672 2111 2090 2241 2283 2487
$42,500 to $44,999 1956 1578 1577 1794 2027 2279 2322 2335
$45,000 to $47,499 2441 2118 2106 1976 1985 2032 2047 1950
$47,500 to $49,999 1951 1681 1688 1761 1857 1972 1968 2059
$50,000 to $52,499 2588 2446 2336 1887 1848 1952 1954 2046
$52,500 to $54,999 1687 1444 1470 1689 1733 1902 1921 2081
$55,000 to $57,499 2113 1985 1890 1748 1735 1878 1864 1766
$57,500 to $59,999 1475 1328 1371 1557 1693 1782 1818 1834
$60,000 to $62,499 2295 2222 2089 1658 1673 1748 1772 1798
$62,500 to $64,999 1435 1288 1294 1550 1595 1718 1707 1687
$65,000 to $67,499 1780 1648 1648 1504 1490 1525 1533 1530
$67,500 to $69,999 1443 1162 1161 1442 1451 1433 1437 1485
$70,000 to $72,499 1786 1714 1670 1411 1357 1403 1408 1460
$72,500 to $74,999 1275 1079 1113 1310 1378 1432 1432 1393
$75,000 to $77,499 1680 1532 1481 1272 1284 1276 1280 1282
$77,500 to $79,999 1135 1035 1035 1306 1189 1192 1186 1212
$80,000 to $82,499 1445 1356 1279 1235 1138 1212 1225 1251
$82,500 to $84,999 1071 924 941 1137 1096 1144 1146 1134
$85,000 to $87,499 1116 1064 998 1121 953 1113 1117 1101
$87,500 to $89,999 944 825 839 1000 950 1063 1059 1008
$90,000 to $92,499 1252 1207 1148 948 944 1002 1003 973
$92,500 to $94,999 784 748 778 862 1056 932 942 943
$95,000 to $97,499 878 812 849 925 849 910 898 768
$97,500 to $99,999 730 718 745 848 831 846 852 832
$100,000 and over 17327 16535 17249 19277 16927 12670 12684 11606
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 2.7 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.0
$5,000 to $9,999 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.3
$10,000 to $14,999 6.1 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.8
$15,000 to $19,999 6.0 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.9
$20,000 to $24,999 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.3
$25,000 to $29,999 5.8 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.4
$30,000 to $34,999 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.5
$35,000 to $39,999 5.2 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.6 5.0 5.2 5.2
$40,000 to $44,999 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.8 4.9 5.1
$45,000 to $49,999 4.6 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2
$50,000 to $59,999 8.3 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.1
$60,000 to $74,999 10.6 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.9
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6 10.8 10.6 11.2 10.8 11.3 11.3 11.1
$100,000 and over 18.3 17.4 18.2 20.3 17.8 13.3 13.4 12.2
Median 48442 44071 44563 47492 44453 41339 41534 40570
Standard Error 211 261 261 220 203 183 180 165
Mean dollars 65837 60722 62454 65881 62175 54202 54427 52540
Standard Error 271 275 305 312 302 230 230 217
Agg total income 6248618217 5763180179 5927500502 6252740043 5900996316 5144341539 5165647922 4986534798
Agg Square for total income 9.90257E14 9.487174351E14 1.10637615E15 1.179885288E15 1.08683484E15 6.98434523E14 6.99662585E14 6.32525837E14
Gini ratio 0.441 0.497 0.500 0.494 0.499 0.485 0.481 0.478
Standard Error 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 19291 10732 10745 10990 10404 10237 10759 10700
Percent of households 18.2 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 14801 116 364 3716 1412 2096 2113
Mean amount (X) 14201 -1352 2295 488 264 634 56
Standard error (X) 75 184 80 6 11 18 5
Agg first quintile (X) 210186396 -157161 834505 1813614 373133 1327881 118137
Agg square first quintile (X) 4076795276805 613183590 2651203209 1325585623 300441376 2112805864 104299985
Tot 1st Quintile 17314 18062 18049 18030 18022 17993 18052 18035
Second quintile:
Upper limit 36321 31347 31511 33450 31294 29696 30277 29704
Percent of households 20.0 19.6 19.5 19.3 19.2 19.4 19.4 19.4
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 8476 544 5683 14115 16074 4893 10491
Mean amount (X) 13777 433 3081 1661 1382 2508 528
Standard error (X) 108 168 26 7 11 23 6
Agg second quintile (X) 116767563 235582 17508434 23449343 22210327 12268877 5540601
Agg square second quintile (X) 2340709166049 7430882353 73830362250 46886786633 58774265814 41897005948 6346039219
Tot 2nd Quintile 19028 18645 18522 18328 18231 18421 18405 18389
Third quintile:
Upper limit 57669 54218 54879 58728 54973 50640 50784 49501
Percent of households 19.8 19.7 19.7 20.0 20.1 19.9 19.8 19.9
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 5517 1710 12492 17311 18734 3581 13806
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Mean amount (X) 12407 1490 4501 3176 3419 1497 1305
Standard error (X) 145 152 20 9 20 23 8
Agg third quintile (X) 68455537 2548240 56228688 54972508 64048291 5361498 18011910
Agg square third quintile (X) 1409393608313 63444808763 309469281859 194770757913 341998501876 13850645640 33689377212
Tot 3rd Quintile 18825 18707 18722 18962 19066 18891 18812 18918
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 91811 89826 91413 97616 91317 81625 81681 78982
Percent of households 20.8 20.5 20.6 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.6 20.5
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 4164 3520 16025 18482 19379 1057 15498
Mean amount (X) 11131 2930 6213 5191 6496 1635 2424
Standard error (X) 164 162 22 13 32 47 11
Agg fourth quintile (X) 46349065 10312838 99559822 95938675 125889961 1727197 37561323
Agg square fourth quintile (X) 924274634731 316426215245 722893402788 547277755563 1158720264226 5001013228 118336293030
Tot 4th Quintile 19718 19440 19574 19497 19501 19498 19535 19461
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 3509 7668 17415 19269 20020 405 16044
Mean amount (X) 12448 19742 8677 9111 27870 1534 7347
Standard error (X) 204 1262 27 32 323 72 88
Agg fifth quintile (X) 43679479 151380824 151108091 175569586 557959329 620931 117881152
Agg square fifth quintile (X) 993650495807 8.51351478E13 1508317619697 1928869870335 5.22592691E13 1700043492 2609118492731
Tot 5th Quintile 20026 20057 20043 20093 20090 20107 20105 20108
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 11064 2628 2624 2680 2581 2551 2678 2665
Standard error 44 28 28 28 27 27 28 28
Agg 191568876 47458802 47358859 48311616 46520156 45908560 48351892 48063565
Agg square 2.63788E12 344148970123 343017346760 356229652304 329674272016 321572226392 354737858663 350556648327
Second quintile:
Mean 27643 21181 21204 22130 20797 20068 20794 20478
Standard error 38 47 48 51 48 44 44 43
Agg 525974724 394917800 392741224 405607202 379145763 369669241 382705135 376568031
Agg square 1.50062E13 9041045346534 9007636757582 9752780621606 8543109112594 8000950106700 8542372064668 8264620104195
Third quintile:
Mean 46524 42431 42658 45560 42618 39779 40042 39127
Standard error 47 51 52 56 52 46 45 44
Agg 875812432 793747691 798615877 863915467 812538872 751446784 753280308 740199476
Agg square 4.14379E13 34473144592091 3.48851499E13 40355282325588 3.55072027E13 3.05657876E13 3.08020935E13 2.95654769E13
Fourth quintile:
Mean 72927 69919 70981 76020 71116 64736 64794 62930
Standard error 74 77 80 84 79 67 67 64
Agg 1437989403 1359199842 1389408687 1482153982 1386816700 1262200168 1265758458 1224669537
Agg square 1.06721E14 96973308180116 1.00753946E14 1.150327028E14 1.00684956E14 8.32265088E13 8.35293721E13 7.84437452E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 160658 157942 164613 171836 163061 135032 135065 129155
Standard error 935 934 1089 1090 1073 769 769 713
Agg 3217272783 3167856044 3299375855 3452751776 3275974825 2715116786 2715552128 2597034190
Agg square 8.24455E14 8.078857881E14 9.61386401E14 1.014388293E15 9.41769893E14 5.76319704E14 5.7643401E14 5.15901438E14
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Households With a
White alone or in
combination Householder
Total 94910 94910 94910 94910 94910 94910 94910
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 93322 93484 93522 94098 94098 94291 94612
With addition or deduction 34224 23496 12480 4343 10368 10116 68300
Mean addition or deduction 13353 8713 113 6549 4594 2055 3848
Standard error 54 33 1 102 49 22 44
Agg addition or deduction 456997069 204719929 1416259 28440970 47633984 20784223 262814323
Agg square for addition or
deduction 9099106090605 2311044972932 198857479 357102843902 443885754565 86354029139 8759623794447
Mean total income 45202 52688 82204 32481 48317 29222 72886
Standard error 333 443 632 604 438 221 279
Tally total income 1546985849 1237940500 1025908169 141053733 500940320 295615767 4978051823
Agg square for total income 1.8396972E14 1.60090106E14 1.388703356E14 1.06111242E13 4.22941322E13 13042209823677 681163137047126
Under $2,500 2650 2566 2565 1764 1760 1450 1133
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 842 852 851 720 709 662 678
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 1475 1425 1426 1578 1501 1213 976
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 2244 2006 2007 2131 2074 1949 1637
$10,000 to $12,499 2751 2046 2043 2150 2102 2077 1920
$12,500 to $14,999 2958 2297 2299 2357 2277 2370 2230
$15,000 to $17,499 2903 2292 2291 2349 2284 2469 2323
$17,500 to $19,999 2920 2489 2487 2514 2409 2452 2324
$20,000 to $22,499 2942 2513 2510 2541 2418 2512 2483
$22,500 to $24,999 3115 2815 2822 2845 2726 2744 2564
$25,000 to $27,499 3098 2844 2834 2861 2750 2746 2746
$27,500 to $29,999 3008 3008 3013 3043 3030 3064 2775
$30,000 to $32,499 2971 2998 2992 3008 2938 2996 2888
$32,500 to $34,999 3066 3172 3173 3193 3188 3183 2912
$35,000 to $37,499 2785 2896 2892 2869 2897 2939 3014
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
$37,500 to $39,999 2737 2887 2891 2896 2962 2963 2898
$40,000 to $42,499 2740 2920 2910 2944 2968 3034 2998
$42,500 to $44,999 2687 2765 2766 2793 2836 2820 2774
$45,000 to $47,499 2299 2478 2486 2494 2523 2553 2513
$47,500 to $49,999 2280 2538 2535 2537 2590 2651 2725
$50,000 to $52,499 2247 2493 2486 2495 2500 2502 2570
$52,500 to $54,999 2271 2484 2486 2496 2595 2613 2564
$55,000 to $57,499 2009 2211 2212 2226 2248 2268 2299
$57,500 to $59,999 2026 2228 2233 2235 2250 2248 2217
$60,000 to $62,499 1950 2039 2045 2068 2059 2082 2087
$62,500 to $64,999 1907 1984 1969 1970 2006 2002 2117
$65,000 to $67,499 1708 1772 1768 1790 1840 1846 1899
$67,500 to $69,999 1698 1801 1817 1848 1883 1886 1808
$70,000 to $72,499 1598 1773 1761 1766 1790 1795 1733
$72,500 to $74,999 1500 1619 1623 1626 1675 1676 1772
$75,000 to $77,499 1387 1518 1527 1529 1548 1549 1637
$77,500 to $79,999 1274 1361 1354 1348 1379 1393 1496
$80,000 to $82,499 1353 1448 1455 1473 1475 1475 1453
$82,500 to $84,999 1210 1291 1288 1289 1296 1301 1381
$85,000 to $87,499 1089 1145 1144 1161 1189 1188 1234
$87,500 to $89,999 1077 1099 1107 1123 1156 1159 1252
$90,000 to $92,499 1092 1126 1130 1132 1155 1158 1142
$92,500 to $94,999 973 1034 1027 1027 1037 1038 1081
$95,000 to $97,499 846 854 855 850 869 868 1053
$97,500 to $99,999 871 962 967 959 977 968 1001
$100,000 and over 12353 12859 12865 12913 13040 13052 14599
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 3.7 3.6 3.6 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.9
$5,000 to $9,999 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.3 2.8
$10,000 to $14,999 6.0 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.4
$15,000 to $19,999 6.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.2 4.9
$20,000 to $24,999 6.4 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.3
$25,000 to $29,999 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.8
$30,000 to $34,999 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.1
$35,000 to $39,999 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2
$40,000 to $44,999 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.1
$45,000 to $49,999 4.8 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5
$50,000 to $59,999 9.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2
$60,000 to $74,999 10.9 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.9 11.9 12.0
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.7 12.7 13.4
$100,000 and over 13.0 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.8 15.4
Median 44593 47683 47694 47900 48563 48688 50917
Standard Error 153 162 162 162 159 155 160
Mean dollars 57355 59512 59526 59826 60328 60547 63316
Standard Error 213 213 213 212 212 212 217
Agg total income 5443531867 5648251796 5649668055 5678109025 5725743009 5746527232 6009341554
Agg Square for total income 6.69899423E14 6.93607685E14 6.938447526E14 6.95774502E14 7.01214252E14 7.0219523E14 753656652547805
Gini ratio 0.420 0.405 0.405 0.401 0.398 0.394 0.389
Standard Error 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027 0.0027
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 18687 20941 20946 21405 21993 22514 23832
Percent of households 18.1 17.8 17.8 17.9 18.0 18.1 18.0
With type of addition
or deduction 9242 4495 349 2196 2129 4435 7689
Mean amount 9685 2750 107 5201 1446 2522 928
Standard error 48 28 3 89 31 36 114
Agg first quintile 89511280 12363562 37417 11422021 3078957 11181892 7135968
Agg square first quintile 1036091561031 47684204658 5179214 93215210460 8190306347 50338119289 680737149221
Tot 1st Quintile 17177 16919 16923 17026 17078 17173 17048
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34241 37070 37083 37335 38121 38356 40159
Percent of households 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.7 19.8 19.8 19.6
With type of addition
or deduction 8620 6030 1135 847 2832 2986 11190
Mean amount 14608 7566 101 6541 3724 1864 2517
Standard error 87 27 2 208 50 40 50
Agg second quintile 125931933 45622312 114975 5542313 10547423 5564344 28160116
Agg square second quintile 2329491899646 368118794388 14505869 63465476684 56730767650 22720232544 340379839642
Tot 2nd Quintile 18776 18809 18805 18712 18791 18757 18638
Third quintile:
Upper limit 52941 55277 55298 55517 56191 56286 58719
Percent of households 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.3 20.2 20.2 20.4
With type of addition
or deduction 6670 5401 2477 561 2367 1898 14236
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Mean amount 14652 10831 110 7249 5345 1511 2937
Standard error 132 55 1 282 86 40 47
Agg third quintile 97735401 58499223 272769 4068224 12650706 2867418 41815768
Agg square third quintile 2111404121770 711382354057 36699241 51410775295 104327443158 9506959181 510304684354
Tot 3rd Quintile 19155 19306 19299 19292 19181 19139 19378
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81399 83032 83058 83206 83741 83773 87582
Percent of households 20.8 20.8 20.9 20.8 20.9 20.9 20.8
With type of addition
or deduction 5272 4230 4050 442 1817 647 16629
Mean amount 14558 11696 115 10288 6622 1525 3560
Standard error 166 73 1 533 144 70 50
Agg fourth quintile 76751016 49475894 466822 4548038 12034736 986019 59205196
Agg square fourth quintile 1788150524259 662288743435 66704989 95528427295 139795386788 3308713441 826749111622
Tot 4th Quintile 19736 19783 19796 19784 19810 19797 19768
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 21.1 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.1 21.1 21.2
With type of addition
or deduction 4418 3339 4469 296 1222 151 18555
Mean amount 15180 11608 117 9661 7626 1219 6817
Standard error 218 86 1 580 221 113 135
Agg fifth quintile 67067439 38758938 524275 2860374 9322162 184550 126497274
Agg square fifth quintile 1833967983898 521570876394 75768167 53482954167 134841850621 480004684 6401453009608
Tot 5th Quintile 20066 20093 20087 20096 20051 20045 20078
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 10248 11138 11143 12005 12263 13020 13901
Standard error 47 53 53 51 52 51 63
Agg 176037474 188445576 188577767 204394372 209429565 223596455 236986765
Agg square 2372715524487 2808936282623 2811702753344 3105138846898 3255264421139 3590557170603 4310535048321
Second quintile:
Mean 26449 29215 29223 29542 30286 30623 32143
Standard error 35 36 36 35 36 35 37
Agg 496616986 549502616 549536393 552795354 569100519 574398345 599080273
Agg square 1.35093251E13 1.64500373E13 16455658967810 1.67133723E13 1.76309919E13 17973313470207 19662538737467
Third quintile:
Mean 43068 45839 45850 46070 46793 46966 49048
Standard error 41 41 41 40 40 40 41
Agg 824957992 884980269 884878475 888811617 897532429 898872205 950425867
Agg square 3.60831086E13 4.11045391E13 41109542078671 4.14815786E13 4.25181042E13 42725197429374 47172806076523
Fourth quintile:
Mean 65835 67899 67923 68087 68688 68749 71796
Standard error 62 60 60 60 60 60 62
Agg 1299319800 1343257411 1344597097 1347014549 1360690857 1361007613 1419265809
Agg square 8.68452309E13 9.245167E13 92578149248565 9.29528497E13 9.46962487E13 94796812678731 103233551903426
Fifth quintile:
Mean 131896 133483 133525 133612 134109 134134 139631
Standard error 718 718 719 718 719 720 729
Agg 2646599615 2682065923 2682078322 2685093132 2688989638 2688652613 2803582841
Agg square 5.31089043E14 5.40792502E14 5.408896995E14 5.41521563E14 5.43113643E14 5.431093492E14 579277220782071
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Households With a
White alone or in
combination Householder
Total 94910 94910 94910
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 94291 94072 94072
With addition or deduction 30339 (X) (X)
Mean addition or deduction 8318 (X) (X)
Standard error 33 (X) (X)
Agg addition or deduction 252353913 (X) (X)
Agg square for addition or
deduction 2963670757650 (X) (X)
Mean total income 27775 (X) (X)
Standard error 415 (X) (X)
Tally total income 842648850 (X) (X)
Agg square for total income 162590095872005 (X) (X)
Under $2,500 1453 1820 1798
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 666 813 734
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 1212 1734 1648
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 2087 2577 2454
$10,000 to $12,499 3139 3058 2935
$12,500 to $14,999 3222 3309 3139
$15,000 to $17,499 2981 3303 3179
$17,500 to $19,999 3017 3273 3175
$20,000 to $22,499 3062 3246 3251
$22,500 to $24,999 3196 3464 3513
$25,000 to $27,499 3151 3296 3413
$27,500 to $29,999 3109 3369 3470
$30,000 to $32,499 2993 3279 3414
$32,500 to $34,999 3105 3133 3270
$35,000 to $37,499 2853 2972 3002
$37,500 to $39,999 2776 2895 2953
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
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 2833 2711 2756
$42,500 to $44,999 2713 2828 2845
$45,000 to $47,499 2309 2432 2446
$47,500 to $49,999 2313 2474 2480
$50,000 to $52,499 2281 2421 2404
$52,500 to $54,999 2287 2140 2181
$55,000 to $57,499 2038 2046 2065
$57,500 to $59,999 2052 1949 1944
$60,000 to $62,499 1976 1949 1990
$62,500 to $64,999 1897 1906 1893
$65,000 to $67,499 1730 1708 1725
$67,500 to $69,999 1720 1618 1611
$70,000 to $72,499 1606 1458 1466
$72,500 to $74,999 1508 1442 1435
$75,000 to $77,499 1411 1268 1279
$77,500 to $79,999 1263 1215 1215
$80,000 to $82,499 1362 1214 1226
$82,500 to $84,999 1208 1151 1153
$85,000 to $87,499 1086 973 965
$87,500 to $89,999 1112 976 981
$90,000 to $92,499 1094 916 920
$92,500 to $94,999 962 839 841
$95,000 to $97,499 843 712 713
$97,500 to $99,999 874 698 694
$100,000 and over 12406 10323 10336
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 2.2 2.8 2.7
$5,000 to $9,999 3.5 4.5 4.3
$10,000 to $14,999 6.7 6.7 6.4
$15,000 to $19,999 6.3 6.9 6.7
$20,000 to $24,999 6.6 7.1 7.1
$25,000 to $29,999 6.6 7.0 7.3
$30,000 to $34,999 6.4 6.8 7.0
$35,000 to $39,999 5.9 6.2 6.3
$40,000 to $44,999 5.8 5.8 5.9
$45,000 to $49,999 4.9 5.2 5.2
$50,000 to $59,999 9.1 9.0 9.1
$60,000 to $74,999 11.0 10.6 10.7
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8 10.5 10.5
$100,000 and over 13.1 10.9 10.9
Median 44895 41765 41912
Standard Error 156 152 149
Mean dollars 57888 54003 54227
Standard Error 212 206 206
Agg total income 5494173319 5125426579 5146732962
Agg Square for total income 672748872579815 6.126638E14 6.1389166E14
Gini ratio 0.412 0.422 0.418
Standard Error 0.0027 0.0028 0.0028
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 19701 17877 18554
Percent of households 18.3 18.0 18.0
With type of addition
or deduction 7382 (X) (X)
Mean amount 4044 (X) (X)
Standard error 30 (X) (X)
Agg first quintile 29852548 (X) (X)
Agg square first quintile 164972923392 (X) (X)
Tot 1st Quintile 17404 17099 17102
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34766 31988 32328
Percent of households 19.7 19.7 19.8
With type of addition
or deduction 9020 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8730 (X) (X)
Standard error 48 (X) (X)
Agg second quintile 78744837 (X) (X)
Agg square second quintile 854856469991 (X) (X)
Tot 2nd Quintile 18673 18732 18763
Third quintile:
Upper limit 53240 49069 49193
Percent of households 20.1 20.3 20.3
With type of addition
or deduction 6363 (X) (X)
Mean amount 10070 (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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
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 75 (X) (X)
Agg third quintile 64081169 (X) (X)
Agg square third quintile 846816243611 (X) (X)
Tot 3rd Quintile 19075 19244 19229
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81575 75358 75435
Percent of households 20.7 20.8 20.8
With type of addition
or deduction 4286 (X) (X)
Mean amount 10514 (X) (X)
Standard error 98 (X) (X)
Agg fourth quintile 45058946 (X) (X)
Agg square fourth quintile 627039896362 (X) (X)
Tot 4th Quintile 19693 19709 19712
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 21.1 21.2 21.2
With type of addition
or deduction 3287 (X) (X)
Mean amount 10532 (X) (X)
Standard error 105 (X) (X)
Agg fifth quintile 34616413 (X) (X)
Agg square fifth quintile 469985224295 (X) (X)
Tot 5th Quintile 20065 20127 20103
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 a White alone or in combination Householder)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 11860 10497 10821
Standard error 43 42 43
Agg 206408376 179486319 185062062
Agg square 2946777593996 2.331201E12 2.4780748E12
Second quintile:
Mean 27186 24928 25475
Standard error 34 32 31
Agg 507641933 466940961 477990039
Agg square 14153267695500 1.194583E13 1.2471326E13
Third quintile:
Mean 43504 40119 40323
Standard error 41 38 37
Agg 829844339 772040532 775382423
Agg square 36639518656082 3.143977E13 3.1720383E13
Fourth quintile:
Mean 66065 60936 61049
Standard error 61 57 57
Agg 1301006551 1200964119 1203418684
Agg square 87237116165397 7.428482E13 7.4564804E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 132032 124512 124600
Standard error 718 713 714
Agg 2649272119 2505994649 2504879754
Agg square 531772192468840 4.926622E14 4.9265707E14
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