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 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 Householder
Total 93588 93588 93588 93588 93588 93588 93588 93588
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 92765 87144 87144 87144 87144 87152 87152 87157
With addition or deduction (X) 35943 13420 51330 71830 74576 11751 57211
Mean addition or deduction (X) 13339 12003 6261 4834 10220 1770 3095
Standard error (X) 53 719 16 15 97 15 28
Agg addition or deduction (X) 479446401 161080684 321357272 347242760 762131914 20797461 177084901
Agg square for addition or
deduction (X) 9621470074655 8.35479326E13 2586356423441 2687473636987 5.32984931E13 63026152597 2738520354626
Mean total income (X) 34094 137577 94369 75960 66852 30162 66010
Standard error (X) 311 1528 448 364 269 244 288
Tally total income (X) 1225439276 1846354178 4843942786 5456205570 4985501836 354450898 3776522229
Agg square for total income (X) 1.515835878E14 6.22948177E14 9.206640469E14 1.01375986E15 6.86261294E14 1.79084354E13 4.88249806E14
Under $2,500 1764 11031 11021 10970 11028 11031 10986 10965
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 714 2132 2140 2101 2240 2248 2090 2126
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 1628 2107 2100 2061 2081 2097 2066 2061
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 2249 1738 1740 1705 2019 2119 1965 2008
$10,000 to $12,499 2939 2393 2377 2253 2197 2310 2227 2254
$12,500 to $14,999 2766 1939 1942 1903 2269 2343 2175 2192
$15,000 to $17,499 2882 2296 2273 2042 1971 2121 2109 2211
$17,500 to $19,999 2707 1952 1934 1788 2183 2358 2294 2359
$20,000 to $22,499 3093 2514 2465 2197 2143 2404 2425 2456
$22,500 to $24,999 2514 1865 1847 1880 2303 2298 2357 2474
$25,000 to $27,499 3087 2508 2461 2202 1917 2384 2418 2489
$27,500 to $29,999 2291 1742 1720 1675 2250 2405 2460 2564
$30,000 to $32,499 3151 2839 2799 2339 2250 2402 2523 2544
$32,500 to $34,999 2135 1716 1714 1756 1986 2306 2418 2621
$35,000 to $37,499 2833 2547 2539 2143 2260 2481 2519 2524
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 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 2060 1726 1728 1919 2001 2226 2304 2310
$40,000 to $42,499 2838 2699 2634 2076 2055 2206 2250 2451
$42,500 to $44,999 1929 1552 1549 1769 1989 2245 2284 2292
$45,000 to $47,499 2402 2080 2070 1943 1962 1991 2004 1921
$47,500 to $49,999 1922 1656 1658 1731 1821 1956 1953 2034
$50,000 to $52,499 2552 2410 2306 1853 1826 1929 1931 2011
$52,500 to $54,999 1661 1424 1451 1660 1713 1872 1889 2052
$55,000 to $57,499 2088 1963 1871 1729 1712 1855 1840 1749
$57,500 to $59,999 1464 1319 1358 1541 1671 1754 1793 1815
$60,000 to $62,499 2259 2186 2059 1627 1652 1735 1757 1781
$62,500 to $64,999 1413 1272 1276 1531 1567 1698 1690 1670
$65,000 to $67,499 1759 1628 1628 1484 1476 1506 1513 1512
$67,500 to $69,999 1434 1149 1150 1421 1434 1423 1426 1469
$70,000 to $72,499 1774 1702 1656 1399 1347 1387 1392 1443
$72,500 to $74,999 1259 1064 1098 1296 1369 1411 1413 1382
$75,000 to $77,499 1666 1518 1464 1263 1269 1263 1269 1252
$77,500 to $79,999 1119 1020 1024 1300 1176 1174 1164 1191
$80,000 to $82,499 1435 1348 1269 1227 1120 1183 1196 1229
$82,500 to $84,999 1048 904 923 1120 1079 1134 1136 1121
$85,000 to $87,499 1095 1048 980 1100 940 1099 1102 1088
$87,500 to $89,999 931 814 828 986 940 1057 1053 1005
$90,000 to $92,499 1232 1190 1137 939 926 985 986 957
$92,500 to $94,999 776 741 767 851 1044 917 928 930
$95,000 to $97,499 859 795 834 910 837 899 886 762
$97,500 to $99,999 716 707 734 836 818 834 841 826
$100,000 and over 17142 16358 17063 19061 16746 12542 12555 11484
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 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 2.6 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.0
$5,000 to $9,999 4.1 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 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.9
$20,000 to $24,999 6.0 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.3
$25,000 to $29,999 5.7 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 4.8 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 7.5 7.2 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.1
$60,000 to $74,999 10.6 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.8 9.8 9.9
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6 10.8 10.6 11.3 10.8 11.3 11.3 11.1
$100,000 and over 18.3 17.5 18.2 20.4 17.9 13.4 13.4 12.3
Median 48554 44198 44693 47603 44563 41429 41618 40646
Standard Error 212 263 264 229 205 185 181 167
Mean dollars 65962 60839 62560 65994 62283 54285 54507 52615
Standard Error 273 278 308 314 304 232 232 218
Agg total income 6173248096 5693801694 5854882378 6176239651 5828996891 5080418072 5101215534 4924130632
Agg Square for total income 9.80369E14 9.393210658E14 1.09320954E15 1.165910076E15 1.07390798E15 6.8969663E14 6.90895428E14 6.24390545E14
Gini ratio 0.441 0.497 0.500 0.494 0.499 0.484 0.481 0.478
Standard Error 0.0028 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 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 18.9 19.0 19.0
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 14613 116 361 3637 1384 2051 2086
Mean amount (X) 14227 -1352 2290 488 266 630 56
Standard error (X) 76 184 80 6 11 18 5
Agg first quintile (X) 207902639 -157161 827345 1774634 368229 1291689 117316
Agg square first quintile (X) 4036050615971 613183590 2626061201 1298767533 298204550 2046274069 102994037
Tot 1st Quintile 17014 17800 17787 17766 17757 17728 17793 17779
Second quintile:
Upper limit 36321 31347 31511 33450 31294 29696 30277 29704
Percent of households 20.0 19.6 19.4 19.2 19.1 19.3 19.3 19.3
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 8338 539 5596 13849 15797 4771 10331
Mean amount (X) 13821 458 3082 1662 1384 2506 529
Standard error (X) 108 169 27 7 11 23 6
Agg second quintile (X) 115243152 247105 17246228 23017267 21860969 11958143 5463439
Agg square second quintile (X) 2310088079466 7396715863 72764463278 46057281783 57921233513 40844834901 6237791593
Tot 2nd Quintile 18735 18321 18200 18010 17916 18109 18087 18066
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) 5432 1692 12301 17047 18462 3510 13622
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 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) 12398 1498 4500 3175 3423 1497 1304
Standard error (X) 145 154 20 9 20 23 8
Agg third quintile (X) 67347765 2534329 55360647 54129467 63203628 5254381 17768253
Agg square third quintile (X) 1379758945123 63073980118 304589810347 191833771034 337507496728 13571263177 33234861387
Tot 3rd Quintile 18562 18431 18444 18687 18787 18618 18539 18645
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 91811 89826 91413 97616 91317 81625 81681 78982
Percent of households 20.8 20.5 20.7 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.5
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 4100 3483 15845 18249 19132 1031 15300
Mean amount (X) 11145 2916 6214 5191 6498 1637 2422
Standard error (X) 165 163 22 13 32 48 11
Agg fourth quintile (X) 45694052 10155257 98454331 94729719 124327526 1687996 37061913
Agg square fourth quintile (X) 909676964727 311490017539 714465258821 540345693598 1144712608028 4892109306 116743221601
Tot 4th Quintile 19481 19208 19343 19260 19260 19248 19284 19212
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 3459 7590 17226 19048 19800 388 15873
Mean amount (X) 12506 19538 8677 9114 27898 1558 7350
Standard error (X) 206 1260 27 32 325 74 88
Agg fifth quintile (X) 43258794 148301155 149468721 173591673 552371560 605251 116673981
Agg square fifth quintile (X) 985895469369 8.31653587E13 1491910829794 1907938123039 5.17580536E13 1671671144 2582201486008
Tot 5th Quintile 19796 19829 19814 19865 19868 19886 19884 19886
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 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 11076 2628 2624 2679 2581 2550 2680 2667
Standard error 45 28 28 28 27 27 28 28
Agg 188455266 46769737 46669795 47594204 45826884 45214448 47678736 47424544
Agg square 2.59637E12 338717830092 337586206729 350484014496 324385157053 316298183710 349463692327 345662365291
Second quintile:
Mean 27647 21179 21203 22131 20798 20068 20794 20477
Standard error 39 48 48 52 48 45 45 44
Agg 517966491 388029787 385897612 398587736 372626188 363406922 376102328 369932291
Agg square 1.478E13 8884000225998 8851904286548 9585984665662 8398209164436 7867146660764 8396393570758 8119437878392
Third quintile:
Mean 46521 42429 42654 45559 42618 39780 40043 39126
Standard error 48 51 52 57 53 47 46 44
Agg 863510173 782001312 786738538 851337433 800677466 740613180 742369680 729513920
Agg square 4.08539E13 33961164523045 3.43642408E13 39768173269379 3.49901164E13 3.01275736E13 3.03582491E13 2.9138865E13
Fourth quintile:
Mean 72912 69912 70978 76024 71113 64734 64791 62929
Standard error 74 77 80 85 79 68 68 65
Agg 1420387834 1342839032 1372911709 1464197779 1369617961 1246003386 1249433634 1209010208
Agg square 1.0539E14 95794506016213 9.95527136E13 1.136403536E14 9.9429276E13 8.21526645E13 8.24449352E13 7.74356999E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 160784 158062 164663 171884 163091 135030 135062 129149
Standard error 942 940 1095 1096 1078 772 772 716
Agg 3182928331 3134161826 3262664724 3414522500 3240248392 2685180136 2685631157 2568249669
Agg square 8.16749E14 8.003426772E14 9.50103094E14 1.002565081E15 9.3076599E14 5.69232947E14 5.69346387E14 5.0935088E14
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 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 Householder
Total 93588 93588 93588 93588 93588 93588 93588
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 92033 92194 92230 92789 92789 92979 93296
With addition or deduction 33758 23249 12312 4227 10124 9843 67542
Mean addition or deduction 13380 8723 113 6568 4591 2043 3847
Standard error 54 33 1 103 49 22 44
Agg addition or deduction 451683958 202803570 1396567 27762443 46480008 20106591 259867266
Agg square for addition or
deduction 8990685197520 2290655031317 195931297 349577377325 432199598581 83217877039 8702926743009
Mean total income 45216 52744 82381 32513 48329 29246 72911
Standard error 337 447 639 611 444 224 280
Tally total income 1526380413 1226219913 1014295746 137429468 489267883 287881610 4924544174
Agg square for total income 1.82394614E14 1.59201696E14 1.378472905E14 1.03133596E13 4.13571211E13 12694913633644 673614784613400
Under $2,500 2590 2507 2505 1729 1725 1434 1123
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 825 836 835 705 694 650 668
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 1447 1400 1401 1545 1472 1188 950
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 2200 1968 1969 2087 2033 1908 1604
$10,000 to $12,499 2709 2006 2003 2108 2062 2031 1869
$12,500 to $14,999 2918 2262 2265 2323 2241 2334 2193
$15,000 to $17,499 2860 2255 2252 2307 2242 2424 2278
$17,500 to $19,999 2868 2442 2440 2467 2369 2407 2282
$20,000 to $22,499 2895 2467 2464 2497 2374 2467 2446
$22,500 to $24,999 3065 2772 2780 2804 2693 2709 2527
$25,000 to $27,499 3051 2795 2786 2808 2699 2696 2695
$27,500 to $29,999 2963 2968 2972 3003 2993 3022 2731
$30,000 to $32,499 2940 2963 2957 2974 2903 2965 2856
$32,500 to $34,999 3028 3130 3132 3148 3151 3148 2881
$35,000 to $37,499 2738 2848 2844 2819 2841 2879 2974
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 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 2688 2844 2847 2851 2914 2915 2845
$40,000 to $42,499 2705 2880 2869 2906 2921 2989 2945
$42,500 to $44,999 2643 2713 2713 2741 2785 2767 2731
$45,000 to $47,499 2266 2448 2457 2466 2493 2518 2474
$47,500 to $49,999 2256 2510 2509 2509 2562 2626 2689
$50,000 to $52,499 2212 2455 2446 2454 2462 2458 2536
$52,500 to $54,999 2240 2449 2452 2461 2554 2573 2527
$55,000 to $57,499 1986 2191 2191 2204 2227 2246 2269
$57,500 to $59,999 2000 2201 2206 2212 2226 2223 2196
$60,000 to $62,499 1933 2020 2025 2047 2040 2063 2067
$62,500 to $64,999 1891 1969 1954 1955 1987 1983 2094
$65,000 to $67,499 1687 1755 1753 1775 1822 1827 1884
$67,500 to $69,999 1676 1784 1799 1828 1864 1867 1791
$70,000 to $72,499 1580 1754 1742 1748 1771 1777 1715
$72,500 to $74,999 1487 1605 1609 1611 1660 1660 1752
$75,000 to $77,499 1354 1481 1491 1492 1514 1517 1614
$77,500 to $79,999 1249 1336 1329 1325 1356 1368 1474
$80,000 to $82,499 1333 1425 1432 1446 1451 1450 1432
$82,500 to $84,999 1195 1276 1271 1272 1279 1285 1361
$85,000 to $87,499 1079 1131 1129 1146 1169 1171 1213
$87,500 to $89,999 1067 1094 1102 1118 1149 1148 1235
$90,000 to $92,499 1077 1112 1115 1118 1142 1145 1130
$92,500 to $94,999 958 1020 1012 1013 1024 1025 1067
$95,000 to $97,499 838 842 843 838 854 854 1037
$97,500 to $99,999 866 955 961 953 968 962 994
$100,000 and over 12221 12721 12727 12775 12901 12910 14440
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 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 3.6 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 3.7 3.3 2.7
$10,000 to $14,999 6.0 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.3
$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 6.1 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 10.2 10.2
$60,000 to $74,999 11.0 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.9 11.9 12.1
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.7 12.7 13.4
$100,000 and over 13.1 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.8 13.8 15.4
Median 44677 47790 47801 48004 48659 48778 51017
Standard Error 154 163 163 163 159 155 161
Mean dollars 57441 59608 59623 59920 60416 60631 63408
Standard Error 214 214 214 214 214 213 219
Agg total income 5375814591 5578618161 5580014728 5607777171 5654257179 5674363770 5934231036
Agg Square for total income 6.61355211E14 6.84860065E14 6.85094322E14 6.86977974E14 6.92283412E14 6.932340982E14 744204898245483
Gini ratio 0.420 0.404 0.404 0.401 0.397 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 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 18.0 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.9 18.0 17.9
With type of addition
or deduction 9115 4437 343 2137 2072 4300 7601
Mean amount 9703 2756 107 5206 1444 2510 922
Standard error 48 28 3 91 31 36 115
Agg first quintile 88436889 12227566 36715 11125513 2992252 10793561 7005502
Agg square first quintile 1023556487394 47232582092 5074490 90970954749 7952876370 48335890456 679246503318
Tot 1st Quintile 16880 16611 16614 16717 16767 16861 16737
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 8516 5970 1116 816 2763 2912 11067
Mean amount 14647 7567 101 6607 3711 1858 2518
Standard error 87 27 2 212 50 40 50
Agg second quintile 124739381 45180303 112850 5393442 10251490 5411117 27871730
Agg square second quintile 2309230894642 364604731539 14205155 61866045040 54913363850 22135749972 336652019985
Tot 2nd Quintile 18501 18521 18519 18427 18523 18485 18369
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 6585 5345 2427 551 2311 1855 14051
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 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 14672 10845 110 7285 5352 1491 2942
Standard error 133 55 1 286 87 41 47
Agg third quintile 96612498 57964515 267540 4016185 12365164 2765562 41337272
Agg square third quintile 2090422925429 705779049000 36037785 51003038245 102008109711 9075156618 499497087014
Tot 3rd Quintile 18873 19031 19024 19017 18895 18859 19095
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81399 83032 83058 83206 83741 83773 87582
Percent of households 20.8 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.9
With type of addition
or deduction 5185 4191 4004 431 1796 639 16457
Mean amount 14584 11704 115 10210 6594 1521 3555
Standard error 167 73 1 541 144 70 51
Agg fourth quintile 75624588 49050474 460973 4400938 11841833 972112 58494875
Agg square fourth quintile 1760612326704 657099868703 65759033 92590800527 136823287584 3245820355 817032527417
Tot 4th Quintile 19493 19549 19561 19548 19581 19566 19535
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.2
With type of addition
or deduction 4357 3305 4422 291 1183 137 18366
Mean amount 15211 11611 117 9708 7632 1197 6815
Standard error 219 86 1 588 224 118 137
Agg fifth quintile 66270603 38380711 518489 2826366 9029270 164239 125157887
Agg square fifth quintile 1806862563353 515938799983 74854833 53146538764 130501961066 425259638 6370498605275
Tot 5th Quintile 19842 19876 19870 19880 19824 19817 19853
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 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 10264 11154 11158 12015 12271 13017 13901
Standard error 47 54 54 51 52 52 64
Agg 173251550 185277247 185375348 200856698 205751873 219486481 232659273
Agg square 2335834338119 2762891270847 2764948963175 3053047201257 3199311738198 3525209038008 4239565533216
Second quintile:
Mean 26456 29221 29229 29546 30287 30619 32145
Standard error 35 36 36 36 36 35 37
Agg 489465953 541216381 541281420 544446664 560989274 566010280 590460478
Agg square 1.33184492E13 1.62043048E13 16210493311002 1.64622656E13 1.73795737E13 17708013731848 19379761412154
Third quintile:
Mean 43072 45842 45853 46074 46802 46971 49058
Standard error 42 41 41 41 40 40 41
Agg 812919061 872408303 872301280 876200895 884299680 885818929 936746117
Agg square 3.55599574E13 4.05230649E13 40527572682973 4.08958183E13 4.18980092E13 42109896338070 46503087301179
Fourth quintile:
Mean 65826 67878 67902 68062 68670 68733 71778
Standard error 62 61 61 60 60 60 63
Agg 1283135813 1326909721 1328243558 1330439859 1344604628 1344808244 1402163156
Agg square 8.57508795E13 9.12956691E13 91421337770680 9.17740591E13 9.35525584E13 93646134614417 101962849199107
Fifth quintile:
Mean 131896 133467 133508 133594 134114 134138 139638
Standard error 720 721 721 721 722 722 732
Agg 2617042213 2652806509 2652813121 2655833055 2658611723 2658239836 2772202012
Agg square 5.24390091E14 5.34074135E14 5.341699692E14 5.34792784E14 5.36253958E14 5.362448444E14 572119634799831
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 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 Householder
Total 93588 93588 93588
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 92979 92765 92765
With addition or deduction 29917 (X) (X)
Mean addition or deduction 8333 (X) (X)
Standard error 33 (X) (X)
Agg addition or deduction 249283578 (X) (X)
Agg square for addition or
deduction 2928020298982 (X) (X)
Mean total income 27478 (X) (X)
Standard error 420 (X) (X)
Tally total income 822055165 (X) (X)
Agg square for total income 161321813418945 (X) (X)
Under $2,500 1436 1785 1764
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 654 795 718
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 1187 1700 1614
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 2041 2521 2403
$10,000 to $12,499 3078 3006 2889
$12,500 to $14,999 3177 3265 3092
$15,000 to $17,499 2938 3258 3136
$17,500 to $19,999 2964 3214 3123
$20,000 to $22,499 3013 3199 3206
$22,500 to $24,999 3150 3409 3458
$25,000 to $27,499 3098 3244 3352
$27,500 to $29,999 3060 3326 3426
$30,000 to $32,499 2959 3238 3364
$32,500 to $34,999 3068 3077 3214
$35,000 to $37,499 2803 2931 2964
$37,500 to $39,999 2724 2852 2907
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 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 2796 2669 2716
$42,500 to $44,999 2669 2795 2811
$45,000 to $47,499 2278 2399 2413
$47,500 to $49,999 2288 2446 2451
$50,000 to $52,499 2244 2389 2373
$52,500 to $54,999 2256 2118 2160
$55,000 to $57,499 2015 2024 2041
$57,500 to $59,999 2029 1930 1924
$60,000 to $62,499 1958 1930 1971
$62,500 to $64,999 1880 1882 1870
$65,000 to $67,499 1713 1687 1706
$67,500 to $69,999 1696 1593 1587
$70,000 to $72,499 1588 1428 1431
$72,500 to $74,999 1494 1427 1419
$75,000 to $77,499 1377 1240 1253
$77,500 to $79,999 1242 1200 1197
$80,000 to $82,499 1336 1196 1208
$82,500 to $84,999 1192 1137 1138
$85,000 to $87,499 1075 968 960
$87,500 to $89,999 1103 964 970
$90,000 to $92,499 1079 909 912
$92,500 to $94,999 948 833 835
$95,000 to $97,499 835 710 711
$97,500 to $99,999 870 683 680
$100,000 and over 12273 10213 10225
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 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 3.4 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 7.2
$30,000 to $34,999 6.4 6.7 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 44979 41849 41994
Standard Error 164 153 150
Mean dollars 57968 54082 54304
Standard Error 213 208 207
Agg total income 5425080192 5061421973 5082219435
Agg Square for total income 664131729707121 6.047624E14 6.0596111E14
Gini ratio 0.412 0.421 0.418
Standard Error 0.0028 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 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 7282 (X) (X)
Mean amount 4050 (X) (X)
Standard error 31 (X) (X)
Agg first quintile 29490876 (X) (X)
Agg square first quintile 163035580963 (X) (X)
Tot 1st Quintile 17110 16806 16801
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34766 31988 32328
Percent of households 19.7 19.7 19.8
With type of addition
or deduction 8896 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8751 (X) (X)
Standard error 49 (X) (X)
Agg second quintile 77846041 (X) (X)
Agg square second quintile 845997094991 (X) (X)
Tot 2nd Quintile 18405 18451 18487
Third quintile:
Upper limit 53240 49069 49193
Percent of households 20.1 20.3 20.3
With type of addition
or deduction 6270 (X) (X)
Mean amount 10102 (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 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 76 (X) (X)
Agg third quintile 63337536 (X) (X)
Agg square third quintile 837954176418 (X) (X)
Tot 3rd Quintile 18782 18971 18957
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81575 75358 75435
Percent of households 20.8 20.8 20.8
With type of addition
or deduction 4229 (X) (X)
Mean amount 10497 (X) (X)
Standard error 98 (X) (X)
Agg fourth quintile 44386259 (X) (X)
Agg square fourth quintile 616249325826 (X) (X)
Tot 4th Quintile 19451 19462 19468
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 21.2 21.3 21.2
With type of addition
or deduction 3240 (X) (X)
Mean amount 10562 (X) (X)
Standard error 106 (X) (X)
Agg fifth quintile 34222866 (X) (X)
Agg square fifth quintile 464784120783 (X) (X)
Tot 5th Quintile 19840 19899 19875
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 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 11861 10510 10829
Standard error 44 42 43
Agg 202933423 176630277 181929188
Agg square 2898128238169 2.295735E12 2.4366245E12
Second quintile:
Mean 27194 24937 25474
Standard error 34 32 31
Agg 500508030 460103958 470938024
Agg square 13958403654313 1.177504E13 1.2287515E13
Third quintile:
Mean 43513 40127 40328
Standard error 41 38 38
Agg 817283594 761228958 764514314
Agg square 36091699727345 3.10053E13 3.1279494E13
Fourth quintile:
Mean 66053 60926 61037
Standard error 62 57 57
Agg 1284761256 1185726184 1188241078
Agg square 86130695639236 7.332914E13 7.3609419E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 132035 124518 124606
Standard error 720 716 716
Agg 2619593890 2477732597 2476596831
Agg square 525052802448058 4.863572E14 4.8634805E14
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