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Table HINC-05. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2006
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year. A.O.I.C. stands for alone or in combination]
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5
Total fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent
Number........................ 116,011 23,202 23,202 23,202 23,202 23,202 5,803
Lower limit................... (X) (X) 20,032 37,771 60,000 97,030 174,000
Type of residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 96,739 18,247 18,612 19,133 19,659 21,087 5,451
Inside principal cities........ 38,488 9,150 8,087 7,541 6,964 6,746 1,790
Outside principal cities.... 58,251 9,097 10,526 11,593 12,695 14,341 3,661
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 5/.. 19,272 4,949 4,590 4,069 3,544 2,120 352
Region
Northeast..................... 21,261 4,151 3,836 3,906 4,291 5,076 1,366
Midwest....................... 26,508 5,144 5,366 5,655 5,546 4,798 1,075
South......................... 42,587 9,381 9,163 8,621 8,045 7,377 1,781
West.......................... 25,656 4,520 4,838 5,020 5,321 5,956 1,581
Race and Hispanic Origin
of householder
All Races..................... 116,011 23,196 23,202 23,202 23,204 23,207 5,803
White A.O.I.C................. 95,946 17,373 18,941 19,383 19,967 20,281 5,128
White alone 1/.............. 94,705 17,114 18,683 19,111 19,730 20,067 5,085
White alone, not Hispanic. 82,675 14,120 15,713 16,444 17,682 18,716 4,858
Black A.O.I.C................. 14,709 4,882 3,418 2,852 2,125 1,432 275
Black alone 2/.............. 14,354 4,795 3,346 2,763 2,080 1,370 262
Asian A.O.I.C............... 4,664 685 669 837 1,016 1,458 391
Asian alone 3/............ 4,454 658 644 784 966 1,402 387
Hispanic (of any race)........ 12,973 3,300 3,186 2,850 2,191 1,446 240
Type of household
Family households............. 78,425 9,601 13,676 16,325 18,589 20,234 5,200
Married-couple families..... 58,945 4,221 8,693 12,163 15,419 18,449 4,867
Male householder,
no wife present........... 5,063 788 1,178 1,280 1,096 721 147
Female householder,
no husband present........ 14,416 4,591 3,805 2,882 2,075 1,063 186
Nonfamily households.......... 37,587 13,596 9,526 6,877 4,615 2,973 603
Male householder............ 17,338 4,810 4,392 3,729 2,619 1,788 390
Living alone............... 13,528 4,360 3,708 2,887 1,641 931 216
Female householder.......... 20,249 8,786 5,135 3,148 1,995 1,185 213
Living alone............... 17,604 8,414 4,565 2,527 1,366 732 131
Age of householder
Under 65 years................ 92,282 14,881 16,304 19,269 20,682 21,147 5,299
15 to 24 years.............. 6,662 2,242 1,774 1,453 795 399 75
25 to 34 years.............. 19,435 3,139 4,146 4,624 4,557 2,970 517
35 to 44 years.............. 22,779 2,938 3,720 4,772 5,507 5,841 1,467
45 to 54 years.............. 24,140 3,184 3,408 4,545 5,835 7,169 1,883
55 to 64 years.............. 19,266 3,378 3,257 3,875 3,988 4,768 1,357
65 years and over............. 23,729 8,315 6,898 3,934 2,522 2,060 504
65 to 74 years.............. 11,926 3,222 3,361 2,306 1,600 1,436 366
75 years and over........... 11,803 5,093 3,537 1,627 922 624 138
Mean age of householder....... 49 54 51 47 46 48 49
Aggregate age................. 5,719,893 1,247,742 1,184,068 1,098,624 1,076,632 1,112,828 284,335
Number of earners
No earners.................... 24,305 13,442 6,290 2,751 1,069 753 149
Table HINC-05. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2006
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year. A.O.I.C. stands for alone or in combination]
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5
Total fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent
One earner.................... 42,906 8,507 12,219 10,441 6,890 4,849 1,289
Two earners or more........... 48,800 1,247 4,693 10,010 15,245 17,605 4,365
Two earners................. 38,987 1,170 4,234 8,683 12,205 12,695 3,137
Three earners............... 7,349 73 408 1,137 2,391 3,340 799
Four earners................ 2,464 3 51 190 649 1,570 429
Mean numbers of earners....... 1 0 1 1 2 2 2
Aggregate earners............. 157,527 11,264 22,641 32,865 42,411 48,347 12,148
Work experience of householder
Worked........................ 80,490 8,241 14,371 17,490 19,918 20,470 5,095
Worked at full-time jobs.... 68,612 5,344 11,860 15,183 17,822 18,403 4,546
50 weeks or more........... 59,302 3,398 9,824 13,186 15,929 16,966 4,227
27 to 49 weeks............. 6,064 903 1,339 1,379 1,382 1,062 209
26 weeks or less........... 3,245 1,043 697 618 511 376 110
Worked at part-time jobs.... 11,879 2,897 2,511 2,307 2,096 2,067 549
50 weeks or more........... 6,613 1,279 1,416 1,329 1,273 1,316 359
27 to 49 weeks............. 2,526 654 524 515 416 417 107
26 weeks or less........... 2,740 964 571 463 407 334 84
Did not work.................. 35,521 14,956 8,831 5,712 3,286 2,736 708
Tenure
Owner occupied................ 79,266 10,578 13,744 15,814 18,494 20,636 5,300
Renter occupied............... 35,129 11,925 9,055 7,099 4,552 2,498 481
Occupier paid no cash rent.... 1,617 693 404 289 159 73 22
Table HINC-05. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2006
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year. A.O.I.C. stands for alone or in combination]
Horizontal Percents
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5
Total fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent
Number........................ 100.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 5.0
Lower limit................... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Type of residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 100.0 18.9 19.2 19.8 20.3 21.8 5.6
Inside principal cities........ 100.0 23.8 21.0 19.6 18.1 17.5 4.6
Outside principal cities.... 100.0 15.6 18.1 19.9 21.8 24.6 6.3
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 5/.. 100.0 25.7 23.8 21.1 18.4 11.0 1.8
Region
Northeast..................... 100.0 19.5 18.0 18.4 20.2 23.9 6.4
Midwest....................... 100.0 19.4 20.2 21.3 20.9 18.1 4.1
South......................... 100.0 22.0 21.5 20.2 18.9 17.3 4.2
West.......................... 100.0 17.6 18.9 19.6 20.7 23.2 6.2
Race and Hispanic Origin
of householder
All Races..................... 100.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 5.0
White A.O.I.C................. 100.0 18.1 19.7 20.2 20.8 21.1 5.3
White alone 1/.............. 100.0 18.1 19.7 20.2 20.8 21.2 5.4
White alone, not Hispanic. 100.0 17.1 19.0 19.9 21.4 22.6 5.9
Black A.O.I.C................. 100.0 33.2 23.2 19.4 14.4 9.7 1.9
Black alone 2/.............. 100.0 33.4 23.3 19.2 14.5 9.5 1.8
Asian A.O.I.C............... 100.0 14.7 14.3 17.9 21.8 31.3 8.4
Asian alone 3/............ 100.0 14.8 14.5 17.6 21.7 31.5 8.7
Hispanic (of any race)........ 100.0 25.4 24.6 22.0 16.9 11.1 1.8
Type of household
Family households............. 100.0 12.2 17.4 20.8 23.7 25.8 6.6
Married-couple families..... 100.0 7.2 14.7 20.6 26.2 31.3 8.3
Male householder,
no wife present........... 100.0 15.6 23.3 25.3 21.6 14.2 2.9
Female householder,
no husband present........ 100.0 31.8 26.4 20.0 14.4 7.4 1.3
Nonfamily households.......... 100.0 36.2 25.3 18.3 12.3 7.9 1.6
Male householder............ 100.0 27.7 25.3 21.5 15.1 10.3 2.2
Living alone............... 100.0 32.2 27.4 21.3 12.1 6.9 1.6
Female householder.......... 100.0 43.4 25.4 15.5 9.9 5.9 1.1
Living alone............... 100.0 47.8 25.9 14.4 7.8 4.2 0.7
Age of householder
Under 65 years................ 100.0 16.1 17.7 20.9 22.4 22.9 5.7
15 to 24 years.............. 100.0 33.7 26.6 21.8 11.9 6.0 1.1
25 to 34 years.............. 100.0 16.2 21.3 23.8 23.4 15.3 2.7
35 to 44 years.............. 100.0 12.9 16.3 21.0 24.2 25.6 6.4
45 to 54 years.............. 100.0 13.2 14.1 18.8 24.2 29.7 7.8
55 to 64 years.............. 100.0 17.5 16.9 20.1 20.7 24.7 7.0
65 years and over............. 100.0 35.0 29.1 16.6 10.6 8.7 2.1
65 to 74 years.............. 100.0 27.0 28.2 19.3 13.4 12.0 3.1
75 years and over........... 100.0 43.2 30.0 13.8 7.8 5.3 1.2
Mean age of householder....... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate age................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Table HINC-05. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2006
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year. A.O.I.C. stands for alone or in combination]
Horizontal Percents
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5
Total fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent
Number of earners
No earners.................... 100.0 55.3 25.9 11.3 4.4 3.1 0.6
One earner.................... 100.0 19.8 28.5 24.3 16.1 11.3 3.0
Two earners or more........... 100.0 2.6 9.6 20.5 31.2 36.1 8.9
Two earners................. 100.0 3.0 10.9 22.3 31.3 32.6 8.0
Three earners............... 100.0 1.0 5.6 15.5 32.5 45.4 10.9
Four earners................ 100.0 0.1 2.1 7.7 26.3 63.7 17.4
Mean numbers of earners....... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate earners............. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Work experience of householder
Worked........................ 100.0 10.2 17.9 21.7 24.7 25.4 6.3
Worked at full-time jobs.... 100.0 7.8 17.3 22.1 26.0 26.8 6.6
50 weeks or more........... 100.0 5.7 16.6 22.2 26.9 28.6 7.1
27 to 49 weeks............. 100.0 14.9 22.1 22.7 22.8 17.5 3.5
26 weeks or less........... 100.0 32.1 21.5 19.0 15.7 11.6 3.4
Worked at part-time jobs.... 100.0 24.4 21.1 19.4 17.6 17.4 4.6
50 weeks or more........... 100.0 19.3 21.4 20.1 19.3 19.9 5.4
27 to 49 weeks............. 100.0 25.9 20.8 20.4 16.5 16.5 4.2
26 weeks or less........... 100.0 35.2 20.8 16.9 14.9 12.2 3.1
Did not work.................. 100.0 42.1 24.9 16.1 9.3 7.7 2.0
Tenure
Owner occupied................ 100.0 13.3 17.3 20.0 23.3 26.0 6.7
Renter occupied............... 100.0 33.9 25.8 20.2 13.0 7.1 1.4
Occupier paid no cash rent.... 100.0 42.9 25.0 17.8 9.8 4.5 1.4
Table HINC-05. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2006
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year. A.O.I.C. stands for alone or in combination]
Vertical Percents
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5
Total fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent
Number........................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Lower limit................... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Type of residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 83.4 78.6 80.2 82.5 84.7 90.9 93.9
Inside principal cities........ 33.2 39.4 34.9 32.5 30.0 29.1 30.8
Outside principal cities.... 50.2 39.2 45.4 50.0 54.7 61.8 63.1
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 5/.. 16.6 21.3 19.8 17.5 15.3 9.1 6.1
Region
Northeast..................... 18.3 17.9 16.5 16.8 18.5 21.9 23.5
Midwest....................... 22.8 22.2 23.1 24.4 23.9 20.7 18.5
South......................... 36.7 40.4 39.5 37.2 34.7 31.8 30.7
West.......................... 22.1 19.5 20.9 21.6 22.9 25.7 27.2
Race and Hispanic Origin
of householder
All Races..................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
White A.O.I.C................. 82.7 74.9 81.6 83.5 86.1 87.4 88.4
White alone 1/.............. 81.6 73.8 80.5 82.4 85.0 86.5 87.6
White alone, not Hispanic. 71.3 60.9 67.7 70.9 76.2 80.7 83.7
Black A.O.I.C................. 12.7 21.0 14.7 12.3 9.2 6.2 4.7
Black alone 2/.............. 12.4 20.7 14.4 11.9 9.0 5.9 4.5
Asian A.O.I.C............... 4.0 3.0 2.9 3.6 4.4 6.3 6.7
Asian alone 3/............ 3.8 2.8 2.8 3.4 4.2 6.0 6.7
Hispanic (of any race)........ 11.2 14.2 13.7 12.3 9.4 6.2 4.1
Type of household
Family households............. 67.6 41.4 58.9 70.4 80.1 87.2 89.6
Married-couple families..... 50.8 18.2 37.5 52.4 66.5 79.5 83.9
Male householder,
no wife present........... 4.4 3.4 5.1 5.5 4.7 3.1 2.5
Female householder,
no husband present........ 12.4 19.8 16.4 12.4 8.9 4.6 3.2
Nonfamily households.......... 32.4 58.6 41.1 29.6 19.9 12.8 10.4
Male householder............ 14.9 20.7 18.9 16.1 11.3 7.7 6.7
Living alone............... 11.7 18.8 16.0 12.4 7.1 4.0 3.7
Female householder.......... 17.5 37.9 22.1 13.6 8.6 5.1 3.7
Living alone............... 15.2 36.3 19.7 10.9 5.9 3.2 2.3
Age of householder
Under 65 years................ 79.5 64.1 70.3 83.0 89.1 91.1 91.3
15 to 24 years.............. 5.7 9.7 7.6 6.3 3.4 1.7 1.3
25 to 34 years.............. 16.8 13.5 17.9 19.9 19.6 12.8 8.9
35 to 44 years.............. 19.6 12.7 16.0 20.6 23.7 25.2 25.3
45 to 54 years.............. 20.8 13.7 14.7 19.6 25.1 30.9 32.4
55 to 64 years.............. 16.6 14.6 14.0 16.7 17.2 20.6 23.4
65 years and over............. 20.5 35.8 29.7 17.0 10.9 8.9 8.7
65 to 74 years.............. 10.3 13.9 14.5 9.9 6.9 6.2 6.3
75 years and over........... 10.2 22.0 15.2 7.0 4.0 2.7 2.4
Mean age of householder....... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate age................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Table HINC-05. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2006
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Numbers in thousands.
Households as of March of the following year. A.O.I.C. stands for alone or in combination]
Vertical Percents
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest Top 5
Total fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent
Number of earners
No earners.................... 21.0 57.9 27.1 11.9 4.6 3.2 2.6
One earner.................... 37.0 36.7 52.7 45.0 29.7 20.9 22.2
Two earners or more........... 42.1 5.4 20.2 43.1 65.7 75.9 75.2
Two earners................. 33.6 5.0 18.2 37.4 52.6 54.7 54.1
Three earners............... 6.3 0.3 1.8 4.9 10.3 14.4 13.8
Four earners................ 2.1 0.0 0.2 0.8 2.8 6.8 7.4
Mean numbers of earners....... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate earners............. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Work experience of householder
Worked........................ 69.4 35.5 61.9 75.4 85.8 88.2 87.8
Worked at full-time jobs.... 59.1 23.0 51.1 65.4 76.8 79.3 78.3
50 weeks or more........... 51.1 14.6 42.3 56.8 68.7 73.1 72.8
27 to 49 weeks............. 5.2 3.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 4.6 3.6
26 weeks or less........... 2.8 4.5 3.0 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.9
Worked at part-time jobs.... 10.2 12.5 10.8 9.9 9.0 8.9 9.5
50 weeks or more........... 5.7 5.5 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.2
27 to 49 weeks............. 2.2 2.8 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.8
26 weeks or less........... 2.4 4.2 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.4
Did not work.................. 30.6 64.5 38.1 24.6 14.2 11.8 12.2
Tenure
Owner occupied................ 68.3 45.6 59.2 68.2 79.7 88.9 91.3
Renter occupied............... 30.3 51.4 39.0 30.6 19.6 10.8 8.3
Occupier paid no cash rent.... 1.4 3.0 1.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.4
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