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Table HINC-05. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 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........................ 113,146 22,629 22,629 22,629 22,629 22,629 5,659
Lower limit................... (X) (X) 18,500 34,738 55,331 88,030 157,176
Region
Northeast..................... 21,137 4,284 3,736 3,925 4,208 4,985 1,345
Midwest....................... 25,911 5,026 5,200 5,264 5,591 4,830 1,054
South......................... 41,159 8,999 8,786 8,402 7,714 7,258 1,836
West.......................... 24,939 4,318 4,908 5,040 5,117 5,555 1,423
Race and Hispanic Origin
of householder
All Races..................... 113,146 22,627 22,630 22,630 22,630 22,628 5,659
White A.O.I.C................. 94,038 17,224 18,424 18,978 19,492 19,921 5,029
White alone 1/.............. 92,702 16,940 18,162 18,672 19,215 19,712 4,976
White alone, not Hispanic. 81,445 14,167 15,283 16,104 17,413 18,477 4,731
Black A.O.I.C................. 14,127 4,561 3,404 2,718 2,113 1,331 240
Black alone 2/.............. 13,792 4,474 3,339 2,637 2,053 1,287 236
Asian A.O.I.C............... 4,360 660 622 832 929 1,317 378
Asian alone 3/............ 4,140 624 593 786 871 1,265 366
Hispanic (of any race)........ 12,181 3,023 3,130 2,763 1,931 1,334 269
Type of household
Family households............. 77,010 9,293 13,572 15,851 18,302 19,993 5,128
Married-couple families..... 58,109 4,308 8,802 11,541 15,173 18,285 4,844
Male householder,
no wife present........... 4,893 698 1,050 1,289 1,108 748 140
Female householder,
no husband present........ 14,009 4,286 3,720 3,021 2,021 960 144
Nonfamily households.......... 36,136 13,335 9,058 6,780 4,328 2,635 530
Male householder............ 16,344 4,665 4,027 3,575 2,399 1,677 382
Living alone............... 12,652 4,256 3,379 2,574 1,537 906 217
Female householder.......... 19,792 8,670 5,031 3,204 1,929 958 148
Living alone............... 17,207 8,321 4,520 2,525 1,318 523 82
Age of householder
Under 65 years................ 90,012 14,052 16,142 18,775 20,191 20,852 5,178
15 to 24 years.............. 6,686 2,218 1,800 1,511 776 382 48
25 to 34 years.............. 19,255 2,992 4,001 4,850 4,390 3,022 538
35 to 44 years.............. 23,226 2,848 3,741 4,794 5,726 6,117 1,523
45 to 54 years.............. 23,370 2,994 3,383 4,278 5,628 7,087 1,848
55 to 64 years.............. 17,476 3,000 3,218 3,342 3,671 4,245 1,220
65 years and over............. 23,135 8,575 6,488 3,856 2,440 1,776 481
65 to 74 years.............. 11,519 3,340 3,046 2,225 1,639 1,269 370
75 years and over........... 11,616 5,235 3,442 1,631 801 507 111
Mean age of householder....... 49 54 51 47 46 47 49
Aggregate age................. 5,548,204 1,227,075 1,148,925 1,057,073 1,045,169 1,069,962 275,373
Number of earners
No earners.................... 23,891 13,467 6,154 2,602 1,119 549 134
One earner.................... 41,622 7,887 11,997 10,302 6,818 4,619 1,203
Two earners or more........... 47,633 1,274 4,480 9,727 14,693 17,460 4,321
Two earners................. 38,120 1,206 4,049 8,396 11,821 12,647 3,128
Three earners............... 7,227 60 380 1,159 2,303 3,325 797
Four earners................ 2,287 7 50 173 569 1,487 397
Mean numbers of earners....... 1 0 1 1 2 2 2
Aggregate earners............. 153,262 10,712 21,938 32,148 40,840 47,624 11,911
Table HINC-05. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 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
Work experience of householder
Worked........................ 78,345 7,814 14,027 17,169 19,191 20,144 4,990
Worked at full-time jobs.... 66,278 4,918 11,560 14,814 17,038 17,948 4,466
50 weeks or more........... 56,497 2,987 9,264 12,742 15,127 16,378 4,066
27 to 49 weeks............. 6,212 848 1,479 1,385 1,349 1,152 296
26 weeks or less........... 3,568 1,084 817 687 562 418 103
Worked at part-time jobs.... 12,068 2,896 2,467 2,355 2,152 2,196 524
50 weeks or more........... 6,700 1,301 1,441 1,311 1,279 1,368 342
27 to 49 weeks............. 2,478 594 454 495 451 484 115
26 weeks or less........... 2,890 1,001 573 549 423 344 67
Did not work.................. 34,801 14,813 8,603 5,461 3,440 2,484 669
Tenure
Owner occupied................ 78,574 11,082 13,309 15,601 18,218 20,363 5,249
Renter occupied............... 33,090 10,924 8,993 6,764 4,239 2,170 393
Occupier paid no cash rent.... 1,482 621 329 264 173 95 16
Table HINC-05. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 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)
Region
Northeast..................... 100.0 20.3 17.7 18.6 19.9 23.6 6.4
Midwest....................... 100.0 19.4 20.1 20.3 21.6 18.6 4.1
South......................... 100.0 21.9 21.3 20.4 18.7 17.6 4.5
West.......................... 100.0 17.3 19.7 20.2 20.5 22.3 5.7
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 18.3 19.6 20.2 20.7 21.2 5.3
White alone 1/.............. 100.0 18.3 19.6 20.1 20.7 21.3 5.4
White alone, not Hispanic. 100.0 17.4 18.8 19.8 21.4 22.7 5.8
Black A.O.I.C................. 100.0 32.3 24.1 19.2 15.0 9.4 1.7
Black alone 2/.............. 100.0 32.4 24.2 19.1 14.9 9.3 1.7
Asian A.O.I.C............... 100.0 15.1 14.3 19.1 21.3 30.2 8.7
Asian alone 3/............ 100.0 15.1 14.3 19.0 21.0 30.6 8.8
Hispanic (of any race)........ 100.0 24.8 25.7 22.7 15.9 11.0 2.2
Type of household
Family households............. 100.0 12.1 17.6 20.6 23.8 26.0 6.7
Married-couple families..... 100.0 7.4 15.1 19.9 26.1 31.5 8.3
Male householder,
no wife present........... 100.0 14.3 21.5 26.3 22.6 15.3 2.9
Female householder,
no husband present........ 100.0 30.6 26.6 21.6 14.4 6.9 1.0
Nonfamily households.......... 100.0 36.9 25.1 18.8 12.0 7.3 1.5
Male householder............ 100.0 28.5 24.6 21.9 14.7 10.3 2.3
Living alone............... 100.0 33.6 26.7 20.3 12.1 7.2 1.7
Female householder.......... 100.0 43.8 25.4 16.2 9.7 4.8 0.7
Living alone............... 100.0 48.4 26.3 14.7 7.7 3.0 0.5
Age of householder
Under 65 years................ 100.0 15.6 17.9 20.9 22.4 23.2 5.8
15 to 24 years.............. 100.0 33.2 26.9 22.6 11.6 5.7 0.7
25 to 34 years.............. 100.0 15.5 20.8 25.2 22.8 15.7 2.8
35 to 44 years.............. 100.0 12.3 16.1 20.6 24.7 26.3 6.6
45 to 54 years.............. 100.0 12.8 14.5 18.3 24.1 30.3 7.9
55 to 64 years.............. 100.0 17.2 18.4 19.1 21.0 24.3 7.0
65 years and over............. 100.0 37.1 28.0 16.7 10.5 7.7 2.1
65 to 74 years.............. 100.0 29.0 26.4 19.3 14.2 11.0 3.2
75 years and over........... 100.0 45.1 29.6 14.0 6.9 4.4 1.0
Mean age of householder....... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate age................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Number of earners
No earners.................... 100.0 56.4 25.8 10.9 4.7 2.3 0.6
One earner.................... 100.0 18.9 28.8 24.8 16.4 11.1 2.9
Two earners or more........... 100.0 2.7 9.4 20.4 30.8 36.7 9.1
Two earners................. 100.0 3.2 10.6 22.0 31.0 33.2 8.2
Three earners............... 100.0 0.8 5.3 16.0 31.9 46.0 11.0
Four earners................ 100.0 0.3 2.2 7.5 24.9 65.0 17.3
Mean numbers of earners....... (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 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 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
Aggregate earners............. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Work experience of householder
Worked........................ 100.0 10.0 17.9 21.9 24.5 25.7 6.4
Worked at full-time jobs.... 100.0 7.4 17.4 22.4 25.7 27.1 6.7
50 weeks or more........... 100.0 5.3 16.4 22.6 26.8 29.0 7.2
27 to 49 weeks............. 100.0 13.7 23.8 22.3 21.7 18.5 4.8
26 weeks or less........... 100.0 30.4 22.9 19.3 15.8 11.7 2.9
Worked at part-time jobs.... 100.0 24.0 20.4 19.5 17.8 18.2 4.3
50 weeks or more........... 100.0 19.4 21.5 19.6 19.1 20.4 5.1
27 to 49 weeks............. 100.0 24.0 18.3 20.0 18.2 19.5 4.6
26 weeks or less........... 100.0 34.6 19.8 19.0 14.6 11.9 2.3
Did not work.................. 100.0 42.6 24.7 15.7 9.9 7.1 1.9
Tenure
Owner occupied................ 100.0 14.1 16.9 19.9 23.2 25.9 6.7
Renter occupied............... 100.0 33.0 27.2 20.4 12.8 6.6 1.2
Occupier paid no cash rent.... 100.0 41.9 22.2 17.8 11.7 6.4 1.1
Table HINC-05. Percent Distribution of Households, by Selected Characteristics Within Income Quintile and Top 5 Percent in 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 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)
Region
Northeast..................... 18.7 18.9 16.5 17.3 18.6 22.0 23.8
Midwest....................... 22.9 22.2 23.0 23.3 24.7 21.3 18.6
South......................... 36.4 39.8 38.8 37.1 34.1 32.1 32.4
West.......................... 22.0 19.1 21.7 22.3 22.6 24.5 25.1
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................. 83.1 76.1 81.4 83.9 86.1 88.0 88.9
White alone 1/.............. 81.9 74.9 80.3 82.5 84.9 87.1 87.9
White alone, not Hispanic. 72.0 62.6 67.5 71.2 77.0 81.7 83.6
Black A.O.I.C................. 12.5 20.2 15.0 12.0 9.3 5.9 4.2
Black alone 2/.............. 12.2 19.8 14.8 11.7 9.1 5.7 4.2
Asian A.O.I.C............... 3.9 2.9 2.8 3.7 4.1 5.8 6.7
Asian alone 3/............ 3.7 2.8 2.6 3.5 3.8 5.6 6.5
Hispanic (of any race)........ 10.8 13.4 13.8 12.2 8.5 5.9 4.8
Type of household
Family households............. 68.1 41.1 60.0 70.0 80.9 88.3 90.6
Married-couple families..... 51.4 19.0 38.9 51.0 67.0 80.8 85.6
Male householder,
no wife present........... 4.3 3.1 4.6 5.7 4.9 3.3 2.5
Female householder,
no husband present........ 12.4 18.9 16.4 13.4 8.9 4.2 2.5
Nonfamily households.......... 31.9 58.9 40.0 30.0 19.1 11.6 9.4
Male householder............ 14.4 20.6 17.8 15.8 10.6 7.4 6.8
Living alone............... 11.2 18.8 14.9 11.4 6.8 4.0 3.8
Female householder.......... 17.5 38.3 22.2 14.2 8.5 4.2 2.6
Living alone............... 15.2 36.8 20.0 11.2 5.8 2.3 1.4
Age of householder
Under 65 years................ 79.6 62.1 71.3 83.0 89.2 92.1 91.5
15 to 24 years.............. 5.9 9.8 8.0 6.7 3.4 1.7 0.9
25 to 34 years.............. 17.0 13.2 17.7 21.4 19.4 13.4 9.5
35 to 44 years.............. 20.5 12.6 16.5 21.2 25.3 27.0 26.9
45 to 54 years.............. 20.7 13.2 14.9 18.9 24.9 31.3 32.7
55 to 64 years.............. 15.4 13.3 14.2 14.8 16.2 18.8 21.6
65 years and over............. 20.4 37.9 28.7 17.0 10.8 7.8 8.5
65 to 74 years.............. 10.2 14.8 13.5 9.8 7.2 5.6 6.5
75 years and over........... 10.3 23.1 15.2 7.2 3.5 2.2 2.0
Mean age of householder....... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Aggregate age................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Number of earners
No earners.................... 21.1 59.5 27.2 11.5 4.9 2.4 2.4
One earner.................... 36.8 34.9 53.0 45.5 30.1 20.4 21.3
Two earners or more........... 42.1 5.6 19.8 43.0 64.9 77.2 76.4
Two earners................. 33.7 5.3 17.9 37.1 52.2 55.9 55.3
Three earners............... 6.4 0.3 1.7 5.1 10.2 14.7 14.1
Four earners................ 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 2.5 6.6 7.0
Mean numbers of earners....... (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 2004
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 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
Aggregate earners............. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Work experience of householder
Worked........................ 69.2 34.5 62.0 75.9 84.8 89.0 88.2
Worked at full-time jobs.... 58.6 21.7 51.1 65.5 75.3 79.3 78.9
50 weeks or more........... 49.9 13.2 40.9 56.3 66.8 72.4 71.9
27 to 49 weeks............. 5.5 3.7 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.1 5.2
26 weeks or less........... 3.2 4.8 3.6 3.0 2.5 1.8 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs.... 10.7 12.8 10.9 10.4 9.5 9.7 9.3
50 weeks or more........... 5.9 5.7 6.4 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.0
27 to 49 weeks............. 2.2 2.6 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.0
26 weeks or less........... 2.6 4.4 2.5 2.4 1.9 1.5 1.2
Did not work.................. 30.8 65.5 38.0 24.1 15.2 11.0 11.8
Tenure
Owner occupied................ 69.4 49.0 58.8 68.9 80.5 90.0 92.8
Renter occupied............... 29.2 48.3 39.7 29.9 18.7 9.6 6.9
Occupier paid no cash rent.... 1.3 2.7 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.3
Race Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: June 24, 2005
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