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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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