U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2007
 
Federally Administered Payments
Table 11.
Recipients and their average income, by type of income and marital status, December 2007
Type of income Eligible individual
with no spouse		 Eligible individual with eligible spouse Eligible individual with ineligible spouse
Individual Spouse Individual Spouse
Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)		 Number Average
income
(dollars)
Total a 6,487,662 . . . 280,217 . . . 280,217 . . . 311,429 . . . 311,429 . . .
No other income 3,616,386 . . . 141,941 . . . 148,540 . . . 184,204 . . . 138,339 . . .
With income 2,871,276 438 138,276 434 131,677 377 127,225 451 173,090 917
Earned income only 141,842 382 1,738 700 2,315 601 4,114 634 98,749 1,198
Unearned income only 2,610,313 431 134,449 424 126,290 362 120,767 437 64,589 450
Both earned and unearned income 119,121 668 2,089 857 3,072 835 2,344 876 9,752 1,167
With earned income a 260,963 321 3,827 546 5,387 516 6,458 577 108,501 1,173
Wages 240,967 330 2,719 667 3,866 618 4,445 697 85,009 1,292
Self-employment income 20,821 198 1,132 244 1,550 253 2,056 306 24,870 701
With unearned income a 2,729,434 431 136,538 425 129,362 362 123,111 436 74,341 423
Social Security benefits 2,235,854 476 117,851 462 113,769 386 101,163 482 37,994 522
Veterans' benefits 49,240 211 782 258 632 208 6,230 172 7,380 470
Income based on need 23,578 191 71 130 383 129 1,009 113 22,533 133
Workers' compensation 3,975 388 228 392 213 474 412 509 801 750
Support from absent parents 145,097 210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions 46,501 174 6,493 142 4,712 129 2,108 171 2,461 290
Support and maintenance 266,569 150 17,128 112 15,637 112 17,204 134 841 134
Asset income b 149,826 6 12,089 5 8,294 4 5,933 12 3,686 31
Other c 70,089 199 1,815 155 1,725 153 3,181 257 6,883 532
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
b. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties.
c. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
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