U.S. Census Bureau
 Wealth and Asset Ownership




Table 5. Mean Value of Assets for Households by Type of Asset Owned and Selected Characteristics: 2002

  Net Worth Interest Earning Assets at Financial Institutions Other Interest-Earning Assets Regular Checking Accounts Stocks and Mutual Fund Shares Equity in Business or Profession Equity in Motor Vehicles Equity in Own Home Rental Property Equity Other Real Estate Equity U.S. Saving Bonds IRA or KEOGH Accounts 401K & Thrift Savings Plan Other Assets
TOTAL 187,125 22,102 142,077 1,848 72,667 102,409 5,423 115,188 254,612 106,244 5,310 57,377 48,861 155,467
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
White 208,062 23,759 143,306 1,891 74,689 104,938 5,750 119,160 254,247 109,530 5,487 59,184 51,411 164,569
White Not of Hispanic Origin 224,947 24,760 145,705 1,950 75,457 107,103 6,089 121,998 256,913 111,660 5,481 60,112 53,010 166,181
Black 44,404 4,875 (B) 907 20,847 73,012 2,699 58,767 135,442 47,655 2,921 26,145 24,378 (B)
Hispanic Origin 66,654 10,135 (B) 1,280 49,465 76,187 2,736 82,122 214,076 52,817 5,514 27,612 26,379 (B)
Not of Hispanic Origin 200,614 22,976 144,140 1,903 73,443 104,313 5,700 117,697 256,681 108,186 5,303 58,300 50,281 157,851
Asian or Pacific Islander 224,322 21,323 (B) 3,156 93,484 102,645 5,168 168,738 (B) (B) 4,180 39,441 46,445 (B)
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 35 years 38,251 7,356 (B) 1,258 19,978 19,746 2,769 52,398 147,047 74,145 2,225 13,992 16,388 30,924
35 to 44 years 135,900 13,407 114,543 1,810 42,252 89,541 4,376 82,876 210,494 73,211 2,937 29,398 41,467 309,766
45 to 54 years 212,029 20,726 196,166 1,847 64,284 139,445 6,298 126,824 198,343 111,724 4,437 48,532 59,359 80,584
55 to 64 years 303,999 30,709 141,609 1,987 108,483 110,234 7,283 139,971 265,093 134,280 6,293 84,676 79,785 206,940
65 years and over 295,616 38,816 140,195 2,536 120,192 135,364 7,228 151,246 361,306 107,657 11,944 92,402 77,291 114,332
65 to 69 years 299,017 35,283 109,356 1,702 102,708 149,003 8,434 142,162 303,988 88,422 11,691 99,982 93,371 98,419
70 to 74 years 304,581 39,118 133,654 1,856 114,125 131,908 7,502 157,221 502,047 114,573 15,441 93,487 62,659 137,452
75 and over 289,553 40,419 156,827 3,352 133,186 119,116 6,335 153,076 335,368 118,113 10,100 85,361 57,551 113,876
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER
No High School Diploma 77,289 15,222 (B) 1,062 41,004 74,378 3,888 86,408 245,821 63,713 5,532 36,250 23,435 64,078
High School Graduate Only 134,916 18,837 71,412 1,483 65,123 37,196 4,842 93,633 203,145 88,880 5,468 44,758 32,074 83,237
Some College, No Degree 142,384 18,880 209,055 1,359 53,448 26,129 4,784 102,936 255,765 62,514 4,330 50,990 38,939 72,873
Associate's Degree 150,564 15,961 73,283 1,782 58,628 100,710 5,175 96,953 168,506 88,799 4,746 46,021 36,529 67,566
Bachelor's Degree or Higher 353,382 30,387 153,706 2,949 89,057 187,048 7,222 161,630 305,384 150,201 5,808 69,870 69,538 288,326
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Married-couple households 254,293 26,012 159,014 2,121 85,658 112,500 6,654 124,244 279,808 113,152 5,700 63,196 56,069 165,677
Less than 35 years 59,403 9,036 (B) 1,380 24,277 45,856 3,012 51,863 153,465 79,345 1,842 15,500 18,110 (B)
35 to 54 years 223,785 19,365 176,282 2,020 60,754 117,456 6,338 116,910 218,690 101,276 3,922 43,646 56,234 142,128
55 to 64 years 401,357 36,265 176,881 2,313 123,579 118,386 8,992 157,587 273,425 140,407 6,997 88,419 89,828 297,661
65 years and over 423,675 50,153 148,573 3,336 154,628 155,739 9,445 167,566 449,987 119,377 15,079 108,062 92,369 124,000
Male householder 120,718 17,416 125,046 1,972 50,053 77,956 4,229 95,054 190,193 87,215 4,345 56,248 42,524 266,341
Less than 35 years 29,817 7,401 (B) 1,443 15,104 -24,741 2,960 58,584 (B) (B) 4,746 10,947 17,438 (B)
35 to 54 years 126,939 15,938 (B) 2,199 46,232 123,749 4,148 79,585 161,714 85,637 2,342 31,545 43,936 454,336
55 to 64 years 192,356 28,514 (B) 1,678 81,446 65,740 5,737 103,348 (B) 102,565 3,628 124,851 94,381 (B)
65 years and over 225,867 30,085 (B) 2,700 93,769 (B) 5,730 151,303 (B) (B) 10,029 112,048 (B) (B)
Female householder 102,718 15,308 95,709 1,169 44,055 67,167 3,297 101,466 181,361 93,225 4,344 35,914 27,236 65,256
Less than 35 years 11,206 3,191 (B) 870 11,755 -23,005 2,099 48,051 (B) (B) 887 11,720 9,740 (B)
35 to 54 years 75,509 9,527 (B) 1,012 23,954 83,328 2,990 79,141 (B) 78,027 2,976 27,013 30,973 (B)
55 to 64 years 144,935 15,664 (B) 1,266 63,967 90,921 3,635 107,467 (B) 131,727 4,584 47,159 35,115 63,521
65 years and over 183,455 26,644 122,558 1,582 65,060 102,194 4,504 129,582 182,341 92,488 7,294 47,160 36,894 63,613
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS
Total 159,212 17,400 143,475 1,705 59,630 98,693 4,998 103,735 217,931 105,760 3,879 47,652 47,298 174,572
With labor force activity 157,776 16,666 115,735 1,711 56,325 104,515 4,775 101,512 220,564 104,979 3,866 42,533 45,362 106,415
With job entire period 171,069 17,123 112,519 1,765 55,976 109,001 4,943 103,815 219,242 109,224 3,892 43,067 46,643 113,015
With job part of period 72,431 13,377 (B) 1,381 47,314 41,219 3,619 78,577 (B) 65,242 4,093 39,438 29,642 (B)
No job during period, spent time looking or on layoff 70,032 9,878 (B) 1,131 120,953 (B) 3,328 70,922 (B) (B) (B) 24,208 31,955 (B)
No labor force activity 166,536 22,481 246,055 1,668 82,825 29,257 6,335 116,256 205,928 109,776 3,975 83,198 69,504 484,393
MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Lowest quintile 81,757 14,060 50,344 978 59,125 42,181 4,422 95,916 224,394 73,238 5,192 54,112 41,528 430,023
Second quintile 106,574 18,763 70,350 1,075 50,745 48,685 4,680 97,773 193,147 77,600 4,612 51,730 22,968 71,692
Third quintile 142,513 17,623 88,664 1,424 71,433 61,246 4,471 97,970 205,611 94,116 4,685 57,343 28,371 48,960
Fourth quintile 193,371 19,857 119,696 2,016 52,551 95,655 5,183 99,932 203,184 82,658 5,096 48,266 39,274 126,201
Highest quintile 411,713 33,084 221,857 3,302 96,532 168,230 7,935 164,933 332,258 148,025 5,986 66,220 73,670 189,724
HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH
Negative or Zero -33,684 3,230 (B) 785 7,150 -227,043 -1,468 -16,727 (B) 24,995 1,167 10,111 7,927 (B)
$1 to $4,999 2,149 1,406 (B) 563 1,768 -743 2,267 4,830 (B) (B) 704 4,367 5,118 (B)
$5,000 to $9,999 6,948 2,702 (B) 1,006 2,829 572 4,287 8,576 (B) (B) 1,307 5,200 6,009 (B)
$10,000 to $24,999 16,554 4,283 (B) 1,293 4,450 1,572 3,714 16,549 (B) (B) 1,494 7,021 10,414 (B)
$25,000 to $49,999 36,699 5,493 (B) 1,233 7,538 1,818 3,380 29,524 (B) 23,912 1,981 11,973 14,262 (B)
$50,000 to $99,999 73,165 7,989 (B) 1,522 11,178 12,621 4,543 56,631 37,749 27,125 2,042 15,565 20,906 20,855
$100,000 to $249,999 162,959 16,224 28,791 2,311 21,734 26,814 6,935 105,563 72,076 45,998 4,137 26,997 39,974 40,386
$250,000 to $499,999 349,470 37,593 50,175 3,444 56,067 82,442 9,777 175,122 129,945 84,243 8,721 51,257 76,288 59,777
$500,000 and over 1,251,833 79,937 238,202 4,470 236,830 475,475 13,378 367,106 499,876 230,859 9,941 147,227 164,526 460,780
REGION
Northeast 217,861 24,767 139,168 2,079 84,004 73,712 5,894 168,689 219,722 162,450 6,043 52,145 53,502 352,510
Midwest 176,568 20,110 160,146 1,685 67,386 115,945 5,877 92,602 179,095 88,822 5,189 55,553 46,065 145,123
South 157,336 20,768 133,784 1,764 78,908 70,619 4,961 85,028 224,147 100,813 4,400 62,377 46,784 113,041
West 221,255 23,815 143,657 1,986 60,763 154,059 5,326 152,489 369,291 94,283 5,666 56,356 51,848 112,187
TENURE
Owner 265,421 25,551 147,050 2,103 79,790 116,894 6,484 115,188 264,175 109,641 5,658 61,208 55,135 144,456
Renter 22,851 10,202 101,110 1,219 30,731 35,761 2,540 0 151,493 77,563 3,151 28,221 22,776 220,147
NOTE: In dollars. Excludes group quarters. (B) - Base is less than 200,000.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: July 14, 2008