Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Married-Couple Households
With Related
Children Under 18
Total 27143 27143 27143 27143 27143 27143 27143 27143
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 27083 26917 26917 26917 26917 26917 26917 26917
With addition or deduction (X) 4693 4915 20077 26433 26028 5493 19656
Mean addition or deduction (X) 9152 7338 7746 5774 11094 2191 3736
Standard error (X) 153 611 24 25 183 20 46
Agg addition or deduction (X) 42948495 36063536 155508416 152626169 288749922 12034856 73432236
Agg square for addition or
deduction (X) 848152261719 8168080600734 1400318672401 1260468634646 2.31239046E13 37319959338 1004595497162
Mean total income (X) 63023 154540 108813 90582 81704 33052 83187
Standard error (X) 1078 2273 751 619 448 296 482
Tally total income (X) 295740553 759515084 2184645175 2394392027 2126589770 181561726 1635168597
Agg square for total income (X) 41089872921856 2.26873156E14 4.373086869E14 4.51471068E14 2.93099996E14 8314500171683 2.14835718E14
Under $2,500 155 405 405 392 402 402 382 380
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 54 106 106 101 120 124 90 92
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 106 127 127 133 136 137 106 106
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 105 133 133 108 178 183 85 80
$10,000 to $12,499 239 264 264 236 230 210 133 138
$12,500 to $14,999 235 233 233 247 355 315 177 169
$15,000 to $17,499 368 384 383 320 299 259 250 260
$17,500 to $19,999 334 351 351 302 413 393 332 323
$20,000 to $22,499 462 484 484 400 360 307 338 334
$22,500 to $24,999 362 338 339 310 473 397 436 444
$25,000 to $27,499 551 600 596 483 414 481 463 501
$27,500 to $29,999 389 363 364 365 548 514 556 578
$30,000 to $32,499 703 706 708 578 518 531 609 634
$32,500 to $34,999 447 426 424 374 456 542 630 657
$35,000 to $37,499 617 648 652 518 584 597 664 698
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
$37,500 to $39,999 497 461 465 468 564 640 680 709
$40,000 to $42,499 747 794 789 613 568 619 662 702
$42,500 to $44,999 513 474 467 476 594 695 717 770
$45,000 to $47,499 724 714 713 610 626 701 699 685
$47,500 to $49,999 591 551 558 530 611 678 676 722
$50,000 to $52,499 802 826 813 621 605 752 746 790
$52,500 to $54,999 510 510 515 545 647 704 731 761
$55,000 to $57,499 726 691 656 567 624 711 711 715
$57,500 to $59,999 517 492 514 602 628 718 715 780
$60,000 to $62,499 865 882 830 617 626 705 715 728
$62,500 to $64,999 519 507 498 540 635 732 726 696
$65,000 to $67,499 699 691 682 613 587 635 639 684
$67,500 to $69,999 443 428 439 578 603 609 617 671
$70,000 to $72,499 711 683 661 606 534 651 651 682
$72,500 to $74,999 508 487 495 524 571 666 665 690
$75,000 to $77,499 633 637 608 488 568 639 636 635
$77,500 to $79,999 446 442 439 519 554 618 611 611
$80,000 to $82,499 645 651 637 581 526 584 593 619
$82,500 to $84,999 449 424 418 495 524 549 552 546
$85,000 to $87,499 489 488 457 501 460 558 558 518
$87,500 to $89,999 382 353 356 484 427 526 521 525
$90,000 to $92,499 571 561 532 435 453 465 467 504
$92,500 to $94,999 361 347 348 414 506 486 491 473
$95,000 to $97,499 449 430 440 437 406 436 434 408
$97,500 to $99,999 359 348 348 393 379 451 450 409
$100,000 and over 7862 7705 7895 9020 7831 6222 6229 5717
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 0.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7
$5,000 to $9,999 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.7
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.2 1.9 1.1 1.1
$15,000 to $19,999 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.1
$20,000 to $24,999 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.6 3.1 2.6 2.9 2.9
$25,000 to $29,999 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0
$30,000 to $34,999 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.5 3.6 4.0 4.6 4.8
$35,000 to $39,999 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.6 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.2
$40,000 to $44,999 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.8 5.1 5.4
$45,000 to $49,999 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.6 5.1 5.1 5.2
$50,000 to $59,999 9.4 9.3 9.2 8.6 9.2 10.6 10.7 11.2
$60,000 to $74,999 13.8 13.6 13.3 12.8 13.1 14.7 14.8 15.3
$75,000 to $99,999 17.6 17.2 16.9 17.5 17.7 19.6 19.6 19.3
$100,000 and over 29.0 28.4 29.1 33.2 28.9 22.9 22.9 21.1
Median 71027 69906 70239 75999 70781 67057 67128 65442
Standard Error 309 435 356 450 412 346 344 321
Mean dollars 89274 87691 89020 94749 89126 78972 79415 76710
Standard Error 596 598 616 627 607 440 438 410
Agg total income 2423186465 2380237970 2416301506 2571809921 2419183753 2143562961 2155597816 2082165580
Agg Square for total income 4.46228E14 4.400925182E14 4.60402482E14 4.974385946E14 4.53986282E14 2.94305574E14 2.9498377E14 2.68507021E14
Gini ratio 0.353 0.363 0.364 0.349 0.361 0.340 0.334 0.332
Standard Error 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050 0.0049 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 19291 10732 10745 10990 10404 10237 10759 10700
Percent of households 5.6 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.6
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 496 (X) 34 492 127 295 90
Mean amount (X) 14886 (X) 3864 555 382 1578 -187
Standard error (X) 558 (X) 288 17 36 60 29
Agg first quintile (X) 7383405 (X) 132431 273299 48511 465582 -16852
Agg square first quintile (X) 177124225970 (X) 597008827 215164131 36967942 1010050968 9070661
Tot 1st Quintile 1531 890 890 848 870 860 702 701
Second quintile:
Upper limit 36321 31347 31511 33450 31294 29696 30277 29704
Percent of households 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.1 12.1 10.3 9.9 9.7
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 905 9 945 3216 2575 2487 1126
Mean amount (X) 8957 -430 4655 1822 986 2989 88
Standard error (X) 307 568 67 14 14 27 18
Agg second quintile (X) 8108470 -3778 4401026 5858612 2539938 7433109 98772
Agg square second quintile (X) 140329642392 23469450 24032612063 12386419284 3627262315 26136444922 386913115
Tot 2nd Quintile 3379 3377 3395 3279 3283 2807 2695 2635
Third quintile:
Upper limit 57669 54218 54879 58728 54973 50640 50784 49501
Percent of households 19.8 20.3 20.6 20.2 20.4 19.3 20.3 20.2
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 1168 261 3633 5478 5185 2166 3640
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Mean amount (X) 8163 -368 5783 3330 1402 1458 956
Standard error (X) 306 157 35 15 17 26 12
Agg third quintile (X) 9534988 -96077 21011615 18239230 7269243 3158880 3478337
Agg square third quintile (X) 189937711024 1504253599 135456652818 66677009373 16852447001 7351907338 4931366158
Tot 3rd Quintile 5368 5508 5590 5478 5543 5244 5505 5484
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 91811 89826 91413 97616 91317 81625 81681 78982
Percent of households 28.3 29.3 29.6 30.0 29.9 30.8 30.8 30.8
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 1121 1277 6975 8010 8298 355 6652
Mean amount (X) 7905 1205 7225 5343 3787 1785 2113
Standard error (X) 285 152 30 18 28 78 15
Agg fourth quintile (X) 8859793 1537771 50396507 42795732 31423188 634234 14053566
Agg square fourth quintile (X) 159280648733 35009780955 403347361960 247729184918 167558106835 1808979964 37873016613
Tot 4th Quintile 7683 7960 8043 8136 8108 8351 8353 8350
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 33.8 34.7 34.0 34.6 34.4 36.4 36.4 36.7
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 1002 3368 8489 9238 9843 190 8147
Mean amount (X) 9039 10281 9373 9251 25141 1809 6851
Standard error (X) 336 884 38 44 443 111 100
Agg fifth quintile (X) 9061839 34625620 79566837 85459297 247469042 343050 55818413
Agg square fifth quintile (X) 181480033601 8131543096729 836885036732 933460856939 2.29358298E13 1012576147 961395130615
Tot 5th Quintile 9182 9408 9225 9403 9340 9883 9888 9974
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 12027 3968 3968 3891 3769 3646 3102 3108
Standard error 159 153 153 154 146 143 159 160
Agg 18415288 3532395 3532395 3297897 3277338 3133589 2178840 2178303
Agg square 2.73402E11 30373902578 30373902578 27790689102 26437643580 24740859460 17752648198 17797813277
Second quintile:
Mean 28402 22545 22593 23549 21945 21333 22668 22455
Standard error 89 105 105 117 108 111 106 105
Agg 95979935 76143208 76715260 77209021 72038499 59874710 61093687 59165618
Agg square 2.8062E12 1827590116713 1845690534936 1947362116354 1691680926190 1362509720546 1457080260336 1395329097200
Third quintile:
Mean 47231 43236 43495 46566 43557 40760 40730 39839
Standard error 88 93 94 103 97 88 85 81
Agg 253557027 238148298 243140334 255101936 241416252 213727362 224200647 218475295
Agg square 1.21701E13 10527296564179 1.08178651E13 12160378088374 1.07702581E13 8896847735333 9321488035926 8877637948268
Fourth quintile:
Mean 73515 70644 71768 76923 72022 65604 65653 63684
Standard error 119 120 124 131 122 104 104 99
Agg 564796968 562305537 577209326 625850866 583989763 547861971 548409779 531740777
Agg square 4.22582E13 40519792677279 4.23034289E13 49138261535208 4.29256902E13 3.66073376E13 3.66676772E13 3.44650602E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 162326 159454 164309 171266 162575 133464 133467 127391
Standard error 1409 1381 1447 1429 1408 913 912 842
Agg 1490437246 1500108531 1515704191 1610350201 1518461901 1318965329 1319714864 1270605587
Agg square 3.8872E14 3.871874649E14 4.05405123E14 4.341648022E14 3.98572215E14 2.47414138E14 2.47519771E14 2.23751196E14
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Married-Couple Households
With Related
Children Under 18
Total 27143 27143 27143 27143 27143 27143 27143
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 27045 27046 27054 27091 27091 27121 27129
With addition or deduction 4225 1399 11131 812 4391 3913 21362
Mean addition or deduction 8917 9103 117 6493 5310 1691 2876
Standard error 160 138 1 228 79 32 64
Agg addition or deduction 37677800 12731034 1305650 5270695 23315866 6615277 61432384
Agg square for addition or
deduction 736338002049 148389364204 189371600 64199539923 229423696682 24865243012 1821917251734
Mean total income 69033 80970 88019 50940 58611 39929 90337
Standard error 903 2051 673 1598 718 405 489
Tally total income 291685492 113238979 979707660 41348588 257361782 156233339 1929757462
Agg square for total income 3.29118667E13 1.63862877E13 1.354902836E14 3582770649883 2.37926459E13 8435987840963 269859852795554
Under $2,500 192 192 191 136 136 101 86
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 64 64 66 47 47 32 36
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 94 89 87 82 82 66 54
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 74 77 79 73 73 69 81
$10,000 to $12,499 126 119 116 127 122 85 73
$12,500 to $14,999 148 146 145 156 146 147 134
$15,000 to $17,499 253 248 248 253 236 194 169
$17,500 to $19,999 295 290 291 292 240 239 215
$20,000 to $22,499 311 296 297 287 246 264 283
$22,500 to $24,999 426 406 406 408 326 318 277
$25,000 to $27,499 483 455 449 452 372 382 395
$27,500 to $29,999 541 528 532 539 451 444 423
$30,000 to $32,499 625 607 599 587 518 529 511
$32,500 to $34,999 651 640 647 647 603 599 557
$35,000 to $37,499 661 673 666 661 659 650 610
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
$37,500 to $39,999 731 703 710 710 743 765 727
$40,000 to $42,499 712 695 689 702 733 743 716
$42,500 to $44,999 775 766 761 765 748 739 727
$45,000 to $47,499 687 677 685 668 703 718 703
$47,500 to $49,999 729 739 728 738 760 792 823
$50,000 to $52,499 804 813 809 811 796 803 796
$52,500 to $54,999 787 781 782 790 838 841 738
$55,000 to $57,499 725 737 747 742 802 806 747
$57,500 to $59,999 761 770 768 774 796 799 795
$60,000 to $62,499 737 748 753 763 778 789 756
$62,500 to $64,999 702 703 686 687 706 723 746
$65,000 to $67,499 697 682 675 679 700 697 703
$67,500 to $69,999 679 684 706 703 727 733 708
$70,000 to $72,499 706 710 698 707 705 717 716
$72,500 to $74,999 718 734 731 730 749 742 694
$75,000 to $77,499 628 627 637 642 654 652 630
$77,500 to $79,999 628 628 621 622 637 645 607
$80,000 to $82,499 665 659 669 675 681 681 654
$82,500 to $84,999 566 582 578 575 583 584 606
$85,000 to $87,499 524 543 539 539 556 557 542
$87,500 to $89,999 536 541 551 556 571 571 583
$90,000 to $92,499 515 521 521 524 528 532 506
$92,500 to $94,999 489 488 485 483 490 491 509
$95,000 to $97,499 414 424 425 428 437 435 481
$97,500 to $99,999 401 406 412 408 422 416 454
$100,000 and over 5884 5952 5958 5973 6043 6051 6573
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4
$5,000 to $9,999 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
$10,000 to $14,999 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
$15,000 to $19,999 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4
$20,000 to $24,999 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.1
$25,000 to $29,999 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0
$30,000 to $34,999 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.1 4.2 3.9
$35,000 to $39,999 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 4.9
$40,000 to $44,999 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.3
$45,000 to $49,999 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.6
$50,000 to $59,999 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.9 12.0 11.3
$60,000 to $74,999 15.6 15.7 15.7 15.7 16.1 16.2 15.9
$75,000 to $99,999 19.8 20.0 20.0 20.1 20.5 20.5 20.5
$100,000 and over 21.7 21.9 22.0 22.0 22.3 22.3 24.2
Median 66714 67238 67350 67475 68221 68304 69941
Standard Error 316 322 322 319 303 300 309
Mean dollars 78098 78567 78615 78809 79668 79912 82175
Standard Error 409 409 409 409 407 406 415
Agg total income 2119843380 2132574414 2133880064 2139150759 2162466625 2169081902 2230514286
Agg Square for total income 2.73717053E14 2.75864625E14 2.760961936E14 2.76618464E14 2.79492948E14 2.7994467E14 294551881519252
Gini ratio 0.324 0.323 0.322 0.320 0.314 0.311 0.310
Standard Error 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 18687 20941 20946 21405 21993 22514 23832
Percent of households 4.0 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.7
With type of addition
or deduction 238 59 151 187 189 686 503
Mean amount 7360 1548 126 5642 1386 2495 -1009
Standard error 329 341 6 355 82 98 697
Agg first quintile 1749673 91264 19057 1056504 261868 1711886 -507489
Agg square first quintile 18241645194 495196679 3109878 9843892390 572773268 8234356393 108190141506
Tot 1st Quintile 1087 1324 1322 1314 1271 1198 1279
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34241 37070 37083 37335 38121 38356 40159
Percent of households 11.0 12.4 12.4 12.5 11.7 11.7 12.5
With type of addition
or deduction 555 182 650 172 1145 1307 1803
Mean amount 8330 5229 112 5910 3544 1720 899
Standard error 370 190 2 453 68 57 133
Agg second quintile 4621656 950823 72813 1014152 4058684 2247833 1619961
Agg square second quintile 75454372255 6015355959 10183764 11297481352 19704847081 8685060860 51650088385
Tot 2nd Quintile 2982 3371 3368 3382 3186 3180 3388
Third quintile:
Upper limit 52941 55277 55298 55517 56191 56286 58719
Percent of households 20.1 20.0 19.9 20.0 20.2 20.4 20.6
With type of addition
or deduction 1034 277 1969 180 1350 1311 3916
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Mean amount 8011 8563 113 6008 5339 1361 1194
Standard error 285 157 1 457 109 44 72
Agg third quintile 8281975 2368541 222216 1079005 7209233 1784222 4675735
Agg square third quintile 142632247186 21937150024 30744269 12378818314 57384578464 5356012787 76015376012
Tot 3rd Quintile 5448 5417 5407 5417 5488 5541 5593
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81399 83032 83058 83206 83741 83773 87582
Percent of households 29.6 28.4 28.4 28.5 29.0 29.1 28.7
With type of addition
or deduction 1199 384 3800 156 1012 498 6632
Mean amount 8290 9941 118 8100 6851 1460 2071
Standard error 254 225 1 632 198 73 65
Agg fourth quintile 9937776 3816066 447271 1261412 6930856 727042 13735458
Agg square fourth quintile 163535801044 44452510942 65320817 18721383919 82765416792 2205608763 191680766175
Tot 4th Quintile 8030 7713 7721 7723 7875 7896 7796
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 35.4 34.3 34.4 34.3 34.3 34.4 33.5
With type of addition
or deduction 1200 497 4561 118 695 111 8508
Mean amount 10903 11070 119 7313 6988 1301 4926
Standard error 392 259 1 684 288 135 137
Agg fifth quintile 13086720 5504340 544293 859622 4855224 144294 41908720
Agg square fifth quintile 336473936369 75489150600 80012873 11957963948 68996081077 384204209 1394380879655
Tot 5th Quintile 9597 9318 9325 9308 9323 9327 9088
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 10578 12315 12316 13301 13335 14481 15368
Standard error 210 202 202 192 201 202 291
Agg 11494628 16309623 16284519 17472456 16953648 17351466 19650274
Agg square 167105832064 263692317978 263206583487 288414442859 283620525228 302861606891 423130817869
Second quintile:
Mean 27560 29977 29983 30276 31310 31602 33118
Standard error 84 83 83 82 86 84 84
Agg 82181656 101055497 100994426 102384953 99761105 100502152 112209813
Agg square 2320156641184 3097342991707 3096205782599 3167095191352 3189081524455 3238939678420 3787158701768
Third quintile:
Mean 43822 46415 46425 46666 47368 47493 49554
Standard error 78 77 77 77 75 74 76
Agg 238755058 251416308 251043081 252781974 259949292 263174430 277129529
Agg square 1.06214636E13 1.18220386E13 11806822452407 1.19473796E13 1.24631309E13 12648188809717 13890928457555
Fourth quintile:
Mean 66763 68794 68815 68997 69434 69468 72355
Standard error 98 97 97 97 96 95 100
Agg 536081652 530627032 531298815 532874002 546774507 548543129 564114161
Agg square 3.63356068E13 3.69948025E13 37053741302073 3.72558469E13 3.84629637E13 38602983535197 41351369915215
Fifth quintile:
Mean 130390 132342 132365 132537 132898 132891 138366
Standard error 870 891 891 892 890 890 919
Agg 1251330386 1233165952 1234259222 1233637375 1239028072 1239510726 1257410509
Agg square 2.2427272E14 2.23686749E14 2.238762174E14 2.23959728E14 2.25094151E14 2.251516963E14 235099293626843
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Married-Couple Households
With Related
Children Under 18
Total 27143 27143 27143
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 27121 27083 27083
With addition or deduction 5169 (X) (X)
Mean addition or deduction 6974 (X) (X)
Standard error 90 (X) (X)
Agg addition or deduction 36046900 (X) (X)
Agg square for addition or
deduction 443287458187 (X) (X)
Mean total income 49906 (X) (X)
Standard error 870 (X) (X)
Tally total income 257952575 (X) (X)
Agg square for total income 30630653388415 (X) (X)
Under $2,500 101 155 145
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 32 70 52
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 66 115 77
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 69 171 72
$10,000 to $12,499 85 207 156
$12,500 to $14,999 150 319 168
$15,000 to $17,499 216 305 250
$17,500 to $19,999 273 439 349
$20,000 to $22,499 322 374 393
$22,500 to $24,999 417 517 515
$25,000 to $27,499 479 551 573
$27,500 to $29,999 552 634 723
$30,000 to $32,499 631 696 819
$32,500 to $34,999 660 715 817
$35,000 to $37,499 670 742 801
$37,500 to $39,999 775 796 820
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
$40,000 to $42,499 719 841 848
$42,500 to $44,999 779 885 895
$45,000 to $47,499 709 797 791
$47,500 to $49,999 728 835 859
$50,000 to $52,499 814 891 889
$52,500 to $54,999 803 837 851
$55,000 to $57,499 760 731 729
$57,500 to $59,999 762 747 752
$60,000 to $62,499 766 749 761
$62,500 to $64,999 685 791 781
$65,000 to $67,499 677 728 737
$67,500 to $69,999 710 687 688
$70,000 to $72,499 704 667 666
$72,500 to $74,999 728 655 654
$75,000 to $77,499 641 587 593
$77,500 to $79,999 621 559 556
$80,000 to $82,499 678 625 632
$82,500 to $84,999 566 561 557
$85,000 to $87,499 513 478 469
$87,500 to $89,999 551 476 482
$90,000 to $92,499 521 401 414
$92,500 to $94,999 481 381 371
$95,000 to $97,499 421 331 338
$97,500 to $99,999 396 340 336
$100,000 and over 5910 4758 4765
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 0.5 0.8 0.7
$5,000 to $9,999 0.5 1.1 0.5
$10,000 to $14,999 0.9 1.9 1.2
$15,000 to $19,999 1.8 2.7 2.2
$20,000 to $24,999 2.7 3.3 3.3
$25,000 to $29,999 3.8 4.4 4.8
$30,000 to $34,999 4.8 5.2 6.0
$35,000 to $39,999 5.3 5.7 6.0
$40,000 to $44,999 5.5 6.4 6.4
$45,000 to $49,999 5.3 6.0 6.1
$50,000 to $59,999 11.6 11.8 11.9
$60,000 to $74,999 15.7 15.8 15.8
$75,000 to $99,999 19.9 17.5 17.5
$100,000 and over 21.8 17.5 17.6
Median 67023 60676 60747
Standard Error 325 294 289
Mean dollars 78584 72120 72563
Standard Error 407 399 397
Agg total income 2133035002 1957570648 1969605503
Agg Square for total income 274845776472465 2.441761E14 2.4485525E14
Gini ratio 0.319 0.337 0.331
Standard Error 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 19701 17877 18554
Percent of households 3.6 5.2 3.9
With type of addition
or deduction 127 (X) (X)
Mean amount 1717 (X) (X)
Standard error 110 (X) (X)
Agg first quintile 218762 (X) (X)
Agg square first quintile 547302406 (X) (X)
Tot 1st Quintile 966 1403 1063
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34766 31988 32328
Percent of households 11.2 11.1 11.6
With type of addition
or deduction 1455 (X) (X)
Mean amount 4924 (X) (X)
Standard error 99 (X) (X)
Agg second quintile 7164078 (X) (X)
Agg square second quintile 53417229670 (X) (X)
Tot 2nd Quintile 3033 3011 3158
Third quintile:
Upper limit 53240 49069 49193
Percent of households 20.2 19.9 20.7
With type of addition
or deduction 1619 (X) (X)
Mean amount 7485 (X) (X)
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Standard error 159 (X) (X)
Agg third quintile 12114521 (X) (X)
Agg square third quintile 148759885304 (X) (X)
Tot 3rd Quintile 5489 5413 5614
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 81575 75358 75435
Percent of households 29.7 29.1 29.1
With type of addition
or deduction 1104 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8302 (X) (X)
Standard error 236 (X) (X)
Agg fourth quintile 9166451 (X) (X)
Agg square fourth quintile 135414357086 (X) (X)
Tot 4th Quintile 8059 7894 7895
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 35.4 34.7 34.7
With type of addition
or deduction 864 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8547 (X) (X)
Standard error 253 (X) (X)
Agg fifth quintile 7383088 (X) (X)
Agg square fifth quintile 105148683721 (X) (X)
Tot 5th Quintile 9596 9422 9414
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Numbers in thousands. Households as of March of the following year]
(Married-Couple Households With Related Children Under 18)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 12657 10854 11224
Standard error 209 157 202
Agg 12230440 15224305 11930675
Agg square 190615270666 2.078101E11 174501716062
Second quintile:
Mean 28309 25697 26525
Standard error 80 78 73
Agg 85869463 77385179 83752157
Agg square 2483022637594 2.03733E12 2.2678749E12
Third quintile:
Mean 44226 40788 40807
Standard error 77 70 69
Agg 242746168 220781393 229078220
Agg square 10890614401674 9.131272E12 9.4796617E12
Fourth quintile:
Mean 66955 61489 61598
Standard error 98 91 91
Agg 539577558 485392369 486330910
Agg square 36670057448365 3.029819E13 3.040716E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 130532 122983 123064
Standard error 870 878 878
Agg 1252611374 1158787402 1158513542
Agg square 224611466714166 2.025015E14 2.0252605E14
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