Table 4a. Distribution of Household Net Worth, by Selected Characteristics: 1991
(Excludes persons in group quarters. For meaning of symbols, see text)
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Number of Zero $1 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000
Characteristics households or to to to to to to to $500,000
(thousands) negative $4,999 $9,999 $24,999 $49,999 $99,999 $249,999 $499,999 or over
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Total......................... 94,692 12.6 14.2 6.5 11.2 12.2 15.1 17.6 7.0 3.5
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF
HOUSEHOLDER
White........................... 81,409 10.2 13.2 6.3 11.0 12.3 15.7 19.5 7.9 3.9
Black........................... 10,768 28.8 20.0 8.1 12.8 11.0 11.8 5.9 1.2 0.3
Hispanic origin/1............... 6,407 22.6 24.4 8.5 11.2 10.6 10.1 8.9 3.0 0.9
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 35 years.............. 25,031 23.1 25.2 11.1 15.5 10.3 8.1 5.3 1.1 0.5
35 to 44 years.................. 21,514 12.3 14.0 7.3 12.1 15.2 15.5 16.3 4.9 2.3
45 to 54 years.................. 14,934 8.8 9.6 4.7 10.3 12.9 18.0 22.8 8.2 4.6
55 to 64 years.................. 12,575 7.3 7.7 3.8 7.7 11.6 17.5 26.1 11.9 6.3
65 years and over............... 20,638 6.1 8.1 3.1 7.8 11.1 19.9 25.4 12.7 5.8
65 to 69 years................ 6,435 6.9 8.0 2.7 5.9 9.8 18.0 26.5 16.0 6.2
70 to 74 years................ 5,439 5.2 7.8 2.9 6.9 10.9 21.0 27.5 11.3 6.4
75 years and over............. 8,764 6.0 8.4 3.4 9.7 12.2 20.7 23.2 11.2 5.1
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 12 years.............. 22,243 17.2 18.6 5.8 10.5 13.4 15.3 14.1 4.0 1.1
High school: 4 years........... 30,187 12.0 15.8 7.1 11.7 11.9 15.9 17.1 6.3 2.1
College: 1 to 3 years...... 21,202 12.3 14.6 8.1 12.6 11.9 13.6 17.2 6.6 3.2
4 or more years... 21,059 8.9 6.7 4.9 9.9 11.4 15.6 22.6 11.6 8.2
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE OF
HOUSEHOLDER
Married-couple households....... 52,269 7.5 9.4 5.5 10.9 13.3 17.1 21.9 9.3 5.0
Less than 35 years............ 12,283 16.1 19.8 10.7 18.4 13.9 11.3 7.6 1.4 0.7
35 to 54 years................ 23,097 6.3 7.8 4.8 10.9 15.2 19.0 23.3 8.3 4.3
55 to 64 years................ 7,849 3.5 3.7 3.0 5.5 10.1 18.2 31.2 16.1 8.6
65 years and over............. 9,040 1.6 3.2 2.0 4.7 10.2 19.4 31.4 17.9 9.7
Male householder................ 15,261 15.3 20.6 9.8 12.7 11.0 11.0 12.5 4.8 2.4
Less than 35 years............ 5,721 21.2 28.0 13.5 16.2 8.1 6.5 4.7 1.4 0.3
35 to 54 years................ 5,400 13.6 17.9 9.1 12.0 12.9 12.9 14.4 4.3 2.9
55 to 64 years................ 1,514 8.9 17.5 6.6 8.9 14.5 13.9 19.1 6.3 4.3
65 years and over............. 2,627 9.2 11.7 4.8 8.5 11.4 15.5 22.3 12.1 4.6
Female householder.............. 27,162 20.2 19.3 6.6 11.0 10.8 13.9 12.7 4.1 1.4
Less than 35 years............ 7,027 36.2 32.0 9.7 9.9 5.8 4.0 2.0 0.2 0.2
35 to 54 years................ 7,951 20.6 19.7 8.1 12.1 12.6 12.6 10.9 2.4 0.9
55 to 64 years................ 3,211 14.3 12.0 4.3 11.9 13.4 17.4 18.5 5.7 2.4
65 years and over............. 8,972 9.3 11.6 3.5 10.4 11.9 21.7 20.7 8.2 2.6
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS
Total......................... 74,053 14.4 15.9 7.5 12.2 12.4 13.8 15.5 5.4 2.8
With labor force activity....... 64,091 12.5 15.7 7.9 12.7 12.9 14.2 15.9 5.4 2.8
With job entire period........ 58,644 11.4 14.8 7.9 12.8 13.2 14.7 16.5 5.7 3.0
With job part of period....... 3,819 20.8 23.9 8.0 13.8 10.7 9.3 9.6 2.9 1.0
No job during period, spend
time looking or on layoff.... 1,629 30.7 25.0 8.9 9.6 8.3 8.3 7.3 1.8 0
No labor force activity......... 9,962 26.7 17.2 4.7 8.5 9.4 11.4 13.3 5.5 3.3
MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Lowest quintile................. 18,977 27.8 23.8 5.8 10.1 10.2 12.2 7.8 1.8 0.5
Second quintile................. 18,912 13.2 21.9 8.2 10.7 11.3 14.5 15.1 4.3 0.7
Third quintile.................. 18,969 11.2 13.9 9.2 13.8 12.8 14.0 17.2 6.3 1.7
Fourth quintile................. 18,928 7.6 8.8 6.8 13.4 14.9 17.7 19.8 7.6 3.3
Highest quintile................ 18,905 3.7 2.9 2.7 8.1 11.6 17.2 28.0 14.8 11.1
REGION
Northeast....................... 19,007 14.2 11.8 5.1 8.1 9.6 14.1 23.8 9.1 4.2
Midwest......................... 24,376 11.3 12.6 6.3 12.6 13.8 17.2 17.8 5.9 2.6
South........................... 32,049 13.3 15.3 7.9 12.8 14 15.6 13.6 5.0 2.5
West............................ 19,260 11.6 16.7 6 10.2 9.7 13.1 17.7 9.5 5.4
TENURE
Owner........................... 61,283 2.6 3.3 4.0 11.4 15.9 21.4 25.8 10.4 5.2
Renter.......................... 33,409 30.4 33.4 11.1 10.9 5.6 4.0 3.2 1.0 0.4
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1/Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: January 28, 2005
