Table 5a. Mean Value of Holdings for Asset Owners, by Selected Characteristics: 1991 in 1993 dollars
(In dollars. Excludes persons in group quarters. For meaning of symbols, see text)
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Interest Stocks
earning Other and Equity in Other IRA
Characteristics assets at interest- Regular mutual business Equity in Equity in Rental real U.S. or
Net financial earning checking fund or motor own property estate savings KEOGH Other
worth institutions/1 assets/2 accounts shares profession vehicles home equity equity bonds accounts assets/3
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Total......................... 107,885 21,057 59,940 1,180 36,950 67,314 7,979 70,121 77,451 54,945 3,495 24,486 58,286
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF
HOUSEHOLDER
White........................... 118,222 22,412 61,046 1,177 38,239 67,300 8,268 72,075 77,744 55,894 3,646 24,992 58,880
Black........................... 29,392 5,409 (B) 741 8,312 47,373 4,768 41,486 47,719 31,053 1,404 13,228 (B)
Hispanic origin/4............... 44,010 7,214 (B) 904 13,531 54,282 5,725 59,344 56,058 50,949 2,331 16,830 (B)
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 35 years.............. 28,798 5,292 14,912 839 10,620 43,207 6,062 31,307 46,849 40,027 1,266 8,700 39,446
35 to 44 years.................. 83,476 10,734 33,489 1,162 23,109 60,515 8,016 56,036 68,813 41,719 1,843 18,269 33,131
45 to 54 years.................. 135,927 17,457 45,164 1,124 29,141 87,221 9,584 72,867 98,018 59,769 3,440 24,031 72,110
55 to 64 years.................. 170,884 28,227 78,422 1,346 45,471 81,903 9,976 89,812 85,401 63,365 5,909 31,418 84,778
65 years and over............... 170,574 46,092 88,297 1,570 67,888 68,806 7,736 92,626 74,305 63,180 7,941 36,893 52,444
65 to 69 years................ 187,909 42,107 76,670 1,803 55,915 73,990 9,470 94,561 86,330 71,906 7,775 39,761 59,503
70 to 74 years................ 177,000 41,843 106,876 1,287 72,923 40,273 8,069 92,134 77,692 59,559 9,244 33,091 (B)
75 years and over............. 153,856 51,462 85,350 1,566 74,714 93,470 5,817 91,331 58,138 54,728 6,958 32,278 48,171
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 12 years.............. 66,916 22,810 38,612 1,012 29,937 44,599 5,791 58,215 52,026 41,015 4,491 22,652 54,405
High school: 4 years........... 88,935 18,891 42,497 1,089 28,581 65,486 7,438 62,689 65,477 48,774 3,512 20,002 38,168
College: 1 to 3 years...... 102,153 18,556 70,627 1,169 30,442 56,866 8,122 67,750 82,776 51,512 3,151 22,119 49,373
4 or more years... 184,092 24,643 67,119 1,453 47,610 85,724 10,388 92,725 94,730 69,933 3,447 29,060 76,960
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE OF
HOUSEHOLDER
Married-couple households....... 139,585 21,915 62,902 1,212 37,537 71,321 9,601 73,127 87,734 55,661 3,762 27,411 66,926
Less than 35 years............ 39,394 5,767 17,932 752 9,576 39,050 6,718 32,094 49,207 41,055 1,320 9,751 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 130,683 14,557 40,413 1,199 25,241 76,170 10,138 67,732 88,460 49,800 2,673 23,403 61,174
55 to 64 years................ 212,873 30,152 85,956 1,480 37,478 82,356 11,996 95,893 95,551 66,610 6,494 34,097 94,414
65 years and over............. 234,830 52,198 96,681 1,639 84,247 85,876 10,053 101,519 97,296 64,380 9,078 42,737 58,138
Male householder................ 73,769 17,577 49,959 1,321 40,006 70,320 5,931 60,864 58,252 63,857 2,828 17,462 34,362
Less than 35 years............ 25,379 5,528 12,181 1,282 10,342 73,993 5,686 30,940 23,794 34,226 1,039 7,483 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 80,821 13,360 43,859 1,090 31,800 65,343 6,331 53,832 83,172 67,922 2,430 16,610 (B)
55 to 64 years................ 107,618 23,662 (B) 1,573 100,597 (B) 5,844 75,237 (B) (B) (B) 20,543 (B)
65 years and over............. 145,149 48,361 89,004 1,861 71,827 (B) 5,663 91,862 45,076 88,202 8,520 32,968 (B)
Female householder.............. 66,053 21,070 56,046 1,019 32,880 34,263 5,018 65,679 52,424 43,861 2,855 16,044 46,060
Less than 35 years............ 13,062 3,864 (B) 622 14,422 13,454 4,820 27,330 (B) (B) 1,303 5,263 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 46,668 9,217 30,717 972 23,345 40,693 5,164 49,540 43,307 36,146 1,280 11,591 (B)
55 to 64 years................ 98,079 24,115 (B) 839 51,360 (B) 5,584 74,999 59,270 47,912 4,292 23,458 (B)
65 years and over............. 113,275 38,300 74,666 1,421 38,584 33,309 4,769 80,945 49,869 49,845 5,577 21,210 47,343
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS
Total......................... 90,414 13,476 45,171 1,090 26,717 67,152 8,037 62,301 78,469 52,621 2,710 21,965 60,704
With labor force activity....... 90,351 12,124 42,673 1,087 25,048 67,003 8,116 60,736 76,902 50,470 2,551 21,069 56,183
With job entire period........ 94,825 12,259 42,985 1,103 25,605 68,432 8,320 61,613 78,689 51,252 2,594 20,998 58,593
With job part of period....... 47,617 10,344 (B) 870 10,873 27,496 5,852 49,177 (B) 40,260 1,708 26,006 (B)
No job during period, spend
time looking or on layoff.... 29,438 9,117 (B) 817 (B) (B) 5,231 41,699 (B) (B) (B) 13,891 (B)
No labor force activity......... 90,822 26,652 64,406 1,118 44,323 71,551 7,360 74,314 90,461 70,329 4,792 30,430 91,911
MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Lowest quintile................. 37,510 10,740 13,986 990 16,913 40,587 3,657 51,912 49,767 42,676 2,290 16,768 (B)
Second quintile................. 65,984 16,301 29,301 768 19,935 49,623 5,424 61,003 49,949 41,010 3,763 21,108 49,291
Third quintile.................. 84,977 18,733 52,513 829 24,614 53,515 6,979 59,704 62,096 43,127 3,698 19,428 36,592
Fourth quintile................. 110,364 19,476 46,732 1,267 23,857 49,751 8,835 67,881 70,140 50,134 3,029 20,061 36,943
Highest quintile................ 240,952 32,596 80,301 1,889 55,845 101,100 12,976 95,077 104,477 71,143 3,793 30,958 88,422
HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH
Negative or zero................ -8,904 1,730 (B) 513 2,611 -45,242 3,248 6,726 (B) (B) 597 5,800 (B)
$1 to $4,999.................... 2,111 1,069 (B) 510 978 976 2,540 2,578 (B) (B) 550 2,081 (B)
$5,000 to $9,999................ 7,693 2,410 (B) 713 2,370 2,246 5,285 5,458 (B) (B) 1,122 3,690 (B)
$10,000 to $24,999.............. 17,820 4,410 5,327 934 3,674 5,634 6,420 12,518 4,857 9,436 1,046 6,045 (B)
$25,000 to $49,999.............. 38,763 6,887 9,189 902 6,253 11,371 6,965 27,257 14,638 16,915 1,662 8,833 (B)
$50,000 to $99,999.............. 76,963 12,235 15,584 1,207 11,542 18,308 8,467 50,490 24,684 22,480 2,399 13,313 20,266
$100,000 to $249,999............ 166,799 27,051 24,549 1,545 21,484 43,814 11,164 91,663 45,282 41,669 3,859 21,180 33,951
$250,000 to $499,999............ 365,633 61,020 56,387 2,650 49,472 127,822 13,872 149,469 97,972 73,969 7,696 38,343 62,030
$500,000 and over............... 939,335 118,876 182,024 2,990 171,118 291,384 18,535 261,842 229,587 169,401 14,586 71,637 182,237
REGION
Northeast....................... 130,257 19,847 66,156 1,303 30,132 80,365 8,832 100,785 78,764 78,678 3,981 24,445 60,040
Midwest......................... 95,372 20,798 43,134 958 38,276 66,442 8,127 51,427 56,207 40,397 3,376 24,170 47,669
South........................... 85,209 20,654 61,105 1,258 35,348 61,296 7,251 50,670 71,067 47,946 3,121 22,945 57,887
West............................ 139,379 23,165 72,417 1,236 44,766 65,755 8,250 101,901 109,028 65,195 3,485 26,822 67,350
TENURE
Owner........................... 155,749 25,042 63,830 1,309 39,838 73,149 9,315 70,121 79,225 55,237 3,846 26,327 61,105
Renter.......................... 20,088 10,767 36,939 872 22,018 44,965 4,873 (B) 62,735 53,186 2,005 12,729 44,877
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1/Includes passbook savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposits, and interest-earning checking accounts.
2/Includes money market funds, U.S. Government securities, municipal and corporate bonds, and other interest-earning assets.
3/Includes mortgage held form sales of real estate, amount dure from sale of a business, unit trust, and other financial investments.
4/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
