Table B. Median Net Worth and Distribution of Net Worth by Monthly Household Income Quintiles:
1993 and 1991
(Number of households in thousands)
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1993 1991
(in 1993 dollars)
Monthly household ______________________________________________________________________________________
income quintiles\1 Number Distribution Number Distribution
of Median of of Median of
households net worth net worth households net worth net worth
(dollars) (dollars)
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Total.................. 96,468 37,587 100.0 94,692 38,500 100.0
Lowest quintile.......... 19,327 4,249 7.2 18,977 5,406 7.0
Second quintile.......... 19,306 20,230 12.2 18,912 20,315 12.2
Third quintile........... 19,279 30,788 15.9 18,969 30,263 15.8
Fourth quintile.......... 19,304 50,000 20.6 18,928 51,779 20.4
Highest quintile......... 19,251 118,996 44.1 18,905 121,423 44.6
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1/Quintile upper limits for 1993 were: lowest quintile -$1,071; second quintile - $1,963; third quintile - $2,995;
fourth quintile - $4,635. Upper limits for 1991 were: lowest quintile - $1,135; second quintile - $2,027; third
quintile - $3,089; fourth quintile - $4,721.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: January 28, 2005
