Table B-8. Standard Errors for the Median Net Worth, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder and Monthly Household Income
Quintile: 1993 and 1991
(Excludes group quarters)
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Total White Black Hispanic origin\1
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1993 1991 1993 1991 1993 1991 1993 1991
Monthly household income quintile (in 1993 (in 1993 (in 1993 (in 1993
dollars) dollars) dollars) dollars)
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Median net worth (dollars)....... 762 846 797 1,178 425 442 415 623
Net Worth by Income Quintile\2
Lowest quintile:
Median net worth (dollars)..... 426 652 781 1,330 158 32 53 -
Second quintile:
Median net worth (dollars)..... 1,214 1,766 1,413 2,127 446 348 563 481
Third quintile:
Median net worth (dollars)..... 1,236 1,405 1,900 1,579 1,110 782 1,168 817
Fourth quintile:
Median net worth (dollars)..... 1,305 2,436 1,500 2,068 1,754 2,237 2,919 4,348
Highest quintile:
Median net worth (dollars)..... 2,723 4,645 3,111 5,108 6,405 4,035 10,129 15,446
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1/Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
2/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
