U.S. Department of Commerce

Wealth and Asset Ownership




Asset Ownership of Households: 1993 

Table G.  Median Net Worth by Type of Household and Age of Householder: 1993 and 1991
 (Excludes group quarters)
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                                            1993                                  1991 dollars
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                                                  Median net worth                       Median net worth
                                 Number          (dollars)              Number       (in 1993 dollars)
     Type of household               of     ______________________          of     ______________________
   by age of householder         house-                 Excluding       house-                 Excluding
                                  holds                 equity in        holds                 equity in
                               (thous.)        Total     own home     (thous.)        Total     own home
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Married-couple households..      52,891       61,905       17,051       52,616       63,599       19,557
  Less than 35 years.......      12,141       12,941        5,677       12,247       12,702        5,548
  35 to 54 years...........      23,983       61,874       17,436       23,080       64,047       19,801
  55 to 64 years...........       7,568      127,752       43,543        7,849      123,138       47,158
  65 years and over........       9,199      129,790       44,410        9,040      142,517       59,200

Male householders..........      15,397       13,500        5,157       15,297       12,698        5,963
  Less than 35 years.......       5,285        4,300        2,890        5,746        5,027        3,668
  35 to 54 years...........       6,157       18,426        6,156        5,409       18,391        7,420
  55 to 64 years...........       1,437       44,670       10,905        1,514       32,330        5,988
  65 years and over........       2,518       60,741       12,927        2,627       69,157       17,489

Female householders........      28,180       13,294        3,363       27,179       15,518        3,762
  Less than 35 years.......       6,935        1,342          790        7,038        1,383          953
  35 to 54 years...........       8,908        8,405        2,652        7,959       11,294        3,308
  55 to 64 years...........       3,286       44,762        6,475        3,211       41,635        6,229
  65 years and over........       9,050       57,679        9,560        8,972       62,746       13,015
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: October 31, 2011