Table 4. Distribution of Household Net Worth, by Selected Characteristics: 1993
(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......................... 96,468 11.5 13.7 6.3 10.8 12.2 16.5 18.5 6.9 3.6
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF
HOUSEHOLDER
White........................... 82,190 9.8 12.5 6.2 10.7 12.3 17.1 20.0 7.6 3.9
Black........................... 11,248 25.6 23.1 7.2 12.0 12.1 12.0 6.4 1.3 0.4
Hispanic origin/1............... 7,403 24.3 25.3 7.8 9.8 10.5 11.5 7.4 2.2 1.0
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 35 years.............. 24,361 21.5 24.7 11.3 16.2 11.3 8.3 5.1 1.0 0.5
35 to 44 years.................. 22,790 12.2 14.1 6.7 12.6 14.6 16.9 15.8 5.3 1.9
45 to 54 years.................. 16,258 8.2 9.4 4.7 8.9 13.5 19.6 22.6 8.6 4.5
55 to 64 years.................. 12,291 5.8 6.7 3.4 6.6 10.7 19.1 28.6 11.5 7.7
65 years and over............... 20,768 5.2 8.0 3.2 6.8 10.6 21.4 27.8 11.3 5.7
65 to 69 years................ 6,132 4.8 6.8 3.3 5.6 9.9 22.1 27.0 13.5 6.9
70 to 74 years................ 5,504 5.3 8.2 2.5 6.2 9.4 20.4 30.4 11.6 5.9
75 years and over............. 9,131 5.3 8.7 3.5 8.0 11.8 21.5 26.6 9.7 4.7
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 12 years.............. 21,025 15.6 18.3 6.3 10.1 13.0 17.6 15.0 3.3 0.9
High school: 4 years........... 30,637 11.1 15.1 6.6 11.7 12.6 16.7 18.5 5.5 2.1
College: 1 to 3 years...... 22,398 11.6 14.6 7.2 11.5 12.4 15.7 17.8 6.4 2.9
4 or more years... 22,408 8.3 6.9 5.1 9.8 10.9 15.8 22.3 12.4 8.6
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE OF
HOUSEHOLDER
Married-couple households....... 52,891 6.8 8.6 5.1 10.6 12.9 18.7 23.0 9.3 5.0
Less than 35 years............ 12,141 14.6 18.9 10.7 18.9 15.0 12.2 7.4 1.3 0.8
35 to 54 years................ 23,983 6.4 7.1 4.4 10.6 14.7 21.0 23.2 8.6 3.9
55 to 64 years................ 7,568 2.5 3.2 1.9 5.3 9.2 19.5 33.4 15.1 9.9
65 years and over............. 9,199 1.3 3.4 1.8 4.1 8.5 20.8 34.0 16.8 9.3
Male householder................ 15,397 15.4 21.2 9.3 12.4 11.5 11.8 11.9 4.3 2.3
Less than 35 years............ 5,285 22.3 29.4 13.4 15.2 8.6 5.8 3.9 1.1 0.2
35 to 54 years................ 6,157 13.4 19.3 8.1 11.5 14.3 13.8 12.9 4.7 1.9
55 to 64 years................ 1,437 10.0 13.8 6.5 10.3 11.8 16.1 17.9 6.5 7.1
65 years and over............. 2,518 7.9 11.3 4.4 9.1 11.5 17.7 23.7 9.0 5.3
Female householder.............. 28,180 18.4 19.6 7.2 10.5 11.3 14.6 13.4 3.6 1.5
Less than 35 years............ 6,935 33.7 31.5 10.6 12.0 6.5 3.1 1.9 0.3 0.4
35 to 54 years................ 8,908 20.0 21.5 8.3 11.7 12.7 12.6 9.5 2.6 1.0
55 to 64 years................ 3,286 11.7 12.0 5.7 8.1 13.6 19.2 21.6 5.2 2.8
65 years and over............. 9,050 8.3 11.8 4.2 9.0 12.5 23.0 22.5 6.4 2.2
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS
Total......................... 75,700 13.3 15.3 7.2 12.0 12.7 15.1 15.9 5.7 3.0
With labor force activity....... 65,258 11.5 15.2 7.5 12.7 13.0 15.4 16.1 5.7 2.9
With job entire period........ 59,235 10.3 14.3 7.5 12.8 13.3 16.0 16.8 5.9 3.1
With job part of period....... 3,512 20.6 23.0 7.8 13.2 9.8 10.6 9.6 3.3 2.0
No job during period, spend
time looking or on layoff.... 2,511 28.2 26.2 8.2 8.2 9.9 7.6 8.4 1.7 1.5
No labor force activity......... 10,442 24.6 15.9 5.2 7.3 10.4 12.8 14.9 5.8 3.1
MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Lowest quintile................. 19,327 25.3 24.6 6.5 9.8 10.5 12.7 8.3 1.7 0.7
Second quintile................. 19,306 13.1 20.5 7.4 10.5 11.7 16.1 15.8 3.6 1.2
Third quintile.................. 19,279 9.9 14.2 9.0 12.9 12.9 16.1 17.3 5.9 1.8
Fourth quintile................. 19,305 6.6 7.9 6.3 13.4 15.4 18.8 20.7 8.0 2.9
Highest quintile................ 19,252 3.5 2.4 2.6 7.5 10.6 18.3 29.5 14.8 10.9
REGION
Northeast....................... 19,851 13.9 12.4 5.6 8.7 9.6 15.0 22.4 8.4 4.1
Midwest......................... 24,909 10.3 12.0 6.2 11.6 13.9 17.7 19.5 5.8 3.2
South........................... 32,012 10.6 14.8 7.1 12.7 13.8 17.9 15.0 5.6 2.6
West............................ 19,683 12.2 15.4 6.0 9.0 10.1 13.9 19.1 9.1 5.1
TENURE
Owner........................... 62,036 2.1 3.0 3.6 10.4 15.8 23.0 26.8 10.1 5.2
Renter.......................... 34,432 29.4 34.0 11.5 11.6 5.4 4.1 2.7 0.8 0.5
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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
