Table 5. Mean Value of Holdings for Asset Owners, by Selected Characteristics: 1993
(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......................... 99,772 15,939 46,646 1,148 39,888 59,002 7,512 68,933 79,265 48,992 4,583 29,050 57,780
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF
HOUSEHOLDER
White........................... 109,132 16,953 47,438 1,175 40,186 59,856 7,785 70,802 78,621 49,877 4,754 29,549 57,793
Black........................... 28,416 4,528 18,191 833 21,543 33,230 4,584 40,575 47,707 25,205 2,395 11,544 (B)
Hispanic origin/4............... 38,792 6,143 (B) 1,104 20,765 24,692 5,096 55,781 62,935 46,071 4,011 19,585 (B)
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 35 years.............. 26,789 4,525 14,791 734 16,738 34,547 5,725 30,322 38,077 31,903 1,654 9,034 40,097
35 to 44 years.................. 75,490 8,420 235,753 1,031 23,848 51,408 7,480 56,061 64,034 41,957 4,142 19,737 54,671
45 to 54 years.................. 123,443 13,027 33,176 1,225 39,096 68,855 8,895 75,025 82,569 51,268 3,795 29,174 53,848
55 to 64 years.................. 167,588 21,982 58,050 1,431 58,433 72,731 9,178 88,278 112,718 54,501 5,706 39,265 64,628
65 years and over............... 153,363 33,734 72,084 1,574 61,095 84,822 7,450 86,934 80,252 57,655 9,435 43,043 64,474
65 to 69 years................ 167,545 27,946 64,303 1,387 59,126 73,497 8,540 88,243 86,317 57,471 9,502 46,777 (B)
70 to 74 years................ 161,372 33,321 71,937 1,406 63,823 84,431 8,069 92,094 71,230 67,925 8,853 40,869 72,935
75 years and over............. 139,010 37,729 77,579 1,834 60,895 106,920 6,099 82,601 80,715 49,412 9,886 36,421 56,838
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 12 years.............. 57,897 16,738 52,124 956 24,834 33,917 5,418 55,909 56,244 29,717 4,162 21,178 (B)
High school: 4 years........... 81,500 14,051 44,610 978 25,929 55,598 7,156 61,948 71,655 39,249 3,927 23,591 46,833
College: 1 to 3 years...... 91,005 13,195 46,026 1,054 33,663 60,004 7,486 66,278 74,321 42,304 3,575 24,646 49,560
4 or more years... 172,807 19,883 46,895 1,613 53,629 69,132 9,521 90,231 98,000 68,770 6,059 36,214 73,606
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE OF
HOUSEHOLDER
Married-couple households....... 130,466 16,908 45,724 1,208 40,767 62,507 9,053 72,899 84,096 51,031 4,845 32,422 66,707
Less than 35 years............ 38,325 4,952 13,069 763 15,332 36,128 6,573 31,366 38,749 33,222 1,741 9,734 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 121,032 11,132 27,876 1,163 31,738 62,891 9,548 69,693 75,644 47,612 4,227 26,231 57,975
55 to 64 years................ 206,197 24,320 54,184 1,596 56,664 74,934 10,770 96,452 111,454 56,110 6,054 43,649 69,063
65 years and over............. 214,363 39,009 78,811 1,646 67,805 88,305 9,600 95,738 98,774 64,733 10,537 49,751 81,091
Male householder................ 69,105 14,767 54,149 1,310 43,694 49,672 5,554 57,942 86,771 45,558 4,578 22,515 41,750
Less than 35 years............ 19,648 4,680 (B) 833 19,619 22,861 4,963 30,149 (B) (B) 1,775 8,642 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 71,456 11,767 36,779 1,364 37,868 62,693 5,743 53,851 73,412 43,680 4,184 22,368 (B)
55 to 64 years................ 140,380 20,539 (B) 1,523 80,271 (B) 7,038 75,938 (B) (B) (B) 31,489 (B)
65 years and over............. 126,467 38,798 106,966 2,445 73,871 (B) 5,497 77,664 88,808 43,785 9,999 32,939 (B)
Female householder.............. 58,918 14,253 44,948 919 33,756 44,421 4,785 62,564 55,380 41,976 3,442 19,532 40,760
Less than 35 years............ 12,036 3,292 (B) 582 18,088 43,954 4,357 24,589 (B) (B) 1,193 6,786 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 43,186 6,492 29,707 803 20,889 21,521 4,862 49,296 58,393 44,368 2,544 16,411 (B)
55 to 64 years................ 90,571 15,454 70,327 948 53,069 (B) 5,534 68,153 66,911 35,601 3,000 23,639 (B)
65 years and over............. 98,838 26,055 50,898 1,303 43,631 (B) 4,712 77,464 46,605 46,663 6,824 27,230 42,524
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS
Total......................... 85,070 10,612 34,446 1,053 33,311 56,531 7,527 62,695 78,929 46,586 3,692 25,762 54,727
With labor force activity....... 85,748 9,818 30,175 1,044 31,356 56,043 7,612 61,856 78,217 46,724 3,614 24,544 52,621
With job entire period........ 89,618 9,940 29,850 1,061 31,032 56,801 7,784 62,453 78,565 46,750 3,616 24,677 52,426
With job part of period....... 51,663 8,511 (B) 797 39,653 34,199 5,980 50,895 61,400 53,935 3,536 22,851 (B)
No job during period, spend
time looking or on layoff.... 42,137 7,274 (B) 930 32,369 (B) 5,091 56,573 (B) (B) 3,689 21,073 (B)
No labor force activity......... 80,830 18,194 63,895 1,131 53,408 69,387 6,831 68,824 84,420 45,577 4,607 36,647 66,858
MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Lowest quintile................. 36,099 8,542 17,800 840 15,101 34,835 3,695 54,427 59,712 35,253 3,267 22,579 (B)
Second quintile................. 60,752 12,613 29,839 766 22,329 28,642 5,037 59,653 54,033 40,734 3,136 24,227 41,097
Third quintile.................. 79,489 13,166 37,345 966 32,935 42,502 6,434 59,274 62,839 39,252 3,349 25,408 44,509
Fourth quintile................. 102,623 14,612 38,011 1,167 33,513 49,093 8,397 61,870 66,023 38,052 4,461 24,813 51,248
Highest quintile................ 220,275 25,058 62,721 1,788 53,590 92,368 12,181 95,320 107,971 66,648 5,894 35,372 78,157
HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH
Negative or zero................ -6,852 1,531 (B) 512 3,647 -18,131 2,974 7,950 (B) (B) 686 6,219 (B)
$1 to $4,999.................... 1,933 949 (B) 474 1,769 1,123 2,381 3,295 (B) (B) 601 2,970 (B)
$5,000 to $9,999................ 7,213 2,091 (B) 737 2,382 2,719 5,018 5,467 (B) (B) 1,007 3,423 (B)
$10,000 to $24,999.............. 16,766 3,778 4,615 961 3,840 4,608 6,468 12,252 6,112 9,142 1,398 6,170 (B)
$25,000 to $49,999.............. 36,711 5,712 7,765 916 7,381 8,909 6,672 26,835 10,550 12,582 2,076 8,929 (B)
$50,000 to $99,999.............. 72,456 9,484 12,248 1,223 10,228 18,507 7,960 49,992 21,926 20,733 2,884 13,534 17,818
$100,000 to $249,999............ 158,223 20,001 23,292 1,607 23,233 42,194 10,351 92,267 37,094 37,969 5,100 24,192 36,599
$250,000 to $499,999............ 342,327 44,038 47,545 2,125 55,023 93,890 13,293 145,120 93,106 72,083 8,456 44,063 69,281
$500,000 and over............... 864,932 92,304 141,518 3,046 178,056 264,014 16,227 237,735 257,601 140,611 19,703 95,043 153,053
REGION
Northeast....................... 112,416 16,398 48,367 1,059 43,216 60,905 7,691 91,292 70,963 70,251 4,437 27,536 59,314
Midwest......................... 95,355 16,436 37,903 996 35,461 65,002 7,867 57,300 64,701 40,770 4,281 27,863 50,665
South........................... 80,878 15,339 49,541 1,232 33,256 53,392 7,176 52,788 64,144 38,430 4,528 30,051 56,596
West............................ 123,398 15,672 52,106 1,284 51,279 56,995 7,453 92,548 119,002 60,740 5,364 31,097 64,868
TENURE
Owner........................... 145,190 18,693 49,636 1,259 42,213 62,772 8,771 68,933 82,717 50,455 5,089 31,540 59,579
Renter.......................... 17,940 8,689 29,553 901 28,503 44,146 4,635 (B) 50,817 40,320 2,392 15,125 49,424
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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
