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Asset Ownership of Households: 1995

Table 2.  Asset Ownership Rates for Households, by Selected Characteristics: 1995
(Excludes group quarters.)

                                                              Interest                              Stocks                         
                                                               earning       Other                     and         Own             
                                               Number of     assets at   interest-     Regular      mutual    business             
                                              households     financial     earning    checking        fund          or       Motor 
                                             (thousands)  institutions      assets    accounts      shares  profession    vehicles 
   Total                                           99088          69.1         7.7        46.7        20.8        10.3        89.2 
                                                                                                                                   
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
White                                              84224          72.3         8.7        48.9        23.1        11.3        91.5 
Black                                              11719          46.4         1.1        31.9         5.2         2.9        73.4 
Hispanic Origin                                     8161          49.0         1.7        38.1         5.3         6.2        80.8 
                                                                                                                                   
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                   
Less than 35 years                                 24092          60.8         3.3        46.8        13.3         7.8        88.2 
35 to 44 years                                     23343          69.5         5.5        48.9        19.3        13.3        92.2 
45 to 54 years                                     17813          71.9         7.6        53.2        25.8        16.1        93.2 
55 to 64 years                                     12338          70.6        10.2        47.6        24.1        12.2        91.5 
65 years and over                                  21502          74.8        13.7        38.5        24.6         3.9        82.6 
65 to 69 years                                      6056          74.4        15.2        41.2        27.2         7.0        89.4 
70 to 74 years                                      5834          74.6        14.1        39.3        26.1         4.7        87.2 
75 and over                                         9612          75.2        12.5        36.2        22.0         1.5        75.4 
                                                                                                                                   
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                   
Less than 12 years                                 20597          49.3         2.6        36.8         7.2         5.6        78.6 
High school:    4 years                            31669          66.5         5.1        48.4        15.8         9.6        90.1 
College:        1 to 3 years                       23665          73.1         6.7        51.1        21.2        11.5        92.4 
                4 or more years                    23158          86.2        16.7        48.9        39.2        14.4        94.2 
                                                                                                                                   
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE                                                                                                           
OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
Married-couple households                          54685          76.8         8.9        51.8        25.4        14.2        96.5 
   Less than 35 years                              11753          69.8         3.2        52.7        17.2        10.8        96.3 
   35 to 54 years                                  25949          77.7         7.5        55.3        25.7        18.0        96.9 
   55 to 64 years                                   7495          78.4        12.3        51.3        29.9        16.2        97.6 
   65 years and over                                9487          81.5        17.2        41.5        30.9         6.4        94.7 
Male householder                                   16044          62.1         6.6        39.9        17.0         9.5        87.1 
   Less than 35 years                               5402          59.5         4.8        43.7        12.7         8.1        87.8 
   35 to 54 years                                   6336          61.0         5.7        39.6        19.1        13.2        88.7 
   55 to 64 years                                   1539          61.5         7.1        35.5        17.7         8.7        82.0 
   65 years and over                                2767          70.2        11.9        35.6        20.4         4.0        84.9 
Female householder                                 28359          58.4         5.9        40.9        14.0         3.3        76.4 
  Less than 35 years                                6937          46.7         2.1        39.3         7.1         2.5        74.6 
  35 to 54 years                                    8869          56.4         3.6        45.7        13.7         5.2        83.1 
  55 to 64 years                                    3305          57.2         6.8        44.7        14.1         4.9        82.0 
  65 years and over                                 9248          69.3        10.6        36.2        19.4         1.4        69.4 
                                                                                                                                   
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF                                                                                                            
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65                                                                                                              
YEARS                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                   
   Total                                           77586          67.5         6.0        49.0        19.7        12.1        91.1 
With labor force activity                          66357          71.3         6.1        51.3        20.9        13.7        93.7 
   With job entire period                          61405          73.2         6.3        52.3        21.7        14.4        94.5 
   With job part of period                          3518          52.7         3.6        43.3        11.8         6.0        87.4 
   No job during period, spent time looking                                                                                        
or on layoff                                        1434          39.0         3.0        32.1         7.8         1.8        75.1 
No labor force activity                            11229          45.1         5.6        35.5        12.5         2.5        75.6 
                                                                                                                                   
Monthly Household Income                                                                                                           
Lowest quintile                                    19838          40.4         2.2        32.6         5.6         5.0        68.6 
Second quintile                                    19812          61.3         4.4        42.4        12.3         7.2        88.5 
Third quintile                                     19811          72.7         7.1        51.0        18.5         9.7        94.9 
Fourth quintile                                    19812          81.0         8.9        54.0        24.8        12.2        96.8 
Highest quintile                                   19814          90.2        15.9        53.8        42.6        17.5        97.3 
                                                                                                                                   
Household Net Worth                                                                                                                
Negative or Zero                                   10247          32.4         0.6        36.5         3.3         4.1        55.0 
$1 to $4,999............                           14092          42.0         0.4        40.5         2.3         2.5        85.9 
$5,000 to $9,999........                            6022          61.7         1.2        53.3         8.0         5.1        94.8 
$10,000 to $24,999......                           11629          68.6         2.5        50.5        11.6         7.7        94.1 
$25,000 to $49,999......                           11633          72.6         4.2        50.7        15.8         8.8        92.9 
$50,000 to $99,999......                           16111          78.5         5.9        49.6        21.5        10.7        93.4 
$100,000 to $249,999....                           18862          88.3        12.3        49.2        35.4        14.6        95.7 
$250,000 to $499,999....                            7028          93.7        26.6        44.3        52.9        23.3        96.3 
$500,000 and over.......                            3464          93.3        44.0        43.4        68.3        32.4        96.2 
                                                                                                                                   
REGION                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
Northeast                                          20184          73.0         8.9        44.0        21.3         9.7        81.8 
Midwest                                            25569          74.4         7.9        48.1        22.5        11.1        92.3 
South                                              33414          62.2         6.4        43.6        18.2         9.4        89.7 
West                                               19921          70.1         8.5        53.0        22.2        11.6        92.0 
                                                                                                                                   
TENURE                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
Owner                                              63663          78.9        10.2        49.6        26.9        12.7        94.5 
Renter                                             35424          51.5         3.3        41.6         9.7         6.1        79.7 



Table 2.  Asset Ownership Rates for Households, by Selected Characteristics: 1995
(Excludes group quarters.)

                                                                                                                IRA             
                                                                          Other                    U.S.          or             
                                                    Own      Rental        real                 savings       KEOGH       Other 
                                                   home    property      estate   Mortgages       bonds    accounts      assets 
   Total                                           64.2         7.1         7.5         1.4        18.8        24.1         2.5 
                                                                                                                                
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
White                                              67.4         7.5         8.2         1.6        20.3        26.5         2.9 
Black                                              45.2         4.3         2.7         0.2         8.9         7.9         0.7 
Hispanic Origin                                    41.4         4.7         3.2         0.6         8.4         8.5         0.9 
                                                                                                                                
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Less than 35 years                                 38.2         2.1         2.9         0.1        15.3        12.7         1.4 
35 to 44 years                                     64.9         5.6         6.2         0.6        22.0        24.2         1.8 
45 to 54 years                                     73.2        10.0        11.3         1.2        22.5        33.2         2.5 
55 to 64 years                                     78.6        12.3        12.4         2.3        20.6        36.5         3.3 
65 years and over                                  77.1         9.2         8.3         3.4        15.1        22.1         4.2 
65 to 69 years                                     81.0        10.3        11.7         3.6        21.8        36.1         5.2 
70 to 74 years                                     80.8         9.1         9.1         3.6        16.4        27.2         3.9 
75 and over                                        72.5         8.5         5.6         3.3        10.0        10.1         3.8 
                                                                                                                                
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Less than 12 years                                 57.3         5.4         3.9         0.9         7.8         8.4         0.9 
High school:    4 years                            65.2         6.0         6.5         1.6        17.4        19.7         1.9 
College:        1 to 3 years                       62.2         7.1         7.5         1.0        21.3        24.7         2.3 
                4 or more years                    71.1        10.3        12.1         2.1        27.9        43.4         5.1 
                                                                                                                                
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE                                                                                                        
OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Married-couple households                          77.7         8.8        10.0         1.8        24.6        31.1         2.9 
   Less than 35 years                              56.0         2.5         4.2         0.2        20.9        15.9         1.6 
   35 to 54 years                                  80.0         9.1        10.1         1.0        27.2        33.0         2.3 
   55 to 64 years                                  88.2        14.9        16.6         2.9        27.2        45.6         3.7 
   65 years and over                               89.9        11.2        12.1         4.9        20.3        33.5         5.2 
Male householder                                   46.1         5.7         5.2         1.0        11.6        18.1         2.2 
   Less than 35 years                              24.9         2.8         2.8         0.2        10.6        10.9         2.0 
   35 to 54 years                                  50.9         6.1         6.5         0.5        13.1        23.6         2.0 
   55 to 64 years                                  61.8        11.5         6.3         1.9        11.6        25.2         1.3 
   65 years and over                               67.8         7.4         6.4         2.8        10.1        15.6         3.6 
Female householder                                 48.6         4.6         3.9         1.0        11.6        14.0         2.1 
  Less than 35 years                               18.4         0.7         0.8         0.0         9.5         8.7         0.6 
  35 to 54 years                                   47.3         3.7         4.7         0.5        14.3        17.1         1.4 
  55 to 64 years                                   64.5         7.0         5.8         1.2         9.5        21.4         3.3 
  65 years and over                                66.8         7.6         4.9         2.1        11.2        12.3         3.4 
                                                                                                                                
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF                                                                                                         
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65                                                                                                           
YEARS                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
   Total                                           60.7         6.6         7.3         0.9        19.8        24.7         2.1 
With labor force activity                          62.4         6.8         7.6         0.9        21.3        26.1         2.1 
   With job entire period                          64.3         7.0         7.6         0.9        22.1        27.0         2.2 
   With job part of period                         40.0         3.1         7.1         0.3        12.1        17.9         1.9 
   No job during period, spent time looking                                                                                     
or on layoff                                       35.9         4.0         6.8         0.8         9.5        10.3         0.0 
No labor force activity                            50.5         5.5         5.8         0.9        11.0        16.1         1.8 
                                                                                                                                
Monthly Household Income                                                                                                        
Lowest quintile                                    41.4         3.5         3.0         0.6         5.3         6.2         0.8 
Second quintile                                    56.3         4.6         4.6         1.3        10.6        14.3         1.3 
Third quintile                                     64.3         6.5         6.1         1.4        16.7        21.9         2.5 
Fourth quintile                                    74.2         8.2         9.0         1.5        26.0        29.9         3.0 
Highest quintile                                   85.1        12.9        14.8         2.4        35.3        48.3         5.1 
                                                                                                                                
Household Net Worth                                                                                                             
Negative or Zero                                   12.7         0.7         0.6         0.0         7.5         4.1         0.3 
$1 to $4,999............                           12.9         0.4         0.5         0.4         5.9         2.3         0.3 
$5,000 to $9,999........                           28.5         1.1         1.1         0.0        11.4         8.6         0.9 
$10,000 to $24,999......                           55.7         2.1         3.3         0.3        15.7        14.1         0.9 
$25,000 to $49,999......                           82.7         2.8         5.7         0.5        18.8        18.5         1.6 
$50,000 to $99,999......                           92.1         6.2         7.3         0.9        23.3        25.7         1.8 
$100,000 to $249,999....                           94.4        12.7        13.4         2.3        27.0        42.8         3.6 
$250,000 to $499,999....                           96.1        22.8        20.6         5.7        32.9        60.5         8.6 
$500,000 and over.......                           96.1        37.4        30.0         8.7        33.5        68.9        15.1 
                                                                                                                                
REGION                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Northeast                                          61.5         8.3         6.3         1.0        21.8        27.2         2.1 
Midwest                                            68.5         7.1         7.0         1.2        23.3        26.0         2.8 
South                                              66.5         6.2         8.5         1.2        15.6        20.3         2.1 
West                                               57.8         7.7         7.9         2.4        15.3        25.0         3.4 
                                                                                                                                
TENURE                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Owner                                             100.0        10.3        10.1         2.0        23.6        31.5         3.3 
Renter                                              0.0         1.4         2.9         0.4        10.1        10.8         1.2 



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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: January 28, 2005