| Table 4.
Percent Distribution of Household Net Worth, by Amount of Net Worth
and Selected Characteristics: 1998 |
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| Characteristics |
Number of households (thousands) |
Amount of net worth (in dollars) |
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| Zero |
$1 |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
$25,000 |
$50,000 |
$100,000 |
$250,000
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$500,000
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$4,999 |
$9,999 |
$24,999 |
$49,999 |
$99,999 |
$249,999 |
$499,999 |
over |
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| Total |
101,782 |
15.3 |
10.2 |
5.6 |
9.1 |
10.5 |
15.1 |
18.9 |
8.8 |
6.4 |
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| RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
OF |
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| HOUSEHOLDER |
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| White |
85,927 |
12.9 |
9.3 |
5.2 |
8.8 |
10.3 |
15.5 |
20.8 |
10 |
7.3 |
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| White Not of Hispanic
Origin |
78,140 |
11.6 |
8.4 |
4.8 |
8.4 |
10.3 |
16 |
21.9 |
10.7 |
7.9 |
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| Black |
12,156 |
31.4 |
15.5 |
8 |
11.6 |
12.5 |
12.7 |
6.8 |
1 |
0.5 |
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| Hispanic Origin |
8,587 |
27.3 |
18.7 |
8.4 |
12 |
10 |
10.2 |
9.1 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
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| Not of Hispanic Origin |
93,196 |
14.2 |
9.4 |
5.3 |
8.9 |
10.5 |
15.5 |
19.8 |
9.3 |
6.9 |
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| AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER |
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| Less than 35 years |
23,293 |
28.8 |
17.3 |
9.9 |
14.1 |
10.7 |
9.2 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
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| 35 to 44 years |
24,224 |
16.1 |
11 |
5.9 |
10.5 |
12.5 |
16.2 |
17.1 |
6.7 |
4.1 |
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| 45 to 54 years |
19,598 |
12 |
6.8 |
4.5 |
7.7 |
11 |
16.1 |
22.4 |
11.2 |
8.4 |
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| 55 to 64 years |
12,983 |
9.5 |
6.9 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
8.4 |
16.1 |
23.9 |
13.4 |
12.5 |
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| 65 years and over |
21,684 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
3.1 |
5.3 |
9 |
18.7 |
27.4 |
13.5 |
9.7 |
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| 65 to 69 years |
5,886 |
7.4 |
5.9 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
7.3 |
17.5 |
26.3 |
16.8 |
11.6 |
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| 70 to 74 years |
5,707 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
9.2 |
16.9 |
27.4 |
14.4 |
10.6 |
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| 75 and over |
10,091 |
6 |
7.4 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
9.8 |
20.5 |
28 |
11.1 |
8 |
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| EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER |
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| No High School Diploma |
18,004 |
22.3 |
16.6 |
6.8 |
9.5 |
11.8 |
15.3 |
13.5 |
3 |
1.3 |
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| High School Graduate
Only |
30,632 |
15 |
11.1 |
6.4 |
9.7 |
11.1 |
16.6 |
18.8 |
7.4 |
3.9 |
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| Some College, No Degree |
18,112 |
16.3 |
10.8 |
5.6 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
13.6 |
18.6 |
8.8 |
5.4 |
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| Associates's Degree |
10,627 |
13.5 |
9.1 |
5.8 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
16.7 |
20.6 |
9 |
4.8 |
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| Bachelor's Degree or
Higher |
24,407 |
10.7 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
6.7 |
8.9 |
13.5 |
22.7 |
14.6 |
14.9 |
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| TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE
OF |
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| HOUSEHOLDER |
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| Married-couple household |
55,432 |
10.1 |
6.5 |
4.4 |
8.3 |
10.8 |
16.3 |
22.4 |
11.6 |
9.6 |
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| Less than 35 years |
11,713 |
21.1 |
13.3 |
8.9 |
15.4 |
13.7 |
12.8 |
10.9 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
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| 35 to 54 years |
26,797 |
9.1 |
5.6 |
3.9 |
8 |
11.7 |
18 |
23.8 |
11.3 |
8.6 |
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| 55 to 64 years |
7,867 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
2 |
4.7 |
7.5 |
15.6 |
25.7 |
17.6 |
18 |
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| 65 years and over |
9,055 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
7 |
16.6 |
30.3 |
18.8 |
16.1 |
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| Male householder |
17,123 |
19.9 |
15.4 |
7.4 |
11.4 |
11 |
12.8 |
13.5 |
5.1 |
3.5 |
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| Less than 35 years |
5,174 |
28.4 |
19.5 |
12.4 |
14.4 |
10.3 |
7 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
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| 35 to 54 years |
7,087 |
19.6 |
14.9 |
6.8 |
11.7 |
12.3 |
13.6 |
13.3 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
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| 55 to 64 years |
1,741 |
14.5 |
14.9 |
4 |
10 |
8.2 |
15.4 |
19.6 |
7.4 |
6.1 |
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| 65 years and over |
3,121 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
10.7 |
19.2 |
24 |
9.3 |
8.3 |
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| Female householder |
29,227 |
22.5 |
14.3 |
6.7 |
9.3 |
9.7 |
14.1 |
15.5 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
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| Less than 35 years |
6,406 |
43.4 |
23 |
9.7 |
11.4 |
5.3 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
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| 35 to 54 years |
9,938 |
24.2 |
14.5 |
7.6 |
11.1 |
11.7 |
13 |
12.2 |
4 |
1.6 |
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| 55 to 64 years |
3,375 |
16.1 |
11.5 |
5.1 |
7.4 |
10.5 |
17.5 |
21.9 |
7 |
2.8 |
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| 65 years and over |
9,508 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
4.3 |
6.8 |
10.3 |
20.6 |
25.7 |
9.9 |
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| LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF |
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| HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65
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| Total |
80,099 |
17.7 |
11.1 |
6.2 |
10.2 |
10.9 |
14.1 |
16.6 |
7.5 |
5.6 |
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| With labor force
activity |
67,694 |
16.3 |
10.7 |
6.3 |
10.5 |
11.5 |
14.5 |
17.1 |
7.7 |
5.4 |
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| With job entire period |
60,196 |
14.5 |
9.6 |
6 |
10.4 |
11.9 |
15.3 |
18.2 |
8.3 |
5.8 |
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| With job part of period |
6,721 |
29.5 |
19 |
8.7 |
11.8 |
8 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
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| No job during period,
spent |
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| looking or on layoff |
777 |
42.1 |
18.9 |
8 |
4.8 |
8.2 |
5.9 |
8.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
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| No labor force activity |
11,862 |
25.1 |
13.4 |
5.6 |
8.3 |
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12.4 |
14.5 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
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| Monthly Household Income |
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| Lowest quintile |
20,385 |
29.5 |
18.3 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
9.6 |
12.5 |
11.4 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
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| Second quintile |
20,347 |
17 |
15.4 |
7.8 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
15.3 |
16.5 |
5.4 |
2.2 |
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| Third quintile |
20,344 |
13.8 |
10 |
7.1 |
11.9 |
11.2 |
15.6 |
17.8 |
8.4 |
4.2 |
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| Fourth quintile |
20,351 |
10.3 |
5.3 |
4.2 |
10.7 |
13.6 |
17.5 |
22.1 |
10.5 |
5.8 |
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| Highest quintile |
20,354 |
5.9 |
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4.7 |
8.1 |
14.6 |
26.9 |
17.2 |
18.7 |
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| REGION |
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| Northeast |
19,155 |
16.9 |
8.8 |
4.5 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
15.3 |
21.4 |
10.4 |
7.1 |
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| Midwest |
24,700 |
13.1 |
8.7 |
4.9 |
8.1 |
11.5 |
16.6 |
21.4 |
8.9 |
6.8 |
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| South |
35,727 |
15.3 |
10.5 |
6.5 |
10.9 |
12.5 |
16 |
16.4 |
7.1 |
4.8 |
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| West |
21,157 |
16.5 |
12.6 |
5.8 |
9.1 |
8.1 |
11.6 |
18.2 |
10.1 |
8.1 |
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| TENURE |
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| Owner |
67,545 |
4.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
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13.1 |
20.6 |
27.1 |
12.6 |
9.3 |
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| Renter |
34,237 |
36.6 |
26.2 |
11.7 |
11.4 |
5.3 |
4.2 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
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