U.S. Census Bureau
 Wealth and Asset Ownership




Table 4. Percent Distribution of Household Net Worth, by Amount of Net Worth and Selected Characterisitics: 2002

  Number of Households (thousands) Zero or Negative $1 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or over
TOTAL 110,052 16.9 9.3 4.8 7.6 8.5 12.9 20.3 11.1 8.5
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
White 91,727 14.4 8.3 4.5 7.4 8.3 13.2 22.0 12.4 9.6
White Not of Hispanic Origin 81,777 13.1 7.2 4.0 7.1 8.1 13.4 23.2 13.4 10.4
Black 13,466 33.1 15.3 6.9 9.4 10.4 12.0 9.3 2.4 1.2
Hispanic Origin 11,078 25.9 18.3 8.4 9.6 9.0 11.2 11.7 3.7 2.4
Not of Hispanic Origin 98,974 15.9 8.3 4.4 7.4 8.5 13.1 21.2 11.9 9.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 3,639 17.7 11.0 4.6 6.9 7.8 8.9 19.8 11.9 11.2
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 35 years 24,424 33.0 15.9 8.6 11.1 9.8 9.4 8.2 2.9 1.1
35 to 44 years 24,290 18.3 9.5 5.2 9.4 10.4 13.9 19.2 8.6 5.5
45 to 54 years 22,809 13.4 6.9 3.7 6.5 9.0 14.7 23.0 12.5 10.2
55 to 64 years 16,011 9.1 6.3 3.3 5.0 6.5 12.4 24.4 17.1 15.9
65 years and over 22,518 7.0 6.6 2.6 4.9 5.9 14.4 28.9 16.8 12.9
65 to 69 years 5,758 7.9 6.3 2.8 5.0 6.0 13.0 25.7 17.5 15.8
70 to 74 years 5,459 5.4 6.0 2.9 4.1 7.2 15.4 28.5 16.8 13.6
75 and over 11,300 7.4 7.1 2.3 5.2 5.2 14.7 30.7 16.3 11.1
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER
No High School Diploma 16,506 24.3 17.0 6.5 8.8 8.2 14.0 14.7 4.7 1.8
High School Graduate Only 31,611 17.8 10.9 5.2 8.2 9.2 14.5 20.5 9.0 4.7
Some College, No Degree 20,542 18.7 9.0 6.0 8.2 8.9 12.2 19.8 10.3 6.8
Associate's Degree 12,297 16.1 8.9 4.6 8.3 10.0 14.1 21.0 10.1 6.8
Bachelor's Degree or Higher 29,096 10.8 3.6 2.7 5.6 7.0 10.7 23.3 17.8 18.4
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Married-couple households 59,002 11.9 5.7 3.5 6.7 8.4 13.3 23.8 14.3 12.4
Less than 35 years 11,460 25.8 11.5 7.0 11.7 12.5 12.8 12.3 4.5 1.8
35 to 54 years 28,055 11.4 5.3 3.5 6.7 9.0 14.6 25.1 13.5 10.7
55 to 64 years 9,489 5.1 3.0 1.9 4.0 5.6 11.7 26.2 21.0 21.5
65 years and over 9,998 3.6 2.8 1.1 3.1 4.8 12.0 30.7 21.3 20.6
Male householder 19,313 20.7 13.3 6.8 9.6 9.4 12.7 15.1 7.5 4.8
Less than 35 years 5,814 31.5 19.4 9.9 12.9 8.6 8.6 6.4 2.0 0.8
35 to 54 years 8,186 19.0 10.8 5.8 9.5 12.2 14.4 16.2 7.7 4.5
55 to 64 years 2,402 14.5 11.9 5.5 7.1 4.8 12.9 21.1 11.6 10.5
65 years and over 2,910 9.0 9.5 4.8 5.6 7.1 16.1 24.8 14.4 8.6
Female householder 31,737 24.0 13.7 6.0 8.1 8.1 12.3 16.9 7.3 3.6
Less than 35 years 7150 45.7 20.1 9.9 8.8 6.5 4.5 3.2 1.2 0.2
35 to 54 years 10,859 25.4 14.0 6.0 10.1 9.6 13.3 14.0 5.0 2.7
55 to 64 years 4,120 15.1 10.6 5.2 5.8 9.8 13.7 22.4 11.1 6.2
65 years and over 9,609 10.1 9.8 3.4 6.4 6.7 16.4 28.2 12.7 6.2
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS
Total 87,534 19.4 10.0 5.4 8.3 9.2 12.5 18.1 9.6 7.4
With labor force activity 73,189 18.6 9.6 5.3 8.6 9.6 12.8 18.6 9.6 7.3
With job entire period 63,380 16.5 8.6 5.1 8.7 9.7 13.3 19.9 10.4 7.9
With job part of period 7,746 31.0 16.6 7.0 8.3 9.2 9.0 10.9 4.7 3.3
No job during period, spent time looking or on layoff 2,063 36.3 12.9 6.7 7.8 7.7 10.1 10.4 4.6 3.5
No labor force activity 14,345 24.0 12.3 5.7 6.7 7.1 11.5 15.1 9.3 8.1
MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Lowest quintile 22,036 29.3 18.3 6.4 7.3 6.8 11.5 12.9 5.0 2.6
Second quintile 21,989 19.0 13.7 6.8 8.6 8.8 12.8 18.0 7.8 4.5
Third quintile 22,006 17.2 8.3 5.3 9.2 10.4 13.4 19.7 10.1 6.4
Fourth quintile 22,018 12.1 4.6 3.8 8.4 9.9 15.5 24.9 12.1 8.6
Highest quintile 22,003 6.9 1.7 1.8 4.5 6.7 11.5 26.0 20.3 20.6
REGION
Northeast 20,350 17.0 8.6 4.3 6.5 6.6 11.3 21.1 14.4 10.1
Midwest 25,075 14.3 8.6 4.2 7.4 9.0 14.2 23.0 11.6 7.8
South 39,895 18.4 9.3 5.3 8.6 10.1 14.9 18.7 8.6 6.2
West 23,497 17.3 10.7 5.2 7.1 7.0 9.6 19.5 11.8 11.9
TENURE
Owner 74,543 5.7 1.8 2.0 6.6 10.3 17.3 28.5 15.6 12.1
Renter 35,509 40.5 25.0 10.7 9.8 4.8 3.7 3.1 1.5 1.0
NOTE: Excludes group quarters.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: October 31, 2011