Sources of Income for All Households, by Household Income Category, 1979 to 2007

Year

Number of
Households
(Millions)

Average
Pretax
Income

Wages

Proprietors'
Income

Sources of Pretax Income (Percentage of total pretax income)

Other
Interest
Business
and
Capital
Cash
In-Kind
Income Dividends
Gains
Pensions
Transfers Income

Imputed Other
Taxes Income

Total

All Households
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

81.1
82.6
83.8
84.3
85.8
87.2
88.8
89.9
91.4
93.1
93.6
94.6
96.0
96.3
97.3
99.1
99.7
101.1
102.6
104.0
104.8
108.3
109.4
111.4
112.1
113.3
114.5
116.1
116.9

63,400
61,300
61,100
60,900
61,300
64,000
65,600
70,400
68,000
71,000
71,600
70,800
69,000
70,800
71,100
72,000
74,700
77,200
80,300
84,200
87,800
89,200
84,200
80,600
81,800
86,300
90,500
93,300
96,000

63.9
64.0
63.6
63.2
62.1
62.1
61.5
58.8
61.6
60.4
60.0
60.6
60.9
60.7
60.3
60.0
59.5
58.7
58.2
58.1
57.8
57.6
60.1
60.6
59.5
57.5
55.1
54.2
54.3

3.0
2.5
1.9
1.6
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.4
2.9
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.1
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.4

2.3
2.0
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.2
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.6
3.8
3.6
3.8
4.0
4.1
4.5
5.0
4.9
4.6

6.0
7.1
8.5
9.0
8.3
8.4
8.2
7.3
7.6
7.6
8.2
8.0
7.5
6.1
5.3
5.0
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.1
4.9
5.0
4.8
4.0
3.7
3.7
4.0
4.7
5.2

3.6
3.4
3.2
3.4
4.4
4.6
5.2
9.2
3.9
3.9
3.5
2.6
2.3
2.5
2.9
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.6
6.5
7.3
7.9
4.2
3.1
3.6
5.3
6.8
7.4
8.1

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.6
2.7
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.6
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.8
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.4
5.6
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.8

6.5
7.1
7.1
7.6
7.4
6.7
6.6
6.3
6.5
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.9
7.0
7.0
6.9
6.7
6.3
6.1
5.7
5.5
5.5
6.2
6.8
6.8
6.2
6.0
5.9
5.7

4.6
4.4
4.5
4.9
4.9
4.7
4.8
4.8
5.3
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.8
6.2
6.7
7.0
6.9
6.7
6.1
5.8
5.5
5.5
6.1
6.7
7.0
7.5
7.4
7.3
6.9

6.8
6.2
5.9
5.1
5.5
5.8
5.7
5.6
6.3
6.3
6.2
6.2
6.1
6.2
6.5
6.7
6.9
6.8
6.8
6.5
6.4
6.2
5.8
5.7
6.1
6.5
6.9
7.0
6.5

1.1
1.1
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3

2.0
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.5
2.6
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.3
2.5
2.3
2.6
2.0
2.1
1.8
2.3
1.7
1.8
1.9

34.3
35.1
34.5
34.3
33.4
31.4
32.5
31.5
32.1
31.8
29.9
29.6
30.3
30.6
30.2
29.9
28.4
27.1
26.0
24.0
23.4
24.2
24.8
26.2
25.7
24.9
23.7
21.9
20.3

13.1
13.3
13.3
13.9
13.8
13.4
13.8
14.2
15.6
14.9
14.9
15.2
14.9
15.1
15.6
16.3
15.7
15.3
14.3
13.9
13.4
13.7
15.3
15.1
15.7
16.5
16.5
16.8
15.4

3.7
3.5
3.5
3.3
3.5
3.9
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.0
3.9
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.4

1.2
1.2
1.1
0.3
0.3
-0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.8
0.4
0.2
-0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.4
-0.3
-0.3
-0.5
-0.9
-0.6
-0.8
0.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

Lowest Quintile
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

17.9
18.1
17.9
17.6
17.5
18.5
18.5
18.8
18.2
18.5
18.4
18.8
19.3
19.0
19.1
19.4
20.1
20.2
20.6
21.1
21.2
22.1
22.5
23.0
23.1
23.6
23.9
23.8
24.6

16,600
16,000
15,600
15,100
14,600
15,100
15,200
15,200
14,900
15,200
15,800
16,200
16,200
15,900
16,200
16,200
17,000
16,700
17,100
17,900
18,500
17,600
17,400
16,900
16,700
16,800
17,100
17,700
18,400

40.4
40.4
41.0
41.0
42.0
42.8
42.0
41.9
39.6
40.4
41.9
42.4
42.2
42.5
41.8
41.7
43.3
44.9
46.7
48.6
48.6
47.6
47.8
47.0
47.0
46.8
48.0
48.8
50.5

1.6
1.2
0.9
0.7
1.0
0.7
1.3
1.7
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.7
3.9
4.2
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.9
5.4
5.7
6.0

1.0
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
1.2
0.9
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.1

2.5
2.8
3.0
3.6
3.4
4.0
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.8
2.1
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.0

Sources of Income for All Households, by Household Income Category, 1979 to 2007

Year

Number of
Households
(Millions)

Average
Pretax
Income

Wages

Proprietors'
Income

Sources of Pretax Income (Percentage of total pretax income)

Other
Interest
Business
and
Capital
Cash
In-Kind
Income Dividends
Gains
Pensions
Transfers Income

Imputed Other
Taxes Income

Total

Second Quintile
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

15.8
16.1
16.3
16.3
16.8
16.8
17.3
17.3
18.4
18.7
18.8
18.6
18.6
18.9
19.2
19.6
19.3
19.8
19.8
19.8
20.0
20.8
20.9
21.4
21.6
21.9
22.0
22.3
22.2

36,100
34,700
34,300
33,400
32,200
34,100
34,200
35,100
33,800
34,400
35,000
35,900
35,400
35,200
35,400
35,700
37,400
37,200
38,000
39,700
40,800
40,100
40,300
39,100
38,700
39,600
40,100
40,500
42,500

61.3
60.1
59.8
58.2
56.9
58.7
59.2
58.4
56.2
56.1
55.9
57.5
56.3
55.0
54.5
54.5
55.8
56.2
58.0
58.3
58.8
58.4
58.2
57.1
55.9
56.1
57.1
57.3
59.3

2.5
2.3
2.1
1.9
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.6
3.1
3.4
3.3
3.1
2.9
3.1
3.0
3.0
2.7
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.6

0.9
0.9
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.5
1.0
0.9
0.6
0.7
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6

3.0
3.3
3.8
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.2
3.7
3.8
3.5
3.7
3.4
3.1
2.6
2.2
1.9
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.2

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4

2.8
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.5
3.4
3.1
3.3
3.6
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
4.0
4.4
4.4
4.2
4.3
4.1
4.2
3.8
3.8
4.1

14.7
16.2
16.2
17.5
17.9
15.7
15.1
15.1
16.4
15.7
15.5
14.9
15.9
16.8
16.9
16.9
15.6
15.0
14.5
13.8
13.2
13.6
13.9
14.9
16.0
14.1
14.0
13.6
12.2

7.9
7.9
8.1
8.9
9.2
8.8
8.7
9.2
9.8
9.8
10.1
10.0
10.6
11.4
12.3
12.7
12.6
12.7
11.6
11.6
11.0
11.3
12.1
12.4
13.2
14.5
14.4
14.4
13.1

5.1
4.7
4.8
4.5
4.6
4.9
5.0
4.9
5.1
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.1
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.1
5.1
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.1
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.9
4.9
5.0
5.1

1.4
1.6
1.6
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.5
1.1
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.3
1.2
1.4

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.6

2.5
2.6
2.7
2.9
3.2
3.6
3.8
4.2
4.6
5.0
4.8
5.0
5.7
5.6
5.6
6.2
6.1
6.1
6.5
7.1
7.2
7.3
6.8
7.0
7.3
6.8
6.9
6.7
7.1

6.7
7.6
7.9
8.9
9.3
8.2
8.3
8.7
8.8
8.6
8.5
9.0
9.9
10.0
10.2
10.0
9.8
9.3
9.2
9.0
9.3
9.2
9.7
10.5
10.9
9.6
9.6
9.8
9.6

5.3
4.9
5.2
5.8
6.0
5.8
6.0
6.4
6.7
6.8
7.0
7.4
7.6
8.3
9.2
9.5
9.7
9.7
9.2
9.1
8.9
9.0
9.2
9.9
10.5
11.4
11.7
11.7
11.1

5.7
5.5
5.5
5.1
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.6
5.8
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.6
5.3
5.1
5.1
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.3

1.3
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.2
0.9
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.2
1.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

Middle Quintile
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

15.0
15.2
15.7
16.0
16.4
16.6
16.8
17.3
17.8
18.1
18.3
18.4
18.9
18.9
19.1
19.7
19.7
19.8
20.2
20.7
20.9
21.6
21.3
21.7
22.0
22.0
22.4
23.0
22.9

54,100
52,300
51,700
50,600
49,800
51,900
52,700
54,000
53,600
54,400
55,000
54,800
53,900
54,300
54,500
55,000
56,500
57,200
58,100
59,600
60,800
60,500
61,300
59,900
59,600
61,600
62,100
62,300
64,500

71.4
70.6
69.3
67.6
66.5
66.6
66.2
64.9
64.5
63.7
63.8
63.2
61.8
61.5
61.3
60.9
61.0
61.2
61.4
61.1
60.9
60.9
62.0
61.0
60.0
60.8
60.2
60.1
60.5

2.2
2.2
1.8
1.6
1.7
2.0
2.0
2.3
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.6
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
1.9

0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9

3.5
4.1
5.1
5.8
5.6
5.8
5.8
5.3
5.0
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.7
3.8
3.1
3.0
2.9
3.0
2.9
2.9
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.1
1.8
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.9

Sources of Income for All Households, by Household Income Category, 1979 to 2007

Year

Number of
Households
(Millions)

Average
Pretax
Income

Wages

Proprietors'
Income

Sources of Pretax Income (Percentage of total pretax income)

Other
Interest
Business
and
Capital
Cash
In-Kind
Income Dividends
Gains
Pensions
Transfers Income

Imputed Other
Taxes Income

Total

Fourth Quintile
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

15.4
15.7
15.9
16.2
16.6
16.8
17.3
17.5
18.0
18.4
18.5
18.7
18.9
19.0
19.2
19.5
19.7
20.0
20.2
20.4
20.6
21.1
21.7
22.0
22.1
22.3
22.6
23.0
23.0

73,200
71,000
71,400
70,500
70,100
73,000
73,700
76,400
76,600
77,400
78,300
77,400
76,600
77,300
77,900
79,300
80,500
81,900
83,400
86,600
88,900
89,700
88,300
86,400
87,100
89,700
90,700
92,000
94,100

74.6
73.8
72.6
71.2
70.2
70.0
69.4
69.0
69.0
68.5
67.9
67.8
68.0
67.6
67.5
67.4
67.1
66.8
67.1
67.9
67.8
68.3
66.1
66.0
65.4
63.9
63.5
63.3
63.2

2.3
2.0
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.9
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.6

1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1

3.8
4.8
5.9
6.6
6.2
6.6
6.5
5.9
5.6
5.4
5.7
5.6
5.0
4.1
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.1
3.0
2.9
3.1
2.5
2.2
2.0
2.1
2.4
2.6

0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.2
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.8
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.4
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.1

2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
4.1
4.7
4.9
5.0
5.1
5.5
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.8
5.8
5.9
6.3
6.3
7.5
7.6
7.8
7.9
7.8
7.8
8.2

4.0
4.7
4.9
5.6
5.6
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.0
4.8
5.0
5.1
5.4
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.2
5.0
4.9
4.9
6.2
6.7
6.7
6.7
6.6
6.6
6.6

4.3
4.0
4.1
4.6
4.8
4.6
4.8
5.0
5.3
5.4
5.6
5.9
5.9
6.5
7.0
7.3
7.4
7.4
6.7
6.4
5.9
6.1
6.7
7.3
7.9
9.0
9.1
9.1
8.7

5.9
5.7
5.7
5.2
5.5
5.8
5.8
5.8
6.2
6.2
6.1
6.2
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.2
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.1
5.7
5.5
5.5
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.7

1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

7.3
6.7
6.4
6.6
8.5
8.7
10.0
17.2
7.1
7.2
6.4
4.8
4.2
4.5
5.3
5.0
5.6
7.6
9.8
11.3
12.6
13.4
7.5
5.8
6.8
9.6
11.9
12.7
13.8

1.8
1.9
2.1
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.6
3.1
3.3
3.5
3.6
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.9
4.8
4.9
5.2
5.0
4.8
4.8
4.9
5.2

2.1
2.2
2.4
2.7
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.0
2.1
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3

2.6
2.4
2.5
2.8
2.7
2.5
2.6
2.5
2.9
2.8
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.5
3.8
4.1
3.9
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.8
2.8
3.2
3.6
3.8
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.6

8.3
7.3
6.6
5.2
5.8
6.2
6.0
5.8
6.8
6.7
6.6
6.6
6.4
6.7
7.3
7.6
7.8
7.7
7.5
7.1
6.9
6.6
6.1
6.1
6.9
7.3
8.0
8.1
7.3

1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.3
0.9
0.9
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

Highest Quintile
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

16.7
17.1
17.5
17.8
18.0
18.0
18.5
18.5
18.7
19.0
19.3
19.7
19.9
20.1
20.2
20.5
20.6
21.0
21.4
21.6
21.8
22.4
22.5
22.7
22.7
23.0
23.1
23.6
23.7

140,300
135,700
134,700
134,700
139,200
148,900
152,900
172,500
162,500
174,800
173,900
168,800
162,900
170,100
170,200
173,600
181,800
190,900
202,300
214,700
227,500
236,500
213,900
203,300
210,100
227,800
246,700
256,000
264,700

59.3
60.3
60.2
60.5
59.1
58.8
57.9
53.4
59.3
57.4
56.6
57.8
58.8
59.1
58.5
58.1
57.0
55.3
53.9
53.5
53.1
52.8
57.6
58.9
57.6
54.2
50.1
48.8
48.4

4.4
3.7
2.9
2.5
2.7
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.6
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.7
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.1
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.0
3.0
2.8
2.6

3.9
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.3
4.1
5.0
5.1
5.1
5.0
5.6
5.6
6.1
6.1
6.3
6.3
6.5
6.6
6.2
7.1
7.6
7.6
8.0
8.9
8.6
8.2

9.1
10.6
12.5
12.6
11.3
11.1
10.9
9.5
10.2
10.3
11.4
11.2
10.4
8.5
7.6
7.2
7.9
7.7
7.6
7.1
6.8
7.0
6.6
5.6
5.2
5.3
5.8
6.9
7.6

Sources of Income for All Households, by Household Income Category, 1979 to 2007

Year

Number of
Households
(Millions)

Average
Pretax
Income

Wages

Proprietors'
Income

Sources of Pretax Income (Percentage of total pretax income)

Other
Interest
Business
and
Capital
Cash
In-Kind
Income Dividends
Gains
Pensions
Transfers Income

Imputed Other
Taxes Income

Total

Top 10 Percent
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

8.6
8.8
9.0
9.1
9.2
9.1
9.4
9.5
9.5
9.7
9.8
10.0
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.7
10.8
10.9
11.1
11.4
11.4
11.5
11.5
11.6
11.7
12.0
11.9

182,800
176,700
174,500
176,100
184,400
199,700
206,400
238,600
220,000
241,600
239,000
230,500
220,100
233,000
231,400
237,600
249,800
267,000
287,500
308,500
328,400
344,400
303,100
283,700
295,900
327,000
362,000
377,700
394,500

52.2
53.9
54.0
54.9
53.3
52.5
51.4
45.7
53.2
51.2
50.8
52.4
54.1
54.4
53.7
52.9
52.2
50.3
48.8
48.1
47.7
47.9
53.4
55.1
53.3
49.3
44.9
43.4
43.2

5.2
4.3
3.3
2.9
3.1
3.3
3.2
3.2
4.0
4.5
4.4
4.8
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.2
3.9
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.1
3.4
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.0
2.8

5.2
4.7
4.4
4.5
4.7
4.8
4.8
4.3
5.6
6.8
6.9
6.9
6.7
7.5
7.5
8.2
8.1
8.3
8.3
8.4
8.4
7.9
9.3
10.1
10.1
10.4
11.3
10.9
10.3

11.1
13.0
15.1
15.1
13.2
13.2
12.9
11.0
12.4
12.4
13.7
13.5
12.5
10.4
9.3
8.9
9.5
9.2
8.9
8.3
7.9
8.0
7.8
6.6
6.3
6.5
6.9
8.2
9.0

10.2
9.3
9.1
9.5
12.0
12.1
14.0
23.4
9.8
9.9
8.8
6.6
5.8
6.1
7.2
6.8
7.5
10.1
12.9
14.9
16.4
17.3
10.2
7.9
9.3
12.8
15.6
16.4
17.7

1.6
1.7
2.0
2.3
2.2
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.8
3.2
3.1
3.3
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.3
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.1
3.9
3.8
3.9
4.0

1.7
1.8
1.9
2.1
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6

2.0
1.9
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.0
1.9
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.6
2.7
2.9
3.3
3.0
2.8
2.5
2.3
2.1
2.0
2.4
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.6
2.5

9.4
8.0
7.0
5.2
6.0
6.4
6.0
5.7
7.1
6.9
6.8
6.7
6.6
6.9
7.7
8.2
8.4
8.2
7.9
7.3
7.1
6.8
6.2
6.2
7.4
7.9
8.7
8.7
7.8

1.3
1.4
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
0.9
1.0
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

14.0
12.7
12.6
13.3
16.4
16.7
19.0
30.6
13.1
13.1
11.6
8.8
7.7
8.0
9.4
9.1
9.9
13.1
16.3
18.9
20.4
21.4
13.3
10.5
12.2
16.4
19.6
20.5
21.9

1.4
1.5
1.7
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.0
1.8
2.3
2.6
2.7
2.7
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
2.9
3.2
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.9

1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

1.5
1.4
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.2
2.5
2.3
2.1
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.7

10.8
8.9
7.5
5.3
6.2
6.6
6.2
5.8
7.4
7.1
7.0
6.9
6.7
7.2
8.2
8.8
9.0
8.7
8.4
7.7
7.3
6.9
6.3
6.5
7.9
8.4
9.4
9.4
8.2

1.4
1.5
1.2
1.5
1.7
1.6
1.4
0.8
0.9
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

Top 5 Percent
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

4.3
4.4
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.9
5.0
5.1
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.9
5.9

248,800
236,900
232,700
238,000
250,600
274,700
285,900
344,300
305,200
346,600
338,200
324,500
304,700
330,300
323,800
334,300
358,700
384,400
423,700
461,900
492,300
522,400
444,300
406,900
430,400
485,800
555,500
582,400
611,200

43.9
46.3
46.7
47.7
46.1
45.4
43.7
37.3
46.6
45.0
44.5
46.8
48.6
49.4
48.6
47.1
46.8
44.7
43.1
42.4
42.3
42.8
48.1
49.9
47.9
43.7
38.9
37.6
37.6

5.7
4.7
3.6
3.2
3.2
3.5
3.5
3.2
4.4
4.8
4.8
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.0
4.8
4.6
4.2
3.8
3.7
3.5
3.1
3.6
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.8

6.6
6.0
5.7
5.9
6.0
6.3
6.1
5.3
7.4
8.8
8.8
9.0
8.8
9.8
9.7
10.8
10.5
10.6
10.4
10.5
10.4
9.6
11.7
13.0
12.8
13.1
13.9
13.3
12.4

13.4
15.5
17.9
17.8
15.3
15.0
14.9
12.4
14.6
14.2
15.9
15.6
14.8
12.1
11.0
10.6
11.1
10.6
10.2
9.4
8.9
8.9
9.0
7.8
7.5
7.6
7.9
9.3
10.2

Sources of Income for All Households, by Household Income Category, 1979 to 2007

Year

Number of
Households
(Millions)

Average
Pretax
Income

Wages

Proprietors'
Income

Sources of Pretax Income (Percentage of total pretax income)

Other
Interest
Business
and
Capital
Cash
In-Kind
Income Dividends
Gains
Pensions
Transfers Income

Imputed Other
Taxes Income

Total

Top 1 Percent
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2

550,000
518,500
514,900
537,100
588,000
647,300
695,100
904,800
731,400
921,100
857,200
822,600
741,500
840,900
807,900
833,000
918,100
1,012,600
1,161,200
1,304,300
1,419,600
1,551,300
1,227,800
1,087,600
1,160,700
1,380,000
1,660,400
1,790,800
1,873,000

29.3
32.4
33.1
33.3
31.6
30.8
28.8
21.5
35.0
34.2
33.0
35.8
37.6
40.2
38.0
35.5
35.5
33.9
32.8
32.2
32.8
33.8
37.9
38.3
35.6
31.6
27.5
26.2
26.7

4.2
3.9
2.5
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.6
2.0
3.5
3.7
3.9
4.5
4.3
4.4
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.0
2.6
2.3
2.2
2.0
2.6
2.8
2.7
2.4
2.1
2.0
1.6

8.5
7.9
7.7
8.3
8.4
8.7
8.5
6.2
10.7
12.8
13.2
13.6
13.6
14.7
14.5
16.3
15.4
14.9
14.4
13.8
13.4
12.0
15.9
19.1
18.2
17.4
18.0
17.0
15.5

17.0
19.0
21.1
21.4
18.0
17.5
17.6
13.8
17.7
16.3
19.0
19.0
19.0
14.9
13.9
13.6
13.9
12.7
11.7
10.7
10.0
9.9
11.0
10.1
9.9
9.6
9.7
11.2
12.1

23.5
22.0
22.9
24.8
28.6
28.7
31.4
47.7
21.0
20.7
18.4
14.4
12.7
12.8
15.2
14.9
15.8
20.7
24.7
28.2
29.6
31.0
21.2
17.4
19.6
25.0
28.2
29.3
31.3

0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.1
1.0
0.9
1.2
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.1

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4

0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6

14.2
11.3
9.3
6.1
7.1
7.7
7.0
6.2
8.5
7.9
7.8
7.8
7.5
8.0
9.6
10.7
10.7
10.2
9.6
8.7
8.1
7.5
7.2
7.5
9.7
10.2
11.1
11.0
9.5

1.3
1.4
1.1
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.6
0.4
0.8
1.5
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.4
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.3

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

Source: Congressional Budget Office.

Notes:

Pretax household income equals the sum of several components:

Wages include cash wage and salary payments as well as employees' contributions to 401(k) retirement plans.
Proprietors' income is net income from businesses and farms operated solely by their owners.
Other business income includes partnership income, income from S corporations, and positive rental income.
Interest and dividends includes taxable and nontaxable interest and dividends paid by C corporations.
Capital gains are the profits from the sale of assets. Unrealized capital gains are not included.
Pension income is income received in retirement for past services. It also includes taxable withdrawals from individual retirement accounts and deferred
compensation plans.
Cash transfers include payments from Social Security, unemployment insurance, Supplemental Security Income, Aid to Families with Dependent Children,
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, veterans' benefits, and workers' compensation.
In-kind income includes employer-paid health insurance premiums, food stamps, school lunches and breakfasts, housing assistance, energy assistance, and the
fungible value of Medicare and Medicaid, as estimated in the Current Population Survey.
Imputed taxes are taxes paid by businesses (corporate income taxes and the employer's share of Social Security, Medicare, and federal unemployment insurance
payroll taxes). It is assumed that income would have been higher in absence of those taxes.

Income categories are defined by ranking all people by their comprehensive household income adjusted for household sizethat is, divided by the square root of the
households size. (A household consists of the people who share a housing unit, regardless of their relationships.) Quintiles, or fifths, contain equal numbers of
people. Households with negative income (business or investment losses larger than other income) are excluded from the lowest income category but are included
in totals.

Individual income taxes are attributed directly to households paying those taxes. Social insurance, or payroll, taxes are attributed to households paying those taxes
directly or paying them indirectly through their employers. Corporate income taxes are attributed to households according to their share of capital income. Federal
excise taxes are attributed to them according to their consumption of the taxed good or service.