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794. Financial Debt Held by Families, by Type of Debt

[Median debt in thousands of constant 1998 dollars (19.9 represents $19,900).Constant dollar figures are based on consumer price index datapublished by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Families include one-person units;for definition of family, see text, section 1.Based on Survey of Consumer Finance; see Appendix III.For definition of median, see Guide to Tabular Presentation]

 
AGE OF FAMILY HEAD, Other Credit Other
CURRENT WORK STATUS, Any Home-secured Installment a lines of card residential Other
FAMILY INCOME, debt debt 1 credit balances 2 property debt 3
AND HOUSING TENURE
 
PERCENT OF FAMILIES
HOLDING DEBTS
 
  1992, total 73.2 39.1 46.0 2.3 43.7 5.7 8.4
Under 35 years old 81.5 30.9 61.7 2.8 51.7 3.1 6.4
35 to 44 years old 86.3 55.5 57.8 3.3 50.9 7.1 11.5
45 to 54 years old 85.4 61.4 49.9 2.6 48.9 9.3 10.4
55 to 64 years old 70.1 40.8 38.8 1.6 37.2 9.9 9.6
65 to 74 years old 51.5 18.5 23.0 1.0 32.1 3.1 6.0
75 years old and over 31.6 8.6 8.3 (B) 20.1 0.7 4.4
 
Working for someone else 85.6 48.6 58.2 3.1 53.9 6.2 9.4
Self employed 85.1 58.9 47.9 3.7 47.5 12.8 12.4
Retired 45.0 16.7 21.2 (B) 25.1 2.6 5.2
Other not working 64.5 20.4 40.8 (B) 29.8 2.5 6.3
 
Less than $10,000 47.3 9.1 29.9 (B) 23.3 (B) 4.4
$10,000 to $24,999 64.4 20.7 41.9 (B) 38.3 1.7 6.0
$25,000 to $49,999 82.3 43.3 54.8 2.8 55.2 4.6 10.4
$50,000 to $99,999 84.9 65.6 52.2 3.3 52.1 9.6 8.4
$100,000 and more 87.7 74.4 40.5 5.3 34.9 23.5 16.5
 
Owner occupied 78.5 61.2 44.3 2.0 46.6 7.0 9.1
Renter occupied or other 64.0 (X) 48.9 2.9 38.6 3.4 7.1
 
  1995, total 74.5 41.0 45.9 1.9 47.3 4.7 8.5
Under 35 years old 83.5 33.0 62.5 2.7 54.7 2.1 7.4
35 to 44 years old 86.9 54.3 59.7 2.1 55.9 4.9 10.5
45 to 54 years old 86.3 61.8 53.3 2.2 56.4 8.4 13.0
55 to 64 years old 73.7 45.2 34.8 1.7 43.2 8.3 7.8
65 to 74 years old 53.4 24.7 16.5 1.3 30.5 3.5 5.4
75 years old and over 28.4 6.8 8.8 (B) 17.5 1.0 2.9
 
Working for someone else 87.4 51.2 58.6 2.3 58.0 5.4 9.9
Self employed 80.9 51.6 45.3 3.6 45.3 8.1 8.8
Retired 44.8 18.7 18.0 (B) 25.8 2.4 4.6
Other not working 63.2 18.2 40.8 (B) 36.8 (B) 9.6
 
Less than $10,000 47.2 9.0 25.1 (B) 23.9 1.6 6.1
$10,000 to $24,999 65.8 23.9 38.9 (B) 41.2 1.3 8.1
$25,000 to $49,999 82.2 44.9 53.7 2.2 54.5 3.9 8.7
$50,000 to $99,999 89.4 67.6 60.0 3.1 62.8 7.0 8.6
$100,000 and more 85.3 72.7 39.7 4.6 41.2 19.7 13.5
 
Owner occupied 79.6 63.3 45.4 1.5 51.1 5.8 8.0
Renter occupied or other 65.2 (X) 46.9 2.6 40.3 2.7 9.4
 
  1998, total 74.1 43.1 43.7 2.3 44.1 5.1 8.8
Under 35 years old 81.2 33.2 60.0 2.4 50.7 2.0 9.6
35 to 44 years old 87.6 58.7 53.3 3.6 51.3 6.7 11.4
45 to 54 years old 87.0 58.8 51.2 3.6 52.5 6.7 11.1
55 to 64 years old 76.4 49.4 37.9 1.6 45.7 7.8 8.3
65 to 74 years old 51.4 26.0 20.2 (B) 29.2 5.1 4.1
75 years old and over 24.6 11.5 4.2 (B) 11.2 1.8 2.0
 
Working for someone else 86.8 50.8 55.2 2.7 53.5 5.2 10.8
Self employed 84.6 63.1 46.3 3.7 47.5 10.7 10.7
Retired 39.9 18.6 15.8 (B) 20.9 3.1 3.3
Other not working 65.7 26.8 39.0 (B) 39.0 (B) 7.5
 
Less than $10,000 41.7 8.3 25.7 (B) 20.6 (B) 3.6
$10,000 to $24,999 63.7 21.3 34.4 1.2 37.9 1.8 7.0
$25,000 to $49,999 79.6 43.7 50.0 2.9 49.9 4.1 7.7
$50,000 to $99,999 89.4 71.0 55.0 3.3 56.7 7.7 12.2
$100,000 and more 87.8 73.4 43.2 2.6 40.4 16.4 14.8
 
Owner occupied 79.4 65.1 44.3 1.8 46.2 6.2 9.3
Renter occupied or other 63.5 (X) 42.6 3.4 40.0 2.9 7.8
 
MEDIAN DEBT 4
 
  1992, total 19.9 50.2 5.3 2.3 1.1 28.5 2.9
Under 35 years old 11.9 59.4 5.2 1.4 1.1 19.4 1.6
35 to 44 years old 41.1 62.8 5.7 2.1 1.4 30.8 3.4
45 to 54 years old 32.4 45.7 5.4 5.7 1.8 38.8 3.4
55 to 64 years old 22.0 34.3 5.1 4.6 1.1 22.8 3.4
65 to 74 years old 5.5 20.4 4.6 4.6 0.9 19.4 1.7
75 years old and over 2.7 32.0 3.6 (B) 0.6 78.2 3.1
 
Working for someone else 24.5 52.6 5.7 1.8 1.2 23.7 2.9
Self employed 55.7 75.4 7.3 4.0 2.0 49.1 5.7
Retired 6.3 21.5 3.9 (B) 0.8 20.6 2.3
Other not working 5.2 30.0 3.0 (B) 0.9 30.8 2.9
 
Less than $10,000 2.5 16.5 2.2 (B) 0.6 (B) 1.7
$10,000 to $24,999 5.6 21.7 3.1 (B) 0.9 3.6 0.9
$25,000 to $49,999 18.6 42.2 5.8 1.7 1.3 19.4 2.9
$50,000 to $99,999 61.4 62.8 8.5 2.1 1.7 38.8 3.4
$100,000 and more 115.3 102.8 11.9 4.6 2.5 63.9 6.9
 
Owner occupied 42.6 50.2 6.4 3.2 1.3 30.8 3.4
Renter occupied or other 4.0 (X) 4.1 1.4 1.0 20.8 1.7
 
  1995, total 23.4 54.9 6.4 3.7 1.6 31.9 2.1
Under 35 years old 16.1 65.9 7.5 1.5 1.4 26.6 1.6
35 to 44 years old 40.0 64.8 5.9 2.1 2.0 33.8 2.1
45 to 54 years old 42.4 53.1 7.6 6.4 2.1 31.9 3.2
55 to 64 years old 22.4 39.3 5.3 3.6 1.4 35.1 4.2
65 to 74 years old 7.4 20.2 5.2 4.0 0.9 35.1 2.1
75 years old and over 2.0 19.3 3.6 (B) 0.4 8.5 4.2
 
Working for someone else 30.8 59.5 7.3 2.6 1.7 30.8 2.1
Self employed 44.1 65.9 6.4 7.4 2.7 44.6 5.3
Retired 6.4 24.4 4.3 (B) 0.9 35.1 3.2
Other not working 8.2 47.8 5.2 (B) 0.9 (B) 1.6
 
Less than $10,000 2.2 19.1 2.7 (B) 0.6 10.6 2.1
$10,000 to $24,999 8.4 29.7 3.8 (B) 1.3 19.1 1.2
$25,000 to $49,999 21.6 45.7 6.9 3.2 1.6 29.7 1.8
$50,000 to $99,999 64.1 69.2 9.5 2.3 2.1 33.8 3.7
$100,000 and more 114.8 105.2 9.1 5.3 2.7 42.5 7.4
 
Owner occupied 48.8 54.9 7.3 5.1 1.6 31.9 3.2
Renter occupied or other 5.1 (X) 5.3 1.5 1.3 52.0 1.6
 
  1998, total 33.3 62.0 8.7 2.5 1.7 40.0 3.0
Under 35 years old 19.2 71.0 9.1 1.0 1.5 55.0 1.7
35 to 44 years old 55.7 70.0 7.7 1.4 2.0 40.0 3.0
45 to 54 years old 48.4 68.8 10.0 3.0 1.8 40.0 5.0
55 to 64 years old 34.6 49.4 8.3 4.9 2.0 41.0 5.0
65 to 74 years old 11.9 29.0 6.5 (B) 1.1 56.0 4.5
75 years old and over 8.0 21.2 8.9 (B) 0.7 29.8 1.7
 
Working for someone else 35.5 66.0 8.8 2.8 2.0 37.0 3.0
Self employed 67.9 74.0 11.0 3.8 2.0 54.0 6.5
Retired 10.2 37.0 5.8 (B) 1.0 34.0 1.9
Other not working 12.6 57.0 6.7 (B) 1.2 (B) 1.1
 
Less than $10,000 4.1 16.0 4.0 (B) 1.1 (B) 0.6
$10,000 to $24,999 8.0 34.2 6.0 1.1 1.0 34.0 1.3
$25,000 to $49,999 27.1 47.0 8.0 3.0 1.9 20.0 2.2
$50,000 to $99,999 75.0 75.0 11.3 2.8 2.4 42.0 3.8
$100,000 and more 135.4 123.8 15.4 5.0 3.2 60.0 10.0
 
Owner occupied 60.9 62.0 9.5 2.2 2.0 42.6 4.0
Renter occupied or other 6.0 (X) 7.7 2.8 1.3 27.5 1.3


B Base figure too small.X Not applicable.
1 First and second mortgages and home equity loans and lines of credit securedby the primary residence.
a Consumer loans that typically have fixed payments and a fixed term.Examples are automobile loans, student loans, and loans for furniture, appliances,and other durable consumer goods.
2 Families that had an outstanding balance on any of their credit cards after payingtheir most recent bills.Covers bank-type cards (such as Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and Optima), storeand gasoline company cards, so-called travel and entertainment cards (such asAmerican Express and Diners Club), and other credit cards.
3 Includes loans on insurance policies, loans against pension accounts, borrowing onmargin accounts and unclassified loans.
4 Median amount of financial debt for families holding such debts.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,Federal Reserve Bulletin, January 2000,and unpublished data.

http://www.federalreserve.gov/rnd.htm

https://allcountries.org/uscensus/794_financial_debt_held_by_families_by.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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