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NONFINANCIAL ASSETS HELD BY FAMILIES BY TYPE OF ASSET, 2001-2010
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Percent of families owning asset (1) Vehicles Primary residence Other residential property Equity in nonresidential property Business equity Other Any nonfinancial asset Any asset
2001 84.8% 67.7% 11.3% 8.2% 11.9% 7.5% 90.7% 96.7%
2004 86.3 69.1 12.5 8.3 11.5 7.8 92.5 97.9
2007 87.0 68.6 13.8 8.1 13.6 7.2 92.0 97.7
2010 86.7 67.3 14.4 7.7 13.3 7.0 91.3 97.4
By age of family head, 2010                
Under 35 79.4 37.5 4.5 2.3 8.4 6.1 82.8 95.5
35 to 44 88.9 63.8 9.7 3.9 11.2 4.2 92.7 97.4
45 to 54 91.0 75.2 17.0 7.5 16.8 6.7 94.7 98.3
55 to 64 90.3 78.1 22.1 12.6 19.6 9.6 94.4 98.3
65 to 74 86.5 82.6 22.8 11.0 15.8 11.0 92.6 97.1
75 and over 83.4 81.9 14.6 13.4 6.0 6.0 93.0 98.7
Percentiles of income, 2010 (2)                
Less than 20 64.9 37.2 4.4 3.9 5.1 2.7 72.0 89.9
20 to 39.9 85.4 55.9 7.4 5.2 6.6 4.4 90.7 98.0
40 to 59.9 91.8 71.1 11.6 6.3 10.6 7.3 96.0 99.5
60 to 79.9 95.4 80.7 16.0 7.9 15.5 9.3 98.6 99.9
80 to 89.9 96.4 90.6 22.8 11.4 19.3 10.8 99.4 100.0
90 to 100 95.7 92.4 42.1 18.8 37.6 12.3 99.4 100.0

(1) Families include one-person units.
(2) Ranges represent percentiles rather than income levels. A percentile is a statistical ranking point. The 50th percentile represents the midpoint of all values. For example, at the 50th percentile, half of the families in the ranking fall above this income level and half fall below.

Note: Latest data available. Based on surveys conducted every three years.

Source: Survey of Consumer Finances, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

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NONFINANCIAL ASSETS HELD BY FAMILIES BY TYPE OF ASSET, 1998-2007
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Percent of families owning asset (1) Vehicles Primary residence Other residential property Equity in nonresidential property Business equity Other Any nonfinancial asset Any asset
1998 82.8% 66.2% 12.8% 8.6% 11.5% 8.5% 89.9% 96.8%
2001 84.8 67.7 11.3 8.2 11.9 7.5 90.7 96.7
2004 86.3 69.1 12.5 8.3 11.5 7.8 92.5 97.9
2007 87.0 68.6 13.7 8.1 12.0 7.2 92.0 97.7
By age of family head, 2007                
Under 35  85.4 40.7 5.6 3.2 6.8 5.9 88.2 97.1
35 to 44 87.5 66.1 12.0 7.5 16.0 5.5 91.3 96.9
45 to 54 90.3 77.3 15.7 9.5 15.2 8.7 95.0 97.6
55 to 64 92.2 81.0 20.9 11.5 16.3 8.5 95.6 99.1
65 to 74 90.6 85.5 18.9 12.3 10.1 9.1 94.5 98.4
75 and over 71.5 77.0 13.4 6.8 3.8 5.8 87.3 98.1
Percentiles of income, 2007 (2)                
Less than 20 64.4 41.4 5.4 2.5 3.0 3.9 73.4 89.8
20 to 39.9 85.9 55.2 6.5 3.9 4.5 5.7 91.2 98.9
40 to 59.9 94.3 69.3 9.9 7.4 9.2 7.4 97.2 100.0
60 to 79.9 95.4 83.9 15.4 9.4 15.9 7.2 98.5 100.0
80 to 89.9 95.6 92.6 21.0 13.6 17.0 9.0 99.6 100.0
90 to 100 94.8 94.3 42.2 21.0 37.5 14.1 99.7 100.0

(1) Families include one-person units.
(2) Ranges represent percentiles rather than income levels. A percentile is a statistical ranking point. The 50th percentile represents the midpoint of all values. For example, at the 50th percentile, half of the families in the ranking fall above this income level and half fall below.

Note: Latest data available. Based on surveys conducted every three years.

Source: Survey of Consumer Finances, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.