23-Feb-16
Family Holdings of Nonfinancial Assets and of Any Asset: Percentage of Families Holding Asset,
by Selected Characteristics of Families and Type of Asset, 2013
Family characteristic
All families
Vehicles
Primary
residence
Other
residential
property
Equity in
nonresidential
property
Business
equity
Other
Any
nonfinancial
asset
Any
asset
86.3
65.2
13.2
7.2
11.7
7.3
91.0
97.9
61.7
85.6
92.6
95.7
96.4
95.4
37.0
53.8
63.0
81.1
88.2
93.6
2.1
5.8
9.8
16.1
25.1
39.5
2.3
3.4
6.3
9.4
11.0
17.8
4.1
5.4
8.8
13.3
18.3
35.4
5.3
4.7
5.9
8.2
10.2
14.3
71.8
90.8
95.0
98.2
99.0
99.8
92.2
97.9
99.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
82.7
89.9
87.7
89.2
89.4
76.0
35.6
61.7
69.1
74.2
85.8
80.2
4.7
9.2
15.8
18.4
21.3
12.8
1.8
5.7
7.0
8.9
14.1
8.9
6.5
15.6
14.6
15.5
11.0
4.4
5.2
4.7
7.9
8.2
11.3
7.8
84.9
92.8
91.8
92.9
95.9
89.6
97.1
97.5
97.9
98.1
98.9
99.0
79.8
74.9
73.9
94.4
93.6
48.9
35.2
66.8
72.9
78.6
5.3
4.7
9.9
14.9
21.5
2.7
2.8
4.8
6.6
13.7
5.8
7.2
5.7
16.7
14.8
4.4
4.6
9.1
6.7
9.5
86.2
78.5
85.6
97.0
96.4
95.2
95.5
97.4
99.3
99.3
75.4
84.4
86.6
90.7
51.8
64.0
56.4
74.2
5.7
9.0
12.0
19.4
3.7
5.7
6.5
9.7
3.2
8.2
11.0
17.3
2.5
4.8
8.4
10.1
82.3
89.1
90.4
95.4
93.3
96.7
98.8
99.8
90.3
78.1
73.8
47.4
15.9
7.8
8.7
4.0
13.9
7.2
8.5
4.8
94.9
83.2
99.3
95.2
90.8
88.6
79.1
72.7
62.6
77.7
72.9
35.8
12.0
25.1
13.5
4.6
5.4
16.3
8.4
4.0
6.7
70.0
3.3
3.3
5.6
13.1
9.0
5.8
93.3
95.5
87.8
78.1
99.1
98.1
97.2
90.7
91.3
86.7
93.5
77.9
72.9
53.5
64.6
65.8
19.6
9.1
10.4
11.8
9.4
5.2
5.1
7.6
23.3
11.0
9.6
3.3
8.9
4.8
5.3
8.4
95.2
90.0
95.0
86.0
99.7
98.0
98.7
96.0
79.1
87.7
87.5
88.7
64.1
69.3
66.9
59.0
14.9
12.5
11.9
14.8
6.0
6.4
8.5
6.7
11.5
10.9
11.3
13.3
8.7
7.8
5.0
9.4
84.9
92.5
92.3
92.5
97.6
97.8
97.8
98.7
85.7
90.2
64.4
70.0
13.5
11.4
6.9
9.2
12.0
9.9
6.8
10.4
90.6
94.0
98.0
97.9
93.6
72.6
100.0
*
17.8
4.8
10.0
1.8
15.4
4.7
8.6
4.7
100.0
74.3
100.0
94.1
Percentiles of income
Less than 20
20-39.9
40-59.9
60-79.9
80-89.9
90-100
Age of head (years)
Less than 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 or more
Family structure
Single with child(ren)
Single, no child, age less than 55
Single, no child, age 55 or more
Couple with child(ren)
Couple, no child
Education of head
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
College degree
Race or ethnicity of respondent
White non-Hispanic
Nonwhite or Hispanic
Current work status of head
Working for someone else
Self-employed
Retired
Other not working
Current occupation of head
Managerial or professional
Technical, sales, or services
Other occupation
Retired or other not working
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Urbanicity
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
Non-MSA
Housing status
Owner
Renter or other
Percentiles of net worth
Less than 25
66.3
18.5
2.5
*
3.4
2.8
68.8
91.8
25-49.9
91.0
57.7
4.2
2.2
5.1
4.7
96.6
100.0
50-74.9
92.9
89.8
12.9
8.0
10.8
7.6
99.3
100.0
75-89.9
95.4
93.2
25.6
13.9
17.8
11.3
99.4
100.0
90-100
94.3
96.6
44.9
24.2
41.7
18.1
99.5
100.0
* Ten or fewer observations.
Note: For questions on income, respondents were asked to base their answers on the calendar year preceding the interview. For questions on
saving, respondents were asked to base their answers on the twelve months preceding the interview.
Percentage distributions may not sum to 100 because of rounding. See the appendix for details on standard errors and for definitions of family and
family head. See text for definition of asset categories.
Source: The Federal Reserve Board, 2013 Survey of Consumer Finance.
5-Feb-14
Family Holdings of Nonfinancial Assets and of Any Asset: Percentage of Families Holding Asset,
by Selected Characteristics of Families and Type of Asset, 2010
Family characteristic
All families
Vehicles
Primary
residence
Other
residential
property
Equity in
nonresidential
property
Business
equity
Other
Any
nonfinancial
asset
Any
asset
86.7
67.3
14.3
7.7
13.3
7.0
91.3
97.4
64.9
85.4
91.8
95.4
96.4
95.7
37.2
55.9
71.1
80.7
90.6
92.4
4.4
7.4
11.6
16.0
22.8
42.1
3.9
5.2
6.3
7.9
11.4
18.8
5.1
6.6
10.6
15.5
19.3
37.6
2.7
4.4
7.3
9.3
10.8
12.3
72.0
90.7
96.0
98.6
99.4
99.4
89.9
98.0
99.5
99.9
100.0
100.0
79.4
88.9
91.0
90.3
86.5
83.4
37.5
63.8
75.2
78.1
82.6
81.9
4.5
9.7
17.0
22.1
22.8
14.6
2.3
3.9
7.5
12.6
11.0
13.4
8.4
11.2
16.8
19.6
15.9
6.0
6.1
4.2
6.6
9.6
11.1
6.0
82.8
92.7
94.7
94.4
92.6
93.0
95.5
97.4
98.3
98.3
97.1
98.7
79.1
74.6
76.3
94.8
93.2
52.0
40.1
66.7
75.6
79.7
6.2
6.3
11.8
15.5
22.6
4.0
2.4
8.2
7.1
12.8
5.1
7.4
6.6
17.0
19.5
3.9
5.7
8.0
5.9
10.0
84.5
80.6
86.8
97.0
96.3
94.6
95.3
96.6
99.0
98.5
76.2
85.8
85.4
91.5
54.3
64.7
61.5
76.6
5.0
10.0
11.7
22.4
3.3
6.9
6.4
10.4
5.2
10.9
11.2
18.9
1.3
5.5
7.6
9.9
82.2
90.5
89.6
95.9
92.5
96.5
98.2
99.5
90.9
78.1
75.3
50.6
16.5
9.9
9.4
4.2
15.6
8.3
8.8
3.3
94.9
84.0
99.1
94.1
89.9
88.5
82.4
72.8
64.8
78.4
74.6
43.0
11.9
28.3
15.0
8.7
5.5
17.5
9.6
2.8
6.6
71.1
4.5
4.1
6.4
12.0
6.8
4.8
92.8
96.4
89.2
78.6
98.3
98.8
96.3
92.5
91.0
86.7
91.1
80.3
76.1
56.0
66.6
67.8
22.9
9.7
8.4
13.7
10.7
5.1
5.6
8.1
25.9
9.6
13.8
4.4
9.6
5.1
6.7
6.3
95.7
90.1
93.8
86.9
99.7
97.7
97.1
95.5
78.5
90.1
87.5
88.8
65.0
73.3
67.6
62.5
15.3
11.0
14.1
17.4
5.9
7.6
9.4
6.4
11.1
13.0
12.5
16.6
5.5
5.8
6.6
10.2
85.6
93.8
92.1
92.4
95.1
98.0
97.5
98.7
86.0
90.2
65.9
73.9
14.9
11.9
7.2
10.1
13.4
12.3
6.9
7.8
90.6
95.0
97.4
97.8
93.9
71.9
100.0
*
19.1
4.6
10.5
1.9
17.0
5.5
8.4
4.2
100.0
73.6
100.0
92.2
Percentiles of income
Less than 20
20-39.9
40-59.9
60-79.9
80-89.9
90-100
Age of head (years)
Less than 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 or more
Family structure
Single with child(ren)
Single, no child, age less than 55
Single, no child, age 55 or more
Couple with child(ren)
Couple, no child
Education of head
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
College degree
Race or ethnicity of respondent
White non-Hispanic
Nonwhite or Hispanic
Current work status of head
Working for someone else
Self-employed
Retired
Other not working
Current occupation of head
Managerial or professional
Technical, sales, or services
Other occupation
Retired or other not working
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Urbanicity
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
Non-MSA
Housing status
Owner
Renter or other
Percentiles of net worth
Less than 25
67.4
21.8
2.8
0.8
2.9
2.5
69.7
89.8
25-49.9
91.6
61.3
4.6
2.1
6.1
4.9
96.8
100.0
50-74.9
93.2
90.1
13.0
7.8
12.9
7.3
99.2
100.0
75-89.9
94.3
95.3
27.1
14.9
20.8
9.2
99.6
100.0
90-100
95.2
97.1
51.7
27.9
46.6
19.7
99.9
100.0
* Ten or fewer observations.
Note: For questions on income, respondents were asked to base their answers on the calendar year preceding the interview. For questions on
saving, respondents were asked to base their answers on the twelve months preceding the interview.
Percentage distributions may not sum to 100 because of rounding. See the appendix for details on standard errors and for definitions of family and
family head. See text for definition of asset categories.
Source: The Federal Reserve Board, 2010 Survey of Consumer Finance (July 19, 2012).
5-Feb-14
Family Holdings of Nonfinancial Assets and of Any Asset: Percentage of Families Holding Asset,
by Selected Characteristics of Families and Type of Asset, 2007
Family characteristic
All families
Vehicles
Primary
residence
Other
residential
property
Equity in
nonresidential
property
Business
equity
Other
Any
nonfinancial
asset
Any
asset
87.0
68.6
13.8
8.1
13.6
7.2
92.0
97.7
64.4
85.9
94.3
95.4
95.6
94.8
41.4
55.2
69.3
83.9
92.6
94.3
5.4
6.5
9.9
15.4
21.0
42.2
2.5
3.9
7.5
9.4
13.6
21.0
3.3
5.3
10.6
18.1
20.0
40.9
3.9
5.7
7.4
7.2
9.0
14.1
73.5
91.2
97.2
98.5
99.6
99.7
89.8
98.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
85.4
87.5
90.3
92.2
90.6
71.5
40.6
66.1
77.3
81.0
85.5
77.0
5.6
12.0
15.7
20.9
18.9
13.4
3.2
7.5
9.5
11.5
12.3
6.8
8.0
18.2
17.2
18.1
11.2
4.5
5.8
5.5
8.7
8.5
9.1
5.8
88.2
91.3
95.0
95.6
94.5
87.3
97.1
96.9
97.6
99.1
98.4
98.1
77.3
78.4
73.7
94.9
94.0
48.9
43.4
67.5
78.1
80.1
7.4
6.2
12.1
15.5
19.4
4.3
3.2
7.1
9.8
10.9
7.5
8.8
3.6
18.5
18.4
5.4
7.6
5.9
6.3
9.3
85.0
83.6
85.0
97.4
97.0
93.8
94.8
97.6
99.2
99.4
73.7
87.5
86.7
91.9
52.8
68.9
62.3
77.8
5.8
10.0
13.2
20.6
2.6
7.3
6.5
11.9
5.9
9.5
12.7
20.7
2.2
5.1
7.0
11.0
80.9
92.2
91.0
96.6
91.7
97.7
98.6
99.6
89.6
80.9
75.6
51.9
15.3
10.0
9.0
5.9
15.8
8.2
8.3
4.3
94.6
85.8
98.9
94.9
91.3
90.6
78.6
69.3
67.2
82.4
72.9
33.1
11.9
26.5
14.6
3.8
7.0
17.3
7.7
4.7
7.7
74.9
3.8
3.7
7.1
11.0
5.4
8.2
94.4
97.6
87.2
74.8
98.7
99.7
96.1
90.0
93.1
87.4
92.6
77.1
78.2
61.5
66.3
66.7
20.7
10.2
9.6
12.9
10.8
7.3
6.7
7.2
25.4
10.8
14.7
3.8
9.9
7.7
4.9
5.8
97.2
91.6
95.2
85.2
99.8
97.8
98.5
95.2
75.4
89.5
89.2
90.5
66.1
71.3
70.1
65.4
13.3
13.7
11.3
18.3
5.6
8.4
8.8
8.7
9.1
15.4
12.6
16.9
5.5
6.4
7.2
9.3
84.2
93.4
93.8
94.1
94.6
98.4
98.5
98.4
86.2
90.9
68.1
71.1
14.2
11.7
7.6
10.7
13.9
11.8
7.6
5.1
91.5
94.3
97.7
97.9
93.8
72.3
100.0
*
17.5
5.6
10.8
2.1
17.5
5.0
8.0
5.3
100.0
74.5
100.0
92.8
Percentiles of income
Less than 20
20-39.9
40-59.9
60-79.9
80-89.9
90-100
Age of head (years)
Less than 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 or more
Family structure
Single with child(ren)
Single, no child, age less than 55
Single, no child, age 55 or more
Couple with child(ren)
Couple, no child
Education of head
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
College degree
Race or ethnicity of respondent
White non-Hispanic
Nonwhite or Hispanic
Current work status of head
Working for someone else
Self-employed
Retired
Other not working
Current occupation of head
Managerial or professional
Technical, sales, or services
Other occupation
Retired or other not working
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Urbanicity
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
Non-MSA
Housing status
Owner
Renter or other
Percentiles of net worth
Less than 25
69.5
13.7
*
*
2.3
2.4
71.6
91.0
25-49.9
91.2
72.2
7.1
3.7
7.5
6.4
97.7
100.0
50-74.9
93.3
92.8
11.9
7.6
13.4
7.8
99.5
100.0
75-89.9
94.5
95.2
26.4
16.5
19.6
7.3
99.0
100.0
90-100
93.6
96.8
47.5
27.2
48.3
19.0
99.6
100.0
* Ten or fewer observations.
Note: For questions on income, respondents were asked to base their answers on the calendar year preceding the interview. For questions on
saving, respondents were asked to base their answers on the twelve months preceding the interview.
Percentage distributions may not sum to 100 because of rounding. See the appendix for details on standard errors and for definitions of family and
family head. See text for definition of asset categories.
Source: The Federal Reserve Board, 2010 Survey of Consumer Finance (July 19, 2012).
5-Feb-14
Family Holdings of Nonfinancial Assets and of Any Asset: Percentage of Families Holding Asset,
by Selected Characteristics of Families and Type of Asset, 2004
Family characteristic
All families
Vehicles
Primary
residence
Other
residential
property
Equity in
nonresidential
property
Business
equity
Other
Any
nonfinancial
asset
Any
asset
86.3
69.1
12.5
8.3
13.3
7.8
92.5
97.9
65.0
85.3
91.6
95.3
95.9
93.1
40.3
56.9
71.6
83.1
91.9
94.7
3.6
6.9
10.0
14.0
19.4
37.2
2.7
3.8
7.6
10.5
12.9
20.8
4.2
7.8
10.8
15.2
18.7
38.5
3.9
4.3
7.6
10.4
8.4
16.7
76.4
92.0
96.7
98.4
99.1
99.3
92.2
97.8
99.8
100.0
99.8
100.0
82.9
89.4
88.8
88.6
89.1
76.9
41.6
68.3
77.3
79.1
81.3
85.2
5.1
9.4
16.3
19.5
19.9
9.7
3.3
6.4
11.4
12.8
10.6
7.7
8.5
15.4
18.2
17.8
10.3
6.5
5.5
6.0
9.7
9.2
9.0
8.5
88.6
93.0
94.7
92.6
95.6
92.5
96.5
97.7
98.3
97.5
99.5
99.6
77.9
77.9
75.3
93.2
92.9
54.5
41.1
70.1
77.8
80.9
5.2
8.4
11.4
12.6
18.9
4.0
4.3
6.9
8.9
12.7
5.8
9.1
5.3
18.5
17.5
4.5
7.9
8.0
6.5
10.5
85.4
85.1
88.4
97.0
97.1
94.9
96.5
97.7
99.0
98.9
70.1
87.6
88.2
90.7
56.3
65.8
64.5
79.1
5.6
8.3
12.2
19.0
4.0
6.1
8.1
11.9
5.0
11.5
12.5
18.5
*
5.3
9.4
11.3
81.9
92.4
93.3
96.5
91.1
98.1
99.1
99.9
90.3
76.1
76.1
50.8
14.0
8.9
9.2
5.8
15.7
7.2
9.3
3.8
95.8
84.0
99.3
94.4
89.7
91.2
79.0
66.9
66.5
79.1
75.8
40.0
10.4
25.8
12.8
5.4
6.8
18.7
7.9
*
7.2
64.1
4.5
7.5
7.1
12.9
7.1
6.4
93.8
97.5
89.8
76.3
98.4
99.1
97.7
89.6
92.0
85.1
92.1
77.2
78.1
58.2
66.6
70.3
19.6
8.2
9.0
11.6
11.3
6.9
7.4
7.1
24.6
11.3
11.5
4.9
10.4
7.2
5.9
7.0
97.0
90.9
94.7
87.7
99.9
97.4
97.8
96.4
80.4
89.4
84.9
90.6
69.8
73.5
68.9
64.0
12.6
12.6
10.2
16.3
6.0
8.2
8.8
9.6
13.6
14.1
11.7
15.1
6.4
8.8
7.1
8.9
90.3
94.2
92.1
93.4
97.9
99.2
97.3
97.7
85.9
88.3
68.0
74.0
13.3
8.7
8.0
9.8
13.7
11.7
8.3
5.1
92.1
94.6
97.8
98.4
92.3
73.0
100.0
*
15.7
5.4
11.0
2.4
17.0
5.1
9.2
4.6
100.0
75.9
100.0
93.3
Percentiles of income
Less than 20
20-39.9
40-59.9
60-79.9
80-89.9
90-100
Age of head (years)
Less than 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 or more
Family structure
Single with child(ren)
Single, no child, age less than 55
Single, no child, age 55 or more
Couple with child(ren)
Couple, no child
Education of head
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
College degree
Race or ethnicity of respondent
White non-Hispanic
Nonwhite or Hispanic
Current work status of head
Working for someone else
Self-employed
Retired
Other not working
Current occupation of head
Managerial or professional
Technical, sales, or services
Other occupation
Retired or other not working
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Urbanicity
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
Non-MSA
Housing status
Owner
Renter or other
Percentiles of net worth
Less than 25
69.8
15.1
*
*
1.6
2.9
73.7
91.7
25-49.9
89.2
71.2
5.0
4.1
7.4
5.4
97.5
100.0
50-74.9
92.0
93.4
12.6
8.3
13.1
7.8
99.0
100.0
75-89.9
95.2
96.2
23.1
15.1
22.5
12.4
99.8
100.0
90-100
93.1
96.9
45.6
28.8
44.5
18.7
99.9
100.0
* Ten or fewer observations.
Note: For questions on income, respondents were asked to base their answers on the calendar year preceding the interview. For questions on
saving, respondents were asked to base their answers on the twelve months preceding the interview.
Percentage distributions may not sum to 100 because of rounding. See the appendix for details on standard errors and for definitions of family and
family head. See text for definition of asset categories.
Source: The Federal Reserve Board, 2010 Survey of Consumer Finance (July 19, 2012).
5-Feb-14
Family Holdings of Nonfinancial Assets and of Any Asset: Percentage of Families Holding Asset,
by Selected Characteristics of Families and Type of Asset, 2001
Family characteristic
All families
Vehicles
Primary
residence
Other
residential
property
Equity in
nonresidential
property
Business
equity
Other
Any
nonfinancial
asset
Any
asset
84.8
67.7
11.3
8.2
13.5
7.5
90.7
96.7
56.8
86.7
91.6
94.8
95.4
92.8
40.6
57.3
66.0
81.8
90.9
94.4
3.1
5.4
7.9
14.2
19.7
32.8
2.8
6.7
6.7
7.0
12.1
23.9
2.6
8.6
10.1
14.1
22.9
41.8
2.9
5.8
6.2
8.7
9.4
17.9
67.7
93.1
95.6
97.8
99.4
99.5
85.6
98.3
99.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
78.8
88.9
90.5
90.7
81.3
73.9
39.9
67.8
76.2
83.2
82.5
76.2
3.4
9.2
14.7
18.3
13.7
15.2
2.8
7.4
10.0
12.3
12.9
8.3
8.1
15.5
19.4
18.8
13.1
3.4
6.8
7.8
7.2
7.9
9.7
5.8
83.0
93.2
95.2
95.4
91.6
86.4
93.2
97.4
98.1
98.4
97.1
97.8
72.6
76.3
69.2
93.9
91.3
48.5
37.5
68.6
78.7
78.5
6.4
5.6
9.8
13.0
15.2
3.5
2.9
8.3
9.2
11.7
5.8
6.8
3.9
19.7
17.8
4.2
10.5
5.7
6.7
8.8
79.5
82.5
83.0
96.9
96.2
88.3
95.1
95.9
98.7
99.2
66.0
87.0
87.4
90.2
58.8
65.4
63.4
76.3
5.4
7.6
10.9
17.9
5.8
7.1
6.9
11.2
5.7
9.5
12.0
21.8
*
5.0
9.7
11.1
77.4
91.6
91.3
95.8
88.0
97.1
98.8
99.5
89.2
71.4
74.3
47.3
13.0
6.3
9.6
3.9
16.1
5.8
8.9
3.1
94.7
78.4
99.0
89.8
88.5
88.6
77.1
63.4
64.7
80.3
73.9
43.1
10.0
19.5
12.0
4.9
6.7
17.9
8.2
3.8
7.3
67.4
4.1
5.8
7.3
14.0
5.3
*
92.5
97.1
86.7
70.0
97.8
98.6
95.8
82.0
90.7
83.9
90.8
74.9
75.8
58.7
65.8
68.9
18.7
6.7
7.9
10.8
12.0
6.2
6.7
7.5
30.3
9.7
8.5
4.4
13.0
6.7
4.4
5.1
96.3
89.2
93.9
84.0
99.8
95.9
97.9
93.5
74.2
89.3
86.2
87.0
62.3
75.1
71.9
57.4
12.3
10.0
12.1
10.7
4.8
8.6
10.0
7.9
11.4
13.6
13.9
14.7
5.7
7.2
6.4
11.1
82.6
93.5
92.9
91.2
94.9
98.7
96.2
97.2
84.5
86.9
66.3
76.0
11.4
11.0
7.8
11.0
13.3
15.4
8.0
4.2
90.1
94.3
96.4
98.8
92.2
69.3
100.0
*
14.9
3.9
10.9
2.5
17.5
5.2
8.7
4.9
100.0
71.3
100.0
89.9
Percentiles of income
Less than 20
20-39.9
40-59.9
60-79.9
80-89.9
90-100
Age of head (years)
Less than 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 or more
Family structure
Single with child(ren)
Single, no child, age less than 55
Single, no child, age 55 or more
Couple with child(ren)
Couple, no child
Education of head
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
College degree
Race or ethnicity of respondent
White non-Hispanic
Nonwhite or Hispanic
Current work status of head
Working for someone else
Self-employed
Retired
Other not working
Current occupation of head
Managerial or professional
Technical, sales, or services
Other occupation
Retired or other not working
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Urbanicity
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
Non-MSA
Housing status
Owner
Renter or other
Percentiles of net worth
Less than 25
64.8
14.2
*
*
1.7
3.0
68.2
87.0
25-49.9
86.7
69.7
4.5
3.6
5.7
5.0
96.4
100.0
50-74.9
94.2
91.4
12.8
7.8
13.4
6.7
98.7
100.0
75-89.9
93.0
95.0
19.5
15.6
24.1
10.1
99.6
100.0
90-100
94.1
95.9
38.8
29.9
47.3
22.7
99.7
100.0
* Ten or fewer observations.
Note: For questions on income, respondents were asked to base their answers on the calendar year preceding the interview. For questions on
saving, respondents were asked to base their answers on the twelve months preceding the interview.
Percentage distributions may not sum to 100 because of rounding. See the appendix for details on standard errors and for definitions of family and
family head. See text for definition of asset categories.
Source: The Federal Reserve Board, 2010 Survey of Consumer Finance (July 19, 2012).
5-Feb-14
Family Holdings of Nonfinancial Assets and of Any Asset: Percentage of Families Holding Asset,
by Selected Characteristics of Families and Type of Asset, 1998
Family characteristic
All families
Vehicles
Primary
residence
Other
residential
property
Equity in
nonresidential
property
Business
equity
Other
Any
nonfinancial
asset
Any
asset
82.8
66.2
12.8
8.5
12.7
8.5
89.9
96.8
58.7
81.9
89.2
93.0
92.8
90.0
38.8
55.3
67.3
79.1
88.2
93.1
1.9
6.8
11.8
17.0
17.7
35.5
2.1
6.1
7.7
9.4
14.0
21.0
4.1
6.1
10.6
15.2
20.6
34.2
2.3
7.4
8.9
10.5
9.4
17.0
68.7
89.5
95.4
97.3
98.5
99.0
87.1
98.1
99.2
99.8
100.0
100.0
78.3
85.8
87.5
88.7
83.4
69.8
38.9
67.1
74.4
80.3
81.5
77.0
3.5
12.2
16.2
20.4
18.4
13.6
2.7
7.5
12.1
10.4
15.1
8.1
7.8
15.5
19.2
16.2
10.6
3.0
7.3
8.8
9.2
8.5
10.3
7.0
83.3
92.1
92.9
93.8
92.0
87.2
94.8
97.6
96.7
98.2
98.5
96.4
67.9
73.8
69.4
91.6
91.2
46.9
34.6
67.3
79.1
78.0
6.2
7.2
10.3
13.1
20.3
4.0
4.9
5.2
8.2
15.1
3.1
7.7
3.9
19.4
16.1
6.7
10.0
6.7
7.7
10.1
77.1
80.0
84.8
96.7
95.9
90.7
93.7
97.2
98.8
98.9
69.4
84.7
84.3
86.9
54.6
66.2
64.7
72.9
5.9
10.0
13.6
18.5
4.8
8.5
8.4
10.6
5.5
8.9
14.7
18.8
3.7
6.9
7.1
13.1
77.3
90.1
92.0
94.9
88.4
97.5
98.3
99.6
87.4
67.8
72.0
47.2
14.0
9.1
9.3
6.1
14.6
6.4
10.0
3.2
93.9
76.7
98.9
90.0
87.6
89.5
73.4
58.3
63.5
81.3
72.4
35.4
10.6
25.3
14.4
4.0
6.6
17.6
10.1
3.6
6.3
68.7
3.9
5.1
8.8
13.3
6.4
3.4
92.4
98.1
85.2
66.1
98.2
99.2
94.7
85.6
88.8
82.5
91.5
70.8
71.8
57.6
68.3
66.0
17.5
10.7
10.4
12.6
10.6
6.0
8.1
9.1
22.9
10.6
14.7
4.1
12.7
8.0
7.8
5.9
96.1
88.1
94.9
81.9
99.6
97.6
97.8
93.2
74.7
84.2
86.7
82.3
65.6
71.8
67.4
58.7
12.5
12.2
12.8
13.8
6.0
8.3
9.9
8.9
12.2
12.3
12.6
13.6
9.8
7.3
7.7
10.0
84.6
91.6
91.7
90.0
96.4
96.9
97.1
96.8
81.6
90.3
64.9
74.0
13.1
11.2
8.2
10.3
12.5
13.5
8.7
7.4
89.2
94.4
96.5
99.0
90.6
67.6
100.0
*
16.8
5.1
11.2
3.3
15.9
6.3
9.5
6.4
100.0
70.1
100.0
90.7
Percentiles of income
Less than 20
20-39.9
40-59.9
60-79.9
80-89.9
90-100
Age of head (years)
Less than 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 or more
Family structure
Single with child(ren)
Single, no child, age less than 55
Single, no child, age 55 or more
Couple with child(ren)
Couple, no child
Education of head
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
College degree
Race or ethnicity of respondent
White non-Hispanic
Nonwhite or Hispanic
Current work status of head
Working for someone else
Self-employed
Retired
Other not working
Current occupation of head
Managerial or professional
Technical, sales, or services
Other occupation
Retired or other not working
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Urbanicity
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
Non-MSA
Housing status
Owner
Renter or other
Percentiles of net worth
Less than 25
62.3
14.0
*
*
2.0
2.7
65.2
87.4
25-49.9
87.4
67.3
5.9
3.5
7.6
7.9
96.0
100.0
50-74.9
90.3
89.3
11.8
7.8
11.4
8.9
99.1
100.0
75-89.9
90.8
94.0
26.2
16.9
19.8
11.4
99.2
100.0
90-100
92.0
95.1
41.7
30.2
44.6
18.8
99.6
100.0
* Ten or fewer observations.
Note: For questions on income, respondents were asked to base their answers on the calendar year preceding the interview. For questions on
saving, respondents were asked to base their answers on the twelve months preceding the interview.
Percentage distributions may not sum to 100 because of rounding. See the appendix for details on standard errors and for definitions of family and
family head. See text for definition of asset categories.
Source: The Federal Reserve Board, 2010 Survey of Consumer Finance (July 19, 2012).
5-Feb-14
Family Holdings of Nonfinancial Assets and of Any Asset: Percentage of Families Holding Asset,
by Selected Characteristics of Families and Type of Asset, 1995
Family characteristic
All families
Vehicles
Primary
residence
Other
residential
property
Equity in
nonresidential
property
Business
equity
Other
Any
nonfinancial
asset
Any
asset
84.1
64.7
11.8
9.2
12.8
9.0
90.9
96.4
58.2
85.3
91.1
92.8
93.8
92.3
39.7
55.4
62.6
77.3
85.9
91.3
4.0
7.7
9.1
12.6
16.7
34.5
3.7
5.6
7.3
11.0
15.5
22.0
5.0
7.3
10.6
15.5
19.1
31.9
3.7
6.4
7.2
12.2
10.0
21.1
70.0
91.4
95.9
97.7
99.2
99.6
84.4
97.9
99.9
99.7
100.0
100.0
83.8
84.7
88.2
88.4
82.5
72.2
37.9
64.7
75.3
82.0
79.5
72.8
4.2
9.7
16.3
19.9
16.1
12.2
3.6
7.0
14.3
13.4
15.7
6.1
9.6
16.7
18.0
13.3
9.9
5.0
7.2
10.0
11.4
10.2
9.0
5.6
87.1
90.6
93.6
93.9
92.6
89.9
94.4
96.2
97.3
96.4
97.7
98.4
69.1
77.5
70.1
92.8
91.5
46.8
37.9
65.2
74.6
76.5
5.8
5.6
8.9
13.1
18.2
4.4
5.1
7.3
9.7
14.4
5.0
10.9
5.3
17.8
15.3
4.9
11.4
6.2
9.4
10.5
75.4
85.1
87.4
96.8
96.0
86.4
95.2
96.0
98.7
99.0
71.8
85.7
84.6
89.5
58.9
65.3
60.1
70.5
7.4
10.9
9.9
16.5
6.8
8.0
8.8
12.2
6.0
10.3
13.3
19.1
3.1
6.0
9.2
15.6
80.9
90.8
91.2
96.7
89.8
96.2
97.8
99.7
88.2
69.7
70.6
44.3
13.2
7.1
10.3
5.7
14.7
6.1
10.6
3.6
95.1
76.3
98.6
88.7
89.9
86.1
76.1
59.1
63.8
74.5
70.7
33.5
10.3
21.3
13.1
5.0
8.0
21.9
8.3
3.6
8.2
66.6
3.6
3.7
9.6
15.5
5.8
6.0
93.9
96.0
88.2
65.8
98.7
97.8
95.6
76.5
90.0
85.0
93.0
72.7
72.4
59.9
65.2
63.1
18.7
8.7
9.8
11.4
15.3
7.2
8.7
7.4
25.0
11.6
15.8
3.6
15.2
9.4
7.9
5.8
96.9
90.6
95.5
83.6
99.9
97.4
98.6
91.7
78.6
87.0
83.9
86.3
62.0
70.6
64.8
60.5
12.9
11.3
11.6
11.5
6.7
8.5
11.4
8.9
13.2
12.4
12.7
13.0
8.0
9.4
8.1
11.1
87.2
92.7
90.5
92.9
95.6
96.2
96.3
97.4
83.7
86.6
63.8
70.2
12.2
9.6
9.1
10.1
12.5
14.2
9.6
5.4
90.2
94.6
96.1
98.2
90.9
71.6
100.0
*
15.1
5.7
12.0
4.2
15.8
7.3
10.5
6.3
100.0
74.1
100.0
89.7
Percentiles of income
Less than 20
20-39.9
40-59.9
60-79.9
80-89.9
90-100
Age of head (years)
Less than 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 or more
Family structure
Single with child(ren)
Single, no child, age less than 55
Single, no child, age 55 or more
Couple with child(ren)
Couple, no child
Education of head
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
College degree
Race or ethnicity of respondent
White non-Hispanic
Nonwhite or Hispanic
Current work status of head
Working for someone else
Self-employed
Retired
Other not working
Current occupation of head
Managerial or professional
Technical, sales, or services
Other occupation
Retired or other not working
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Urbanicity
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
Non-MSA
Housing status
Owner
Renter or other
Percentiles of net worth
Less than 25
65.3
13.6
*
*
1.9
3.1
68.4
85.5
25-49.9
87.8
64.3
5.4
4.7
7.4
7.0
96.3
100.0
50-74.9
91.0
88.2
11.1
8.5
14.6
10.5
99.0
100.0
75-89.9
92.1
92.3
21.2
15.7
18.6
12.3
99.8
100.0
90-100
92.4
93.5
42.6
33.9
40.2
20.4
99.9
100.0
* Ten or fewer observations.
Note: For questions on income, respondents were asked to base their answers on the calendar year preceding the interview. For questions on
saving, respondents were asked to base their answers on the twelve months preceding the interview.
Percentage distributions may not sum to 100 because of rounding. See the appendix for details on standard errors and for definitions of family and
family head. See text for definition of asset categories.
Source: The Federal Reserve Board, 2010 Survey of Consumer Finance (July 19, 2012).
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Family Holdings of Nonfinancial Assets and of Any Asset: Percentage of Families Holding Asset,
by Selected Characteristics of Families and Type of Asset, 1992
Family characteristic
All families
Vehicles
Primary
residence
Other
residential
property
Equity in
nonresidential
property
Business
equity
Other
Any
nonfinancial
asset
Any
asset
86.1
63.9
12.7
9.5
14.3
8.3
90.8
95.8
56.3
86.2
93.9
96.6
97.9
96.9
38.9
56.4
61.8
75.9
83.2
90.1
2.9
6.9
11.9
13.7
20.0
35.8
3.1
6.6
7.5
10.8
13.3
25.6
4.6
8.3
11.1
16.5
21.9
40.7
4.6
4.3
9.9
7.3
12.0
19.1
67.8
91.0
97.1
98.7
99.6
99.1
82.6
97.1
99.7
100.0
100.0
99.6
83.7
88.7
92.9
87.1
86.1
73.0
36.8
64.5
75.4
77.5
79.3
77.2
4.6
11.8
15.9
21.9
17.8
11.3
4.2
7.2
13.6
18.7
11.5
6.9
10.6
19.5
18.1
18.9
10.4
4.6
8.2
9.4
9.8
6.4
6.5
8.8
85.6
92.3
94.4
92.7
91.6
91.3
92.9
96.7
96.8
96.9
96.8
97.5
66.4
79.4
70.6
95.8
96.2
43.0
35.4
65.8
74.6
76.9
4.3
8.3
9.8
13.1
20.5
2.7
6.4
8.4
9.9
14.8
5.1
12.0
4.4
20.6
18.0
3.3
9.9
6.4
8.3
11.0
75.1
83.7
84.9
97.3
97.6
86.0
93.2
94.9
98.4
99.2
70.2
86.4
87.3
95.3
56.7
62.7
63.0
70.2
4.9
9.0
13.9
20.4
5.0
9.3
8.4
13.2
5.1
11.2
14.1
23.3
2.3
5.4
10.9
13.6
80.2
90.8
91.7
97.0
88.1
95.5
98.5
99.5
90.9
71.5
70.3
44.4
14.5
6.9
10.8
5.6
16.4
8.2
9.7
4.1
95.0
77.9
98.9
86.7
91.2
95.4
78.7
62.9
61.3
76.7
73.5
33.3
11.2
22.5
13.9
5.2
8.4
20.2
9.3
3.0
8.6
75.7
4.4
2.3
9.4
12.0
5.6
5.1
93.6
98.2
89.1
67.0
97.9
99.0
95.6
78.4
94.8
89.2
92.0
75.0
71.3
59.9
60.4
64.0
19.6
9.8
9.9
11.8
13.9
8.6
8.7
7.8
28.2
16.2
14.7
3.9
13.6
7.5
8.5
5.5
97.8
91.7
93.9
83.9
99.8
97.3
97.1
91.5
76.9
89.8
87.9
87.6
64.3
67.0
64.0
59.7
10.8
13.0
11.1
16.6
8.1
8.2
10.5
10.6
13.7
14.7
12.1
18.3
9.7
6.3
6.5
12.4
83.5
93.3
92.5
92.1
92.2
97.5
96.3
96.5
85.2
89.9
63.1
67.7
13.3
9.9
9.7
8.6
14.5
13.7
9.1
4.8
90.3
93.1
95.6
97.0
93.5
73.0
100.0
*
16.6
5.7
12.1
4.8
18.2
7.5
9.4
6.5
100.0
74.5
100.0
88.5
Percentiles of income
Less than 20
20-39.9
40-59.9
60-79.9
80-89.9
90-100
Age of head (years)
Less than 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 or more
Family structure
Single with child(ren)
Single, no child, age less than 55
Single, no child, age 55 or more
Couple with child(ren)
Couple, no child
Education of head
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
College degree
Race or ethnicity of respondent
White non-Hispanic
Nonwhite or Hispanic
Current work status of head
Working for someone else
Self-employed
Retired
Other not working
Current occupation of head
Managerial or professional
Technical, sales, or services
Other occupation
Retired or other not working
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Urbanicity
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
Non-MSA
Housing status
Owner
Renter or other
Percentiles of net worth
Less than 25
65.6
10.7
*
*
2.2
3.1
67.1
83.3
25-49.9
89.1
64.4
5.5
3.5
8.0
5.4
97.0
100.0
50-74.9
93.2
87.0
11.7
9.5
15.7
9.2
99.3
100.0
75-89.9
96.6
93.1
23.4
16.9
20.4
12.1
99.7
100.0
90-100
96.2
94.1
45.8
35.2
47.9
21.0
99.9
100.0
* Ten or fewer observations.
Note: For questions on income, respondents were asked to base their answers on the calendar year preceding the interview. For questions on
saving, respondents were asked to base their answers on the twelve months preceding the interview.
Percentage distributions may not sum to 100 because of rounding. See the appendix for details on standard errors and for definitions of family and
family head. See text for definition of asset categories.
Source: The Federal Reserve Board, 2010 Survey of Consumer Finance (July 19, 2012).
5-Feb-14
Family Holdings of Nonfinancial Assets and of Any Asset: Percentage of Families Holding Asset,
by Selected Characteristics of Families and Type of Asset, 1989
Family characteristic
All families
Vehicles
Primary
residence
Other
residential
property
Equity in
nonresidential
property
Business
equity
Other
Any
nonfinancial
asset
Any
asset
83.8
63.9
13.1
11.1
13.3
12.4
89.3
94.7
51.6
81.3
94.9
95.0
96.9
95.2
32.9
54.9
65.4
76.4
86.2
93.5
3.7
6.6
11.4
15.4
20.4
36.8
2.3
7.9
9.8
13.2
17.1
27.7
2.9
9.1
10.5
14.3
22.0
37.3
5.3
8.1
11.9
16.1
17.0
23.8
64.8
87.4
97.4
97.3
99.0
99.6
78.8
95.1
99.9
99.5
100.0
100.0
81.4
88.9
90.8
86.3
81.5
66.1
39.4
66.1
76.5
80.1
77.7
69.9
3.8
12.3
20.4
20.4
19.5
12.2
4.3
12.3
15.4
17.4
15.4
6.8
10.2
19.4
18.2
13.4
9.4
5.4
9.8
14.0
15.6
13.9
12.9
8.0
83.9
91.8
93.2
91.2
92.7
85.4
92.3
95.0
94.9
95.0
97.4
96.4
62.2
73.6
61.2
96.3
96.8
42.7
28.2
59.2
77.5
80.8
6.3
6.2
11.5
13.3
22.3
5.1
6.0
7.4
12.7
17.8
5.4
10.4
5.1
18.2
16.9
8.6
12.7
10.7
11.7
16.2
71.1
78.1
80.4
97.7
98.5
80.4
89.3
92.6
99.2
99.6
71.8
83.3
87.4
92.7
61.8
59.8
63.7
70.5
8.7
12.6
11.0
18.8
7.3
8.4
12.1
17.1
7.7
11.5
14.2
19.8
6.0
11.0
15.0
18.0
83.7
87.4
90.8
95.4
89.7
93.3
96.8
99.4
89.2
67.6
70.5
44.4
14.8
8.1
12.6
6.7
15.5
6.8
14.6
5.8
94.1
74.8
98.4
83.5
89.8
94.2
74.6
49.2
62.1
73.1
72.8
30.3
11.6
22.2
14.8
5.0
9.4
26.5
10.5
*
7.7
69.3
4.4
*
12.4
21.2
9.5
8.4
92.1
98.5
87.1
57.5
97.1
100.0
93.8
68.4
95.1
84.3
92.2
69.3
73.8
53.6
64.5
63.9
20.5
10.3
9.7
12.8
17.3
8.7
11.0
8.7
22.3
13.6
17.6
3.7
19.0
10.9
11.9
9.2
97.6
87.2
94.6
80.9
99.6
95.7
97.4
88.5
79.2
83.2
83.1
90.3
61.3
69.1
65.6
57.4
11.7
14.6
12.6
13.8
8.2
11.0
13.3
10.6
12.2
13.8
12.7
14.9
13.1
12.2
10.4
15.1
87.4
88.2
89.5
92.1
93.2
93.9
93.9
98.3
83.1
86.8
61.6
73.5
12.6
15.5
10.2
15.0
12.2
17.9
12.7
11.0
88.3
93.3
94.0
97.7
92.9
67.6
100.0
*
17.4
5.7
14.7
4.8
16.7
7.2
14.5
8.5
100.0
70.2
100.0
85.2
Percentiles of income
Less than 20
20-39.9
40-59.9
60-79.9
80-89.9
90-100
Age of head (years)
Less than 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 or more
Family structure
Single with child(ren)
Single, no child, age less than 55
Single, no child, age 55 or more
Couple with child(ren)
Couple, no child
Education of head
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
College degree
Race or ethnicity of respondent
White non-Hispanic
Nonwhite or Hispanic
Current work status of head
Working for someone else
Self-employed
Retired
Other not working
Current occupation of head
Managerial or professional
Technical, sales, or services
Other occupation
Retired or other not working
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Urbanicity
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
Non-MSA
Housing status
Owner
Renter or other
Percentiles of net worth
Less than 25
58.5
8.6
*
*
1.7
3.3
61.6
78.6
25-49.9
87.2
61.1
5.3
5.2
7.3
10.6
96.1
100.0
50-74.9
94.7
92.2
12.5
13.5
12.0
13.1
99.6
100.0
75-89.9
95.1
94.0
26.0
16.7
20.2
17.8
99.5
100.0
90-100
93.8
93.3
44.7
37.1
50.1
29.2
99.9
100.0
* Ten or fewer observations.
Note: For questions on income, respondents were asked to base their answers on the calendar year preceding the interview. For questions on
saving, respondents were asked to base their answers on the twelve months preceding the interview.
Percentage distributions may not sum to 100 because of rounding. See the appendix for details on standard errors and for definitions of family and
family head. See text for definition of asset categories.
Source: The Federal Reserve Board, 2010 Survey of Consumer Finance (July 19, 2012).