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Table 2 Balance sheet for households in 2006

From: The impact of the recession on the wealth of older immigrant and native households in the United States

Asset category

Percent of HHs with that asset

Mean holding

Share of total wealth

Values conditional on positive holding

Mean

Median

Native Households

Financial Assets

94.3%

191,818

25.4%

240,860

48,659

Stocks

33.6%

102,223

13.5%

304,241

75,691

Bank Accounts

90.5%

33,087

4.4%

36,575

10,813

CDs

29.1%

20,843

2.8%

71,600

27,033

Bonds

7.7%

17,898

2.4%

232,319

48,659

Other Financial Wealth

19.2%

22,382

3.0%

116,275

25,951

Home Equity (Primary home)

90.3%

215,056

28.5%

245,183

153,545

Home Equity (Secondary home)

18.5%

36,981

4.9%

199,502

70,285

Home Equity (Other real estate)

19.3%

85,002

11.2%

439,621

108,130

Non-Mortgage Debt

31.3%

4,614

0.6%

14,747

5,407

Business Assets

13.0%

83,900

11.1%

645,834

216,260

Vehicle Assets

95.4%

22,632

3.0%

23,728

16,220

IRAs & Keoghs

50.1%

120,313

15.9%

240,212

86,504

Net Worth

99.5%

755,703

100.0%

780,054

327,634

Mixed Households

Financial Assets

92.3%

174,643

22.3%

238,787

54,065

Stocks

30.3%

72,570

9.3%

239,902

108,130

Bank Accounts

87.3%

63,807

8.2%

73,131

10,813

CDs

24.5%

19,576

2.5%

79,903

27,033

Bonds

7.3%

8,909

1.1%

122,884

54,065

Other Financial Wealth

17.3%

16,832

2.2%

97,575

34,602

Home Equity (Primary Home)

87.0%

305,316

39.0%

356,491

216,260

Home Equity (Secondary home)

15.5%

33,779

4.3%

217,932

135,163

Home Equity (Other real estate)

17.8%

79,224

10.1%

446,335

270,325

Non-Mortgage Debt

33.5%

7,052

0.9%

21,051

6,488

Business Assets

8.8%

66,200

8.5%

756,572

162,195

Vehicle Assets

92.0%

17,883

2.3%

19,438

12,976

IRAs & Keoghs

43.0%

105,407

13.5%

245,133

85,963

Net Worth

99.0%

782,453

100.0%

832,191

392,512

Immigrant Households

Financial Assets

78.6%

154,584

30.5%

256,269

18,382

Stocks

15.6%

113,697

22.4%

728,430

162,195

Bank Accounts

73.0%

22,692

4.5%

31,078

5,407

CDs

13.5%

10,568

2.1%

72,640

35,142

Bonds

3.7%

2,690

0.5%

72,640

35,142

Other Financial Wealth

11.1%

7,968

1.6%

71,713

26,492

Home Equity (Primary Home)

74.1%

197,593

39.0%

277,966

216,260

Home Equity (Secondary home)

14.6%

38,182

7.5%

262,415

216,260

Home Equity (Other real estate)

14.0%

47,167

9.3%

336,398

162,195

Non-Mortgage Debt

32.8%

3,031

0.6%

9,240

3,244

Business Assets

5.3%

24,643

4.9%

465,750

151,382

Vehicle Assets

82.3%

11,514

2.3%

13,994

8,650

IRAs & Keoghs

20.6%

33,183

6.5%

160,811

68,122

Net Worth

94.4%

506,866

100.0%

561,790

260,864