Nothing, however, is as straightforward as it seems in The Beguiled, not even its perversities. Take, for example, the lovely opening sequence in which a little, 12-year-old girl comes upon the body of the soldier in the forest. She is, at first, frozen with fear.
And nearly a quarter of married couples and almost half of unmarried retirees rely on Social Security payments for at least 90% of income. With an average monthly Social Security check of around $1,230 per month, seniors are receiving average annual payments that total just $14,760 a year.
Income of All Older Adults from All Sources. In 2016, 49.5 million Americans were age 65 and older. Half of all older adults had less than $23,394 in yearly income from all sources. In 2016, half of all older households received less than $39,823 in yearly income from all sources. Income for older adults is also measured in terms of aged units. According to the most recent available numbers, half of all aged units had less than $30,193 in 2014. Read about the different measures of income.