About 20% of filers are 55 years or older.
The median age is about 45.
People ages 65 and older make up about 8% of filers.
Those ages 34 and younger make up about 19% of filers.
Hence, we have the following bankruptcy types: Chapter 7 (liquidation), Chapter 9 (adjustment of debts of a municipality), Chapter 11 (reorganization), Chapter 12 (adjustment of debts of a family farmer or fisherman with regular annual income), Chapter 13 (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income) and
In many cases, Chapter 7 bankruptcy is a better fit than Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
For instance, not only is Chapter 7 quicker, many people prefer the following two things as well: filers keep all or most of their property, and. filers don't pay creditors through a three- to five-year Chapter 13 repayment plan.