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commonly used by the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> government and private institutions. To measure the income of a <a href="/wiki/Household" title="Household">household</a>, the before <a href="/wiki/Tax" title="Tax">tax</a> income of all residents over the age of 15 is added together. Most of this is <a href="/wiki/Wage" title="Wage">wages</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salary" title="Salary">salaries</a> (before <a href="/w/index.php?title=Withholding&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Withholding (not yet started)">withholding</a> and other taxes), but many other forms of income, such as <a href="/wiki/Unemployment" title="Unemployment">unemployment insurance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Disability_benefits" title="Disability benefits">disability</a>, <a href="/wiki/Child_support" title="Child support">child support</a>, etc., are included as well. The people in the household do not have to be <a href="/wiki/Relation" class="mw-disambig" title="Relation">related</a> to the householder for their income to be considered part of the household's income.<sup id="cite_ref-Definition_of_household_income_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Definition_of_household_income-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Household income is among the most widely accepted measures as households tend to share a common economic fate. The size of a household which is commonly not considered may off-set gains in household income.<sup id="cite_ref-The_American_Class_Strucutre_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_American_Class_Strucutre-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, the <a href="/wiki/Median" title="Median">median</a> annual household income according to the <a href="/wiki/US_Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="US Census Bureau">US Census Bureau</a> was $46,326,<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_news_release_in_regards_to_median_income_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_news_release_in_regards_to_median_income-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> similar to that of Canada which was roughly $41,510 (USD) in the year 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-Canada_Census,_Median_Household_income_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canada_Census,_Median_Household_income-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The median income per household member (including all working and non-working members above the age of 14) in the year 2003 was $23,535.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_median_income_per_household_member_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_median_income_per_household_member-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the year 2005, there were about 113,146,000 households in the United States. 17.23% of all households had annual incomes more than $100,000.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_2005_Economic_Survey,_income_data_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_2005_Economic_Survey,_income_data-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 12.7% fell below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_threshold" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty threshold">federal poverty threshold</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_press_release_regarding_poverty_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_press_release_regarding_poverty-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bottom 20% earned less than $19,178.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_income_quintiles,_2006_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_income_quintiles,_2006-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The income distribution tends to tilt towards the top with the top 6.37% earning roughly one third of all income. Those with upper-middle incomes also controlled a large, though declining, share of the total earned income.<sup id="cite_ref-The_American_Class_Strucutre_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_American_Class_Strucutre-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USAToday,_the_definition_of_middle_class_income_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USAToday,_the_definition_of_middle_class_income-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Households in the top 20%, 77% of which had two income earners, had incomes exceeding $91,705. Households in the mid 20%, with a mean of one income earner per household had incomes between $36,000 and 57,657.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_income_quintiles,_2006_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_income_quintiles,_2006-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2005 economic survey also found that households in the top 40%, those with an annual household income exceeding $55,331, had a <a href="/wiki/Median" title="Median">median</a> of two income earners while those in the lower quintiles (2nd and middle quintile) had median of only one income earner per household. Due to high <a href="/wiki/Unemployment" title="Unemployment">unemployment</a> among those in the lowest quintile the median number of income earners for this particular group was zero.<sup id="cite_ref-census2005_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2005-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> followed the trend of other <a href="/wiki/Developed_country" title="Developed country">developed nations</a> with a relatively large population of relatively rich households outnumbering the poor. There was large and quite powerful section of households with moderately high middle class incomes<sup id="cite_ref-USAToday,_the_definition_of_middle_class_income_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USAToday,_the_definition_of_middle_class_income-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and an even larger number of households with moderately low incomes.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_2005_Economic_Survey,_income_data_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_2005_Economic_Survey,_income_data-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the median household income has increased 44% since 1990 it has decreased very slightly when considering inflation. In 1990, the median household income was $30,056; $44,603 in 2003 <a href="/wiki/Dollar" title="Dollar">dollars</a>. While personal income has not changed much over the past few decades, household income has risen because more households have two or more income earners. Between 1999 and 2004 household income showed only a slight increase since 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_Median_household_income_1990_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_Median_household_income_1990-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CPI_inflation_calculator,_1990_USD_to_2003_USD_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CPI_inflation_calculator,_1990_USD_to_2003_USD-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Income_distribution">Income distribution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Income distribution" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Income distribution"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; margin-right:60px"> <tbody><tr> <th>Income range </th> <th>Households<br />(thousands) </th> <th>Percent </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">$0 to $25,000 (28.22%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Under $2,500</td> <td>2,566</td> <td>2.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$2,500 to $4,999</td> <td>1,389</td> <td>1.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$5,000 to $7,499</td> <td>2,490</td> <td>2.20% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$7,500 to $9,999</td> <td>3,360</td> <td>2.96% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$10,000 to $12,499</td> <td>4,013</td> <td>3.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$12,500 to $14,999</td> <td>3,543</td> <td>3.13% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$15,000 to $17,499</td> <td>3,760</td> <td>3.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$17,500 to $19,999</td> <td>3,438</td> <td>3.03% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$20,000 to $22,499</td> <td>4,061</td> <td>3.58% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$22,500 to $24,999</td> <td>3,375</td> <td>2.98% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">$25,000 to $50,000 (26.65%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>$25,000 to $27,499</td> <td>3,938</td> <td>3.48% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$27,500 to $29,999</td> <td>2,889</td> <td>2.55% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$30,000 to $32,499</td> <td>3,921</td> <td>3.46% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$32,500 to $34,999</td> <td>2,727</td> <td>2.41% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$35,000 to $37,499</td> <td>3,360</td> <td>2.96% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$37,500 to $39,999</td> <td>2,633</td> <td>2.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$40,000 to $42,499</td> <td>3,378</td> <td>2.98% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$42,500 to $44,999</td> <td>2,294</td> <td>2.02% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$45,000 to $47,499</td> <td>2,700</td> <td>2.38% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$47,500 to $49,999</td> <td>2,371</td> <td>2.09% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">$50,000 to $75,000 (18.27%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>$50,000 to $52,499</td> <td>3,071</td> <td>2.71% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$52,500 to $54,999</td> <td>2,006</td> <td>1.77% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$55,000 to $57,499</td> <td>2,420</td> <td>2.13% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$57,500 to $59,999</td> <td>1,786</td> <td>1.57% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$60,000 to $62,499</td> <td>2,566</td> <td>2.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$62,500 to $64,999</td> <td>1,774</td> <td>1.56% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$65,000 to $67,499</td> <td>2,101</td> <td>1.85% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$67,500 to $69,999</td> <td>1,637</td> <td>1.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$70,000 to $72,499</td> <td>1,978</td> <td>1.74% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$72,500 to $74,999</td> <td>1,413</td> <td>1.24% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">$75,000 to $100,000 (10.93%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>$75,000 to $77,499</td> <td>1,802</td> <td>1.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$77,500 to $79,999</td> <td>1,264</td> <td>1.11% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$80,000 to $82,499</td> <td>1,673</td> <td>1.47% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$82,500 to $84,999</td> <td>1,219</td> <td>1.07% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$85,000 to $87,499</td> <td>1,418</td> <td>1.25% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$87,500 to $89,999</td> <td>984</td> <td>0.86% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$90,000 to $92,499</td> <td>1,282</td> <td>1.13% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$92,500 to $94,999</td> <td>917</td> <td>0.81% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$95,000 to $97,499</td> <td>1,023</td> <td>0.90% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$97,500 to $99,999</td> <td>846</td> <td>0.74% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">$100,000 or more (15.73%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>$100,000 to $149,999</td> <td>11,194</td> <td>9.89% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$150,000 to $199,999</td> <td>3,595</td> <td>3.17% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$200,000 to $249,999</td> <td>1,325</td> <td>1.17% </td></tr> <tr> <td>$250,000 and above</td> <td>1,699</td> <td>1.50% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2005</b><sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_2005_Economic_Survey,_income_data_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_2005_Economic_Survey,_income_data-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Quintiles,_household_type,_and_home_ownership"><span id="Quintiles.2C_household_type.2C_and_home_ownership"></span>Quintiles, household type, and home ownership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Quintiles, household type, and home ownership" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Quintiles, household type, and home ownership"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Households are often divided into <a href="/w/index.php?title=Quintile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Quintile (not yet started)">quintiles</a> according to their gross income. Each quintile represents 20%, or one fifth, of the population. </p><p>Household type is strongly <a href="/wiki/Correlation" title="Correlation">correlated</a> with household income. There are more married couples in the upper two quintiles, compared to the general population of households. This is likely due to the presence of more than one income earners in these families. Non-family households (individuals) are disproportionately represented in the lower two quintiles. Households headed by single males are disproportionately found in the middle three quintiles; single females head households concentrated in the bottom three quintiles. </p><p>The highest income households are almost ten times as likely to own their homes rather than rent, but in the lowest quintile, the ratio of owners to renters is nearly one to one. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a> has used the quintiles to define <a href="/w/index.php?title=Social_class_in_the_United_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Social class in the United States (not yet started)">class</a>. It has assigned the quintiles from lowest to highest as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lower_class&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lower class (not yet started)">lower class</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lower_middle_class&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lower middle class (not yet started)">lower middle class</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middle_class" title="Middle class">middle class</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upper_middle_class" title="Upper middle class">upper middle class</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Upper_class" title="Upper class">upper class</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-New_York_Times_definition_of_class_according_to_the_quintiles_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_York_Times_definition_of_class_according_to_the_quintiles-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; margin-right:60px"> <tbody><tr> <th>Data </th> <th>All households </th> <th>Lowest fifth </th> <th>Second fifth </th> <th>Middle fifth </th> <th>Fourth fifth </th> <th>Highest fifth </th> <th>Top 5% </th></tr> <tr> <td>Households (in 1000s)</td> <td>113,146</td> <td>22,629</td> <td>22,629</td> <td>22,629</td> <td>22,629</td> <td>22,629</td> <td>5,695 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lower limit</td> <td>$0</td> <td>$0</td> <td>$18,500</td> <td>$34,738</td> <td>$55,331</td> <td>$88,030</td> <td>$157,176 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Median number of income earners</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td>Owner occupied</td> <td>62.4%</td> <td>49.0%</td> <td>58.8%</td> <td>68.9%</td> <td>80.5%</td> <td>90.0%</td> <td>92.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Renter occupied</td> <td>29.2%</td> <td>48.3%</td> <td>39.7%</td> <td>29.9%</td> <td>18.7%</td> <td>9.6%</td> <td>6.9% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8">Type of household </th></tr> <tr> <td>Family households</td> <td>68.06%</td> <td>41.06%</td> <td>59.97%</td> <td>70.04%</td> <td>80.87%</td> <td>88.35%</td> <td>90.61% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Married couple families</td> <td>51.35%</td> <td>19.03%</td> <td>38.89%</td> <td>51.00%</td> <td>67.05%</td> <td>80.08%</td> <td>85.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Single-male family</td> <td>4.32%</td> <td>3.08%</td> <td>4.64%</td> <td>5.69%</td> <td>4.89%</td> <td>3.30%</td> <td>2.47% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Single-female family</td> <td>12.38%</td> <td>18.94%</td> <td>16.43%</td> <td>13.35%</td> <td>8.93%</td> <td>4.24%</td> <td>2.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Non-family households</td> <td>31.93%</td> <td>58.92%</td> <td>40.02%</td> <td>29.96%</td> <td>19.12%</td> <td>11.64%</td> <td>9.36% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2004</b><sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_income_quintilea_and_Top_5_Percent,_2004_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_income_quintilea_and_Top_5_Percent,_2004-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race">Race</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Race" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Race"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite great advances made to lift minorities out of <a href="/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">poverty</a> and many <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African Americans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hispanic" title="Hispanic">Latino Americans</a> joining the <a href="/wiki/Middle_class" title="Middle class">middle class</a>, there is still an uneven <a href="/wiki/Race_(sociology)" title="Race (sociology)">racial</a> distribution among the groups. White people who were not of <a href="/wiki/Hispanic" title="Hispanic">Hispanic</a> descent made up roughly 75.1% of all persons in 2000,<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_2000_Census_racial_data_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_2000_Census_racial_data-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 87.93% of all households in the top 5% were headed by a person who identified as being White. Only 4.75% of all household in the top 5% were headed by someone who identified him or herself as being Hispanic or Latino of any race,<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> versus 12.5% of persons identifying themselves as Hispanic or Latino in the general population.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_2000_Census_racial_data_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_2000_Census_racial_data-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall 86.01% of all <a href="/wiki/House" title="House">households</a> in the top two quintiles with upper-middle range incomes of over $55,331 were headed by a head of household who identified him or herself as White, while only 7.21% were being headed by someone who identified as being Hispanic and 7.37% by someone who identified as being <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African American</a> or Black.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall households headed by Hispanics and African Americans or Blacks were underrepresented in the top two quintiles and overrepresented in the bottom two quintiles. Households headed by people who identified as being <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asian</a> were overrepresented among the top two quintiles. In the top five percent the percentage of <a href="/wiki/Korean_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Korean American">Asians</a> was nearly twice as high as the percentage of Asians among the general population. <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> Americans were relatively even distributed throughout the quintiles only being underrepresented in the lowest quintile and slightly overrepresented in the top quintile and the top five percent.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Race </th> <th>All households </th> <th>Lowest fifth </th> <th>Second fifth </th> <th>Middle fifth </th> <th>Fourth fifth </th> <th>Highest fifth </th> <th>Top 5% </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">White alone</td> <td>Number in 1000s</td> <td>92,702</td> <td>16,940</td> <td>18,424</td> <td>18,978</td> <td>19,215</td> <td>19,721</td> <td>5,695 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Percentage</td> <td>81.93%</td> <td>74.87%</td> <td>81.42%</td> <td>83.87%</td> <td>84.92%</td> <td>87.16%</td> <td>87.93% </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Asian alone</td> <td>Number in 1000s</td> <td>4,140</td> <td>624</td> <td>593</td> <td>786</td> <td>871</td> <td>1,265</td> <td>366 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Percentage</td> <td>3.65%</td> <td>2.76%</td> <td>2.26%</td> <td>3.47%</td> <td>3.84%</td> <td>5.59%</td> <td>6.46% </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">African American or Black</td> <td>Number in 1000s</td> <td>13,792</td> <td>4,474</td> <td>3,339</td> <td>2,637</td> <td>2,053</td> <td>1,287</td> <td>236 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Percentage</td> <td>12.19%</td> <td>19.77%</td> <td>14.75%</td> <td>11.65%</td> <td>9.07%</td> <td>5.69%</td> <td>1.04% </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)</td> <td>Number in 1000s</td> <td>12,838</td> <td>3,023</td> <td>3,130</td> <td>2,863</td> <td>1,931</td> <td>1,204</td> <td>269 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Percentage</td> <td>11.33%</td> <td>13.56%</td> <td>13.83%</td> <td>12.20%</td> <td>8.53%</td> <td>5.89%</td> <td>1.19% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2004</b><sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education_and_Gender">Education and Gender</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Education and Gender" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Education and Gender"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Household income as well as per capita income in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> rises significantly as the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Educational_attainment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Educational attainment (not yet started)">educational attainment</a> increases.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_Income_by_education_and_sex_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_Income_by_education_and_sex-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005 graduates with a <a href="/wiki/MBA" class="mw-redirect" title="MBA">Master's in Business Administration</a> (MBA) who accepted job offers are expected to earn a base salary of $88,626. They are also expected to receive "…[a]n average <a href="/w/index.php?title=Signing_bonus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Signing bonus (not yet started)">signing bonus</a> of $17,428."<sup id="cite_ref-Wall_Street_Journal_on_MBA_salary_base_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wall_Street_Journal_on_MBA_salary_base-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the <a href="/wiki/US_Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="US Census Bureau">US Census Bureau</a> persons with <a href="/wiki/Doctorate" title="Doctorate">doctorates</a> in the United States had an average income of roughly $81,400. The average for an advanced degree was $72,824 with men averaging $90,761 and women averaging $50,756 annually. Year-round full-time workers with a professional degree had an average income of $109,600 while those with a <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">Master's degree</a> had an average income of $62,300. Overall "…[a]verage earnings ranged from $18,900 for <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dropouts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dropouts (not yet started)">high school dropouts</a> to $25,900 for high school graduates, $45,400 for college graduates and $99,300 for workers with professional degrees (M.D., D.O., J.D., D.D.S., or D.V.M.).<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_on_Education_and_Income_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_on_Education_and_Income-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Considering how education increases the earnings of individuals, it should come as no surprise that individuals with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Graduate_degree&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Graduate degree (not yet started)">graduate degrees</a> have an average <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> exceeding the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Median_household_income&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Median household income (not yet started)">median household income</a> of married couple families among the general population ($63,813).<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_on_Education_and_Income_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_on_Education_and_Income-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Infoplease,_median_household_income_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Infoplease,_median_household_income-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Higher educational attainment did not, however, help close the income gap between the <a href="/wiki/Gender" title="Gender">genders</a> as the life-time earnings for a male with a professionals degree were roughly forty percent (39.59%) higher than those of a female with a professionals degree. The life-time earnings gap between males and females was the smallest for those individuals holding an associate degree with male life-time earnings being 27.77% higher than those of females. While educational attainment did not help reduce the <a href="/wiki/Income_inequality" class="mw-redirect" title="Income inequality">income inequality</a> between men and women, it did increase the earnings potential of individuals of both sexes.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_on_Education_and_Income_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_on_Education_and_Income-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Household income also increased significantly with the educational attainment of the householder. The <a href="/wiki/US_Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="US Census Bureau">US Census Bureau</a> publishes educational attainment and income data for all households with a householder who was aged twenty-five or older. The biggest income difference was between those with some <a href="/w/index.php?title=College_education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="College education (not yet started)">college education</a> and those who had a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">Bachelor's degree</a>, with the latter making $23,874 more. Income also increased substantially with increased post-secondary education. While the median household income for a household with a household holding an associate degree was $51,970, the median household income for those with a bachelor's degree or higher was $73,446. Those with doctorates had the second highest median household with a median of $96,830; $18,289 more higher than that for those at the <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">Master's degree</a> level, but $3,170 lower than the median for households with a professionals degree holding householder.<sup id="cite_ref-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; margin-right:60px"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Criteria </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Less than 9th grade </th> <th>Some high school </th> <th>High school graduate </th> <th>Some college </th> <th>Associates degree </th> <th>Bachelor's degree </th> <th>Bachelor's degree or more </th> <th>Master's degree </th> <th>Professional degree </th> <th>Doctorate degree </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">Median individual income</td> <td>Male, age 25+</td> <td>$33,517</td> <td>$15,461</td> <td>$18,990</td> <td>$28,763</td> <td>$35,073</td> <td>$39,015</td> <td>$50,916</td> <td>$55,751</td> <td>$61,698</td> <td>$88,530</td> <td>$73,853 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Female, age 25+</td> <td>$19,679</td> <td>$9,296</td> <td>$10,786</td> <td>$15,962</td> <td>$21,007</td> <td>$24,808</td> <td>$31,309</td> <td>$35,125</td> <td>$41,334</td> <td>$48,536</td> <td>$53,003 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Both sexes, age 25+</td> <td>$32,140</td> <td>$17,422</td> <td>$20,321</td> <td>$26,505</td> <td>$31,054</td> <td>$35,009</td> <td>$43,143</td> <td>$49,303</td> <td>$52,390</td> <td>82,473</td> <td>$70,853 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Median household income</td> <td>$45,016</td> <td>$18,787</td> <td>$22,718</td> <td>$36,835</td> <td>$45,854</td> <td>$51,970</td> <td>$68,728</td> <td>$73,446</td> <td>$78,541</td> <td>$100,000</td> <td>$96,830 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2003</b><sup id="cite_ref-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Personal_income_and_educational_attainment,_US_Census_Bureau_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Personal_income_and_educational_attainment,_US_Census_Bureau-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The change in median personal and household income since 1991 also varied greatly with educational attainment. While, both the overall median personal and household income increased since 1991, this increase did not take place on all levels of educational attainment. The overall income increased over the course of the 1990s, reaching its high in 1999, but decreasing since. In 1991 the median household income in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">US</a> was $40,873 in 2003 dollars, while the median household income in 2003 was $45,016. In 1999 the median household income was $46,236, 2.7% higher than today. The median household income decreased for households and individuals at the high school drop-outs and graduate, some-college, and an <a href="/w/index.php?title=Associates_degree&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Associates degree (not yet started)">Associates degree</a> level. Income did, however, increase for those with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">Bachelor's degree</a> or more. The following table shows the median household income according to the educational attainment of the householder. All data is in 2003 dollars and only applies to householders whose householder is aged twenty-five or older. The highest and lowest points of the median household income are presented in bold face.<sup id="cite_ref-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Personal_income_and_educational_attainment,_US_Census_Bureau_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Personal_income_and_educational_attainment,_US_Census_Bureau-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; margin-right:60px"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Overall Median </th> <th>Less than 9th grade </th> <th>High school drop-out </th> <th>High school graduate </th> <th>Some college </th> <th>Associates degree </th> <th>Bachelor's degree </th> <th>Bachelor's degree or more </th> <th>Master's degree </th> <th>Professional degree </th> <th>Doctorate degree </th></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td>$40,873</td> <td><b>$17,414</b></td> <td>$23,096</td> <td>$37,520</td> <td>$46,296</td> <td>$52,289</td> <td>$64,150</td> <td><b>$68,845</b></td> <td><b>$72,669</b></td> <td>$102,667</td> <td>$92,614 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><b>$40,324</b></td> <td>$17,450</td> <td>$22,523</td> <td><b>$35,979</b></td> <td><b>$44,153</b></td> <td><b>$49,622</b></td> <td>$64,537</td> <td>$70,349</td> <td>$75,645</td> <td>$109,900</td> <td><b>$93,712</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td>$42,235</td> <td>$18,031</td> <td><b>$21,933</b></td> <td>$37,609</td> <td>$44,537</td> <td>$50,485</td> <td><b>$63,357</b></td> <td>$69,584</td> <td>$77,865</td> <td><b>$98,302</b></td> <td>$95,899 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td>$43,648</td> <td>$17,762</td> <td>$22,688</td> <td>$38,607</td> <td>$45,734</td> <td>$51,726</td> <td>$67,487</td> <td>$72,338</td> <td>$77,850</td> <td>$105,409</td> <td>$99,699 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><b>$46,236</b></td> <td><b>$19,008</b></td> <td>$23,977</td> <td><b>$39,322</b></td> <td><b>$48,588</b></td> <td><b>$54,282</b></td> <td><b>$70,925</b></td> <td><b>$76,958</b></td> <td><b>$82,097</b></td> <td><b>$110,383</b></td> <td><b>$107,217</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td>$45,300</td> <td>$18,830</td> <td><b>$24,162</b></td> <td>$37,468</td> <td>$47,605</td> <td>$53,166</td> <td>$69,796</td> <td>$75,116</td> <td>$81,993</td> <td>$103,918</td> <td>$96,442 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td>$45,016</td> <td>$18,787</td> <td>$22,718</td> <td>$36,835</td> <td>$45,854</td> <td>$51,970</td> <td>$68,728</td> <td>$73,446</td> <td>$78,541</td> <td>$100,000</td> <td>$96,830 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Average</i></td> <td><i>$43,376</i></td> <td><i>$18,183</i></td> <td><i>$23,013</i></td> <td><i>$37,620</i></td> <td><i>$46,109</i></td> <td><i>$51,934</i></td> <td><i>$66,997</i></td> <td><i>$72,376</i></td> <td><i>$78,094</i></td> <td><i>$104,368</i></td> <td><i>$94,487</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2003</b><sup id="cite_ref-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Age_of_householder">Age of householder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Age of householder" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Age of householder"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Household income in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> varies a lot with the age of the person who heads the household. The median household income increased with the age of householder until <a href="/w/index.php?title=Retirement_age&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Retirement age (not yet started)">retirement age</a> when household income started to decline.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_median_household_income_by_age_of_householder_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_median_household_income_by_age_of_householder-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest median household income was found among households headed by working <a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby-boomers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baby-boomers (not yet started)">baby-boomers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_median_household_income_by_age_of_householder_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_median_household_income_by_age_of_householder-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Households headed by persons between the ages of 45 and 54 had a median household income of $61,111 and a mean household income of $77,634. The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Median_income_per_member_of_household&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Median income per member of household (not yet started)">median income per member of household</a> for this group was $27,924. The highest median income per member of household was among those between the ages of 54 and 64 with $30,544. The group with the second highest median household income, were households headed by persons between the ages 35 and 44 with a median income of $56,785, followed by those in the age group between 55 and 64 with $50,400. The lowest income group was mainly those households headed by individuals younger than 24, followed by those headed by persons over the age of 75. Households headed by persons above the age of seventy-five had a median household income of $20,467 with the median household income per member of household being $18,645. These figures support the general assumption that median household income as well as the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Median_income_per_member_of_household&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Median income per member of household (not yet started)">median income per member of household</a> peaked among those households headed by middle aged persons, increasing with the age of the householder and the size of the household until the householder reaches the age of 64. With retirement income replacing salaries and the size of the household declining, the median household income decreases as well.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_median_household_income_by_age_of_householder_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_median_household_income_by_age_of_householder-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Household_income_over_time">Household income over time</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Household income over time" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Household income over time"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Please note that all figures are presented in 2003 dollars.</b></i> </p><p>Since 1967, the median household income in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> has risen modestly, fluctuating several times. Even though personal income has risen substantially and 42% of all household now have two income earners, the median household income has increased only slightly. According to the <a href="/wiki/US_Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="US Census Bureau">US Census Bureau</a>, this is due to the changing structure of American households. The proportion of wives working year-round in married couple households with children increased from 17% in 1967 to 39% in 1996, the proportion of such households among the general population has decreased. While married couple households with children are the most economically prosperous type of household in the United States, their share of the population has gone down. In 1969, more than 40% of all households consisted of a married couple with children. By 1996 only about quarter of US households were married couples with children. As a result of these changing <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Demographics of the United States">household demographics</a>, median household income rose only slightly despite an ever increasing female labor force and a considerable increase in the percentage of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Educational_attainment_in_the_United_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Educational attainment in the United States (not yet started)">college graduates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Income_from_1969_to_1996,_US_Census_Bureau_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Income_from_1969_to_1996,_US_Census_Bureau-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="margin:auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent; width:auto;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;padding:10px 10px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="padding:4px 10px;"> <p>"From 1969 to 1996, median household income rose a very modest 6.3 percent in constant dollars... The 1969 to 1996 stagnation in median household income may, in fact, be largely a reflection of changes in the size and composition of households rather than a reflection of a stagnating economy."- John McNeil, US Census Bureau </p> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:right;padding:10px 10px;">” </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The median household income rose from $33,338 in 1967 to an all-time high of $44,922 in 1999, and has since fallen slightly to $43,318. Decreases in household income are visible during each <a href="/wiki/Recession" title="Recession">recession</a>, while increases are visible during economic upturns. The incomes of both, the 95th and 20th percentile were affected by fluctuations in the economy. Income in the period between 1967 and 1999 grew faster among wealthier households than it did among poorer households. The household income for the 80th percentile, the lower threshold for the top quintile, rose from $55,265 in 1967 to $86,867 in 2003, a 57.2% increase. The median household income rose by 30% while the income for the 20th percentile (the lower threshold for the second lowest quintile) rose by only 28% from $14,002 to $17,984. The majority of households in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Income_quintiles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Income quintiles (not yet started)">top quintile</a> had two income earners, versus zero for the lowest quintile and that the widening gap between the top and lowest quintile may largely be the reflection of changing household demographics including the addition of women to the workforce.<sup id="cite_ref-Income_from_1969_to_1996,_US_Census_Bureau_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Income_from_1969_to_1996,_US_Census_Bureau-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Income_and_poverty_since_1967,_US_Census_Bureau_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Income_and_poverty_since_1967,_US_Census_Bureau-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While per-capita, disposable income has increased 469% since 1972 it has only increased moderately when considering <a href="/wiki/Inflation" title="Inflation">inflation</a>. In 1972, disposable personal income was $4,129; $19,385 in 2005 dollars. In 2005, disposable personal income was $27,640, showing a moderate 43% increase.<sup id="cite_ref-Bureau_of_Economic_Analysis_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bureau_of_Economic_Analysis-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Consumer_Price_Index_Home_Page,_CPI-W_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Consumer_Price_Index_Home_Page,_CPI-W-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1990, household income has fallen slightly, but this does not take into account the decrease in average household size.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Data_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Data-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; margin-right:60px"> <tbody><tr> <th>Data </th> <th>2003 </th> <th>2000 </th> <th>1997 </th> <th>1994 </th> <th>1991 </th> <th>1988 </th> <th>1985 </th> <th>1982 </th> <th>1979 </th> <th>1976 </th> <th>1973 </th> <th>1970 </th> <th>1967 </th></tr> <tr> <td>20th percentile</td> <td>  $17,984</td> <td>  $19,142</td> <td>  $17,601</td> <td>  $16,484</td> <td>  $16,580</td> <td>  $17,006</td> <td>  $16,306</td> <td>  $15,548</td> <td>  $16,457</td> <td>  $15,615</td> <td>  $15,844</td> <td> $15,126</td> <td> $14,002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Median (50th)</td> <td>  $43,318</td> <td>  $44,853</td> <td>  $42,294</td> <td>  $39,613</td> <td>  $39,679</td> <td>  $40,678</td> <td>  $38,510</td> <td>  $36,811</td> <td>  $38,649</td> <td>  $36,155</td> <td>  $37,700</td> <td> $35,832</td> <td> $33,338 </td></tr> <tr> <td>80th percentile</td> <td>  $86,867</td> <td>  $87,341</td> <td>  $81,719</td> <td>  $77,154</td> <td>  $74,759</td> <td>  $75,593</td> <td>  $71,433</td> <td>  $66,920</td> <td>  $68,318</td> <td>  $63,247</td> <td>  $64,500</td> <td> $60,148</td> <td> $55,265 </td></tr> <tr> <td>95th percentile</td> <td> $154,120 </td> <td> $155,121 </td> <td> $144,636 </td> <td> $134,835 </td> <td> $126,969 </td> <td> $127,958 </td> <td> $119,459 </td> <td> $111,516 </td> <td> $111,445 </td> <td> $100,839 </td> <td> $102,243 </td> <td> $95,090 </td> <td> $88,678  </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2004</b><sup id="cite_ref-Income_and_poverty_since_1967,_US_Census_Bureau_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Income_and_poverty_since_1967,_US_Census_Bureau-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>(Page 44/45)</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Income_by_state">Income by state</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: Income by state" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Income by state"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The median household income by state ranged from $32,589 or 26.7% below national median, in <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> to $57,352 or 29% above national median, in <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a>. <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>, which is often referred to as the nation's wealthiest state,<sup id="cite_ref-Connecticut,_the_wealthiest_US_state_statement_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Connecticut,_the_wealthiest_US_state_statement-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> came in at number four with a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Median_household_income&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Median household income (not yet started)">median household income</a> of $55,970. <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> which had the highest <a href="/w/index.php?title=Real_estate_pricing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Real estate pricing (not yet started)">median home price</a> in the nation.<sup id="cite_ref-Median_home_price_by_state_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Median_home_price_by_state-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where home prices have far outpaced incomes<sup id="cite_ref-Home_prices_outpacing_income_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home_prices_outpacing_income-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> only ranked number thirteen with a median household income of $49,894.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While California's median income was not near enough to afford the average California home or even a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Starter_home&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Starter home (not yet started)">starter home</a>, West Virginia, which had the nation's lowest median household income also had the nation's lowest median home price.<sup id="cite_ref-Median_home_price_by_state_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Median_home_price_by_state-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">northeastern states</a>, more specifically those in <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">western states</a> had the highest median household income. Of the top fifteen states, all were in the Northeast and West, with the sole exception of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> which ranked fifth. The <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">southern states</a> had the by far lowest median household income with nine out of the country's fifteen poorest states being located in the South. <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> and the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a> also fell below the national median. Overall, median household income tended to be the highest in nation's most <a href="/wiki/Urbanized_settlement" class="mw-redirect" title="Urbanized settlement">urbanized</a> northeastern, north mid-western and western States, while <a href="/wiki/Rural_area" title="Rural area">rural</a> and mostly southern states had the lowest median household income.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; margin-right:60px"> <tbody><tr> <th>State </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Median household income </th> <th>+/- national average </th> <th>Change 1999-2005 (inflation adjusted) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>57,352</td> <td>+12,879</td> <td>-2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>56,772</td> <td>+12,299</td> <td>-4.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>56,763</td> <td>+12,290</td> <td>-0.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>55,970</td> <td>+11,497</td> <td>-3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>55,914</td> <td>+11,441</td> <td>-5.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>54,627</td> <td>+10,154</td> <td>-6.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>53,275</td> <td>+8,802</td> <td>-0.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>53,123</td> <td>+8,650</td> <td>-0.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>52,354</td> <td>+7,881</td> <td>-3.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>51,022</td> <td>+6,549</td> <td>-8.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>50,614</td> <td>+5,691</td> <td>-10.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>50,152</td> <td>+5,679</td> <td>-5.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>49,894</td> <td>+5,421</td> <td>-3.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington">Washington</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>48,688</td> <td>+4,215</td> <td>-8.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>47,220</td> <td>+2,747</td> <td>-8.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>46,984</td> <td>+2,511</td> <td>-5.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>46,199</td> <td>+1,726</td> <td>+4.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>45,787</td> <td>+1,314</td> <td>-7.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>45,692</td> <td>+1,219</td> <td>-4.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>44,623</td> <td>+150</td> <td>-4.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>44,476</td> <td>+3</td> <td>-12% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5"><b><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></b> national average ($44,473) -6% </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>44,286</td> <td>-187</td> <td>-5.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>44,228</td> <td>-245</td> <td>-2.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>44,160</td> <td>-313</td> <td>-9.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></td> <td>25</td> <td>43,988</td> <td>-485</td> <td>-5.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>43,725</td> <td>-748</td> <td>-9.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>43,641</td> <td>-832</td> <td>+4.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>43,217</td> <td>-1,256</td> <td>-8.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>43,042</td> <td>-1,431</td> <td>-5.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>43,003</td> <td>-1,470</td> <td>+0.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>43,003</td> <td>-1,470</td> <td>-9.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>42,617</td> <td>-1,856</td> <td>-10.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a></td> <td>32</td> <td>42,590</td> <td>-1,883</td> <td>-6.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>42,519</td> <td>-1,954</td> <td>-5.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>41,275</td> <td>-3,198</td> <td>-9.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a></td> <td>35</td> <td>40,518</td> <td>-3,955</td> <td>-2.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>40,171</td> <td>-4,302</td> <td>-6.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>39,594</td> <td>-4,879</td> <td>+1.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>39,395</td> <td>-5,078</td> <td>-1.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>39,326</td> <td>-5,147</td> <td>-9.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>39,000</td> <td>-5,473</td> <td>-11.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>38,550</td> <td>-5,923</td> <td>-8.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>38,281</td> <td>-6,192</td> <td>-5.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>38,111</td> <td>-6,362</td> <td>-7.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>37,587</td> <td>-6,886</td> <td>-6.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37,396</td> <td>-7,077</td> <td>-5.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td> <td>46</td> <td>35,523</td> <td>-8,950</td> <td>-3.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35,201</td> <td>-9,272</td> <td>+1.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>33,948</td> <td>-10,525</td> <td>-7.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33,659</td> <td>-10,814</td> <td>-10.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32,589</td> <td>-11,884</td> <td>-3.8% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2004/05</b><sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Median_income">Median income</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Change section: Median income" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: Median income"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Median" title="Median">median</a> income divides households in the US evenly in the middle with half of all household earning more than the median income and half of all households earning less than the median household income. In 2004 the median household income in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> was $43,389.<sup id="cite_ref-Infoplease,_median_household_income_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Infoplease,_median_household_income-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the <a href="/wiki/US_Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="US Census Bureau">US Census Bureau</a>, the median is "considerably lower than the average, and provides a more accurate representation."<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_on_the_nature_the_median_in_determining_wealth_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_on_the_nature_the_median_in_determining_wealth-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Median" title="Median">median</a> household income varies with <a href="/wiki/Race_(sociology)" title="Race (sociology)">race</a>, size of household and <a href="/wiki/Geography" title="Geography">geography</a>. The <a href="/wiki/US_state" class="mw-redirect" title="US state">state</a> with the highest median household income in the United States was <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> with $57,352, followed by <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>, making the <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeastern United States</a> the wealthiest area by income in the entire country.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In terms of region the median household income was as follows: "<a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeast</a> ($47,994), <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">West</a> ($47,680) and <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> ($40,773)." Median household income in the <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Mid-West</a> declined by 2.8% to $44,657.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_according_to_certain_demographic_characteristics_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_according_to_certain_demographic_characteristics-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exception was the Midwest, where income declined 2.8% to $44,657. While median household income has tendency to increase up to four persons per household, it declines thereon after. This indicated that while four person households have larger incomes than those with one, two or three members, household with seem to earn progressively less as their size increases beyond four persons. According to the US Census Bureau 2004 Community Survey, two-person households had a median income of $39,755, with $48,957 for three-person households, $54,338 for four-person households, $50,905 for five-person households, $45,435 for six-person households, with seven-or-more-person households having the second lowest median income of only $42,471.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_family_income_by_family_size_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_family_income_by_family_size-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In terms of race, <a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian-Americans</a> households had the highest median household income of $57,518, <a href="/wiki/European_Americans" title="European Americans">European-American</a> households ranked second with $48,977, <a href="/wiki/Hispanic" title="Hispanic">Hispanic or Latino</a> households ranked third with $34,241. <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African American or Black</a> households had the lowest median household income of all races with $30,134.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_according_to_certain_demographic_characteristics_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_according_to_certain_demographic_characteristics-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mean_income">Mean income</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Change section: Mean income" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: Mean income"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Another common measurement of personal income is the mean household income. Unlike the median household income which divides all households in two halves, the mean income is the average income earned by <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> households. In the case of mean income, the income of all households is divided by the number of all households.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Government,_the_different_between_mean_and_median_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Government,_the_different_between_mean_and_median-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mean income is usually more affected by the relatively unequal distribution of income which tilts towards the top.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_on_the_nature_the_median_in_determining_wealth_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_on_the_nature_the_median_in_determining_wealth-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, the mean tends to be higher as the median income with the top earning households boosting it. Overall the mean household income in the United States according to the <a href="/wiki/US_Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="US Census Bureau">US Census Bureau</a> 2004 Economic Survey was $60,528, or $17,210 (39.73%) higher than the median household income.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_mean_household_income_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_mean_household_income-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="margin:auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent; width:auto;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;padding:10px 10px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="padding:4px 10px;"> <p>"<a href="/wiki/Median" title="Median">Median</a> income is the amount which divides the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Income_distribution&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Income distribution (not yet started)">income distribution</a> into two equal groups, half having income above that amount, and half having income below that amount. <a href="/wiki/Mean" title="Mean">Mean</a> income (<a href="/wiki/Average" title="Average">average</a>) is the amount obtained by dividing the total aggregate income of a group by the number of units in that group. The means and medians for households and families are based on all households and families. Means and medians for people are based on people 15 years old and over with income."<sup id="cite_ref-US_Government,_the_different_between_mean_and_median_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Government,_the_different_between_mean_and_median-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />-US Census Bureau, Frequently Asked Question, published by First Gov. </p> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:right;padding:10px 10px;">” </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The mean household income for households headed by persons identifying as <a href="/wiki/White_Americans" title="White Americans">White alone</a> was $65,317, $40,685 for those headed by persons identifying as <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American or Black</a>, $45,871 for those headed by persons identifying as <a href="/wiki/Hispanic" title="Hispanic">Hispanic or Latino</a>, and $76,747 for those households headed by persons identifying as <a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian alone</a>. Approximately one third, or 36.5%, of all households earned more than the mean income, while 63.5% earned less than the mean.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_mean_household_income_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_mean_household_income-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&veaction=edit&section=10" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Household_income_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724317">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Definition_of_household_income-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Definition_of_household_income_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724332">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060421192927/http://www.sccommunityprofiles.org/glossary.asp">"Definition of household income"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sccommunityprofiles.org/glossary.asp">the original</a> on 2006-04-21<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-08-10</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Definition+of+household+income&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sccommunityprofiles.org%2Fglossary.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_American_Class_Strucutre-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-The_American_Class_Strucutre_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-The_American_Class_Strucutre_2-1">2.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFGilbert1998" class="citation book cs1">Gilbert, Dennis (1998). <i>The American Class Strucutre</i>. New York: Wadsworth Publishing. 0-534-50520-1.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+American+Class+Strucutre&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Wadsworth+Publishing&rft.date=1998&rft.aulast=Gilbert&rft.aufirst=Dennis&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_news_release_in_regards_to_median_income-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_news_release_in_regards_to_median_income_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/002484.html">"US Census Bureau news release in regards to median income"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=55708&APATH=3&GID=431515&METH=1&PTYPE=55430&THEME=54&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=0&GK=0&VID=0&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0">the original</a> on 2007-01-02<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+2005+Economic+Survey%2C+income+data&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpubdb3.census.gov%2Fmacro%2F032005%2Fhhinc%2Fnew06_000.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_press_release_regarding_poverty-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_press_release_regarding_poverty_7-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/005647.html">"US Census Bureau press release regarding poverty"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032006/hhinc/new05_000.htm">the original</a> on 2007-01-04<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-02-11</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau%2C+income+quintiles%2C+2006&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpubdb3.census.gov%2Fmacro%2F032006%2Fhhinc%2Fnew05_000.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-USAToday,_the_definition_of_middle_class_income-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-USAToday,_the_definition_of_middle_class_income_9-0">9.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-USAToday,_the_definition_of_middle_class_income_9-1">9.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/general/2003-09-14-middle-cover_x.htm">"USAToday, the definition of middle class income"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-07-14</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=USA+Today&rft.atitle=USAToday%2C+the+definition+of+middle+class+income&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fmoney%2Fperfi%2Fgeneral%2F2003-09-14-middle-cover_x.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-census2005-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-census2005_10-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110721235325/http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/hhinc/new06_000.htm">"US Census 2005 Economic Survey, income data"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/hhinc/new06_000.htm">the original</a> on 2011-07-21<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+2005+Economic+Survey%2C+income+data&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpubdb3.census.gov%2Fmacro%2F032005%2Fhhinc%2Fnew06_000.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span> (Original source reports "median" as "mean".)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_Median_household_income_1990-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_Median_household_income_1990_11-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.demographia.com/db-stateinc2000.htm">"US Census Bureau, Median household income 1990"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-08-10</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau%2C+Median+household+income+1990&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.demographia.com%2Fdb-stateinc2000.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CPI_inflation_calculator,_1990_USD_to_2003_USD-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-CPI_inflation_calculator,_1990_USD_to_2003_USD_12-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.demographia.com/db-stateinc2000.htm">"CPI inflation calculator, 1990 USD to 2003 USD"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-08-10</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=CPI+inflation+calculator%2C+1990+USD+to+2003+USD&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.demographia.com%2Fdb-stateinc2000.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-New_York_Times_definition_of_class_according_to_the_quintiles-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-New_York_Times_definition_of_class_according_to_the_quintiles_13-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/national/20050515_CLASS_GRAPHIC/index_01.html">"New York Times definition of class according to the quintiles"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-07-08</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=New+York+Times+definition+of+class+according+to+the+quintiles&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fpackages%2Fhtml%2Fnational%2F20050515_CLASS_GRAPHIC%2Findex_01.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_income_quintilea_and_Top_5_Percent,_2004-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_income_quintilea_and_Top_5_Percent,_2004_14-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110721235129/http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/hhinc/new05_000.htm">"US Census Bureau, income quintilea and Top 5 Percent, 2004"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/hhinc/new05_000.htm">the original</a> on 2011-07-21<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-07-08</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau%2C+income+quintilea+and+Top+5+Percent%2C+2004&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpubdb3.census.gov%2Fmacro%2F032005%2Fhhinc%2Fnew05_000.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_2000_Census_racial_data-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_2000_Census_racial_data_15-0">15.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_2000_Census_racial_data_15-1">15.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20200212042026/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_QTP6&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false">"US Census Bureau, 2000 Census racial data"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_QTP6&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false">the original</a> on 2020-02-12<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau%2C+2000+Census+racial+data&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffactfinder.census.gov%2Fservlet%2FQTTable%3F_bm%3Dy%26-geo_id%3D01000US%26-qr_name%3DDEC_2000_SF1_U_QTP6%26-ds_name%3DD%26-_lang%3Den%26-redoLog%3Dfalse&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution_16-0">16.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution_16-1">16.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution_16-2">16.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_2005_Economic_survey,_racial_income_distribution_16-3">16.3</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110721235129/http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/hhinc/new05_000.htm">"US Census Bureau 2005 Economic survey, racial income distribution"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/hhinc/new05_000.htm">the original</a> on 2011-07-21<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau+2005+Economic+survey%2C+racial+income+distribution&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpubdb3.census.gov%2Fmacro%2F032005%2Fhhinc%2Fnew05_000.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_Income_by_education_and_sex-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_Income_by_education_and_sex_17-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/hhes/income/earnings/call1usboth.html">"US Census Bureau, Income by education and sex"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-30</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau%2C+Income+by+education+and+sex&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fhhes%2Fincome%2Fearnings%2Fcall1usboth.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wall_Street_Journal_on_MBA_salary_base-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Wall_Street_Journal_on_MBA_salary_base_18-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.collegejournal.com/salarydata/mba/mbas.html">"Wall Street Journal on MBA salary base"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-30</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Wall+Street+Journal+on+MBA+salary+base&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collegejournal.com%2Fsalarydata%2Fmba%2Fmbas.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_on_Education_and_Income-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_on_Education_and_Income_19-0">19.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_on_Education_and_Income_19-1">19.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_on_Education_and_Income_19-2">19.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/p23-210.pdf">"US Census Bureau on Education and Income"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-30</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau+on+Education+and+Income&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fprod%2F2002pubs%2Fp23-210.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Infoplease,_median_household_income-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Infoplease,_median_household_income_20-0">20.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Infoplease,_median_household_income_20-1">20.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104688.html">"Infoplease, median household income"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Infoplease%2C+median+household+income&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.infoplease.com%2Fipa%2FA0104688.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income_21-0">21.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income_21-1">21.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income_21-2">21.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Educational_attainment_and_median_household_income_21-3">21.3</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/hhes/income/histinc/h13.html">"Educational attainment and median household income"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-09-24</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Educational+attainment+and+median+household+income&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fhhes%2Fincome%2Fhistinc%2Fh13.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Personal_income_and_educational_attainment,_US_Census_Bureau-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Personal_income_and_educational_attainment,_US_Census_Bureau_22-0">22.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Personal_income_and_educational_attainment,_US_Census_Bureau_22-1">22.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/hhes/income/histinc/p16.html">"Personal income and educational attainment, US Census Bureau"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-09-24</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Personal+income+and+educational+attainment%2C+US+Census+Bureau&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fhhes%2Fincome%2Fhistinc%2Fp16.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_median_household_income_by_age_of_householder-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_median_household_income_by_age_of_householder_23-0">23.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_median_household_income_by_age_of_householder_23-1">23.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_median_household_income_by_age_of_householder_23-2">23.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060528235655/http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/hhinc/new02_001.htm">"US Census Bureau median household income by age of householder"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/hhinc/new02_001.htm">the original</a> on 2006-05-28<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-07-07</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau+median+household+income+by+age+of+householder&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpubdb3.census.gov%2Fmacro%2F032005%2Fhhinc%2Fnew02_001.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Income_from_1969_to_1996,_US_Census_Bureau-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Income_from_1969_to_1996,_US_Census_Bureau_24-0">24.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Income_from_1969_to_1996,_US_Census_Bureau_24-1">24.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/p23-196.pdf">"Income from 1969 to 1996, US Census Bureau"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-09-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Income+from+1969+to+1996%2C+US+Census+Bureau&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fprod%2F3%2F98pubs%2Fp23-196.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Income_and_poverty_since_1967,_US_Census_Bureau-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Income_and_poverty_since_1967,_US_Census_Bureau_25-0">25.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Income_and_poverty_since_1967,_US_Census_Bureau_25-1">25.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p60-226.pdf">"Income and poverty since 1967, US Census Bureau"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-09-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Income+and+poverty+since+1967%2C+US+Census+Bureau&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fprod%2F2004pubs%2Fp60-226.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bureau_of_Economic_Analysis-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Bureau_of_Economic_Analysis_26-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061215152649/http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/pinewsrelease.htm">"US Personal Income News Release"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bea.gov/bea/newsrel/pinewsrelease.htm">the original</a> on 2006-12-15<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-12-18</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Personal+Income+News+Release&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbea.gov%2Fbea%2Fnewsrel%2Fpinewsrelease.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Consumer_Price_Index_Home_Page,_CPI-W-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Consumer_Price_Index_Home_Page,_CPI-W_27-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bls.gov/bls/inflation.htm">"Overview of BLS statistics on Inflation and Spending"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-12-18</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Overview+of+BLS+statistics+on+Inflation+and+Spending&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bls.gov%2Fbls%2Finflation.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Data-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Data_28-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-8.pdf">"US Households and Families 2000"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-12-18</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Households+and+Families+2000&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fprod%2F2001pubs%2Fc2kbr01-8.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Connecticut,_the_wealthiest_US_state_statement-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Connecticut,_the_wealthiest_US_state_statement_29-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070929094714/http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=13706">"Connecticut, the wealthiest US state statement"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=13706">the original</a> on 2007-09-29<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-07-01</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Connecticut%2C+the+wealthiest+US+state+statement&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stateline.org%2Flive%2FViewPage.action%3FsiteNodeId%3D136%26languageId%3D1%26contentId%3D13706&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Median_home_price_by_state-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Median_home_price_by_state_30-0">30.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Median_home_price_by_state_30-1">30.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060614182302/http://clevelandfed.org/Research/Regional/Trends/2005/nov/housing/home_values.cfm">"Median home price by state"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandfed.org/Research/Regional/Trends/2005/nov/housing/home_values.cfm">the original</a> on 2006-06-14<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-07-01</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Median+home+price+by+state&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clevelandfed.org%2FResearch%2FRegional%2FTrends%2F2005%2Fnov%2Fhousing%2Fhome_values.cfm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Home_prices_outpacing_income-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Home_prices_outpacing_income_31-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/publications/markets/Son2002.pdf">"Home prices outpacing income"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-07-01</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Home+prices+outpacing+income&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jchs.harvard.edu%2Fpublications%2Fmarkets%2FSon2002.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004_32-0">32.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004_32-1">32.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004_32-2">32.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_2004_32-3">32.3</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income04/statemhi.html">"US Census Bureau, median household income by state 2004"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-07-01</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau%2C+median+household+income+by+state+2004&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fhhes%2Fwww%2Fincome%2Fincome04%2Fstatemhi.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau_on_the_nature_the_median_in_determining_wealth-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_on_the_nature_the_median_in_determining_wealth_33-0">33.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau_on_the_nature_the_median_in_determining_wealth_33-1">33.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/p70-88.pdf">"US Census Bureau on the nature the median in determining wealth"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau+on+the+nature+the+median+in+determining+wealth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fprod%2F2003pubs%2Fp70-88.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_by_state_34-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income04/statemhi.html">"US Census Bureau, median household income by state"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau%2C+median+household+income+by+state&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fhhes%2Fwww%2Fincome%2Fincome04%2Fstatemhi.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_according_to_certain_demographic_characteristics-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_according_to_certain_demographic_characteristics_35-0">35.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_household_income_according_to_certain_demographic_characteristics_35-1">35.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/005647.html">"US Census Bureau, median household income according to certain demographic characteristics"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau%2C+median+household+income+according+to+certain+demographic+characteristics&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2FPress-Release%2Fwww%2Freleases%2Farchives%2Fincome_wealth%2F005647.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_median_family_income_by_family_size-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_median_family_income_by_family_size_36-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/medincsizeandstate.html">"US Census Bureau, median family income by family size"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Census+Bureau%2C+median+family+income+by+family+size&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fhhes%2Fwww%2Fincome%2Fmedincsizeandstate.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Government,_the_different_between_mean_and_median-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Government,_the_different_between_mean_and_median_37-0">37.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Government,_the_different_between_mean_and_median_37-1">37.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060922200944/http://www.business.gov/topics/research_resources/market_research/census_bureau_faq.html">"US Government, the different between mean and median"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.business.gov/topics/research_resources/market_research/census_bureau_faq.html">the original</a> on 2006-09-22<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-06-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Government%2C+the+different+between+mean+and+median&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.business.gov%2Ftopics%2Fresearch_resources%2Fmarket_research%2Fcensus_bureau_faq.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AHousehold+income+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-US_Census_Bureau,_mean_household_income-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_mean_household_income_38-0">38.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-US_Census_Bureau,_mean_household_income_38-1">38.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110721235325/http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/hhinc/new06_000.htm">"US Census Bureau, mean household income"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/hhinc/new06_000.htm">the original</a> on 2011-07-21<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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