This statistic presents the median value of retirement accounts owned by families in the United States in 2013, by age of family head. In 2013, the median value of retirement accounts, for a family with family head under the age of 35, was 12,000 U.S. dollars.
Median value of retirement accounts owned by families in the United States in 2013, by age of family head
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Note: Median value in thousands of constant 2013 dollars. All dollar figures are adjusted to 2013 dollars using the “current methods” version of the consumer price index for all urban consumers published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Families include one-person units. Families include one-person units.
* The tax-deferred retirement accounts consist of IRAs, Keogh accounts, and certain employer-sponsored accounts. Employer-sponsored accounts include 401(k), 403(b), and thrift saving accounts from current or past jobs; other current job plans from which loans or withdrawals can be made; and accounts from past jobs from which the family expects to receive the account balance in the future.
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ProQuest. (December 31, 2014). Median value of retirement accounts owned by families in the United States in 2013, by age of family head (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188499/median-value-of-retirement-accounts-owned-by-us-families-by-age/
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ProQuest. (2014). Median value of retirement accounts owned by families in the United States in 2013, by age of family head (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188499/median-value-of-retirement-accounts-owned-by-us-families-by-age/
ProQuest. "Median Value of Retirement Accounts Owned by Families in The United States in 2013, by Age of Family Head (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188499/median-value-of-retirement-accounts-owned-by-us-families-by-age/
ProQuest, Median value of retirement accounts owned by families in the United States in 2013, by age of family head (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188499/median-value-of-retirement-accounts-owned-by-us-families-by-age/ (last visited January 03, 2025)
Median value of retirement accounts owned by families in the United States in 2013, by age of family head (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], ProQuest, December 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188499/median-value-of-retirement-accounts-owned-by-us-families-by-age/