Between 1990 and 2023, the mean household income for the low-paid workers in the lowest quintile went from 15,940 U.S. dollars in 1990 to 17,650 U.S. dollars in 2023, while the mean income of the top five percent increased from 285,000 U.S. dollars to 467,100 U.S. dollars over the same period. The income for this period has been adjusted to the 2023 U.S. dollar value.
Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent in the United States from 1990 to 2023
(in 2023 U.S. dollars)
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US Census Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Mean Household Income for The Lowest Quintile and The Top Five Percent in The United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
