Between 1990 and 2022, the mean household income for the low-paid workers in the lowest quintile went from 14,720 U.S. dollars in 1990 to 16,120 U.S. dollars in 2022, while the mean income of the top five percent increased from 285,000 U.S. dollars to 499,900 U.S. dollars over the same period. The income for this period has been adjusted to the 2022 U.S. dollar value.
Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent in the United Sates from 1990 to 2022
(in 2022 U.S. dollars)
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US Census Bureau. (September 12, 2023). Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent in the United Sates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 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 Sates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent in the United Sates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 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 Sates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2023, 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 Sates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent in the United Sates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/