This statistic shows a comparison of the median net worth of U.S. households in 1984 and 2009 for two age groups: young families, where the householder is younger than 35, and mostly retired households, where the householder is 65 or older. The median net worth of young households has decreased from 11,521 U.S. dollars in 1984 to 3,662 U.S. dollars in 2009.
Comparison of the median net worth of U.S. households in 1984 and 2009 by age of householder
(in 2010 U.S. dollars)
Median denotes the midpoint of a group—in this case the point at which 50% of the households have more wealth and 50% have less. Unlike averages, medians are not sensitive to extreme values of wealth. The median describes the experience of those “in the middle of the pack.”
Net worth: Assets minus debt.
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Pew Research Center. (November 7, 2011). Comparison of the median net worth of U.S. households in 1984 and 2009 by age of householder (in 2010 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206431/median-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us-in-1984-and-2009/
Pew Research Center. "Comparison of the median net worth of U.S. households in 1984 and 2009 by age of householder (in 2010 U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 7, 2011. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206431/median-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us-in-1984-and-2009/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Comparison of the median net worth of U.S. households in 1984 and 2009 by age of householder (in 2010 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206431/median-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us-in-1984-and-2009/
Pew Research Center. "Comparison of The Median Net worth of U.S. Households in 1984 and 2009 by Age of Householder (in 2010 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206431/median-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us-in-1984-and-2009/
Pew Research Center, Comparison of the median net worth of U.S. households in 1984 and 2009 by age of householder (in 2010 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206431/median-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us-in-1984-and-2009/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Comparison of the median net worth of U.S. households in 1984 and 2009 by age of householder (in 2010 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 7, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206431/median-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us-in-1984-and-2009/
