This statistic shows the share of householders with no net worth or negative net worth by age in the U.S. from 1984 to 2009. Net worth describes personal assets minus debt. In 1984, 19 percent of people aged younger than 35 years had either no assets, or their debts were larger than their assets. This percentage has increased to 37 in 2009.
Share of householders in debt or without net worth by age of householder in the U.S. from 1984 to 2009
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Pew Research Center. (November 7, 2011). Share of householders in debt or without net worth by age of householder in the U.S. from 1984 to 2009 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206440/share-of-householders-with-no-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of householders in debt or without net worth by age of householder in the U.S. from 1984 to 2009." Chart. November 7, 2011. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206440/share-of-householders-with-no-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Share of householders in debt or without net worth by age of householder in the U.S. from 1984 to 2009. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206440/share-of-householders-with-no-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Householders in Debt or without Net worth by Age of Householder in The U.S. from 1984 to 2009." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206440/share-of-householders-with-no-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of householders in debt or without net worth by age of householder in the U.S. from 1984 to 2009 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206440/share-of-householders-with-no-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of householders in debt or without net worth by age of householder in the U.S. from 1984 to 2009 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 7, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206440/share-of-householders-with-no-net-worth-by-age-of-householder-in-the-us/