This graph shows the distribution of households in the United States each decade from 1980 to 2010, by income bracket. In 1980, 15 percent of households had an upper level income. By 2010, the share of households in the upper-income bracket had increased to 20 percent. The share of lower-income households remained constant from 1980 to 2010 at 32 percent.
Shift in the distribution of households in the United States from 1980 to 2010, by income level
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Pew Research Center. (August 1, 2012). Shift in the distribution of households in the United States from 1980 to 2010, by income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239752/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income/
Pew Research Center. "Shift in the distribution of households in the United States from 1980 to 2010, by income level." Chart. August 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239752/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Shift in the distribution of households in the United States from 1980 to 2010, by income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239752/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income/
Pew Research Center. "Shift in The Distribution of Households in The United States from 1980 to 2010, by Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239752/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income/
Pew Research Center, Shift in the distribution of households in the United States from 1980 to 2010, by income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239752/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Shift in the distribution of households in the United States from 1980 to 2010, by income level [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239752/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income/