This statistic shows the change in the median household income per decade in the United States from 1970 to 2014, by income tier. Between 1990 and 2000, the median household income for the middle class increased by 12 percent.
This study defined middle class income households as those with an income between 67 and 200 percent of the U.S. median household income, after adjustment for household size. In 2014, the middle class income ranged from about 42,000 U.S. dollars to about 126,000 U.S. dollars per year for a three-person household.
Change in median household income per decade in the U.S. from 1970 to 2014, by income tier
Income Thresholds 2014:
Lower income class: Less than 41,868 U.S. dollars
Middle income class: 41,869 - 125,608 U.S. dollars
Upper income class: More than 125,609 U.S. dollars.
The income refers to annual household income for a three-person household.
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Pew Research Center. (December 9, 2015). Change in median household income per decade in the U.S. from 1970 to 2014, by income tier [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/500405/change-in-us-median-household-income-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. "Change in median household income per decade in the U.S. from 1970 to 2014, by income tier." Chart. December 9, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500405/change-in-us-median-household-income-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. (2015). Change in median household income per decade in the U.S. from 1970 to 2014, by income tier. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500405/change-in-us-median-household-income-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. "Change in Median Household Income per Decade in The U.S. from 1970 to 2014, by Income Tier." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500405/change-in-us-median-household-income-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center, Change in median household income per decade in the U.S. from 1970 to 2014, by income tier Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500405/change-in-us-median-household-income-by-income-tier/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Change in median household income per decade in the U.S. from 1970 to 2014, by income tier [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 9, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/500405/change-in-us-median-household-income-by-income-tier/
