This statistic shows the median annual income of American households from 1999 to 2014, distinguished by income tier. The median income of middle-income households in the U.S. decreased from 77,898 U.S. dollars in 1999 to 72,919 U.S. dollars in 2014.
Median income of U.S. households in 1999 & 2014, by income tier
(in 2013-2014 U.S. dollars)
Lower-income adults are defined as adults whose annual household income is less than two-thirds of the median, and upper-income households have incomes that are more than double the median.
Middle-income adults are defined as adults whose annual household income is two-thirds to double the national median, after incomes have been adjusted for household size.
Upper-income adults are defined as adults whose annual household income is at least double the national median, after incomes have been adjusted for household size.
For example a single person upper-income household has an annual household income of at least 72,126 U.S. dollars. A family of three would have an income of at least 124,925 U.S. dollars.
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Pew Research Center. (May 11, 2016). Median income of U.S. households in 1999 & 2014, by income tier (in 2013-2014 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547551/median-income-of-us-households-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. "Median income of U.S. households in 1999 & 2014, by income tier (in 2013-2014 U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547551/median-income-of-us-households-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Median income of U.S. households in 1999 & 2014, by income tier (in 2013-2014 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547551/median-income-of-us-households-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. "Median Income of U.S. Households in 1999 & 2014, by Income Tier (in 2013-2014 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547551/median-income-of-us-households-by-income-tier/
Pew Research Center, Median income of U.S. households in 1999 & 2014, by income tier (in 2013-2014 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547551/median-income-of-us-households-by-income-tier/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Median income of U.S. households in 1999 & 2014, by income tier (in 2013-2014 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547551/median-income-of-us-households-by-income-tier/
