This statistic shows the average income of a middle class family in the United States in 2014, by state. In 2014, the average middle-class family in Alaska had an income of 80,230 U.S. dollars per year. This was significantly higher than the national average of 72,919 U.S. dollars.
Median income of middle-class families in the United States in 2014, by state
The middle-class is defined as those families having incomes ranging from two-thirds to double the national median.
The source state a household as "as the entire group of persons who live in a single dwelling unit. A household may consist of several persons living together or one person living alone. It includes the household head and all of his or her relatives living in the dwelling unit and also any lodgers, live-in housekeepers, nannies and other residents not related to the head of the household.
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Pew Research Center. (May 11, 2016). Median income of middle-class families in the United States in 2014, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/736431/median-middle-class-incomes-by-state/
Pew Research Center. "Median income of middle-class families in the United States in 2014, by state." Chart. May 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736431/median-middle-class-incomes-by-state/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Median income of middle-class families in the United States in 2014, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736431/median-middle-class-incomes-by-state/
Pew Research Center. "Median Income of Middle-class Families in The United States in 2014, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/736431/median-middle-class-incomes-by-state/
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Median income of middle-class families in the United States in 2014, by state [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/736431/median-middle-class-incomes-by-state/
