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
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Median income of middle-class families in the United States in 2014, by state
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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 April 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/736431/median-middle-class-incomes-by-state/
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Pew Research Center. (2016). Median income of middle-class families in the United States in 2014, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736431/median-middle-class-incomes-by-state/
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