Median Family Income United States

As stated in the census s source and accuracy of estimates for income poverty and health insurance coverage in the united states.

Median family income united states. Median household income up in 2018 from 2017 the 2018 american community survey shows median household income increased in 14 states and 10 of the largest metro areas. The district ranks fourth among the nation s largest cities in median household income behind san francisco san jose and seattle. Median household income means that half of all households earn more and half earn less. I ve also included a household income by year calculator for you to compare household income centile rank for each year in the set.

Median household income for the nation has been increasing every year since 2013 but the year to year increase from 2017 is smaller than the prior three years. In most ways median household income is the superior statistic when evaluating how american households are doing. Real median household income in the united states increased 0 8 to 61 937 between 2017 and 2018. 2019 cpi u rs adjusted dollars not seasonally adjusted frequency.

You ll also find the top 1 household income by year between 1996 and 2020 plus the top 5 and 10 for the full range. Has the highest median household income in the united states of 82 604. Previously increases ranged between 1 8 and 3 3 annually. The 2019 real median incomes of family households and nonfamily households increased 7 3 percent and 6 2 percent from their respective 2018 estimates figure 1 and table a 1.

Household data are collected as of march. Across the entire united states the median household income was 68 400 00 in 2020. The nation s capital washington d c. The census bureau has changed the methodology for computing median income over time.