In 2023, just over 50 percent of Americans had an annual household income that was less than 75,000 U.S. dollars. The median household income was 80,610 U.S. dollars in 2023. Income and wealth in the United States After the economic recession in 2009, income inequality in the U.S. is more prominent across many metropolitan areas. The Northeast region is regarded as one of the wealthiest in the country. Maryland, New Jersey, and Massachusetts were among the states with the highest median household income in 2020. In terms of income by race and ethnicity, the average income of Asian households was 94,903 U.S. dollars in 2020, while the median income for Black households was around half of that figure. What is the U.S. poverty threshold? The U.S. Census Bureau annually updates its list of poverty levels. Preliminary estimates show that the average poverty threshold for a family of four people was 26,500 U.S. dollars in 2021, which is around 100 U.S. dollars less than the previous year. There were an estimated 37.9 million people in poverty across the United States in 2021, which was around 11.6 percent of the population. Approximately 19.5 percent of those in poverty were Black, while 8.2 percent were white.

United States Household Income: $200,000 & Over data was reported at 7.700 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.200 % for 2016. United States Household Income: $200,000 & Over data is updated yearly, averaging 3.400 % from Mar 1967 (Median) to 2017, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.700 % in 2017 and a record low of 1.000 % in 1968. United States Household Income: $200,000 & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H049: Household Income: by Income Level.

In 2023, about 26.9 percent of Asian private households in the U.S. had an annual income of 200,000 U.S. dollars and more. Comparatively, around 13.9 percent of Black households had an annual income under 15,000 U.S. dollars.

In 2022, about 14.88 million households in the United States had an income of 200,000 U.S. dollars or more a year. Another 20.77 million households however, had an income of less than 25,000 U.S. dollars in the same year, The total number of households in the U.S. since 1960 can be found here.

In 2023, around 10.3 percent of U.S. private households had an annual income between 35,000 and 49,999 U.S. dollars in the United States. Income levels between 100,000 to 149,999 U.S. dollars made up the largest share of the population at 16.5 percent in 2023.

In 2023, there were about 566,711 households with an income of 200,000 U.S. dollars or more in New York City. In comparison, approximately 279,101 households had an income of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars during the same year.

In the 3 years to March 2021, black households were most likely out of all ethnic groups to have a weekly income of under £600.

Individuals; Tax filers and dependants by total income, sex and age groups (final T1 Family File; T1FF).

The statistic shows the percentage distribution of Hispanic household income in the United States from 2006 to 2021. In 2021, 6.6 percent of U.S. Hispanic households had an annual income of 200,000 or more U.S. dollars.

U.S. citizens with a professional degree had the highest median household income in 2023, at 172,100 U.S. dollars. In comparison, those with less than a 9th grade education made significantly less money, at 35,690 U.S. dollars. Household income The median household income in the United States has fluctuated since 1990, but rose to around 70,000 U.S. dollars in 2021. Maryland had the highest median household income in the United States in 2021. Maryland’s high levels of wealth is due to several reasons, and includes the state's proximity to the nation's capital. Household income and ethnicity The median income of white non-Hispanic households in the United States had been on the rise since 1990, but declining since 2019. While income has also been on the rise, the median income of Hispanic households was much lower than those of white, non-Hispanic private households. However, the median income of Black households is even lower than Hispanic households. Income inequality is a problem without an easy solution in the United States, especially since ethnicity is a contributing factor. Systemic racism contributes to the non-White population suffering from income inequality, which causes the opportunity for growth to stagnate.

Share of inhabitants 0-19 years with low economic standards expressed in %. Disposable income is the sum of all taxable and tax-free income minus taxes and other negative transfers. Income is recognised both including and excluding capital gain/loss, i.e. the profit/loss arising from the sale (realisation) of assets, e.g. shares, mutual funds or real estate. Economic standards have the household as the Income Unit and the individual as the unit of analysis. This means that all household members’ disposable income is summed up. Thereafter, the household’s total disposable income is adjusted using an equivalence scale based on the size and composition of the household and distributed equally among the members of the household. The publication of the income year 2021 introduced an increased equivalence scale, taking into account that children can share their residence between parents if the parents do not live together (so-called alternating housing). The extended scale will apply from income year 2011. Further information can be found in the quality declaration of the statistics. The following scale is used in the statistics: Weight Solitary 1.00 Cohabitating couple 1.51 Additional adult 0.60 First child 0-19 years 0.52 Other and subsequent children 0-19 years 0.42 Interchangeably living children 0-19 years, first child 0.38 Interchangeably living children 0-19 years, second and subsequent children 0.28 Example: A cohabiting couple with two children has a disposable income of SEK 490000. The household has a total consumption weight of 1.51 + 0.52 + 0.42 = 2.45. The household’s disposable income per consumption unit will then be SEK 490000/2.45 consumption units = SEK 200000 per consumption unit. This means that the household has the same financial standard as a single resident with a disposable income of SEK 200000. Low economic standard refers to the proportion of people living in households whose economic standard is less than 60 per cent of the median value of the nation. Share of inhabitants 0-19 years with low economic standards expressed in %. Disposable income is the sum of all taxable and tax-free income minus taxes and other negative transfers. Income is recognised both including and excluding capital gain/loss, i.e. the profit/loss arising from the sale (realisation) of assets, e.g. shares, mutual funds or real estate. Economic standards have the household as the Income Unit and the individual as the unit of analysis. This means that all household members’ disposable income is summed up. Thereafter, the household’s total disposable income is adjusted using an equivalence scale based on the size and composition of the household and distributed equally among the members of the household. The publication of the income year 2021 introduced an increased equivalence scale, taking into account that children can share their residence between parents if the parents do not live together (so-called alternating housing). The extended scale will apply from income year 2011. Further information can be found in the quality declaration of the statistics. The following scale is used in the statistics: Weight Solitary 1.00 Cohabitating couple 1.51 Additional adult 0.60 First child 0-19 years 0.52 Other and subsequent children 0-19 years 0.42 Interchangeably living children 0-19 years, first child 0.38 Interchangeably living children 0-19 years, second and subsequent children 0.28 Example: A cohabiting couple with two children has a disposable income of SEK 490000. The household has a total consumption weight of 1.51 + 0.52 + 0.42 = 2.45. The household’s disposable income per consumption unit will then be SEK 490000/2.45 consumption units = SEK 200000 per consumption unit. This means that the household has the same financial standard as a single resident with a disposable income of SEK 200000. Low economic standard refers to the proportion of people living in households whose economic standard is less than 60 per cent of the median value of the nation.

This map shows households within high ($200,000 or more) and low (less than $25,000) annual income ranges. This is shown as a percentage of total households. The data is attached to tract, county, and state centroids and shows:Percent of households making less than $25,000 annuallyPercent of households making $200,000 or more annuallyThe data shown is household income in the past 12 months. These are the American Community Survey (ACS) most current 5-year estimates: Table B19001. The data layer is updated annually, so this map always shows the most current values from the U.S. Census Bureau. To find the layer used in this map and see the full metadata, visit this Living Atlas item.These categories were constructed using an Arcade expression, which groups the lowest census income categories and normalizes them by total households.

A dataset listing the richest zip codes in North Carolina per the most current US Census data, including information on rank and average income.

This table presents income shares, thresholds, tax shares, and total counts of individual Canadian tax filers, with a focus on high income individuals (95% income threshold, 99% threshold, etc.). Income thresholds are based on national threshold values, regardless of selected geography; for example, the number of Nova Scotians in the top 1% will be calculated as the number of taxfiling Nova Scotians whose total income exceeded the 99% national income threshold. Different definitions of income are available in the table namely market, total, and after-tax income, both with and without capital gains.

A dataset listing the richest zip codes in New York per the most current US Census data, including information on rank and average income.

In 2021, the birth rate in the United States was highest in families that had under 10,000 U.S. dollars in income per year, at 62.75 births per 1,000 women. As the income scale increases, the birth rate decreases, with families making 200,000 U.S. dollars or more per year having the second-lowest birth rate, at 47.57 births per 1,000 women. Income and the birth rate Income and high birth rates are strongly linked, not just in the United States, but around the world. Women in lower income brackets tend to have higher birth rates across the board. There are many factors at play in birth rates, such as the education level of the mother, ethnicity of the mother, and even where someone lives. The fertility rate in the United States The fertility rate in the United States has declined in recent years, and it seems that more and more women are waiting longer to begin having children. Studies have shown that the average age of the mother at the birth of their first child in the United States was 27.4 years old, although this figure varies for different ethnic origins.

This statistic shows the income distribution of Canadians for 2020, distinguished by level of income. In 2020, about 302,050 Canadians had an income of 250,000 Canadian dollars or more.

Prospective homebuyers in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Toronto, Ontario, needed an annual income of over 200,000 Canadian dollars in 2023 to qualify for the average priced home. In Vancouver, this figure was approximately 237,000 Canadian dollars. British Columbia and Ontario, are Canada's most expensive provinces for housing. According to a January 2023 forecast by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), the housing market is expected to cool down in the next two years, which is likely to improve home affordability.

The average pre-tax income of the top ten percent earners in Spain was over 95,500 euros at purchasing power parity (PPP) as of 2022, almost nine times more than the average income of the bottom half earners. Looking at the distribution of national income in Spain, the earnings of the least affluent half of the population equated to 21 percent of the total country income in 2022, 0.1 percentage points less than one decade earlier. Moreover, the top one percent of earners in Spain accounted for over ten percent of the overall national income.