Graph and download economic data for Income Before Taxes: Wages and Salaries by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) (CXU900000LB0105M) from 1984 to 2023 about percentile, salaries, tax, wages, income, and USA.

American Community Survey data provided by the Urban Institute. To identify income percentiles, all households are ranked by income from lowest to highest. The income level at the threshold between the poorest 20 percent of households and the richest 80 percent is the 20th percentile. Similarly, the threshold between the poorest and richest halves is the 50th percentile (or median), and threshold between the poorest 80 percent and richest 20 percent is the 80th percentile.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Income Before Taxes: Income Before Taxes by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) (CXUINCBEFTXLB0105M) from 1984 to 2023 about percentile, tax, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Expenditures: Other Household Expenses by Deciles of Income Before Taxes: Eighth 10 Percent (71st to 80th Percentile) (CXUHHOTHXPNLB1509M) from 2014 to 2023 about percentile, tax, expenditures, households, income, and USA.

In 2023, the real median household income for householders aged 15 to 24 was at 54,930 U.S. dollars. The highest median household income was found amongst those aged between 45 and 54. Household median income for the United States since 1990 can be accessed here.

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Graph and download economic data for Income After Taxes: Income After Taxes by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) (CXUINCAFTTXLB0105M) from 1984 to 2023 about percentile, tax, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Unit Characteristics: Percent Black or African American by Deciles of Income Before Taxes: Eighth 10 Percent (71st to 80th Percentile) (CXU980270LB1509M) from 2014 to 2023 about consumer unit, percentile, African-American, tax, percent, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Expenditures: Total Average Annual Expenditures by Deciles of Income Before Taxes: Eighth 10 Percent (71st to 80th Percentile) (CXUTOTALEXPLB1509M) from 2014 to 2023 about percentile, tax, average, expenditures, income, and USA.

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Consumer Expenditures - Consumer Unit Characteristics: of Children Under 18 by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) was 707.60600 Number in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Consumer Expenditures - Consumer Unit Characteristics: of Children Under 18 by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) reached a record high of 707.60600 in January of 2024 and a record low of 504.04400 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Consumer Expenditures - Consumer Unit Characteristics: of Children Under 18 by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Unit Characteristics: Percent Homeowner with Mortgage by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) (CXU980230LB0105M) from 1984 to 2023 about consumer unit, homeownership, percentile, mortgage, tax, percent, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Net Change in Total Assets and Liabilities by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) (CXUCHGASLILB0105M) from 1990 to 2021 about change, percentile, liabilities, tax, Net, assets, income, and USA.

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

Graph and download economic data for Personal Taxes: State and Local Income Taxes by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) (CXUSTATETAXLB0105M) from 1984 to 2023 about state & local, percentile, tax, government, personal, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Children Under 18 by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) (CXU980050LB0105M) from 1984 to 2023 about consumer unit, percentile, tax, child, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Expenditures: Healthcare by Deciles of Income Before Taxes: Eighth 10 Percent (71st to 80th Percentile) (CXUHEALTHLB1509M) from 2014 to 2023 about healthcare, health, percentile, tax, expenditures, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of People in CU by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile) (CXU980010LB0105M) from 1984 to 2023 about consumer unit, percentile, tax, income, persons, and USA.