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Joint Economic Committee Democrats
Income Charts
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Last updated 9/5/06
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Median household income was about $46,000 in 2005—half of all households had more income than this amount and half had less.
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Income at the 95th percentile was about $166,000—3.6 times higher than the median. In 1973, income at the 95th percentile was only 2.8 times higher than the median. (Only 5 percent of households have income equal to or greater than the income at the 95th percentile.)
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Income at the 95th percentile was 8.7 times higher than income at the 20th percentile in 2005. In 1973, income at the 95th percentile was only 6.6 times higher than income at the 20th percentile.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey. 2006. Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2005, Table A-3. Click here for more information about the sources of income data.
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