{"id":156151,"date":"2025-03-25T17:57:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/investing\/average-median-top-1-household-income-percentiles\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T17:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:57:52","slug":"average-median-top-1-household-income-percentiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=156151","title":{"rendered":"Average, Median, Top 1% Household Income Percentiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"span-14-299\">\n<p>In this post, find the estimated <em><strong>United States household income brackets for 2024<\/strong><\/em>. See average, median, and top 1% household income in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The income in this post was earned between January and December 2023 (the survey took place in March-April, 2024).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>We also have <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/dqydj.com\/average-median-top-individual-income-percentiles\/\"><em>research on individual incomes<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dqydj.com\/average-income-by-age-median-top-percentiles\/\">incomes by age<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-household-income-benchmarks-in-2024\"><span id=\"Household_Income_Benchmarks_in_2024\">Household Income Benchmarks in 2024<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most important \u2013 or, at least, most closely watched \u2013 income statistics are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Median household income<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Average household income<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Top 1% household income<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Median household income is <strong>the most important statistic<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/dqydj.com\/median-calculator\/\">Medians<\/a> are resistant to outliers, and better represent a &#8220;typical&#8221;  household. Average income is influenced by very high earners, although it is also a decent estimate.<\/p>\n<p>These next three sections are unadjusted for inflation. See the chart below for the adjustment.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-was-the-median-household-income\"><span id=\"What_was_the_median_household_income\">What was the median household income?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In 2024,<strong> $80,020.00 <\/strong> was the median household income in the United States. This is up a lot from $74,202 in 2023 (unadjusted for inflation \u2013 see below, or in the individual year links at the bottom).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-was-the-average-household-income\"><span id=\"What_was_the_average_household_income\">What was the average household income?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The average household income was <strong>$114,395.26<\/strong> in 2024. It was $106,270.90 in 2023 (not adjusted for inflation).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-top-1-household-income\"><span id=\"What_is_the_top_1_household_income\">What is the top 1% household income?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To be in the top 1% in 2024, a household needed to earn <strong>$631,500<\/strong>. $591,550 was the non-inflation-adjusted threshold in 2023.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-selected-united-states-household-income-percentiles-for-2024-and-2023\"><span id=\"Selected_United_States_Household_Income_Percentiles_for_2024_and_2023\">Selected United States Household Income Percentiles for 2024 and 2023<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This section is <a href=\"https:\/\/cps.ipums.org\/cps\/cpi99.shtml\">adjusted for inflation<\/a> \u2013\u00a0unlike the sections above.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"608\" alt=\"Household income percentiles in the United States: 2024 and 2023 comparison\" class=\"wp-image-21406 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dqydj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/household-income-percentiles-2024-2023-united-states.ong_.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.dqydj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/household-income-percentiles-2024-2023-united-states.ong_.png 785w, https:\/\/cdn.dqydj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/household-income-percentiles-2024-2023-united-states.ong_-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.dqydj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/household-income-percentiles-2024-2023-united-states.ong_-768x595.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"785\" data-eio-rheight=\"608\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dqydj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/household-income-percentiles-2024-2023-united-states.ong_.png\" alt=\"Household income percentiles in the United States: 2024 and 2023 comparison\" class=\"wp-image-21406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.dqydj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/household-income-percentiles-2024-2023-united-states.ong_.png 785w, https:\/\/cdn.dqydj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/household-income-percentiles-2024-2023-united-states.ong_-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.dqydj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/household-income-percentiles-2024-2023-united-states.ong_-768x595.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Across percentiles, it was a good year for household income percentiles. Even adjusted for inflation, every single percentile breakpoint is <em>higher<\/em> than it was for last year (and, as I mentioned, the average income was up as well &#8211; inflation adjusted or not).<\/p>\n<p>However, 2022 and 2020 were stronger years, adjusted for the high inflation we recently experienced in the United States. Remember, though, <strong>brackets aren&#8217;t static<\/strong> &#8211; households form and break up, and the number of households has risen over the last few years. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/dqydj.com\/household-income-by-year\/\">household income by year<\/a> post for details, including the estimated number of households in the US over time.<\/p>\n<p>Household income is defined as <strong>all income earned in the household<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-household-income-percentiles-for-the-united-states-in-2024\"><span id=\"Household_Income_Percentiles_for_the_United_States_in_2024\">Household Income Percentiles for the United States in 2024<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While those statistics are nice, there&#8217;s no replacement for a more complete view of the US income distribution&#8230; so below, find every household income percentile in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This data is not inflation adjusted<\/strong>. The census blended average inflation adjustment is 4.1%, year over year. That means a percentage <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">change of under +4.1% in a percentile would mean lower purchasing power<\/span>. I&#8217;ll tell you now, in advance: you won&#8217;t find that, this year. What a difference a year makes!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">(But again, I need to stress the data <em>is not longitudinal<\/em> \u2013\u00a0it is not necessarily, or even <em>probably<\/em>, the same households in the same bracket between years).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Household Income<strong>Percentile<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Absolute Difference<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Percentage Difference<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<td>$0<\/td>\n<td>$0<\/td>\n<td>$0<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<td>$800<\/td>\n<td>$188<\/td>\n<td>$612<\/td>\n<td>325.53%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<td>$4,782<\/td>\n<td>$3,660<\/td>\n<td>$1,122<\/td>\n<td>30.66%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4%<\/td>\n<td>$8,523<\/td>\n<td>$7,304<\/td>\n<td>$1,219<\/td>\n<td>16.69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5%<\/td>\n<td>$10,979<\/td>\n<td>$10,000<\/td>\n<td>$979<\/td>\n<td>9.79%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6%<\/td>\n<td>$12,624<\/td>\n<td>$11,595<\/td>\n<td>$1,029<\/td>\n<td>8.87%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<td>$14,040<\/td>\n<td>$12,914<\/td>\n<td>$1,126<\/td>\n<td>8.72%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8%<\/td>\n<td>$15,600<\/td>\n<td>$14,341<\/td>\n<td>$1,259<\/td>\n<td>8.78%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9%<\/td>\n<td>$17,001<\/td>\n<td>$15,575<\/td>\n<td>$1,426<\/td>\n<td>9.16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10%<\/td>\n<td>$18,855<\/td>\n<td>$17,000<\/td>\n<td>$1,855<\/td>\n<td>10.91%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11%<\/td>\n<td>$20,006<\/td>\n<td>$18,461<\/td>\n<td>$1,545<\/td>\n<td>8.37%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12%<\/td>\n<td>$21,695<\/td>\n<td>$19,968<\/td>\n<td>$1,727<\/td>\n<td>8.65%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13%<\/td>\n<td>$23,035<\/td>\n<td>$20,988<\/td>\n<td>$2,047<\/td>\n<td>9.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14%<\/td>\n<td>$24,600<\/td>\n<td>$22,251<\/td>\n<td>$2,349<\/td>\n<td>10.56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<td>$25,979<\/td>\n<td>$23,957<\/td>\n<td>$2,022<\/td>\n<td>8.44%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16%<\/td>\n<td>$27,179<\/td>\n<td>$25,000<\/td>\n<td>$2,179<\/td>\n<td>8.72%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<td>$28,882<\/td>\n<td>$26,044<\/td>\n<td>$2,838<\/td>\n<td>10.90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<td>$30,000<\/td>\n<td>$27,800<\/td>\n<td>$2,200<\/td>\n<td>7.91%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<td>$31,289<\/td>\n<td>$29,110<\/td>\n<td>$2,179<\/td>\n<td>7.49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20%<\/td>\n<td>$32,958<\/td>\n<td>$30,001<\/td>\n<td>$2,957<\/td>\n<td>9.86%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<td>$34,582<\/td>\n<td>$31,203<\/td>\n<td>$3,379<\/td>\n<td>10.83%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22%<\/td>\n<td>$35,748<\/td>\n<td>$32,601<\/td>\n<td>$3,147<\/td>\n<td>9.65%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23%<\/td>\n<td>$37,121<\/td>\n<td>$34,012<\/td>\n<td>$3,109<\/td>\n<td>9.14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24%<\/td>\n<td>$38,805<\/td>\n<td>$35,046<\/td>\n<td>$3,759<\/td>\n<td>10.73%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25%<\/td>\n<td>$40,000<\/td>\n<td>$36,542<\/td>\n<td>$3,458<\/td>\n<td>9.46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26%<\/td>\n<td>$41,572<\/td>\n<td>$38,041<\/td>\n<td>$3,531<\/td>\n<td>9.28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27%<\/td>\n<td>$43,056<\/td>\n<td>$39,824<\/td>\n<td>$3,232<\/td>\n<td>8.12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>28%<\/td>\n<td>$45,000<\/td>\n<td>$40,501<\/td>\n<td>$4,499<\/td>\n<td>11.11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>29%<\/td>\n<td>$46,070<\/td>\n<td>$42,002<\/td>\n<td>$4,068<\/td>\n<td>9.69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30%<\/td>\n<td>$47,760<\/td>\n<td>$43,701<\/td>\n<td>$4,059<\/td>\n<td>9.29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>31%<\/td>\n<td>$49,153<\/td>\n<td>$45,002<\/td>\n<td>$4,151<\/td>\n<td>9.22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>32%<\/td>\n<td>$50,050<\/td>\n<td>$46,621<\/td>\n<td>$3,429<\/td>\n<td>7.36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>33%<\/td>\n<td>$51,531<\/td>\n<td>$48,010<\/td>\n<td>$3,521<\/td>\n<td>7.33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>34%<\/td>\n<td>$53,050<\/td>\n<td>$49,861<\/td>\n<td>$3,189<\/td>\n<td>6.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>35%<\/td>\n<td>$55,000<\/td>\n<td>$50,312<\/td>\n<td>$4,688<\/td>\n<td>9.32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>36%<\/td>\n<td>$56,180<\/td>\n<td>$52,000<\/td>\n<td>$4,180<\/td>\n<td>8.04%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>37%<\/td>\n<td>$58,000<\/td>\n<td>$53,408<\/td>\n<td>$4,592<\/td>\n<td>8.60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>38%<\/td>\n<td>$59,840<\/td>\n<td>$55,002<\/td>\n<td>$4,838<\/td>\n<td>8.80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>39%<\/td>\n<td>$60,466<\/td>\n<td>$56,300<\/td>\n<td>$4,166<\/td>\n<td>7.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>40%<\/td>\n<td>$62,086<\/td>\n<td>$58,001<\/td>\n<td>$4,085<\/td>\n<td>7.04%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>41%<\/td>\n<td>$64,000<\/td>\n<td>$60,000<\/td>\n<td>$4,000<\/td>\n<td>6.67%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>42%<\/td>\n<td>$65,487<\/td>\n<td>$60,506<\/td>\n<td>$4,981<\/td>\n<td>8.23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>43%<\/td>\n<td>$67,200<\/td>\n<td>$62,301<\/td>\n<td>$4,899<\/td>\n<td>7.86%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>44%<\/td>\n<td>$69,180<\/td>\n<td>$64,130<\/td>\n<td>$5,050<\/td>\n<td>7.87%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>45%<\/td>\n<td>$70,492<\/td>\n<td>$65,578<\/td>\n<td>$4,914<\/td>\n<td>7.49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>46%<\/td>\n<td>$72,436<\/td>\n<td>$67,376<\/td>\n<td>$5,060<\/td>\n<td>7.51%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>47%<\/td>\n<td>$74,701<\/td>\n<td>$69,201<\/td>\n<td>$5,500<\/td>\n<td>7.95%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>48%<\/td>\n<td>$76,030<\/td>\n<td>$70,393<\/td>\n<td>$5,637<\/td>\n<td>8.01%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>49%<\/td>\n<td>$78,240<\/td>\n<td>$72,250<\/td>\n<td>$5,990<\/td>\n<td>8.29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>50%<\/td>\n<td>$80,020<\/td>\n<td>$74,202<\/td>\n<td>$5,818<\/td>\n<td>7.84%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>51%<\/td>\n<td>$82,000<\/td>\n<td>$75,544<\/td>\n<td>$6,456<\/td>\n<td>8.55%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>52%<\/td>\n<td>$84,177<\/td>\n<td>77,560<\/td>\n<td>$6,617<\/td>\n<td>8.53%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>53%<\/td>\n<td>$86,001<\/td>\n<td>79,869<\/td>\n<td>$6,132<\/td>\n<td>7.68%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>54%<\/td>\n<td>$88,186<\/td>\n<td>81,000<\/td>\n<td>$7,186<\/td>\n<td>8.87%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>55%<\/td>\n<td>$90,042<\/td>\n<td>83,202<\/td>\n<td>$6,840<\/td>\n<td>8.22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>56%<\/td>\n<td>$92,003<\/td>\n<td>$85,100<\/td>\n<td>$6,903<\/td>\n<td>8.11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>57%<\/td>\n<td>$94,502<\/td>\n<td>$87,231<\/td>\n<td>$7,271<\/td>\n<td>8.34%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>58%<\/td>\n<td>$96,481<\/td>\n<td>$89,801<\/td>\n<td>$6,680<\/td>\n<td>7.44%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>59%<\/td>\n<td>$99,215<\/td>\n<td>$91,200<\/td>\n<td>$8,015<\/td>\n<td>8.79%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>60%<\/td>\n<td>$100,822<\/td>\n<td>$93,910<\/td>\n<td>$6,912<\/td>\n<td>7.36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>61%<\/td>\n<td>$103,009<\/td>\n<td>$96,002<\/td>\n<td>$7,007<\/td>\n<td>7.30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>62%<\/td>\n<td>$105,432<\/td>\n<td>$98,245<\/td>\n<td>$7,187<\/td>\n<td>7.32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>63%<\/td>\n<td>$108,193<\/td>\n<td>$100,052<\/td>\n<td>$8,141<\/td>\n<td>8.14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>64%<\/td>\n<td>$110,408<\/td>\n<td>$102,023<\/td>\n<td>$8,385<\/td>\n<td>8.22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>65%<\/td>\n<td>$113,200<\/td>\n<td>$104,518<\/td>\n<td>$8,682<\/td>\n<td>8.31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>66%<\/td>\n<td>$116,000<\/td>\n<td>$107,111<\/td>\n<td>$8,889<\/td>\n<td>8.30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>67%<\/td>\n<td>$119,000<\/td>\n<td>$110,007<\/td>\n<td>$8,993<\/td>\n<td>8.17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>68%<\/td>\n<td>$121,141<\/td>\n<td>$112,491<\/td>\n<td>$8,650<\/td>\n<td>7.69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>69%<\/td>\n<td>$124,332<\/td>\n<td>$115,149<\/td>\n<td>$9,183<\/td>\n<td>7.97%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>70%<\/td>\n<td>$127,200<\/td>\n<td>$118,438<\/td>\n<td>$8,762<\/td>\n<td>7.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>71%<\/td>\n<td>$130,420<\/td>\n<td>$120,681<\/td>\n<td>$9,739<\/td>\n<td>8.07%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>72%<\/td>\n<td>$134,037<\/td>\n<td>$124,000<\/td>\n<td>$10,037<\/td>\n<td>8.09%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>73%<\/td>\n<td>$137,300<\/td>\n<td>$127,000<\/td>\n<td>$10,300<\/td>\n<td>8.11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>74%<\/td>\n<td>$140,820<\/td>\n<td>$130,102<\/td>\n<td>$10,718<\/td>\n<td>8.24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>75%<\/td>\n<td>$144,770<\/td>\n<td>$133,451<\/td>\n<td>$11,319<\/td>\n<td>8.48%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>76%<\/td>\n<td>$149,035<\/td>\n<td>$137,000<\/td>\n<td>$12,035<\/td>\n<td>8.78%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>77%<\/td>\n<td>$152,093<\/td>\n<td>$140,500<\/td>\n<td>$11,593<\/td>\n<td>8.25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>78%<\/td>\n<td>$155,943<\/td>\n<td>$145,013<\/td>\n<td>$10,930<\/td>\n<td>7.54%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>79%<\/td>\n<td>$160,276<\/td>\n<td>$150,000<\/td>\n<td>$10,276<\/td>\n<td>6.85%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>80%<\/td>\n<td>$165,068<\/td>\n<td>$153,008<\/td>\n<td>$12,060<\/td>\n<td>7.88%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>81%<\/td>\n<td>$170,153<\/td>\n<td>$157,015<\/td>\n<td>$13,138<\/td>\n<td>8.37%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>82%<\/td>\n<td>$175,930<\/td>\n<td>$161,597<\/td>\n<td>$14,333<\/td>\n<td>8.87%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>83%<\/td>\n<td>$181,165<\/td>\n<td>$166,570<\/td>\n<td>$14,595<\/td>\n<td>8.76%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>84%<\/td>\n<td>$187,501<\/td>\n<td>$172,301<\/td>\n<td>$15,200<\/td>\n<td>8.82%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>85%<\/td>\n<td>$194,724<\/td>\n<td>$178,411<\/td>\n<td>$16,313<\/td>\n<td>9.14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>86%<\/td>\n<td>$202,004<\/td>\n<td>$184,577<\/td>\n<td>$17,427<\/td>\n<td>9.44%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>87%<\/td>\n<td>$209,002<\/td>\n<td>$191,250<\/td>\n<td>$17,752<\/td>\n<td>9.28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>88%<\/td>\n<td>$217,001<\/td>\n<td>$198,900<\/td>\n<td>$18,101<\/td>\n<td>9.10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>89%<\/td>\n<td>$226,000<\/td>\n<td>$205,724<\/td>\n<td>$20,276<\/td>\n<td>9.86%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>90%<\/td>\n<td>$234,769<\/td>\n<td>$216,056<\/td>\n<td>$18,713<\/td>\n<td>8.66%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>91%<\/td>\n<td>$246,211<\/td>\n<td>$226,000<\/td>\n<td>$20,211<\/td>\n<td>8.94%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>92%<\/td>\n<td>$260,391<\/td>\n<td>$239,997<\/td>\n<td>$20,394<\/td>\n<td>8.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>93%<\/td>\n<td>$275,185<\/td>\n<td>$253,207<\/td>\n<td>$21,978<\/td>\n<td>8.68%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>94%<\/td>\n<td>$294,610<\/td>\n<td>$271,561<\/td>\n<td>$23,049<\/td>\n<td>8.49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>95%<\/td>\n<td>$315,504<\/td>\n<td>$295,020<\/td>\n<td>$20,484<\/td>\n<td>6.94%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>96%<\/td>\n<td>$348,100<\/td>\n<td>$323,420<\/td>\n<td>$24,680<\/td>\n<td>7.63%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>97%<\/td>\n<td>$391,012<\/td>\n<td>$368,005<\/td>\n<td>$23,007<\/td>\n<td>6.25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>98%<\/td>\n<td>$460,943<\/td>\n<td>$434,388<\/td>\n<td>$26,555<\/td>\n<td>6.11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>99%<\/td>\n<td>$631,500<\/td>\n<td>$591,550<\/td>\n<td>$39,950<\/td>\n<td>6.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>To read the chart: a dollar amount is the &#8220;threshold&#8221; between brackets \u2013 more income goes in the higher percentile, less in the lower. This data is adjusted for CPI-measured inflation.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-considered-a-middle-class-income\"><span id=\"What_is_considered_a_middle_class_income\">What is considered a middle class income?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>In 2024, middle class encompasses household income from $40,010 to $160,040<\/strong> This measure of middle class uses the range from <strong>half<\/strong> of median household income to <strong>twice<\/strong> the median household income.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, a lot boils down to your location. Make sure you visit these geographic income calculators:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-methodology-on-2024-united-states-household-income-brackets\"><span id=\"Methodology_on_2024_United_States_Household_Income_Brackets\">Methodology on 2024 United States Household Income Brackets<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Data originated in the United States Census Bureau&#8217;s Annual ASEC survey, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/acs\/news\/data-releases.html\">first released at the end of September 2024<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/cps.ipums.org\/\">University of Minnesota&#8217;s Minnesota Population Center<\/a> harmonizes it, making it easy to do these calculations \u2013 see the <a href=\"https:\/\/dqydj.com\/household-income-by-year\/\">household income by year<\/a> post, for an example.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Flood, Miriam King, Renae Rodgers, Steven Ruggles, J. Robert Warren, Daniel Backman, Annie Chen, Grace Cooper, Stephanie Richards, Megan Schouweiler, and Michael Westberry. IPUMS CPS: Version 11.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2023. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18128\/D030.V11.0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-many-samples-are-in-the-2023-and-2024-data\"><span id=\"How_many_samples_are_in_the_2023_and_2024_data\">How many samples are in the 2023 and 2024 data?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2024<\/strong>: 56,251 data points representing around 132,391,325 households.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong>: 56,839 data points representing around 131,660,909 households.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-this-post-is-household-income-gross-or-net\"><span id=\"In_this_post_is_household_income_gross_or_net\">In this post, is household income gross or net?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The household income data in this post is before-tax, or <strong>gross income<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-analysis-of-household-income-in-2024\"><span id=\"Analysis_of_Household_Income_in_2024\">Analysis of Household Income in 2024<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is always a fun post \u2013 along with all of the counterpart income posts. If you like it, you can browse others here on the <a href=\"https:\/\/dqydj.com\/income\/\">Income category page<\/a>. Note that I can&#8217;t update them all at once, so some may be a year behind. This is the first post I update annually.<\/p>\n<p>Some of you prefer something interactive, though. I also build a <a href=\"https:\/\/dqydj.com\/household-income-percentile-calculator\/\">household income percentile calculator<\/a>. Hope you enjoyed the post \u2013 and the tool!<\/p>\n<p><em>Past editions:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, find the estimated United States household income brackets for 2024. See average, median, and top 1% household income in the United States. The income in this post was earned between January and December 2023 (the survey took place in March-April, 2024). We also have research on individual incomes and incomes by age. 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