Median Household Income Highest on Record in 2019, Census Bureau Reports

Median Household Income Highest on Record in 2019, Census Bureau Reports
File photo showing workers assembling a truck at the Louisville Ford truck plant in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 30, 2016. Reuters/Bryan Woolston
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Median household income rose by nearly 7 percent in 2019 from the year before, the Census Bureau reported on Sept. 15. That makes the median the highest in the bureau’s data going back to 1968, adjusted for inflation.

Of all American households, the one with the income right in the middle of the spectrum earned nearly $69,000 in 2019, up from more than $64,000 the year before.

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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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