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Median household income
As of 2025, real median household income stood at $87,460 (inflation-adjusted dollars), a change of +2.6% from the year before.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau via FRED®. Annual data, not seasonally adjusted. Latest observation 2025; snapshot taken Oct 26, 2026, 6:40 PM EDT.
Latest (2025)
$87,460
Change from 2024
+2.6%
A year earlier
$85,210
12-month change
+2.6%
$87,460 2025 · Inflation-adjusted dollars
Inflation-adjusted dollars. Data from 1984 to 2025 (42 observations).
What it measures
Real median household income is the income of the household right in the middle of the distribution, adjusted for inflation. The Census Bureau publishes it once a year, usually in September, for the previous calendar year.
- Official title
- Real Median Household Income in the United States
- Units
- Inflation-adjusted dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Annual, not seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Census Bureau
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| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $87,460 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $85,210 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | $84,730 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | $81,460 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | $83,270 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | $83,590 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | $85,320 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | $79,620 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | $78,600 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | $77,230 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | $74,590 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | $70,760 | -1.3% |
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, Real Median Household Income in the United States [MEHOINUSA672N], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N, Oct 26, 2026.
- View MEHOINUSA672N on FRED® · U.S. Census Bureau
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