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Median household income in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points section.updated Oct 22, 2026

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Median household income, 2021 – 2024 US Dollar

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value $80,734 · 2024
First value $69,021 · 2021
Highest $80,734 · 2024
Lowest $69,021 · 2021
Average change +5.4% a year on average
Data points 4

By year

section.all_years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited States±Change
2024section.estimate $80,734 $166 +2.8%
2023section.estimate $78,538 $176 +4.5%
2022section.estimate $75,149 $152 +8.9%
2021section.estimate $69,021 $146

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

section.what

The income in the middle: half the households earn more, half earn less.

section.how

Median of total annual household income from the survey, in dollars of the survey's last year.