18% of American Households Hold 69% of Consumer Net Worth

18 percent of American households, namely those that earn more than $100,000 a year, hold 69 percent of the total consumer net worth.That's according to Ipsos' analysis of data from the 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances. Super affluents (those households with annual income above $250,000) hold a combined net worth of $25.3 trillion or 44 percent, even though they comprise less than 4 percent of American households.