The statistic presents the median value of debt held by families in the United States in 2016, by age of family head. The median value of debt in the families, in which the family head was in the 35-44 age group, amounted to 93.7 thousand U.S. dollars in 2016.
Median value of debt held by families in the United States in 2016, by age of family head (in thousand U.S. dollars)
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Federal Reserve. (October 16, 2017). Median value of debt held by families in the United States in 2016, by age of family head (in thousand U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188231/financial-debt-held-by-families-in-the-us-by-age-group/
Federal Reserve. "Median value of debt held by families in the United States in 2016, by age of family head (in thousand U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 16, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188231/financial-debt-held-by-families-in-the-us-by-age-group/
Federal Reserve. (2017). Median value of debt held by families in the United States in 2016, by age of family head (in thousand U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188231/financial-debt-held-by-families-in-the-us-by-age-group/
Federal Reserve. "Median Value of Debt Held by Families in The United States in 2016, by Age of Family Head (in Thousand U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188231/financial-debt-held-by-families-in-the-us-by-age-group/
Federal Reserve, Median value of debt held by families in the United States in 2016, by age of family head (in thousand U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188231/financial-debt-held-by-families-in-the-us-by-age-group/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Median value of debt held by families in the United States in 2016, by age of family head (in thousand U.S. dollars) [Graph], Federal Reserve, October 16, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188231/financial-debt-held-by-families-in-the-us-by-age-group/