The statistic shows the mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent of workers in the United States from 1990 to 2018. In this period, the mean household income for the low-paid workers in the lowest quintile went from 13,391 U.S. dollars in 1990 to 13,775 U.S. dollars in 2018, while the mean income of the top 5 percent increased from 259,282 U.S. dollars to 416,520 U.S. dollars over the same period. The income for this period is based on the 2018 U.S. dollar value.
Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2018
(in 2018 U.S. dollars)
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US Census Bureau. (September 10, 2019). Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2018 (in 2018 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2018 (in 2018 U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2018 (in 2018 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Mean Household Income for The Lowest Quintile and The Top 5 Percent from 1990 to 2018 (in 2018 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2018 (in 2018 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/ (last visited February 23, 2020)
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