The statistic shows the mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top five percent of workers in the United States from 1990 to 2020. Over this period, the mean household income for the low-paid workers in the lowest quintile went from 13,803 U.S. dollars in 1990 to 14,589 U.S. dollars in 2020, while the mean income of the top five percent increased from 262,274 U.S. dollars to 446,030 U.S. dollars over the same period. The income for this period is based on the 2020 U.S. dollar value.
Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2020 (in 2020 U.S. dollars)
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US Census Bureau. (September 14, 2021). Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2020 (in 2020 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, 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 2020 (in 2020 U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2020 (in 2020 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. 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 2020 (in 2020 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2021, 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 2020 (in 2020 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203265/household-income-of-low-paid-and-high-paid-workers-in-the-us/ (last visited August 13, 2022)