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See If Your Household Income Beats the US Median
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Key Points:
- Median household income in the U.S. reached a record high of $87,460 in 2025, marking a 2.6% inflation-adjusted increase from 2024, indicating economic recovery post-pandemic.
- Income inequality widened, with the 90th percentile earning 13.1 times more than the 10th percentile, up from 12.2 times a decade ago.
- Full-time female workers made gains, earning about 84 cents for every dollar earned by men, driven partly by growth in healthcare employment.
- Black-led households experienced the largest income increase among racial groups at 4.8%, though their median income of $59,980 remains below other groups; White household income rose by 3%.
- Poverty rates remained largely unchanged overall, with the official poverty rate slightly decreasing to 10.2%, alongside a decline in food assistance program participation.
