For economists trying to measure the health of an economy, there are a number of similar sounding but slightly different concepts that can confuse those without a background in macroeconomics. Two of ...

Motio Research's initial estimate of U.S. median household income in April 2024 is $78,238. Motio Research's monthly estimates of median household income are based on income data collected by the U.S.

Adjusted for inflation, December 2022's estimated median household income still represents a new record peak for this demographic characteristic. At $34,987, January 2023's nominal median household ...

The dispersion of American adults out of the middle is accompanied by rising inequality. Trends in household income show rising prosperity overall from 1970 to 2014, but median income increased the ...

This chapter examines trends in the well-being of lower-, middle- and upper-income groups through the prisms of income and wealth. 38 Income is the more widely used measure, but, due to changing ...