Figure F

Real household income, by percentile, 1973–2019

Year 20th 50th 95th Base
1973 99.23 99.99 98.51 100
1974 98.89 96.82 93.53 100
1975 95.51 94.29 90.99 100
1976 97.86 95.85 93.68 100
1977 97.39 96.46 96.23 100
1978 100.70 100.19 98.70 100
1979 100.00 100.00 100.00 100
1980 96.75 96.75 94.70 100
1981 94.39 95.21 93.58 100
1982 92.66 94.96 97.12 100
1983 93.74 94.29 98.39 100
1984 96.82 97.15 101.40 100
1985 96.67 98.97 107.00 100
1986 97.71 102.54 114.07 100
1987 100.32 103.76 117.20 100
1988 102.08 104.62 119.08 100
1989 105.80 106.42 126.92 100
1990 103.31 105.06 121.45 100
1991 100.52 101.99 116.16 100
1992 98.49 101.20 119.17 100
1993 97.43 100.66 139.69 100
1994 100.04 101.83 144.13 100
1995 105.68 105.02 145.18 100
1996 106.02 106.55 150.70 100
1997 106.72 108.74 157.93 100
1998 109.87 112.74 160.77 100
1999 115.66 115.53 166.48 100
2000 114.59 115.29 172.88 100
2001 111.19 112.73 173.47 100
2002 107.88 111.46 164.58 100
2003 105.55 111.32 162.35 100
2004 105.33 110.93 164.73 100
2005 105.96 112.12 169.76 100
2006 109.35 112.99 173.93 100
2007 108.20 114.51 163.32 100
2008 105.14 110.43 161.40 100
2009 104.57 109.66 162.34 100
2010 97.90 106.79 155.27 100
2011 97.02 105.16 163.24 100
2012 97.14 104.96 163.24 100
2013 97.06 105.30 163.03 100
2014 96.12 103.68 159.30 100
2015 102.37 109.02 167.89 100
2016 105.01 112.44 177.19 100
2017 105.89 113.98 187.92 100
2018 106.81 114.99 188.04 100
2019 116.41 122.82 200.03 100

 

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