Figure 15
Retirement inequality is greater than income inequality even in peak earning years: Share of total retirement account savings and total income for families in peak earning years (age 50–55) by income quintile, 2013
Retirement account savings | Income | |
---|---|---|
1st (Bottom) | 0% | 4% |
2nd (Lower-middle) | 4% | 7% |
3rd (Middle) | 10% | 12% |
4th (Upper-middle) | 23% | 19% |
5th (Top) | 63% | 59% |
Note: Based on "normal income," which may differ from actual income if a family's income in the past year was unusually high or low. Retirement account savings include 401(k)s, IRAs, and Keogh plans.
Source: EPI analysis of Survey of Consumer Finance data, 2013.
This chart appears in:
- Chartbook-No Figure Labels
- The State of American Retirement: How 401(k)s have failed most American workers
- The State of American Retirement: How 401(k)s have failed most American workers
- The State of American Retirement: How 401(k)s have failed most American workers
- Retirement Inequality Chartbook 2014
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