The recession did not halt the decades-long growth in wealth inequality: Net worth of families age 32–61, by net worth percentile, 1989–2013 (2013 dollars)
10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th (median) | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | |
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1989 | $54 | $10,845 | $35,645 | $66,808 | $111,640 | $169,442 | $240,606 | $362,780 | $688,594 |
1992 | $536 | $10,561 | $29,408 | $58,345 | $94,886 | $142,638 | $208,782 | $306,430 | $603,437 |
1995 | $425 | $12,189 | $35,367 | $63,751 | $99,345 | $142,332 | $204,383 | $305,701 | $627,188 |
1998 | $829 | $13,438 | $39,583 | $73,363 | $120,208 | $171,157 | $269,465 | $416,448 | $752,743 |
2001 | $1,445 | $15,629 | $41,826 | $77,375 | $135,787 | $210,968 | $319,519 | $515,792 | $1,021,420 |
2004 | $1,603 | $13,121 | $42,753 | $79,908 | $135,017 | $210,251 | $344,306 | $575,384 | $1,043,115 |
2007 | $1,123 | $14,372 | $44,912 | $88,701 | $156,069 | $248,138 | $366,256 | $591,646 | $1,031,400 |
2010 | -$1,811 | $5,358 | $17,726 | $43,618 | $80,270 | $140,928 | $232,955 | $410,674 | $951,238 |
2013 | -$2,090 | $4,640 | $15,950 | $39,000 | $78,660 | $140,870 | $233,500 | $420,400 | $920,900 |
Note: Scale changed to accommodate larger values.
Source: EPI analysis of Survey of Consumer Finance data, 2013.