Median retirement account balances by birth cohort , 1989–2013

1931–1936  1937–1942   1943–1948   1949–1954  1955–1960  1961–1966 1967–1972 1973-1978
1989 $39,767 $28,921 $16,268 $18,076 $9,038
1992 $55,242 $56,867 $35,745 $15,435 $9,749 $6,824
1995 $59,197 $45,536 $41,742 $28,840 $18,215 $12,902
1998 $72,191 $57,181 $50,033 $46,317 $31,449 $24,302 $7,719
2001 $99,804 $78,793 $78,793 $51,215 $48,589 $30,204 $12,082
2004 $85,087 $128,247 $102,351 $85,087 $46,859 $49,326 $20,347 $14,798
2007 $74,105 $106,666 $112,280 $101,052 $67,368 $49,403 $33,684 $14,596
2010 $60,015 $83,592 $160,754 $97,524 $68,589 $61,087 $36,438 $24,649
2013 $100,000 $158,000 $136,000 $114,000 $100,000 $85,000 $52,000 $36,000

Source: EPI's analysis of the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finance

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