Retirement Wealth
Mean retirement account balances by birth cohort for families with retirement savings, 1989–2013
| b. 1925– 1930 | b. 1931– 1936 | b. 1937–1942 | b. 1943–1948 | b. 1949– 1954 | b. 1955–1960 | b. 1961–1966 | b. 1967–1972 | b. 1973–1978 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | $119,114 | $106,090 | $91,258 | $61,222 | $55,026 | $20,788 | |||
| 1992 | $93,204 | $131,862 | $144,252 | $87,005 | $42,537 | $29,982 | $19,882 | ||
| 1995 | $145,975 | $135,559 | $164,769 | $121,146 | $89,432 | $43,395 | $32,588 | ||
| 1998 | $140,299 | $226,433 | $186,695 | $149,115 | $108,252 | $79,085 | $53,056 | $25,203 | |
| 2001 | $181,313 | $264,650 | $281,223 | $239,621 | $144,066 | $123,144 | $66,573 | $32,840 | |
| 2004 | $168,272 | $246,175 | $297,516 | $250,773 | $219,549 | $135,854 | $95,299 | $51,119 | $26,360 |
| 2007 | $124,135 | $248,933 | $314,539 | $333,110 | $252,371 | $169,284 | $116,935 | $74,212 | $35,375 |
| 2010 | $237,732 | $203,135 | $303,510 | $365,895 | $306,556 | $226,451 | $142,551 | $91,831 | $50,805 |
| 2013 | $181,690 | $284,650 | $459,752 | $418,217 | $292,046 | $253,185 | $183,315 | $128,163 | $91,117 |
Source: EPI analysis of...
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