Family income growth, by income group, 1947–2013
| Lowest fifth | Second fifth | Middle fifth | Fourth fifth | 80th-95th percentile | Top 5 percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-1947 | 44.90171% | 49.748 | 47.10831 | 46.48166 | 47.37905 | 55.46682 |
| Jan-1948 | 42.15241 | 48.45599 | 45.92278 | 44.7189 | 45.02981 | 51.91882 |
| Jan-1949 | 38.11019 | 46.91496 | 45.20958 | 44.59367 | 45.20657 | 50.51469 |
| Jan-1950 | 40.22991 | 49.94058 | 48.00003 | 46.87369 | 46.98113 | 54.58646 |
| Jan-1951 | 45.54955 | 52.58617 | 49.47462 | 47.76466 | 46.74326 | 54.01641 |
| Jan-1952 | 46.54273 | 54.3872 | 50.99889 | 49.80218 | 48.14765 | 58.33207 |
| Jan-1953 | 46.78402 | 57.92226 | 55.28762 | 53.30578 | 51.89834 | 55.15713 |
| Jan-1954 | 44.25233 | 55.39171 | 53.70969 | 52.66211 | 51.88204 | 56.57357 |
| Jan-1955 | 50.19058 | 59.87174 | 57.43237 | 55.52724 | 53.86834 | 60.52394 |
| Jan-1956 | 55.44759 | 64.52953 | 61.25217 | 58.88949 | 57.13014 | 63.01456 |
| Jan-1957 | 55.79062 | 64.67412 | 61.09777 | 58.33708 | 56.13012 | 60.23071 |
| Jan-1958 | 54.37464 | 63.28083 | 60.40245 | 58.23727 | 56.69962 | 59.10843 |
| Jan-1959 | 56.82935 | 66.40756 | 64.05977 | 61.84866 | 60.46867 | 65.08428 |
| Jan-1960 | 57.02791 | 67.47483 | 65.25622 | 63.89018 | 62.43572 | 66.67233 |
| Jan-1961 | 57.44564 | 67.70831 | 66.00138 | 65.17978 | 64.73698 | 71.60934 |
| Jan-1962 | 62.366 | 70.25853 | 67.74017 | 67.0758 | 66.06495 | 69.11621 |
| Jan-1963 | 64.57755 | 72.74995 | 70.54082 | 69.45436 | 67.87323 | 72.02296 |
| Jan-1964 | 68.15957 | 74.65754 | 72.99374 | 71.8695 | 69.95688 | 74.99911 |
| Jan-1965 | 71.82375 | 78.44411 | 75.86483 | 73.96723 | 72.58581 | 75.56119 |
| Jan-1966 | 81.94505 | 84.46799 | 80.37305 | 78.03481 | 75.38541 | 80.56783 |
| Jan-1967 | 80.35971 | 84.51624 | 80.35971 | 78.35905 | 76.9729 | 86.1372 |
| Jan-1968 | 88.16421 | 90.87863 | 85.9871 | 83.60445 | 81.10673 | 86.68246 |
| Jan-1969 | 92.27276 | 95.11367 | 89.99418 | 87.5005 | 85.2273 | 90.72195 |
| Jan-1970 | 89.12931 | 93.73945 | 89.63862 | 88.01982 | 86.39738 | 90.87695 |
| Jan-1971 | 90.72473 | 92.14674 | 89.58419 | 87.96637 | 86.6862 | 91.40395 |
| Jan-1972 | 95.99095 | 96.68305 | 94.24566 | 93.46354 | 92.07909 | 97.94157 |
| Jan-1973 | 97.42732 | 98.12977 | 95.65591 | 95.259 | 93.82342 | 96.90632 |
| Jan-1974 | 99.16739 | 97.18764 | 94.4849 | 93.94805 | 92.86819 | 90.87786 |
| Jan-1975 | 95.08008 | 94.05552 | 92.73219 | 92.0648 | 90.63052 | 89.28739 |
| Jan-1976 | 97.61934 | 96.5674 | 95.20874 | 94.52352 | 93.05094 | 91.67194 |
| Jan-1977 | 97.55751 | 96.60946 | 96.33107 | 96.57862 | 95.41675 | 93.27958 |
| Jan-1978 | 98.6531 | 99.50356 | 99.21683 | 99.06245 | 98.27512 | 97.36351 |
| Jan-1979 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Jan-1980 | 94.90448 | 96.69513 | 97.24768 | 97.89881 | 98.17705 | 92.27117 |
| Jan-1981 | 93.39238 | 93.5139 | 95.1545 | 97.12866 | 97.70654 | 89.55718 |
| Jan-1982 | 88.08611 | 92.67267 | 93.50215 | 96.31723 | 98.04896 | 95.133 |
| Jan-1983 | 86.55976 | 92.103 | 93.75709 | 96.97567 | 99.04727 | 95.39239 |
| Jan-1984 | 88.32512 | 95.08275 | 97.09454 | 101.015 | 103.1729 | 100.0152 |
| Jan-1985 | 90.59641 | 96.64918 | 98.42652 | 102.7668 | 105.4355 | 107.2502 |
| Jan-1986 | 92.36824 | 99.7211 | 102.4866 | 106.1252 | 109.3781 | 114.4488 |
| Jan-1987 | 92.35603 | 100.0062 | 104.0812 | 107.9681 | 110.4949 | 121.8816 |
| Jan-1988 | 93.25081 | 100.9751 | 104.4641 | 109.0141 | 112.4043 | 123.0625 |
| Jan-1989 | 96.10433 | 103.0924 | 106.3714 | 110.9456 | 115.4116 | 131.9898 |
| Jan-1990 | 94.06931 | 102.8134 | 104.75 | 109.0546 | 113.814 | 125.5861 |
| Jan-1991 | 90.05717 | 99.68398 | 102.5108 | 108.0686 | 112.2092 | 120.7826 |
| Jan-1992 | 85.83683 | 97.57314 | 101.6354 | 107.3478 | 111.9252 | 123.9996 |
| Jan-1993 | 85.28795 | 95.86825 | 100.7765 | 108.6017 | 114.9128 | 149.0398 |
| Jan-1994 | 89.38081 | 99.0674 | 103.098 | 111.1035 | 118.0003 | 150.971 |
| Jan-1995 | 95.16571 | 101.6916 | 105.4486 | 112.4327 | 118.5842 | 152.6723 |
| Jan-1996 | 92.48728 | 102.5105 | 107.3607 | 113.9781 | 120.7346 | 157.7724 |
| Jan-1997 | 95.97216 | 105.3094 | 110.7009 | 117.7607 | 125.2839 | 166.9432 |
| Jan-1998 | 99.12045 | 108.7639 | 114.3324 | 121.6238 | 129.882 | 172.4196 |
| Jan-1999 | 104.3748 | 111.866 | 116.8443 | 125.0927 | 135.093 | 173.9104 |
| Jan-2000 | 106.1654 | 112.6358 | 117.3252 | 125.5791 | 135.8781 | 183.8652 |
| Jan-2001 | 102.5363 | 110.2392 | 116.0125 | 125.2681 | 134.863 | 180.9464 |
| Jan-2002 | 101.0678 | 108.6603 | 115.0935 | 124.0132 | 133.4294 | 176.6563 |
| Jan-2003 | 98.80183 | 107.6932 | 115.2573 | 125.2696 | 135.115 | 174.3562 |
| Jan-2004 | 96.355 | 107.6518 | 114.4697 | 124.142 | 134.5647 | 177.69 |
| Jan-2005 | 97.09031 | 108.4733 | 114.5943 | 124.5455 | 135.5916 | 180.7593 |
| Jan-2006 | 99.15195 | 109.6227 | 115.4979 | 127.1901 | 138.4708 | 188.0971 |
| Jan-2007 | 100.7828 | 110.9968 | 118.3268 | 128.3321 | 138.3327 | 174.3818 |
| Jan-2008 | 95.63405 | 106.8463 | 114.351 | 123.7489 | 135.0419 | 172.9851 |
| Jan-2009 | 92.35756 | 103.9371 | 111.4101 | 122.8395 | 134.959 | 172.8415 |
| Jan-2010 | 88.75148 | 102.0745 | 110.1884 | 121.9349 | 133.4953 | 163.533 |
| Jan-2011 | 88.47356 | 100.7972 | 108.4832 | 119.9871 | 132.9512 | 175.0297 |
| Jan-2012 | 87.57781 | 100.0822 | 108.5207 | 120.4465 | 133.3512 | 175.0376 |
| Jan-2013 | 89.30241 | 101.7415 | 109.4995 | 121.1112 | 134.1967 | 175.8400 |
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement family income data