Real median household income, all households, 1995–2019
| Year | All households | All households— imputed series | All households—new series | All households—newest series | All households—newest series | All households—nonresponse bias adjustments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $56,945 | $58,794 | ||||
| 1996 | $57,772 | $59,603 | ||||
| 1997 | $58,961 | $60,829 | ||||
| 1998 | $61,128 | $63,065 | ||||
| 1999 | $62,641 | $64,626 | ||||
| 2000 | $62,512 | $64,493 | ||||
| 2001 | $61,126 | $63,063 | ||||
| 2002 | $60,435 | $62,350 | ||||
| 2003 | $60,360 | $62,273 | ||||
| 2004 | $60,150 | $62,057 | ||||
| 2005 | $60,794 | $62,720 | ||||
| 2006 | $61,268 | $63,210 | ||||
| 2007 | $62,090 | $64,058 | ||||
| 2008 | $59,877 | $61,775 | ||||
| 2009 | $59,458 | $61,342 | ||||
| 2010 | $57,904 | $59,739 | ||||
| 2011 | $57,021 | $58,828 | ||||
| 2012 | $56,912 | $58,716 | ||||
| 2013 | $57,095 | $58,904 | $58,904 | |||
| 2014 | $58,001 | |||||
| 2015 | $60,987 | |||||
| 2016 | $62,898 | $62,898 | $62,898 | |||
| 2017 | $64,007 | $63,761 | $63,630 | |||
| 2018 | $64,324 | $64,180 | ||||
| 2019 | $68,703 | $66,790 |
Notes: Because of a redesign in the CPS ASEC income questions in 2013, we imputed the historical series using the ratio of the old and new method in 2013. Solid lines are actual CPS ASEC data; dashed lines before 2013 denote historical values imputed by applying the new methodology to past income trends. The break in the series in 2017 represents data from both the legacy CPS ASEC processing system and the updated CPS ASEC processing system. The dashed line starting in 2016 represents the CPS ASEC data adjusted for nonresponse bias (Table 13 in this paper). Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Historical Income Tables (Tables H-5 and HINC-02).