Table 2.3
Minimum income thresholds for family and household income, by income group, 1947–2014 (2015 dollars)
| Real money income threshold, by fifth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Bottom | Second | Middle | Fourth | Top | Top 5 percent |
| Family income | ||||||
| 1947 | $0 | $14,709 | $23,736 | $32,186 | $45,670 | $74,958 |
| 1979 | $0 | $30,043 | $49,401 | $69,988 | $96,372 | $154,605 |
| 1989 | $0 | $29,548 | $51,699 | $75,334 | $109,954 | $182,726 |
| 1995 | $0 | $29,476 | $50,983 | $75,713 | $111,688 | $191,128 |
| 2000 | $0 | $33,034 | $56,213 | $84,409 | $125,769 | $220,392 |
| 2007 | $0 | $31,856 | $56,602 | $85,744 | $128,773 | $225,467 |
| 2014 | $0 | $29,136 | $52,763 | $82,134 | $129,167 | $230,317 |
| Household income | ||||||
| 1979 | $0 | $21,327 | $39,606 | $60,936 | $88,353 | $142,767 |
| 1989 | $0 | $22,334 | $42,468 | $65,270 | $99,170 | $169,409 |
| 1995 | $0 | $22,258 | $41,600 | $64,920 | $100,658 | $174,657 |
| 2000 | $0 | $24,666 | $45,422 | $71,813 | $112,544 | $199,883 |
| 2007 | $0 | $23,198 | $44,701 | $70,881 | $114,325 | $202,355 |
| 2014 | $0 | $21,459 | $41,237 | $68,297 | $112,402 | $206,825 |
Note: The bottom fifth begins at the first percentile, the second fifth at the 20th percentile, the middle fifth at the 40th percentile, the fourth fifth at the 60th percentile, and the top fifth at the 80th percentile.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Historical Income Tables (Tables F-1 and H-1)
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