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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country estimate

Median household income in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 18 figures Housing 6 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2024 $80,734 +2.8% since 2023 ± $166 · margin of error
First value · 2021 $69,021
Median household income, 2021 – 2024 US Dollar

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value $80,734 · 2024
First value $69,021 · 2021
Highest $80,734 · 2024
Lowest $69,021 · 2021
Average change +5.4% a year on average
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited States±Change
2024estimate $80,734 $166 +2.8%
2023estimate $78,538 $176 +4.5%
2022estimate $75,149 $152 +8.9%
2021estimate $69,021 $146

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

What it means

The income in the middle: half the households earn more, half earn less.

How it is calculated

Median of total annual household income from the survey, in dollars of the survey's last year.