Median household income, all households, 2025 (in 2025 dollars)
87,460
2025 dollars of median household income, 2025 income, collected February-April 2026
Moderate trust, 63 of 100 Only one source (CPS ASEC), so it cannot be checked against another.
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Show the data as a table
| Year | US Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, Historical Income Tables: Households, Table H-5 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 56,230 |
| 1968 | 58,630 |
| 1969 | 60,940 |
| 1970 | 60,490 |
| 1971 | 59,970 |
| 1972 | 62,330 |
| 1973 | 63,680 |
| 1974 | 61,760 |
| 1975 | 60,080 |
| 1976 | 61,100 |
| 1977 | 61,400 |
| 1978 | 63,790 |
| 1979 | 63,670 |
| 1980 | 61,690 |
| 1981 | 60,650 |
| 1982 | 60,480 |
| 1983 | 60,100 |
| 1984 | 61,910 |
| 1985 | 63,090 |
| 1986 | 65,430 |
| 1987 | 66,250 |
| 1988 | 66,740 |
| 1989 | 67,880 |
| 1990 | 67,050 |
| 1991 | 65,100 |
| 1992 | 64,560 |
| 1993 | 64,240 |
| 1994 | 64,930 |
| 1995 | 66,990 |
| 1996 | 67,980 |
| 1997 | 69,390 |
| 1998 | 71,930 |
| 1999 | 73,760 |
| 2000 | 73,560 |
| 2001 | 72,350 |
| 2002 | 71,770 |
| 2003 | 71,810 |
| 2004 | 71,700 |
| 2005 | 72,810 |
| 2006 | 73,620 |
| 2007 | 74,810 |
| 2008 | 72,260 |
| 2009 | 71,790 |
| 2010 | 70,110 |
| 2011 | 69,070 |
| 2012 | 69,070 |
| 2013 | 71,670 |
| 2014 | 70,760 |
| 2015 | 74,590 |
| 2016 | 77,230 |
| 2017 | 78,600 |
| 2018 | 79,620 |
| 2019 | 85,320 |
| 2020 | 83,590 |
| 2021 | 83,270 |
| 2022 | 81,460 |
| 2023 | 84,730 |
| 2024 | 85,210 |
| 2025 | 87,460 |
What this number counts
- Counts
- Median money income (before taxes, cash income from all sources) of all households, adjusted for inflation to 2025 dollars as Census publishes it
- Where
- United States, all households (CPS ASEC household population)
- When
- Calendar year 2025 income, collected February-April 2026; chart 1967-2025, one value per year (2013: redesigned-question estimate; 2017: updated-processing estimate) (the whole period combined, not one year)
Where the number comes from (1 source)
| Source | Figure and year | Definition | Quality | Counts for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
US Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, Historical Income Tables: Households, Table H-5U.S. Census Bureau · Official economic statisticsRetrieved 2026-10-27 · Data (Excel file) | 87,4602025 | Median money income of all households, as published in Table H-5 (2025 dollars, C-CPI-U from 2000 and R-CPI-U-RS before 2000).Money income is income before taxes from all cash sources; the median is interpolated by Census. Households as of March of the following year. Series 1967-2025, one value per year; for 2013 the redesigned-question estimate, for 2017 the updated-processing estimate. 90% margin of error for 2025: ±$1,040 (P60-289 Table 2). Change from 2024 to 2025 in 2025 dollars: +2.6% (±1.49 points), statistically different from zero at the 90% level per Census (P60-289 Table 1, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/p60/289/table1.xlsx). Year-to-year changes in this series are often within the margin of error; Census publishes a margin of error for every year in P60-289 Table 2 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/p60/289/table2.xlsx), whose medians match H-5. Other Census footnotes in H-5 for this group (population controls, sample design, interpolation, top-coding, weights) mark 1967, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2024; texts at https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income/guidance/cps-historic-footnotes.html. | 4 of 5 checks
| 100% |
- CPS ASEC100%
How the trust score was worked out
- Quality32 / 40
How well the sources are made
- Agreement15 / 30
Unknown with one source, so set to half
- Independence6 / 20
How many separate ways the number was measured
- Freshness10 / 10
How recent the newest data is
Who reports it, and since when
No source of these kinds: model-based estimate.
- Single source: nothing to check it against
- CPS ASEC, 1974: Census footnote 15: Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system. Questionnaire expanded to ask 11 income questions. source
- CPS ASEC, 1979: Census footnote 18: Implementation of 1980 Census-based population controls. Questionnaire expanded to show 27 possible values from 51 possible sources of income. source
- CPS ASEC, 1987: Census footnote 21: Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system. source
- CPS ASEC, 1993: Census footnote 23: Data collection method changed from paper and pencil to computer-assisted interviewing. In addition, the 1994 CPS ASEC was revised to allow for the coding of different income amounts on selected questionnaire items. Limits either increased or decreased in the following categories: earnings limits increased to $999,999; Social Security limits increased to $49,999; Supplemental Security Income and public assistance limits increased to $24,999; veterans' benefits limits increased to $99,999; child support and alimony limits decreased to $49,999. source
- CPS ASEC, 2000: Inflation index changes inside the series: Census adjusts with the chained CPI-U (C-CPI-U) from 2000 and the R-CPI-U-RS before 2000 (CPI-U-X1 estimates for 1967-1977). Census footnote 28: To adjust historical income estimates for inflation, the U.S. Census Bureau uses the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Chained Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) between 2000 and 2022 and the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers Retroactive Series (R-CPI-U-RS) between 1978 and 1999. For 1967 to 1977, the Census Bureau uses estimates provided by BLS from the CPI-U-X1 series. The CPI-U-X1 is an experimental series that preceded the CPI-U-RS and estimates the inflation rate in the CPI-U when applying the current rental equivalence method of measuring the cost of homeownership for years prior to 1983. The Census Bureau derived the R-CPI-U-RS for years before 1967 by applying the 1967 R-CPI-U-RS-to-CPI-U ratio to the 1947 to 1966 CPI-U. source
- CPS ASEC, 2013: Two estimates for 2013: $69,470 (±$607) from about 68,000 addresses asked the old income questions (footnote 38) and $71,670 (±$1,439) from about 30,000 addresses asked the redesigned questions (footnote 39), in 2025 dollars with 90% margins of error from P60-289 Table 2. This page charts the redesigned-question estimate, the basis of 2014 onward. Census footnote 38: The 2014 CPS ASEC included redesigned questions for income and health insurance coverage. All of the approximately 98,000 addresses were eligible to receive the redesigned set of health insurance coverage questions. The redesigned income questions were implemented to a subsample of the 98,000 addresses using a probability split panel design. Approximately 68,000 addresses were eligible to receive a set of income questions similar to those used in the 2013 CPS ASEC and the remaining 30,000 addresses were eligible to receive the redesigned income questions. The source of these 2013 estimates is the portion of the CPS ASEC sample that received the income questions consistent with the 2013 CPS ASEC, approximately 68,000 addresses. source
- CPS ASEC, 2017: Two estimates for 2017: $78,900 (±$708) from the earlier processing system and $78,600 (±$680) from the updated one, in 2025 dollars. This page charts the updated-system estimate. Census footnote 40: Estimates reflect the implementation of an updated data processing system, allowing users to evaluate the impact, and should be used to make comparisons to 2018 and subsequent years. source
- CPS ASEC, 2019: 2019 income was collected in the 2020 CPS ASEC as the pandemic began: the supplement response rate fell to 61.1% from 67.6% a year earlier, and respondents had higher earnings than nonrespondents. With Census's alternative nonresponse weights, median household income of all households was 2.8% lower (revised to 2.9% in 2021), and the rise from 2018 to 2019 income 4.1% instead of 6.8% (Census names these by survey years, 2019 to 2020 CPS ASEC). The published table keeps the survey weights. source
- CPS ASEC, 2020: 2020 income was collected in the 2021 CPS ASEC, response rate 65.0%. Census found nonresponse bias continued: median household income of all households was about 2.0% lower with its alternative weights. The published table keeps the survey weights. source
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