Income inequality in the United States
Indicators
Columns: Data | Total gain | Percent gain | 2003 | 2000 | 1997 | 1994 | 1991 | 1988 | 1985 | 1982 | 1979 | 1976 | 1973 | 1970 | 1967
20th percentile | $3,982 | 28.4% | $17,984 | $19,142 | $17,601 | $16,484 | $16,580 | $17,006 | $16,306 | $15,548 | $16,457 | $15,615 | $15,844 | $15,126 | $14,002 | Median (50th) | $9,980 | 29.9% | $43,318 | $44,853 | $42,294 | $39,613 | $39,679 | $40,678 | $38,510 | $36,811 | $38,649 | $36,155 | $37,700 | $35,832 | $33,338 | 80th percentile | $31,602 | 57.2% | $86,867 | $87,341 | $81,719 | $77,154 | $74,759 | $75,593 | $71,433 | $66,920 | $68,318 | $63,247 | $64,500 | $60,148 | $55,265 | 95th percentile | $65,442 | 73.8% | $154,120 | $155,121 | $144,636 | $134,835 | $126,969 | $127,958 | $119,459 | $111,516 | $111,445 | $100,839 | $102,243 | $95,090 | $88,678 | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45) | SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 (Page 44/45)