Post-tax national income (United States)
Adults | Equal-split adults | Average
Age
|
Description
|
Children
|
The population is comprised of individuals below age 20.
|
Adults
|
The population is comprised of individuals over age 20.
|
All Ages
|
The population is comprised of individuals of all ages.
|
Population
|
Description
|
Female
|
The population looked at is comprised of female individuals only.
|
Male
|
The population looked at is comprised of male individuals only.
|
Individuals
|
The base unit is the individual (rather than the household). This is equivalent to assuming no sharing of resources within couples.
|
Equal-split adults
|
The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples.
|
Tax unit
|
The base unit is the tax unit defined by national fiscal administrations to measure personal income taxes.
|
Type
|
Description
|
Average
|
The annual income (or wealth) average within a given group percentile.
|
Shares
|
The income (or wealth) share held by a given group percentile.
|
Thresholds
|
The minimum income (or wealth) level required to belong to a given group percentile.
|
Group percentiles
|
Description
|
All
|
Does not separate the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
|
Top 1%
|
Top 1% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
|
Top 10%
|
Top 10% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
|
Bottom 90%
|
Bottom 90% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
|
Bottom 50%
|
Bottom 50% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
|
...and so on...
|
Post-tax national income is the sum of primary incomes over all sectors (private and public), minus taxes.
Chart for All the population (1913-2014)
Year
|
All
|
Unit
|
1913
|
12,411.00
|
USD
|
1914
|
11,213.40
|
USD
|
1915
|
11,436.30
|
USD
|
1916
|
13,040.10
|
USD
|
1917
|
12,834.90
|
USD
|
1918
|
13,579.20
|
USD
|
1919
|
12,866.90
|
USD
|
1920
|
12,587.10
|
USD
|
1921
|
11,350.80
|
USD
|
1922
|
12,320.40
|
USD
|
1923
|
13,863.90
|
USD
|
1924
|
13,687.00
|
USD
|
1925
|
13,933.30
|
USD
|
1926
|
14,583.80
|
USD
|
1927
|
14,315.90
|
USD
|
1928
|
14,470.70
|
USD
|
1929
|
15,184.20
|
USD
|
1930
|
13,669.50
|
USD
|
1931
|
12,228.80
|
USD
|
1932
|
10,333.20
|
USD
|
1933
|
10,018.40
|
USD
|
1934
|
11,232.50
|
USD
|
1935
|
12,331.40
|
USD
|
1936
|
13,632.00
|
USD
|
1937
|
14,513.80
|
USD
|
1938
|
13,486.30
|
USD
|
1939
|
14,430.00
|
USD
|
1940
|
15,652.70
|
USD
|
1941
|
18,559.80
|
USD
|
1942
|
21,946.80
|
USD
|
1943
|
25,326.30
|
USD
|
1944
|
26,143.80
|
USD
|
1945
|
25,111.60
|
USD
|
1946
|
21,951.80
|
USD
|
1947
|
21,260.00
|
USD
|
1948
|
22,253.90
|
USD
|
1949
|
21,552.00
|
USD
|
1950
|
23,467.40
|
USD
|
1951
|
25,113.60
|
USD
|
1952
|
25,757.70
|
USD
|
1953
|
26,564.30
|
USD
|
1954
|
26,019.80
|
USD
|
1955
|
27,868.20
|
USD
|
1956
|
28,405.10
|
USD
|
1957
|
28,459.00
|
USD
|
1958
|
27,667.20
|
USD
|
1959
|
29,358.60
|
USD
|
1960
|
29,906.60
|
USD
|
1961
|
30,297.90
|
USD
|
1962
|
31,817.70
|
USD
|
1964
|
34,234.90
|
USD
|
1966
|
37,679.00
|
USD
|
1967
|
38,204.90
|
USD
|
1968
|
39,317.20
|
USD
|
1969
|
39,843.00
|
USD
|
1970
|
38,879.80
|
USD
|
1971
|
39,079.60
|
USD
|
1972
|
40,505.50
|
USD
|
1973
|
42,196.40
|
USD
|
1974
|
41,005.40
|
USD
|
1975
|
39,683.00
|
USD
|
1976
|
41,135.50
|
USD
|
1977
|
42,405.40
|
USD
|
1978
|
43,916.60
|
USD
|
1979
|
44,079.30
|
USD
|
1980
|
42,806.50
|
USD
|
1981
|
43,130.20
|
USD
|
1982
|
41,718.00
|
USD
|
1983
|
42,400.60
|
USD
|
1984
|
45,227.20
|
USD
|
1985
|
46,035.50
|
USD
|
1986
|
46,467.90
|
USD
|
1987
|
47,919.20
|
USD
|
1988
|
49,939.70
|
USD
|
1989
|
50,543.10
|
USD
|
1990
|
50,515.00
|
USD
|
1991
|
49,499.40
|
USD
|
1992
|
50,473.30
|
USD
|
1993
|
50,886.90
|
USD
|
1994
|
52,544.10
|
USD
|
1995
|
53,708.40
|
USD
|
1996
|
55,407.50
|
USD
|
1997
|
57,423.90
|
USD
|
1998
|
59,626.50
|
USD
|
1999
|
61,418.30
|
USD
|
2000
|
63,445.50
|
USD
|
2001
|
63,149.60
|
USD
|
2002
|
62,999.20
|
USD
|
2003
|
63,689.90
|
USD
|
2004
|
65,474.70
|
USD
|
2005
|
66,980.10
|
USD
|
2006
|
68,664.20
|
USD
|
2007
|
67,785.00
|
USD
|
2008
|
66,280.50
|
USD
|
2009
|
63,253.80
|
USD
|
2010
|
64,699.70
|
USD
|
2011
|
65,747.00
|
USD
|
2012
|
67,308.10
|
USD
|
2013
|
67,404.00
|
USD
|
2014
|
68,843.70
|
USD
|
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1913-2014)
Year
|
Top 1%
|
Unit
|
1913
|
217,806.20
|
USD
|
1914
|
199,387.80
|
USD
|
1915
|
194,868.50
|
USD
|
1916
|
251,597.00
|
USD
|
1917
|
225,946.50
|
USD
|
1918
|
198,120.20
|
USD
|
1919
|
239,282.10
|
USD
|
1920
|
209,124.00
|
USD
|
1921
|
182,788.10
|
USD
|
1922
|
193,040.00
|
USD
|
1923
|
209,157.10
|
USD
|
1924
|
218,044.70
|
USD
|
1925
|
251,711.70
|
USD
|
1926
|
282,429.50
|
USD
|
1927
|
263,902.40
|
USD
|
1928
|
278,800.50
|
USD
|
1929
|
285,237.40
|
USD
|
1930
|
211,853.70
|
USD
|
1931
|
144,765.00
|
USD
|
1932
|
107,214.00
|
USD
|
1933
|
115,593.50
|
USD
|
1934
|
159,990.20
|
USD
|
1935
|
176,543.60
|
USD
|
1936
|
215,272.00
|
USD
|
1937
|
234,630.40
|
USD
|
1938
|
188,843.70
|
USD
|
1939
|
228,020.60
|
USD
|
1940
|
263,761.30
|
USD
|
1941
|
310,561.80
|
USD
|
1942
|
315,440.90
|
USD
|
1943
|
316,949.70
|
USD
|
1944
|
276,232.40
|
USD
|
1945
|
238,683.70
|
USD
|
1946
|
231,927.10
|
USD
|
1947
|
243,249.10
|
USD
|
1948
|
287,442.20
|
USD
|
1949
|
270,207.60
|
USD
|
1950
|
298,196.50
|
USD
|
1951
|
300,513.70
|
USD
|
1952
|
293,328.00
|
USD
|
1953
|
282,210.30
|
USD
|
1954
|
279,908.60
|
USD
|
1955
|
318,489.70
|
USD
|
1956
|
302,541.10
|
USD
|
1957
|
299,110.40
|
USD
|
1958
|
268,640.30
|
USD
|
1959
|
304,395.80
|
USD
|
1960
|
299,534.00
|
USD
|
1961
|
292,489.80
|
USD
|
1962
|
320,299.00
|
USD
|
1964
|
358,435.90
|
USD
|
1966
|
383,282.60
|
USD
|
1967
|
359,973.80
|
USD
|
1968
|
369,497.00
|
USD
|
1969
|
346,561.20
|
USD
|
1970
|
323,862.20
|
USD
|
1971
|
333,973.90
|
USD
|
1972
|
348,593.90
|
USD
|
1973
|
372,970.60
|
USD
|
1974
|
339,224.40
|
USD
|
1975
|
336,853.00
|
USD
|
1976
|
339,443.30
|
USD
|
1977
|
366,170.60
|
USD
|
1978
|
383,643.80
|
USD
|
1979
|
402,828.90
|
USD
|
1980
|
366,840.90
|
USD
|
1981
|
400,100.00
|
USD
|
1982
|
392,866.40
|
USD
|
1983
|
411,739.60
|
USD
|
1984
|
488,770.00
|
USD
|
1985
|
492,630.50
|
USD
|
1986
|
463,303.80
|
USD
|
1987
|
526,003.50
|
USD
|
1988
|
620,269.60
|
USD
|
1989
|
609,644.50
|
USD
|
1990
|
610,390.60
|
USD
|
1991
|
569,138.60
|
USD
|
1992
|
622,557.40
|
USD
|
1993
|
596,649.10
|
USD
|
1994
|
611,022.70
|
USD
|
1995
|
646,971.50
|
USD
|
1996
|
691,181.30
|
USD
|
1997
|
745,369.80
|
USD
|
1998
|
781,858.60
|
USD
|
1999
|
840,877.40
|
USD
|
2000
|
893,204.10
|
USD
|
2001
|
869,570.00
|
USD
|
2002
|
878,172.10
|
USD
|
2003
|
897,653.80
|
USD
|
2004
|
968,126.70
|
USD
|
2005
|
1,022,111.40
|
USD
|
2006
|
1,083,351.20
|
USD
|
2007
|
1,034,633.70
|
USD
|
2008
|
1,015,636.00
|
USD
|
2009
|
954,709.00
|
USD
|
2010
|
1,031,065.10
|
USD
|
2011
|
1,040,580.30
|
USD
|
2012
|
1,122,004.10
|
USD
|
2013
|
1,034,418.40
|
USD
|
2014
|
1,078,404.60
|
USD
|
Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1913-2014)
Year
|
Top 10%
|
Unit
|
1913
|
51,283.70
|
USD
|
1914
|
46,807.40
|
USD
|
1915
|
46,816.40
|
USD
|
1916
|
56,649.20
|
USD
|
1917
|
56,681.40
|
USD
|
1918
|
56,050.60
|
USD
|
1919
|
55,771.20
|
USD
|
1920
|
52,485.00
|
USD
|
1921
|
50,894.90
|
USD
|
1922
|
53,964.90
|
USD
|
1923
|
56,920.30
|
USD
|
1924
|
59,122.70
|
USD
|
1925
|
62,473.40
|
USD
|
1926
|
65,877.40
|
USD
|
1927
|
63,709.90
|
USD
|
1928
|
66,156.80
|
USD
|
1929
|
67,039.20
|
USD
|
1930
|
57,908.50
|
USD
|
1931
|
49,889.40
|
USD
|
1932
|
43,351.80
|
USD
|
1933
|
42,430.50
|
USD
|
1934
|
50,541.60
|
USD
|
1935
|
54,454.00
|
USD
|
1936
|
60,507.00
|
USD
|
1937
|
63,920.30
|
USD
|
1938
|
58,865.30
|
USD
|
1939
|
65,803.60
|
USD
|
1940
|
71,598.90
|
USD
|
1941
|
81,566.80
|
USD
|
1942
|
86,754.50
|
USD
|
1943
|
91,179.70
|
USD
|
1944
|
94,139.70
|
USD
|
1945
|
84,946.30
|
USD
|
1946
|
75,039.10
|
USD
|
1947
|
72,932.10
|
USD
|
1948
|
81,050.20
|
USD
|
1949
|
77,950.40
|
USD
|
1950
|
84,851.90
|
USD
|
1951
|
88,175.90
|
USD
|
1952
|
87,149.40
|
USD
|
1953
|
87,274.30
|
USD
|
1954
|
85,960.70
|
USD
|
1955
|
93,048.00
|
USD
|
1956
|
91,784.90
|
USD
|
1957
|
90,905.20
|
USD
|
1958
|
87,952.70
|
USD
|
1959
|
94,069.40
|
USD
|
1960
|
93,812.20
|
USD
|
1961
|
94,853.20
|
USD
|
1962
|
101,874.00
|
USD
|
1964
|
112,867.90
|
USD
|
1966
|
121,997.10
|
USD
|
1967
|
117,918.00
|
USD
|
1968
|
120,636.00
|
USD
|
1969
|
117,523.20
|
USD
|
1970
|
113,993.30
|
USD
|
1971
|
115,816.20
|
USD
|
1972
|
121,035.70
|
USD
|
1973
|
128,676.70
|
USD
|
1974
|
120,374.80
|
USD
|
1975
|
117,970.00
|
USD
|
1976
|
121,067.60
|
USD
|
1977
|
127,038.10
|
USD
|
1978
|
132,909.60
|
USD
|
1979
|
133,879.50
|
USD
|
1980
|
126,660.70
|
USD
|
1981
|
131,770.80
|
USD
|
1982
|
128,857.00
|
USD
|
1983
|
133,960.60
|
USD
|
1984
|
149,941.60
|
USD
|
1985
|
151,554.90
|
USD
|
1986
|
149,762.90
|
USD
|
1987
|
157,954.40
|
USD
|
1988
|
171,664.00
|
USD
|
1989
|
171,703.20
|
USD
|
1990
|
171,351.90
|
USD
|
1991
|
166,712.40
|
USD
|
1992
|
174,396.80
|
USD
|
1993
|
173,295.40
|
USD
|
1994
|
179,282.00
|
USD
|
1995
|
186,346.70
|
USD
|
1996
|
195,636.20
|
USD
|
1997
|
205,958.70
|
USD
|
1998
|
214,857.60
|
USD
|
1999
|
224,379.30
|
USD
|
2000
|
234,495.40
|
USD
|
2001
|
230,717.10
|
USD
|
2002
|
231,844.00
|
USD
|
2003
|
235,533.80
|
USD
|
2004
|
246,074.50
|
USD
|
2005
|
254,941.70
|
USD
|
2006
|
266,127.60
|
USD
|
2007
|
259,102.40
|
USD
|
2008
|
250,512.10
|
USD
|
2009
|
238,155.40
|
USD
|
2010
|
249,005.80
|
USD
|
2011
|
254,445.20
|
USD
|
2012
|
267,995.40
|
USD
|
2013
|
261,236.60
|
USD
|
2014
|
269,287.90
|
USD
|
Chart for the Bottom 90% of the population (1913-2014)
Year
|
Bottom 90%
|
Unit
|
1913
|
8,091.80
|
USD
|
1914
|
7,258.50
|
USD
|
1915
|
7,505.10
|
USD
|
1916
|
8,194.60
|
USD
|
1917
|
7,963.10
|
USD
|
1918
|
8,860.10
|
USD
|
1919
|
8,099.80
|
USD
|
1920
|
8,154.00
|
USD
|
1921
|
6,957.00
|
USD
|
1922
|
7,693.20
|
USD
|
1923
|
9,079.80
|
USD
|
1924
|
8,638.50
|
USD
|
1925
|
8,539.90
|
USD
|
1926
|
8,884.60
|
USD
|
1927
|
8,827.70
|
USD
|
1928
|
8,727.80
|
USD
|
1929
|
9,422.50
|
USD
|
1930
|
8,754.00
|
USD
|
1931
|
8,044.30
|
USD
|
1932
|
6,664.50
|
USD
|
1933
|
6,417.10
|
USD
|
1934
|
6,864.80
|
USD
|
1935
|
7,651.10
|
USD
|
1936
|
8,423.70
|
USD
|
1937
|
9,024.20
|
USD
|
1938
|
8,444.20
|
USD
|
1939
|
8,721.80
|
USD
|
1940
|
9,436.40
|
USD
|
1941
|
11,559.00
|
USD
|
1942
|
14,745.90
|
USD
|
1943
|
18,009.30
|
USD
|
1944
|
18,588.70
|
USD
|
1945
|
18,463.30
|
USD
|
1946
|
16,053.20
|
USD
|
1947
|
15,518.60
|
USD
|
1948
|
15,720.90
|
USD
|
1949
|
15,285.50
|
USD
|
1950
|
16,646.90
|
USD
|
1951
|
18,106.60
|
USD
|
1952
|
18,936.40
|
USD
|
1953
|
19,818.70
|
USD
|
1954
|
19,359.70
|
USD
|
1955
|
20,625.90
|
USD
|
1956
|
21,362.90
|
USD
|
1957
|
21,520.50
|
USD
|
1958
|
20,968.90
|
USD
|
1959
|
22,168.50
|
USD
|
1960
|
22,806.00
|
USD
|
1961
|
23,125.10
|
USD
|
1962
|
24,033.60
|
USD
|
1964
|
25,497.90
|
USD
|
1966
|
28,310.40
|
USD
|
1967
|
29,347.90
|
USD
|
1968
|
30,281.80
|
USD
|
1969
|
31,211.80
|
USD
|
1970
|
30,533.90
|
USD
|
1971
|
30,553.30
|
USD
|
1972
|
31,557.70
|
USD
|
1973
|
32,587.50
|
USD
|
1974
|
32,186.60
|
USD
|
1975
|
30,984.50
|
USD
|
1976
|
32,254.10
|
USD
|
1977
|
33,001.80
|
USD
|
1978
|
34,028.50
|
USD
|
1979
|
34,101.50
|
USD
|
1980
|
33,489.40
|
USD
|
1981
|
33,281.30
|
USD
|
1982
|
32,035.90
|
USD
|
1983
|
32,227.20
|
USD
|
1984
|
33,592.20
|
USD
|
1985
|
34,311.10
|
USD
|
1986
|
34,990.70
|
USD
|
1987
|
35,693.00
|
USD
|
1988
|
36,414.70
|
USD
|
1989
|
37,080.80
|
USD
|
1990
|
37,088.60
|
USD
|
1991
|
36,475.80
|
USD
|
1992
|
36,704.10
|
USD
|
1993
|
37,286.00
|
USD
|
1994
|
38,462.10
|
USD
|
1995
|
38,970.80
|
USD
|
1996
|
39,826.60
|
USD
|
1997
|
40,920.00
|
USD
|
1998
|
42,378.60
|
USD
|
1999
|
43,311.50
|
USD
|
2000
|
44,439.90
|
USD
|
2001
|
44,531.00
|
USD
|
2002
|
44,238.70
|
USD
|
2003
|
44,596.10
|
USD
|
2004
|
45,408.10
|
USD
|
2005
|
46,095.50
|
USD
|
2006
|
46,723.80
|
USD
|
2007
|
46,527.50
|
USD
|
2008
|
45,810.30
|
USD
|
2009
|
43,820.30
|
USD
|
2010
|
44,221.30
|
USD
|
2011
|
44,780.50
|
USD
|
2012
|
45,009.50
|
USD
|
2013
|
45,867.10
|
USD
|
2014
|
46,572.10
|
USD
|
Percentiles combined in one chart (1913-2014)
Available series for this indicator (Post-tax national income)
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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