Post-tax national income (United States)
Adults | Tax unit | 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
|
954.60
|
USD
|
1914
|
875.00
|
USD
|
1915
|
914.50
|
USD
|
1916
|
1,137.60
|
USD
|
1917
|
1,339.20
|
USD
|
1918
|
1,650.50
|
USD
|
1919
|
1,795.30
|
USD
|
1920
|
2,029.40
|
USD
|
1921
|
1,589.00
|
USD
|
1922
|
1,598.40
|
USD
|
1923
|
1,849.50
|
USD
|
1924
|
1,826.90
|
USD
|
1925
|
1,892.40
|
USD
|
1926
|
1,993.80
|
USD
|
1927
|
1,925.80
|
USD
|
1928
|
1,935.60
|
USD
|
1929
|
2,041.80
|
USD
|
1930
|
1,781.10
|
USD
|
1931
|
1,428.90
|
USD
|
1932
|
1,068.90
|
USD
|
1933
|
1,008.30
|
USD
|
1934
|
1,184.30
|
USD
|
1935
|
1,328.60
|
USD
|
1936
|
1,485.50
|
USD
|
1937
|
1,632.60
|
USD
|
1938
|
1,485.90
|
USD
|
1939
|
1,562.30
|
USD
|
1940
|
1,705.00
|
USD
|
1941
|
2,176.50
|
USD
|
1942
|
2,811.80
|
USD
|
1943
|
3,420.30
|
USD
|
1944
|
3,649.80
|
USD
|
1945
|
3,635.30
|
USD
|
1946
|
3,619.20
|
USD
|
1947
|
3,886.90
|
USD
|
1948
|
4,305.70
|
USD
|
1949
|
4,153.80
|
USD
|
1950
|
4,564.00
|
USD
|
1951
|
5,201.90
|
USD
|
1952
|
5,458.70
|
USD
|
1953
|
5,705.20
|
USD
|
1954
|
5,644.40
|
USD
|
1955
|
6,126.60
|
USD
|
1956
|
6,439.40
|
USD
|
1957
|
6,667.40
|
USD
|
1958
|
6,641.30
|
USD
|
1959
|
7,184.80
|
USD
|
1960
|
7,443.60
|
USD
|
1961
|
7,561.60
|
USD
|
1962
|
7,976.60
|
USD
|
1963
|
8,327.50
|
USD
|
1964
|
8,781.20
|
USD
|
1965
|
9,405.20
|
USD
|
1966
|
10,084.80
|
USD
|
1967
|
10,528.00
|
USD
|
1968
|
11,356.10
|
USD
|
1969
|
12,122.30
|
USD
|
1970
|
12,474.20
|
USD
|
1971
|
13,170.60
|
USD
|
1972
|
14,198.70
|
USD
|
1973
|
15,567.80
|
USD
|
1974
|
16,368.10
|
USD
|
1975
|
17,177.60
|
USD
|
1976
|
18,717.10
|
USD
|
1977
|
20,370.00
|
USD
|
1978
|
22,454.00
|
USD
|
1979
|
24,276.40
|
USD
|
1980
|
25,633.80
|
USD
|
1981
|
28,218.80
|
USD
|
1982
|
28,956.30
|
USD
|
1983
|
30,672.70
|
USD
|
1984
|
33,948.40
|
USD
|
1985
|
35,673.80
|
USD
|
1986
|
36,588.10
|
USD
|
1987
|
38,461.50
|
USD
|
1988
|
41,263.80
|
USD
|
1989
|
43,137.30
|
USD
|
1990
|
44,564.60
|
USD
|
1991
|
45,309.00
|
USD
|
1992
|
47,416.90
|
USD
|
1993
|
49,027.60
|
USD
|
1994
|
51,718.20
|
USD
|
1995
|
54,014.20
|
USD
|
1996
|
56,740.50
|
USD
|
1997
|
59,915.80
|
USD
|
1998
|
62,970.10
|
USD
|
1999
|
65,998.00
|
USD
|
2000
|
69,507.40
|
USD
|
2001
|
70,440.40
|
USD
|
2002
|
71,097.90
|
USD
|
2003
|
73,273.50
|
USD
|
2004
|
77,190.50
|
USD
|
2005
|
81,214.60
|
USD
|
2006
|
85,369.20
|
USD
|
2007
|
86,603.40
|
USD
|
2008
|
85,953.20
|
USD
|
2009
|
83,232.60
|
USD
|
2010
|
86,013.90
|
USD
|
2011
|
88,924.60
|
USD
|
2012
|
92,403.60
|
USD
|
2013
|
93,607.40
|
USD
|
2014
|
96,992.70
|
USD
|
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1913-2014)
Year
|
Top 1%
|
Unit
|
1913
|
17,777.80
|
USD
|
1914
|
16,502.50
|
USD
|
1915
|
16,553.10
|
USD
|
1916
|
23,029.80
|
USD
|
1917
|
25,143.10
|
USD
|
1918
|
25,848.70
|
USD
|
1919
|
35,199.70
|
USD
|
1920
|
35,827.80
|
USD
|
1921
|
27,203.20
|
USD
|
1922
|
26,709.00
|
USD
|
1923
|
29,719.00
|
USD
|
1924
|
30,913.70
|
USD
|
1925
|
35,950.10
|
USD
|
1926
|
40,362.00
|
USD
|
1927
|
37,243.70
|
USD
|
1928
|
38,999.60
|
USD
|
1929
|
40,182.80
|
USD
|
1930
|
29,166.10
|
USD
|
1931
|
18,156.30
|
USD
|
1932
|
11,959.30
|
USD
|
1933
|
12,474.80
|
USD
|
1934
|
17,883.60
|
USD
|
1935
|
20,360.70
|
USD
|
1936
|
24,753.80
|
USD
|
1937
|
27,958.10
|
USD
|
1938
|
22,182.30
|
USD
|
1939
|
26,061.70
|
USD
|
1940
|
30,158.20
|
USD
|
1941
|
38,247.50
|
USD
|
1942
|
42,972.30
|
USD
|
1943
|
45,784.00
|
USD
|
1944
|
41,893.80
|
USD
|
1945
|
37,909.50
|
USD
|
1946
|
41,808.40
|
USD
|
1947
|
47,969.20
|
USD
|
1948
|
59,538.30
|
USD
|
1949
|
55,637.40
|
USD
|
1950
|
61,769.60
|
USD
|
1951
|
66,673.40
|
USD
|
1952
|
66,611.20
|
USD
|
1953
|
65,054.50
|
USD
|
1954
|
65,045.00
|
USD
|
1955
|
74,481.50
|
USD
|
1956
|
73,317.50
|
USD
|
1957
|
74,859.70
|
USD
|
1958
|
69,392.70
|
USD
|
1959
|
79,278.00
|
USD
|
1960
|
79,354.80
|
USD
|
1961
|
77,901.60
|
USD
|
1962
|
85,069.50
|
USD
|
1963
|
90,814.10
|
USD
|
1964
|
97,872.50
|
USD
|
1965
|
103,310.90
|
USD
|
1966
|
109,150.10
|
USD
|
1967
|
108,083.70
|
USD
|
1968
|
112,545.80
|
USD
|
1969
|
113,692.20
|
USD
|
1970
|
113,762.80
|
USD
|
1971
|
120,890.50
|
USD
|
1972
|
132,096.00
|
USD
|
1973
|
144,985.20
|
USD
|
1974
|
149,134.50
|
USD
|
1975
|
156,935.20
|
USD
|
1976
|
170,278.90
|
USD
|
1977
|
190,036.40
|
USD
|
1978
|
214,281.80
|
USD
|
1979
|
240,112.40
|
USD
|
1980
|
238,450.60
|
USD
|
1981
|
282,025.90
|
USD
|
1982
|
292,352.50
|
USD
|
1983
|
319,893.10
|
USD
|
1984
|
393,491.60
|
USD
|
1985
|
408,396.60
|
USD
|
1986
|
393,721.50
|
USD
|
1987
|
456,480.40
|
USD
|
1988
|
551,883.00
|
USD
|
1989
|
561,203.00
|
USD
|
1990
|
581,224.80
|
USD
|
1991
|
564,353.30
|
USD
|
1992
|
632,112.60
|
USD
|
1993
|
623,323.70
|
USD
|
1994
|
653,683.50
|
USD
|
1995
|
704,099.70
|
USD
|
1996
|
766,768.30
|
USD
|
1997
|
840,975.70
|
USD
|
1998
|
893,105.10
|
USD
|
1999
|
976,196.80
|
USD
|
2000
|
1,059,200.80
|
USD
|
2001
|
1,048,391.30
|
USD
|
2002
|
1,068,531.30
|
USD
|
2003
|
1,116,578.50
|
USD
|
2004
|
1,233,911.60
|
USD
|
2005
|
1,334,847.20
|
USD
|
2006
|
1,453,539.90
|
USD
|
2007
|
1,430,500.20
|
USD
|
2008
|
1,417,710.90
|
USD
|
2009
|
1,351,096.10
|
USD
|
2010
|
1,474,991.40
|
USD
|
2011
|
1,519,270.00
|
USD
|
2012
|
1,663,337.60
|
USD
|
2013
|
1,563,860.50
|
USD
|
2014
|
1,654,412.20
|
USD
|
Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1913-2014)
Year
|
Top 10%
|
Unit
|
1913
|
4,180.50
|
USD
|
1914
|
3,869.30
|
USD
|
1915
|
3,972.30
|
USD
|
1916
|
5,204.30
|
USD
|
1917
|
6,252.70
|
USD
|
1918
|
7,273.00
|
USD
|
1919
|
8,225.10
|
USD
|
1920
|
8,971.50
|
USD
|
1921
|
7,499.90
|
USD
|
1922
|
7,386.40
|
USD
|
1923
|
8,038.00
|
USD
|
1924
|
8,309.30
|
USD
|
1925
|
8,887.00
|
USD
|
1926
|
9,419.80
|
USD
|
1927
|
8,977.50
|
USD
|
1928
|
9,252.80
|
USD
|
1929
|
9,452.80
|
USD
|
1930
|
7,951.20
|
USD
|
1931
|
6,141.90
|
USD
|
1932
|
4,698.10
|
USD
|
1933
|
4,476.30
|
USD
|
1934
|
5,577.10
|
USD
|
1935
|
6,172.70
|
USD
|
1936
|
6,924.40
|
USD
|
1937
|
7,571.40
|
USD
|
1938
|
6,817.20
|
USD
|
1939
|
7,455.80
|
USD
|
1940
|
8,161.10
|
USD
|
1941
|
10,084.70
|
USD
|
1942
|
12,050.20
|
USD
|
1943
|
13,574.00
|
USD
|
1944
|
14,559.60
|
USD
|
1945
|
13,615.70
|
USD
|
1946
|
13,421.60
|
USD
|
1947
|
14,444.30
|
USD
|
1948
|
16,871.10
|
USD
|
1949
|
16,156.40
|
USD
|
1950
|
17,738.60
|
USD
|
1951
|
19,733.50
|
USD
|
1952
|
19,992.70
|
USD
|
1953
|
20,338.50
|
USD
|
1954
|
20,150.00
|
USD
|
1955
|
22,006.30
|
USD
|
1956
|
22,399.10
|
USD
|
1957
|
22,884.20
|
USD
|
1958
|
22,664.90
|
USD
|
1959
|
24,628.20
|
USD
|
1960
|
24,974.10
|
USD
|
1961
|
25,269.40
|
USD
|
1962
|
27,304.40
|
USD
|
1963
|
28,881.60
|
USD
|
1964
|
30,851.40
|
USD
|
1965
|
32,774.60
|
USD
|
1966
|
34,854.30
|
USD
|
1967
|
35,303.20
|
USD
|
1968
|
37,294.90
|
USD
|
1969
|
38,748.90
|
USD
|
1970
|
39,584.00
|
USD
|
1971
|
42,035.30
|
USD
|
1972
|
45,735.20
|
USD
|
1973
|
50,333.90
|
USD
|
1974
|
52,290.20
|
USD
|
1975
|
54,964.70
|
USD
|
1976
|
59,856.80
|
USD
|
1977
|
65,885.20
|
USD
|
1978
|
73,352.90
|
USD
|
1979
|
79,818.60
|
USD
|
1980
|
82,273.10
|
USD
|
1981
|
93,083.90
|
USD
|
1982
|
96,446.70
|
USD
|
1983
|
104,457.30
|
USD
|
1984
|
120,887.40
|
USD
|
1985
|
126,379.50
|
USD
|
1986
|
127,592.90
|
USD
|
1987
|
137,309.10
|
USD
|
1988
|
153,456.50
|
USD
|
1989
|
159,120.70
|
USD
|
1990
|
164,624.30
|
USD
|
1991
|
166,045.40
|
USD
|
1992
|
177,795.30
|
USD
|
1993
|
181,424.90
|
USD
|
1994
|
192,033.80
|
USD
|
1995
|
203,856.60
|
USD
|
1996
|
217,433.20
|
USD
|
1997
|
232,668.90
|
USD
|
1998
|
245,815.60
|
USD
|
1999
|
260,851.70
|
USD
|
2000
|
277,808.40
|
USD
|
2001
|
278,573.90
|
USD
|
2002
|
283,602.20
|
USD
|
2003
|
294,286.80
|
USD
|
2004
|
315,135.10
|
USD
|
2005
|
335,844.50
|
USD
|
2006
|
359,088.40
|
USD
|
2007
|
360,175.20
|
USD
|
2008
|
353,683.90
|
USD
|
2009
|
341,982.20
|
USD
|
2010
|
360,343.80
|
USD
|
2011
|
375,376.60
|
USD
|
2012
|
400,617.20
|
USD
|
2013
|
397,146.70
|
USD
|
2014
|
415,508.10
|
USD
|
Chart for the Bottom 90% of the population (1913-2014)
Year
|
Bottom 90%
|
Unit
|
1913
|
596.20
|
USD
|
1914
|
542.30
|
USD
|
1915
|
574.70
|
USD
|
1916
|
685.70
|
USD
|
1917
|
793.20
|
USD
|
1918
|
1,025.80
|
USD
|
1919
|
1,080.80
|
USD
|
1920
|
1,258.10
|
USD
|
1921
|
932.30
|
USD
|
1922
|
955.30
|
USD
|
1923
|
1,161.90
|
USD
|
1924
|
1,106.60
|
USD
|
1925
|
1,115.20
|
USD
|
1926
|
1,168.70
|
USD
|
1927
|
1,142.20
|
USD
|
1928
|
1,122.60
|
USD
|
1929
|
1,218.30
|
USD
|
1930
|
1,095.60
|
USD
|
1931
|
905.20
|
USD
|
1932
|
665.60
|
USD
|
1933
|
623.00
|
USD
|
1934
|
696.20
|
USD
|
1935
|
790.40
|
USD
|
1936
|
881.10
|
USD
|
1937
|
972.70
|
USD
|
1938
|
893.50
|
USD
|
1939
|
907.50
|
USD
|
1940
|
987.70
|
USD
|
1941
|
1,297.90
|
USD
|
1942
|
1,785.30
|
USD
|
1943
|
2,292.10
|
USD
|
1944
|
2,437.60
|
USD
|
1945
|
2,526.30
|
USD
|
1946
|
2,530.00
|
USD
|
1947
|
2,713.80
|
USD
|
1948
|
2,909.50
|
USD
|
1949
|
2,820.10
|
USD
|
1950
|
3,100.20
|
USD
|
1951
|
3,587.30
|
USD
|
1952
|
3,843.80
|
USD
|
1953
|
4,079.30
|
USD
|
1954
|
4,032.70
|
USD
|
1955
|
4,362.20
|
USD
|
1956
|
4,666.10
|
USD
|
1957
|
4,865.50
|
USD
|
1958
|
4,860.90
|
USD
|
1959
|
5,246.60
|
USD
|
1960
|
5,495.70
|
USD
|
1961
|
5,594.10
|
USD
|
1962
|
5,829.00
|
USD
|
1963
|
6,043.80
|
USD
|
1964
|
6,329.00
|
USD
|
1965
|
6,808.60
|
USD
|
1966
|
7,332.60
|
USD
|
1967
|
7,775.20
|
USD
|
1968
|
8,474.00
|
USD
|
1969
|
9,163.80
|
USD
|
1970
|
9,462.00
|
USD
|
1971
|
9,963.40
|
USD
|
1972
|
10,694.70
|
USD
|
1973
|
11,704.90
|
USD
|
1974
|
12,376.80
|
USD
|
1975
|
12,979.00
|
USD
|
1976
|
14,146.00
|
USD
|
1977
|
15,312.80
|
USD
|
1978
|
16,798.60
|
USD
|
1979
|
18,105.10
|
USD
|
1980
|
19,340.60
|
USD
|
1981
|
21,011.60
|
USD
|
1982
|
21,457.40
|
USD
|
1983
|
22,474.40
|
USD
|
1984
|
24,288.50
|
USD
|
1985
|
25,595.40
|
USD
|
1986
|
26,476.50
|
USD
|
1987
|
27,478.50
|
USD
|
1988
|
28,797.90
|
USD
|
1989
|
30,250.20
|
USD
|
1990
|
31,224.70
|
USD
|
1991
|
31,893.80
|
USD
|
1992
|
32,930.40
|
USD
|
1993
|
34,316.80
|
USD
|
1994
|
36,127.50
|
USD
|
1995
|
37,365.00
|
USD
|
1996
|
38,885.70
|
USD
|
1997
|
40,721.00
|
USD
|
1998
|
42,654.00
|
USD
|
1999
|
44,347.60
|
USD
|
2000
|
46,362.90
|
USD
|
2001
|
47,314.50
|
USD
|
2002
|
47,486.30
|
USD
|
2003
|
48,716.40
|
USD
|
2004
|
50,752.20
|
USD
|
2005
|
52,922.40
|
USD
|
2006
|
54,955.90
|
USD
|
2007
|
56,206.50
|
USD
|
2008
|
56,205.40
|
USD
|
2009
|
54,482.70
|
USD
|
2010
|
55,532.70
|
USD
|
2011
|
57,096.60
|
USD
|
2012
|
58,157.60
|
USD
|
2013
|
59,880.80
|
USD
|
2014
|
61,602.10
|
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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