Rents (United States)
Adults | Tax unit | Average
Age
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Description
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Children
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The population is comprised of individuals below age 20.
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Adults
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The population is comprised of individuals over age 20.
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All Ages
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The population is comprised of individuals of all ages.
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Population
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Description
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Female
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The population looked at is comprised of female individuals only.
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Male
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The population looked at is comprised of male individuals only.
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Individuals
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The base unit is the individual (rather than the household). This is equivalent to assuming no sharing of resources within couples.
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Equal-split adults
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The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples.
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Tax unit
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The base unit is the tax unit defined by national fiscal administrations to measure personal income taxes.
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Type
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Description
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Average
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The annual income (or wealth) average within a given group percentile.
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Shares
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The income (or wealth) share held by a given group percentile.
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Thresholds
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The minimum income (or wealth) level required to belong to a given group percentile.
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Group percentiles
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Description
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All
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Does not separate the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Top 1%
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Top 1% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Top 10%
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Top 10% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Bottom 90%
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Bottom 90% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Bottom 50%
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Bottom 50% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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...and so on...
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Rents are payments for the temporary use of goods, services or properties. Reported on income tax returns before any specific deduction.
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1916-2015)
Year
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Top 1%
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Unit
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1916
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17,454.90
|
USD
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1917
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12,814.80
|
USD
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1918
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11,796.10
|
USD
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1919
|
10,206.00
|
USD
|
1920
|
8,433.30
|
USD
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1921
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9,993.50
|
USD
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1922
|
17,460.90
|
USD
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1923
|
17,689.50
|
USD
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1924
|
17,827.90
|
USD
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1925
|
19,496.30
|
USD
|
1926
|
19,338.90
|
USD
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1927
|
19,671.70
|
USD
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1928
|
19,819.30
|
USD
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1929
|
20,415.50
|
USD
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1930
|
16,546.30
|
USD
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1931
|
14,274.50
|
USD
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1932
|
12,565.20
|
USD
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1933
|
11,276.70
|
USD
|
1934
|
12,379.90
|
USD
|
1935
|
13,419.20
|
USD
|
1936
|
16,528.60
|
USD
|
1937
|
16,322.90
|
USD
|
1938
|
13,214.80
|
USD
|
1939
|
14,739.70
|
USD
|
1940
|
15,472.50
|
USD
|
1941
|
14,611.40
|
USD
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1942
|
13,298.40
|
USD
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1943
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11,914.50
|
USD
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1944
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11,192.80
|
USD
|
1945
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11,262.90
|
USD
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1946
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11,613.10
|
USD
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1947
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12,242.80
|
USD
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1948
|
13,534.10
|
USD
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1949
|
14,343.40
|
USD
|
1950
|
16,086.30
|
USD
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1951
|
15,040.00
|
USD
|
1952
|
14,626.30
|
USD
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1953
|
13,581.90
|
USD
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1954
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13,298.60
|
USD
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1955
|
9,047.70
|
USD
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1956
|
11,622.90
|
USD
|
1957
|
10,797.20
|
USD
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1958
|
10,506.00
|
USD
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1959
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9,908.40
|
USD
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1960
|
10,526.20
|
USD
|
1961
|
9,057.60
|
USD
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1962
|
9,239.10
|
USD
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1963
|
8,778.80
|
USD
|
1964
|
6,508.80
|
USD
|
1965
|
5,888.40
|
USD
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1966
|
9,835.60
|
USD
|
1967
|
8,296.70
|
USD
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1968
|
8,745.10
|
USD
|
1969
|
7,907.20
|
USD
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1970
|
9,141.90
|
USD
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1971
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9,079.20
|
USD
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1972
|
10,071.00
|
USD
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1973
|
10,082.20
|
USD
|
1974
|
12,260.00
|
USD
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1975
|
11,920.30
|
USD
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1976
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11,530.10
|
USD
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1977
|
10,885.90
|
USD
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1978
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11,455.90
|
USD
|
1979
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11,487.60
|
USD
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1980
|
12,118.30
|
USD
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1981
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12,308.00
|
USD
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1982
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13,366.90
|
USD
|
1983
|
10,091.80
|
USD
|
1984
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9,619.30
|
USD
|
1985
|
12,768.90
|
USD
|
1986
|
6,209.20
|
USD
|
1987
|
6,583.70
|
USD
|
1988
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9,152.00
|
USD
|
1989
|
11,086.00
|
USD
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1990
|
12,465.90
|
USD
|
1991
|
12,091.30
|
USD
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1992
|
14,508.70
|
USD
|
1993
|
15,570.70
|
USD
|
1994
|
16,580.50
|
USD
|
1995
|
16,378.60
|
USD
|
1996
|
17,373.20
|
USD
|
1997
|
19,613.50
|
USD
|
1998
|
19,958.40
|
USD
|
1999
|
20,575.00
|
USD
|
2000
|
21,424.30
|
USD
|
2001
|
22,531.00
|
USD
|
2002
|
22,123.60
|
USD
|
2003
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23,047.60
|
USD
|
2004
|
23,443.80
|
USD
|
2005
|
26,182.00
|
USD
|
2006
|
25,277.10
|
USD
|
2007
|
24,768.70
|
USD
|
2008
|
30,279.30
|
USD
|
2009
|
23,218.30
|
USD
|
2010
|
25,063.10
|
USD
|
2011
|
25,457.40
|
USD
|
2012
|
30,133.10
|
USD
|
2013
|
29,135.90
|
USD
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2014
|
33,510.30
|
USD
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2015
|
23,684.30
|
USD
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Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1918-2015)
Year
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Top 10%
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Unit
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1918
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3,370.00
|
USD
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1919
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2,830.30
|
USD
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1920
|
2,198.80
|
USD
|
1921
|
2,578.00
|
USD
|
1922
|
3,706.20
|
USD
|
1923
|
4,695.20
|
USD
|
1924
|
5,313.90
|
USD
|
1925
|
5,383.50
|
USD
|
1926
|
5,258.40
|
USD
|
1927
|
4,888.50
|
USD
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1928
|
4,609.20
|
USD
|
1929
|
4,830.80
|
USD
|
1930
|
4,227.70
|
USD
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1931
|
4,113.30
|
USD
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1932
|
3,429.10
|
USD
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1933
|
2,895.70
|
USD
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1934
|
3,044.20
|
USD
|
1935
|
3,238.80
|
USD
|
1936
|
4,003.40
|
USD
|
1937
|
3,355.30
|
USD
|
1938
|
3,005.10
|
USD
|
1939
|
3,097.10
|
USD
|
1940
|
3,041.40
|
USD
|
1941
|
2,922.90
|
USD
|
1942
|
2,893.60
|
USD
|
1943
|
2,896.60
|
USD
|
1944
|
2,321.70
|
USD
|
1945
|
2,388.60
|
USD
|
1946
|
2,526.10
|
USD
|
1947
|
2,575.80
|
USD
|
1948
|
2,706.20
|
USD
|
1949
|
2,897.40
|
USD
|
1950
|
3,080.10
|
USD
|
1951
|
3,000.20
|
USD
|
1952
|
2,856.00
|
USD
|
1953
|
2,739.60
|
USD
|
1954
|
3,014.30
|
USD
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1955
|
2,386.50
|
USD
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1956
|
2,750.80
|
USD
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1957
|
2,208.20
|
USD
|
1958
|
2,119.40
|
USD
|
1959
|
2,047.80
|
USD
|
1960
|
2,082.90
|
USD
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1961
|
1,946.90
|
USD
|
1962
|
1,948.60
|
USD
|
1963
|
1,880.20
|
USD
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1964
|
1,490.30
|
USD
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1965
|
1,394.80
|
USD
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1966
|
2,040.80
|
USD
|
1967
|
1,840.40
|
USD
|
1968
|
1,865.10
|
USD
|
1969
|
1,747.60
|
USD
|
1970
|
1,743.90
|
USD
|
1971
|
1,732.70
|
USD
|
1972
|
1,899.60
|
USD
|
1973
|
2,139.00
|
USD
|
1974
|
2,522.70
|
USD
|
1975
|
2,216.10
|
USD
|
1976
|
2,019.90
|
USD
|
1977
|
1,898.80
|
USD
|
1978
|
1,973.60
|
USD
|
1979
|
1,889.30
|
USD
|
1980
|
1,942.80
|
USD
|
1981
|
1,604.80
|
USD
|
1982
|
1,750.50
|
USD
|
1983
|
1,102.60
|
USD
|
1984
|
865.70
|
USD
|
1985
|
944.30
|
USD
|
1986
|
303.20
|
USD
|
1987
|
192.30
|
USD
|
1988
|
597.60
|
USD
|
1989
|
888.70
|
USD
|
1990
|
1,116.70
|
USD
|
1991
|
1,241.40
|
USD
|
1992
|
1,692.50
|
USD
|
1993
|
1,834.40
|
USD
|
1994
|
2,200.60
|
USD
|
1995
|
2,272.10
|
USD
|
1996
|
2,590.70
|
USD
|
1997
|
2,826.30
|
USD
|
1998
|
2,912.30
|
USD
|
1999
|
3,183.80
|
USD
|
2000
|
3,327.50
|
USD
|
2001
|
3,373.60
|
USD
|
2002
|
3,553.30
|
USD
|
2003
|
3,648.20
|
USD
|
2004
|
3,745.40
|
USD
|
2005
|
4,114.40
|
USD
|
2006
|
4,062.60
|
USD
|
2007
|
4,052.30
|
USD
|
2008
|
4,841.80
|
USD
|
2009
|
3,734.30
|
USD
|
2010
|
4,084.60
|
USD
|
2011
|
4,345.40
|
USD
|
2012
|
4,973.40
|
USD
|
2013
|
4,843.50
|
USD
|
2014
|
5,443.60
|
USD
|
2015
|
4,270.80
|
USD
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Percentiles combined in one chart (1916-2015)
Available series for this indicator (Rents)
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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