What changed in US household income, 2024 to 2025
The median US household had $87,288 in money income in 2025, compared with $83,005 in 2024. That is 5.2% more before inflation and 2.6% more after it. The top 10% of households started at $261,248, up from $250,752.
Each figure below compares the Census Bureau’s CPS ASEC 2026, which the calculators on this site use, with the CPS ASEC 2025. To place your own income, use the household income percentile calculator.
Household income by percentile, 2024 and 2025
Each row gives the household money income at that percentile of all US households, in dollars of its own year.
| Percentile | 2024 | 2025 | Change | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p10 | $19,680 | $20,005 | +1.7% | −0.8% |
| p20 | $34,050 | $35,740 | +5.0% | +2.4% |
| p25 | $41,001 | $43,708 | +6.6% | +4.0% |
| p30 | $49,001 | $51,306 | +4.7% | +2.2% |
| p40 | $65,000 | $68,553 | +5.5% | +2.9% |
| p50 | $83,005 | $87,288 | +5.2% | +2.6% |
| p60 | $105,006 | $110,220 | +5.0% | +2.4% |
| p70 | $134,500 | $140,901 | +4.8% | +2.2% |
| p75 | $152,463 | $159,510 | +4.6% | +2.1% |
| p80 | $175,275 | $182,372 | +4.0% | +1.5% |
| p90 | $250,752 | $261,248 | +4.2% | +1.7% |
| p95 | $335,578 | $354,000 | +5.5% | +3.0% |
| p99 | $657,628 | $704,999 | +7.2% | +4.6% |
Where the same income ranks in 2025
Incomes rose at every percentile in the table above, so a fixed dollar amount ranks a little lower in 2025 than in 2024. A $100,000 household income was higher than about 58% of households in 2024 and about 56% in 2025. The 2025 column matches the calculator.
| Household income | Higher than, 2024 | Higher than, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | about 14% | about 13% |
| $50,000 | about 31% | about 29% |
| $75,000 | about 46% | about 44% |
| $100,000 | about 58% | about 56% |
| $125,000 | about 67% | about 65% |
| $150,000 | about 74% | about 73% |
| $200,000 | about 84% | about 83% |
| $250,000 | about 90% | about 89% |
| $300,000 | about 93% | about 93% |
| $400,000 | about 97% | about 96% |
| $500,000 | about 98% | about 98% |
Median household income by state, 2024 and 2025
| State | 2024 median | 2025 median | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $64,500 | $68,000 | +5.4% |
| Alaska | $89,805 | $102,500 | +14.1% |
| Arizona | $84,466 | $87,000 | +3.0% |
| Arkansas | $64,502 | $67,812 | +5.1% |
| California | $100,162 | $100,008 | −0.2% |
| Colorado | $105,000 | $103,104 | −1.8% |
| Connecticut | $98,137 | $101,012 | +2.9% |
| Delaware | $85,447 | $99,944 | +17.0% |
| Florida | $75,001 | $77,920 | +3.9% |
| Georgia | $80,215 | $81,900 | +2.1% |
| Hawaii | $98,136 | $105,002 | +7.0% |
| Idaho | $81,506 | $87,781 | +7.7% |
| Illinois | $82,900 | $93,002 | +12.2% |
| Indiana | $75,500 | $76,000 | +0.7% |
| Iowa | $83,054 | $81,582 | −1.8% |
| Kansas | $87,300 | $85,231 | −2.4% |
| Kentucky | $63,894 | $73,353 | +14.8% |
| Louisiana | $60,000 | $60,002 | 0.0% |
| Maine | $90,301 | $95,005 | +5.2% |
| Maryland | $109,720 | $115,507 | +5.3% |
| Massachusetts | $112,000 | $118,441 | +5.8% |
| Michigan | $78,900 | $76,376 | −3.2% |
| Minnesota | $92,023 | $95,021 | +3.3% |
| Mississippi | $55,011 | $57,648 | +4.8% |
| Missouri | $77,750 | $84,370 | +8.5% |
| Montana | $81,113 | $87,193 | +7.5% |
| Nebraska | $85,501 | $100,602 | +17.7% |
| Nevada | $80,000 | $89,000 | +11.3% |
| New Hampshire | $110,516 | $112,000 | +1.3% |
| New Jersey | $103,621 | $111,936 | +8.0% |
| New Mexico | $62,575 | $67,773 | +8.3% |
| New York | $86,284 | $86,250 | 0.0% |
| North Carolina | $67,000 | $80,000 | +19.4% |
| North Dakota | $85,801 | $85,000 | −0.9% |
| Ohio | $78,853 | $85,000 | +7.8% |
| Oklahoma | $64,650 | $75,000 | +16.0% |
| Oregon | $89,158 | $92,635 | +3.9% |
| Pennsylvania | $79,209 | $85,200 | +7.6% |
| Rhode Island | $90,122 | $96,420 | +7.0% |
| South Carolina | $73,193 | $81,003 | +10.7% |
| South Dakota | $79,109 | $81,950 | +3.6% |
| Tennessee | $75,225 | $75,008 | −0.3% |
| Texas | $80,505 | $85,000 | +5.6% |
| Utah | $103,777 | $103,034 | −0.7% |
| Vermont | $84,549 | $95,150 | +12.5% |
| Virginia | $97,646 | $99,352 | +1.7% |
| Washington | $95,056 | $112,690 | +18.6% |
| Washington, D.C. | $103,650 | $107,517 | +3.7% |
| West Virginia | $63,000 | $62,000 | −1.6% |
| Wisconsin | $81,000 | $88,135 | +8.8% |
| Wyoming | $78,004 | $81,010 | +3.9% |
State figures rest on far fewer households than the national ones: from 457 to 4,857 households per state in the CPS ASEC 2026, against 53,344 in all. Census’s standard errors for single-year state medians run from $1,104 to $8,269, so a one-year change of a few thousand dollars in one state can come from sampling alone. The p99 row rests on the top 1% of the sample, the thinnest slice of it, and is the least certain row in the percentile table.
How this comparison works
The 2025 figures are the curves the calculators use: household money income (HTOTVAL) for 53,344 interviewed households in the Census Bureau’s CPS ASEC 2026. The 2024 figures use the 55,762 households in the CPS ASEC 2025, weighted to the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025 population controls.
Census reweighted 2024 the same way for its own 2024-to-2025 comparisons. The new weights lowered its 2024 median by 0.7%, from $83,730 to $83,160 (working paper SEHSD-WP2026-16). For the same reason, the 2024 figures here run slightly below 2024 figures published before the reweighting.
Changes after inflation take out the rise in the C-CPI-U, the price index Census uses for income: 174.4 in 2024 and 178.7 in 2025 (December 1999 = 100), up 2.5%.
The Census report Income in the United States: 2025 puts the 2025 median at $87,460, up 2.6% after inflation from $85,210 in 2024 (in 2025 dollars), and the 90th percentile at $261,300, up 1.7%. The 2025 median and 90th percentile on this page come within 0.2% of those figures.
Source files, with SHA-256 checksums:
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FAQ
What was the median US household income in 2025?
About $87,288 in the Census Bureau’s CPS ASEC 2026, up from $83,005 in 2024. Census’s published median for 2025 is $87,460: Census interpolates within $2,500 income brackets, and this site reads the median from the household records.
Where did the top 10% of household income start in 2025?
At about $261,248, compared with $250,752 in 2024. In 2025 the top 5% started at about $354,000 and the top 1% at about $704,999.
Did median household income rise faster than prices in 2025?
Yes. The median rose 5.2% while the C-CPI-U price index rose 2.5%, a gain of 2.6% after inflation. After inflation, income at the 10th percentile changed −0.8% and at the 90th +1.7%.