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U.S. Median Household Income After falling for five years, inflation-adjusted median household income rose 1.1%, to $46,326.

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U.S. Median Household IncomeAfter falling for five years, inflation-adjusted median household income rose

1.1%, to $46,326.

Average Income by state

Distribution of Household Income by Race

  White Black Hispanic origin1

Income range 1975 1985 1995 2005 1975 1985 1995 2005 1975 1985 1995 2005

 Under $5,000 2.40% 2.40% 2.10% 2.60% 5.50% 6.30% 6.20% 6.80% 3.80% 4.10% 4.50% 3.90%

 $5,000 to $9,999 6.8  5.8  5.1  4.1  15.4  15.0  12.3  10.3  10.0  9.7  10.1  6.1 

 $10,000 to $14,999 7.5  7.0  6.4  6.1  13.4  11.0  9.6  8.9  10.2  10.8  9.9  7.4 

 $15,000 to $24,999 14.2  12.9  13.2  12.0  18.0  17.1  16.4  16.1  20.5  17.9  18.8  16.2 

 $25,000 to $34,999 13.5  12.8  11.9  11.4  14.7  14.3  13.5  12.6  16.7  14.5  14.9  15.0 

 $35,000 to $49,999 19.4  16.7  16.0  14.9  15.6  13.8  14.8  15.1  19.0  16.7  15.8  17.1 

 $50,000 to $74,999 21.4  20.7  19.5  18.9  12.4  13.3  14.7  15.1  14.2  15.6  14.1  17.2 

 $75,000 to $99,999 9.0  11.0  11.7  11.6  3.5  6.0  7.0  7.3  3.7  6.5  6.5  8.2 

 $100,000 and over 5.8  10.5  14.2  18.3  1.4  3.1  5.3  7.8  1.9  4.4  5.4  8.8 

$39,463  $43,100  $45,496  $48,554  $23,691  $25,642  $28,485  $30,858  $28,350  $30,221  $29,079  $35,967 

1. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2005. Web: www.census.gov .

Median income

US Poverty over time

Poverty Rates by State

Source: U.S. Census Bureau's 2005 American Community Survey

Pockets of Poverty and Wealth

Source: U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements

Percentage and Number of UninsuredAround 46.6 million were uninsured in 2005, up from 45.3 million the year before. Note: The Census Bureau changed some of its practices for the data collected in 1999, lowering numbers of the uninsured.

The solid line depicts reality in 2004, with half of U.S. family income going to the top 20%. The Gini coefficient is 0.466

Income cutoffsCurrent 2005 dollarsUpper limit of each fifth (dollars)

lowest 20 second third fourth top 5%19,178 36,000 57,660 91,705 166,000

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Income Going to the Top 20% and Bottom 60% of HouseholdsThe income gap has widened since the late 1970s and didn't shrink in 2005.

Foreign-Born PopulationCalifornia had the largest share of foreign-born population, with 27.2%. New

York was second at 21.4%. At the other end of the scale was West Virginia at 1.1% percent.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau's 2005 American Community Survey