return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoDream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetimewww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarefern@lemmy.autism.placelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoMedian income is 76k per household, so no, a 2 job family making median cannot live the dream.
minus-squareCopernican@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoI’m seeing median salary listed around 65. Is the median household income reflecting the number of single income families out there or just single people generally?
minus-squarefern@lemmy.autism.placelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoThat’s for a household with dual incomes.
minus-squareCopernican@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoThere are individual salary stats. And those may align with households as some households only have 1 income. https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/business/hr-payroll/average-salary-us/
Median income is 76k per household, so no, a 2 job family making median cannot live the dream.
I’m seeing median salary listed around 65. Is the median household income reflecting the number of single income families out there or just single people generally?
That’s for a household with dual incomes.
There are individual salary stats. And those may align with households as some households only have 1 income. https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/business/hr-payroll/average-salary-us/