Real median household income in the United States reached $87,460 in 2025, the highest on record since the Census Bureau began tracking the measure in 1967, according to new income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics.
The 2025 figure reflects a 2.6% increase from the 2024 estimate of $85,210, with all estimates adjusted for inflation. Median household income is the midpoint where half of households have higher income and half have lower income. The Census Bureau said the 2024 estimate was not statistically different from 2019, the last year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the record high to that point.
The official poverty rate in 2025 was 10.2%, a 0.5 percentage point decrease from 2024. The official poverty rate for children fell to a historic low of 13.4%.
The Supplemental Poverty Measure rate in 2025 was 13.1%, not statistically different from 2024. The Supplemental Poverty Measure rate topped the official rate in 26 states and the District of Columbia.
On health insurance, 26.7 million people, or 7.9%, did not have coverage at any point in 2025, not statistically different from 2024. Medicaid coverage declined in 2025 for the second year in a row, and the Hispanic poverty rate reached a historic low.
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