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The U.S. median household income is $80,734, 12.5% of people live below the poverty line and the average commute is 26.4 minutes (ACS 2020-2024).
- Population
- 334,922,499
- ACS 2020-2024
- Median household income
- $80,734
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 35.7%
- Adults 25 and older
- Median age
- 38.9
Median household income by state
Darker states have higher incomes. Select a state for its full profile.
Compare states
Sorted by population, highest first
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| # | State | Population | Median income | Poverty | Bachelor's+ | Own home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 39,287,377 | $99,122 | 12.0% | 37.1% | 55.9% |
| 2 | Texas | 30,188,424 | $78,476 | 13.8% | 33.8% | 62.6% |
| 3 | Florida | 22,416,077 | $74,568 | 12.6% | 34.1% | 67.6% |
| 4 | New York | 19,852,366 | $85,974 | 14.0% | 40.2% | 54.3% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 13,018,639 | $77,971 | 11.7% | 35.2% | 69.3% |
| 6 | Illinois | 12,694,798 | $83,390 | 11.8% | 37.8% | 67.1% |
| 7 | Ohio | 11,810,293 | $71,389 | 13.3% | 31.5% | 67.2% |
| 8 | Georgia | 10,940,407 | $77,353 | 13.4% | 34.9% | 65.7% |
| 9 | North Carolina | 10,730,404 | $72,388 | 13.0% | 35.7% | 66.6% |
| 10 | Michigan | 10,077,761 | $72,875 | 13.2% | 32.4% | 73.2% |
| 11 | New Jersey | 9,343,809 | $103,556 | 9.7% | 43.6% | 63.8% |
| 12 | Virginia | 8,705,170 | $93,170 | 9.9% | 42.2% | 67.3% |
| 13 | Washington | 7,816,116 | $98,141 | 9.9% | 39.6% | 63.8% |
| 14 | Arizona | 7,378,838 | $79,964 | 12.5% | 33.3% | 67.4% |
| 15 | Tennessee | 7,066,383 | $69,595 | 13.8% | 31.1% | 66.9% |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 7,044,056 | $103,960 | 10.0% | 47.3% | 62.5% |
| 17 | Indiana | 6,851,073 | $71,957 | 12.3% | 29.5% | 70.6% |
| 18 | Maryland | 6,206,011 | $103,678 | 9.4% | 43.4% | 67.6% |
| 19 | Missouri | 6,191,814 | $70,702 | 12.6% | 32.4% | 68.1% |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 5,914,872 | $77,485 | 10.6% | 33.4% | 67.8% |
| 21 | Colorado | 5,862,189 | $95,470 | 9.4% | 45.7% | 66.2% |
| 22 | Minnesota | 5,739,445 | $89,062 | 9.3% | 39.4% | 72.2% |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5,296,225 | $69,324 | 14.1% | 32.1% | 71.9% |
| 24 | Alabama | 5,086,768 | $63,999 | 15.6% | 28.4% | 70.2% |
| 25 | Louisiana | 4,611,961 | $60,756 | 18.9% | 27.0% | 67.4% |
| 26 | Kentucky | 4,534,824 | $63,726 | 16.1% | 27.6% | 68.3% |
| 27 | Oregon | 4,254,293 | $83,011 | 11.9% | 36.8% | 63.3% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 4,028,634 | $65,039 | 15.3% | 28.3% | 65.8% |
| 29 | Connecticut | 3,624,508 | $95,781 | 10.0% | 42.5% | 66.5% |
| 30 | Utah | 3,392,331 | $95,166 | 8.5% | 37.7% | 70.2% |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 3,234,309 | $26,297 | 40.5% | 29.8% | 67.9% |
| 32 | Iowa | 3,210,507 | $75,059 | 11.1% | 31.4% | 71.7% |
| 33 | Nevada | 3,184,612 | $78,260 | 12.4% | 27.9% | 60.0% |
| 34 | Arkansas | 3,049,391 | $60,773 | 16.0% | 25.7% | 66.4% |
| 35 | Kansas | 2,947,197 | $74,275 | 11.3% | 35.6% | 67.2% |
| 36 | Mississippi | 2,946,779 | $56,447 | 18.9% | 25.1% | 70.0% |
| 37 | New Mexico | 2,120,246 | $64,059 | 17.8% | 31.0% | 70.0% |
| 38 | Nebraska | 1,978,707 | $76,475 | 10.6% | 34.6% | 66.5% |
| 39 | Idaho | 1,934,262 | $77,800 | 10.6% | 31.8% | 72.1% |
| 40 | West Virginia | 1,778,373 | $59,608 | 16.7% | 24.1% | 74.9% |
| 41 | Hawaii | 1,445,235 | $100,389 | 10.0% | 36.1% | 63.0% |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 1,394,868 | $99,031 | 7.2% | 40.6% | 72.8% |
| 43 | Maine | 1,387,817 | $74,733 | 10.7% | 36.2% | 74.3% |
| 44 | Montana | 1,116,875 | $72,509 | 11.5% | 35.2% | 69.2% |
| 45 | Rhode Island | 1,101,801 | $87,796 | 11.2% | 37.7% | 63.6% |
| 46 | Delaware | 1,021,191 | $84,954 | 10.4% | 35.8% | 73.0% |
| 47 | South Dakota | 907,428 | $75,081 | 11.9% | 31.9% | 68.6% |
| 48 | North Dakota | 784,841 | $76,657 | 10.8% | 32.7% | 62.9% |
| 49 | Alaska | 735,706 | $92,788 | 10.1% | 31.7% | 66.8% |
| 50 | District of Columbia | 681,294 | $109,870 | 15.4% | 64.2% | 41.5% |
| 51 | Vermont | 647,106 | $81,203 | 10.1% | 43.8% | 73.2% |
| 52 | Wyoming | 582,397 | $76,176 | 10.5% | 30.6% | 71.8% |
Income and poverty
Income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars
- Median household income
- $80,734
- Per capita income
- $44,673
- Below poverty level
- 40,735,661 people (12.5%)
Education
Highest level completed, 230,807,303 adults age 25 and older
- High school graduate or higher206,814,89389.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher82,363,21635.7%
- Graduate or professional degree32,495,04514.1%
Race and ethnicity
Share of total population. Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; other groups exclude them.
- White (non-Hispanic)192,214,37857.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race)64,759,37019.3%
- Black or African American39,896,12711.9%
- Asian19,678,8145.9%
- Two or more races14,240,0184.3%
- Some other race1,868,9100.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1,698,4320.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander566,4500.2%
14.1% of residents (47,349,078) were born outside the United States.
Languages spoken at home
316,142,548 residents age 5 and older
77.7% speak only English at home and 22.3% speak another language. 27,139,643 people (8.6%) speak English less than "very well."
- Spanish42,869,90813.6%
- Other Indo-European languages6,391,8022.0%
- Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)3,549,7801.1%
- Other Asian and Pacific Island languages3,328,0601.1%
- Other languages2,512,9050.8%
- Russian, Polish or other Slavic2,223,6370.7%
- French, Haitian or Cajun2,165,6980.7%
- Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1,778,0090.6%
Commute to work
135,071,605 workers who do not work from home
The average one-way commute is 26.4 minutes.
- Under 10 minutes12.7%
- 10 to 19 minutes28.7%
- 20 to 29 minutes21.3%
- 30 to 44 minutes20.8%
- 45 to 59 minutes8.0%
- 60 minutes or more8.6%
Housing
Owner-occupied home values and rents paid by renters
- Median home value
- $332,700
- Median gross rent
- $1,413 a month
- Homeownership rate
- 65.2% of 129,227,496 households
- Housing units
- 143,775,355
- Median year built
- 1980
Frequently asked questions
- What is the median household income in the U.S.?
- The U.S. median household income is $80,734, according to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Per capita income is $44,673.
- Which state has the highest median household income?
- District of Columbia has the highest median household income at $109,870, followed by Massachusetts ($103,960) and Maryland ($103,678). Mississippi has the lowest at $56,447.
- Which states have the lowest poverty rates?
- New Hampshire (7.2%), Utah (8.5%), Minnesota (9.3%) have the lowest poverty rates. The highest is in Louisiana (18.9%).
- Where do these numbers come from?
- They come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, which combine five years of survey responses so that even small towns and ZIP codes have reliable figures. Estimates have margins of error.