The median income of households fell in the vast majority of the U.S. metropolitan areas from 1999 to 2014 | Pew Research Center

May 10, 2016

3. The middle class shrank and incomes fell in most metropolitan areas from 2000 to 2014

The median income of households fell in the vast majority of the U.S. metropolitan areas from 1999 to 2014

The median income of households fell in the vast majority of the U.S. metropolitan areas from 1999 to 2014

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The median income of households fell in the vast majority of the U.S. metropolitan areas from 1999 to 2014

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3. The middle class shrank and incomes fell in most metropolitan areas from 2000 to 2014
The economic status of adults improved in about half of U.S. metropolitan areas from 2000 to 2014
Median incomes of households in all income tiers fell from 1999 to 2014
The median income of households fell in the vast majority of the U.S. metropolitan areas from 1999 to 2014
From 2000 to 2014, upper-income tiers grew in areas where incomes rose, or fell by less; lower-income tiers grew more in areas with more of a decrease in income
The middle-class share fell more in metropolitan areas with more of an increase in income inequality from 2000 to 2014