Key facts about the wealth of immigrant households during the COVID-19 pandemic
The median wealth of immigrant households increased by 42% from December 2019 to December 2021.
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The median wealth of immigrant households increased by 42% from December 2019 to December 2021.
About one-in-four Black households and one-in-seven Hispanic households had no wealth or were in debt in 2021, compared with about one-in-ten U.S. households overall.
The share of Asian Americans in the U.S. middle class has held steady since 2010, while the share in the upper-income tier has grown.
As the financial divide has grown, a smaller share of Americans now live in middle-class households. Here are key facts about this group.
About one-in-ten Asian Americans live in poverty. Pew Research Center conducted 18 focus groups in 12 languages to explore their stories and experiences.
Nearly one-in-five middle-income families report receiving unemployment benefits in 2020.
The share of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021, according to a new analysis.
College graduates without a college-educated parent have lower incomes and less wealth, on average, than those with a parent who has a bachelor’s or higher degree.
The global middle class consisted of 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic.
When Americans peer 30 years into the future, they see a country in decline economically, politically and on the world stage.
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