Incomes rose for all households in each decade from 1970 to 2000, but have languished from 2000 to 2014 | Pew Research Center

December 8, 2015

4. Middle class incomes fall further behind upper-tier incomes

Incomes rose for all households in each decade from 1970 to 2000, but have languished from 2000 to 2014

Incomes rose for all households in each decade from 1970 to 2000, but have languished from 2000 to 2014

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4. Middle class incomes fall further behind upper-tier incomes
Median household income in the U.S. rises faster when adjusted for the decrease in household size since 1970
Median income of upper-income households has risen more than the median income of middle- and lower-income households from 1970 to 2014
Incomes rose for all households in each decade from 1970 to 2000, but have languished from 2000 to 2014
The share of aggregate income held by middle-income households plunged from 1970 to 2014 and is now less than the share held by upper-income households