Income inequality dipped and fewer people moved, according to largest survey of US life
- Income inequality in the United States fell by nearly half a percent from 2023 to 2024, as median household income rose from $80,002 to $81,604, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- The percentage of U.S. residents who moved to a different home decreased from 11.3% to 11% from 2023 to 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- The U.S. became more demographically diverse, and the share of Asian and Hispanic residents increased last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Monthly costs for homeowners with a mortgage rose to $2,035 from $1,960, while median rent increased from $1,448 to $1,487, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Income inequality fell and fewer people moved and got married in the U.S. last year
Income inequality dipped, more people had college degrees, fewer people moved to a different home and the share of Asian and Hispanic residents increased in the United States last year, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. These year-to-year changes, big and small, from 2023 to 2024 were captured in the bureau’s data from the American Community Survey, the largest annual audit of American life. The survey of 3.5 mill…


Income inequality dipped and fewer people moved, according to largest survey of U.S. life
Income inequality dipped, more people had college degrees, fewer people moved to a different home and the share of Asian and Hispanic residents increased in the United States last year, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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