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Americans' Average Household Incomes Are Higher than Ever, Census Data Shows
The poverty rate also fell to a record low 10.2%, while women’s earnings rose 3.2% and men’s earnings dipped slightly, Census Bureau data show.
- The Census Bureau reported that median household income reached a record $87,460 in 2025, a 2.6% increase from the 2024 estimate of $85,210, marking the highest level since 1967.
- Median post-tax household income rose 3.1% to $76,060; income growth varied by demographic, with Black households seeing a 4.8% increase, while Asian or Hispanic households remained largely unchanged.
- The official United States poverty rate fell to a record-low 10.2% in 2025, with Hispanic individuals reaching 13.9% and children dropping to 13.4%, according to Census Bureau data.
- For Americans, public health coverage for adults aged 19 to 64 declined to 17.3% in 2025, as 26.7 million people remained uninsured, driven by a decrease in Medicaid coverage.
- Last year, the Supplemental Poverty Measure reached 13.1%, sitting nearly 3 percentage points above the official rate, while the average poverty threshold for a family of four was $32,970, updated using the Consumer Price Index.
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U.S. Poverty Rate Hits Record Low As Median Household Income Reaches Record High
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on artificial intelligence at the "Winning the AI Race" Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura(Washington, DC) – The official U.S. poverty rate fell to a record-low 10.2%
New figures show that official poverty in the United States fell to its lowest level on record in 2025. At the same time, the median income for American households reached a record high.
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