@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 9 months agoHalf of America Makes Less Than 35kimagemessage-square189arrow-up11.22Karrow-down144cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageHalf of America Makes Less Than 35k@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 9 months agomessage-square189cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•9 months agoIf the median household income is 75k, assuming dual-income, then that’s probably where the 35k comes from: 75k/2 = 37.5k.
minus-square@iopqlink0•9 months agoBut there are significant amount of households who just have one person making 75K instead so per worker, it’s actually 59K according to the data https://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.t02.htm
If the median household income is 75k, assuming dual-income, then that’s probably where the 35k comes from: 75k/2 = 37.5k.
But there are significant amount of households who just have one person making 75K instead
so per worker, it’s actually 59K according to the data
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.t02.htm