Average family income growth, by income group, 1947–2007

Note: Data are for money income.

Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Historical Income Tables (Tables F-2, F-3, and F-5)

Documentation and methodology

Underlying data are from Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Historical Income Tables, Table F-3, “Mean Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Families, All Races: 1966 to 2010.” Data are inflated to 2011 dollars using the CPI-U-RS.