23-Feb-16
Family Net Worth, by Selected Characteristics of Families, 1989-2013 Surveys
[Thousands of dollars]
Family characteristic
All Families
1989
Median
1992
Mean
Median
1995
Mean
Median
1998
Mean
Median
2001
Mean
Median
2004
Mean
Median
2007
Mean
Median
2010
Mean
Median
2013
Mean
Median
Mean
46.9
185.9
49.5
186.6
57.8
212.1
71.7
282.9
86.6
397.4
93.1
449.4
120.6
558.0
77.3
498.8
81.2
534.6
1.8
24.1
41.6
66.5
132.0
388.5
24.7
65.7
101.3
136.0
222.4
981.2
4.0
27.8
39.6
75.7
115.7
363.7
32.9
64.2
101.2
140.8
226.4
960.9
6.0
33.5
46.4
76.1
128.1
355.6
44.4
79.1
102.3
161.3
257.5
1,088.6
5.8
33.1
53.4
112.3
188.5
452.4
47.8
96.1
126.5
206.4
326.0
1,548.8
7.9
37.4
63.7
144.3
263.1
833.6
52.8
115.2
162.7
294.3
457.3
2,266.3
7.5
33.7
72.0
160.0
313.7
929.6
72.7
121.5
194.7
341.5
489.9
2,542.2
8.1
37.8
88.1
205.8
356.2
1,119.0
105.3
134.9
210.5
375.9
609.0
3,316.5
6.2
25.6
65.9
128.6
286.6
1,194.3
116.8
127.9
199.0
294.0
567.3
2,944.3
6.1
22.4
61.7
159.2
300.5
1,130.7
86.1
112.7
168.6
333.6
635.8
3,307.9
7.8
56.4
98.7
97.9
76.7
72.4
46.8
147.6
276.4
307.8
279.8
241.6
9.2
44.6
78.3
114.0
98.7
86.9
45.4
133.3
268.9
338.0
286.5
214.2
12.0
52.3
94.9
115.5
111.0
93.0
43.2
143.7
296.7
383.5
348.7
258.3
9.1
63.4
105.6
127.9
146.5
125.6
63.9
196.5
363.8
532.7
466.7
310.8
11.7
77.6
134.6
185.4
177.8
155.3
90.7
260.0
486.3
733.3
678.5
469.1
14.2
69.4
145.2
252.1
190.1
163.1
73.5
300.0
543.9
848.6
691.0
528.1
11.8
88.2
184.9
254.1
239.4
213.5
106.0
326.3
663.0
941.8
1,015.7
638.3
9.3
42.1
117.9
179.4
206.7
216.8
65.3
217.4
573.0
880.5
848.4
677.9
10.4
46.7
105.3
165.9
232.1
194.8
75.5
347.2
530.1
798.4
1,057.0
645.2
7.2
8.1
40.9
62.0
111.0
63.3
72.6
122.6
201.0
347.2
8.5
14.9
58.2
60.5
104.1
54.2
70.9
156.0
205.8
317.3
12.0
17.5
70.8
65.9
115.4
72.7
72.6
197.9
215.1
361.3
16.1
15.5
87.3
87.1
148.5
102.4
92.2
246.0
298.8
482.4
13.2
19.6
91.4
113.6
177.1
95.8
151.4
290.4
440.7
644.8
20.9
21.1
116.5
122.2
208.8
130.3
156.3
352.7
504.5
754.5
23.3
25.1
143.9
140.8
225.5
178.9
207.3
390.3
600.4
953.1
15.5
14.6
102.0
86.7
205.7
143.7
117.5
391.6
555.7
864.8
14.0
14.1
108.1
92.4
213.8
129.1
148.1
372.9
589.2
962.8
24.1
36.8
46.0
111.0
83.1
111.4
186.4
361.6
18.7
38.4
57.7
98.8
70.1
111.7
171.5
340.0
22.7
51.9
46.8
104.4
84.2
133.0
188.8
385.4
21.1
54.1
73.9
146.4
78.9
157.8
237.9
529.1
25.5
58.1
73.3
213.9
104.0
181.2
287.3
797.0
20.6
68.7
69.3
226.1
136.5
197.4
309.2
853.7
33.2
80.5
84.7
285.0
142.9
251.8
367.0
1,101.9
16.1
56.7
50.9
195.2
110.7
218.1
272.2
977.7
17.2
52.5
46.9
219.4
108.3
199.6
317.9
1,031.6
71.1
6.7
227.5
62.8
69.7
12.0
222.4
77.5
76.6
15.8
251.0
77.2
95.8
16.6
337.8
100.5
122.8
18.0
488.8
117.6
141.0
24.8
563.4
153.2
171.3
28.3
694.2
229.3
130.5
20.4
654.5
175.9
142.0
18.1
705.9
183.9
38.0
169.7
66.1
0.8
113.7
651.6
182.7
39.3
39.5
144.3
70.5
3.3
122.4
599.9
189.7
53.1
49.2
155.8
81.2
3.6
137.1
701.1
225.2
57.0
52.8
248.4
113.0
3.6
168.3
926.0
307.5
74.0
65.1
352.3
115.1
7.7
226.0
1,262.1
454.0
178.2
67.2
349.5
139.8
11.8
270.0
1,425.2
469.1
162.3
94.0
388.7
162.1
5.7
352.3
1,963.8
543.2
124.2
55.2
285.6
151.1
11.9
298.8
1,743.7
485.3
137.5
62.0
358.9
128.0
9.0
314.7
2,167.5
507.5
135.3
108.6
27.2
37.0
44.1
379.5
130.7
107.6
152.8
101.3
36.5
32.8
50.0
375.9
137.0
87.5
157.4
110.6
37.3
45.1
62.3
430.8
162.2
111.8
191.0
132.3
40.8
50.0
81.9
541.9
193.2
126.5
268.3
197.6
46.7
48.1
96.5
769.0
199.7
136.4
409.2
197.5
45.0
56.5
111.1
865.3
247.6
147.5
421.5
247.1
73.5
65.2
129.4
1,121.3
311.0
192.1
477.8
167.3
32.6
46.6
93.5
1,047.0
219.1
162.8
410.4
192.3
31.8
49.5
91.1
1,062.7
268.7
172.1
436.6
87.4
52.5
35.3
45.8
215.6
187.4
131.5
245.6
64.1
57.0
34.5
71.5
210.8
173.2
140.9
254.5
82.9
65.6
44.1
54.7
251.0
199.2
186.6
232.5
94.3
80.3
61.3
61.3
303.5
249.1
267.2
327.8
93.3
106.3
73.8
89.0
454.0
341.4
376.5
442.2
161.7
115.0
63.8
95.0
569.3
437.9
348.5
526.1
159.5
107.5
97.4
156.6
653.5
468.8
502.0
663.7
119.9
68.4
68.2
73.4
615.2
399.8
440.8
599.9
129.8
75.9
69.5
86.6
630.2
448.1
451.5
682.9
46.4
49.4
198.6
132.2
53.0
38.8
208.8
88.9
59.3
51.1
226.2
130.0
72.5
69.1
306.6
144.8
88.2
80.0
428.4
204.1
104.4
59.3
505.8
176.9
132.5
78.2
622.9
242.4
78.4
74.5
553.6
236.1
84.7
68.0
575.3
261.3
100.3
2.0
269.3
38.4
98.9
3.2
270.1
38.7
104.1
4.9
303.9
43.8
132.1
4.2
404.9
43.4
172.6
4.8
560.8
55.2
184.7
4.0
626.5
54.1
234.8
5.1
780.3
71.3
174.5
5.1
713.4
57.2
195.4
5.4
783.0
70.3
Less than 25
0.2
-0.6
0.5
-0.6
1.0
-0.2
0.5
-1.8
1.2
0.1
1.7
-1.4
1.2
-2.2
†
-12.8
25-49.9
21.1
23.0
23.6
25.4
28.2
30.6
32.7
35.9
40.9
44.4
43.6
47.1
54.3
58.1
32.2
35.6
50-74.9
86.6
89.0
87.6
90.6
95.1
99.6
120.5
128.6
158.0
167.2
171.0
185.7
220.3
227.7
157.2
168.9
75-89.9
210.2
226.0
204.1
218.6
221.2
238.7
310.1
322.1
430.9
451.7
509.9
528.8
573.8
588.6
482.7
527.9
90-100
688.6
1,241.9
664.8
1,249.4
683.3
1,437.4
896.3
1,938.7
1,307.8
2,766.5
1,430.1
3,120.9
1,901.2
3,986.8
1,864.1
3,716.4
† Less than 0.05 ($50).
Note: For questions on income, respondents were asked to base their answers on the calendar year preceding the interview. For questions on saving, respondents were asked to base their answers on the twelve months preceding the
interview. Percentage distributions may not sum to 100 because of rounding. See the appendix for details on standard errors and for definitions of family and family head.
Source: The Federal Reserve Board, 2013 Survey of Consumer Finance.
†
31.3
168.1
505.8
1,871.8
–13.4
35.9
177.7
546.2
4,024.8
Percentiles of income
Less than 20
20-39.9
40-59.9
60-79.9
80-89.9
90-100
Age of head (years)
Less than 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 or more
Family structure
Single with child(ren)
Single, no child, age less than 55
Single, no child, age 55 or more
Couple with child(ren)
Couple, no child
Education of head
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
College degree
Race or ethnicity of respondent
White non-Hispanic
Nonwhite or Hispanic
Current work status of head
Working for someone else
Self-employed
Retired
Other not working
Current occupation of head
Managerial or professional
Technical, sales, or services
Other occupation
Retired or other not working
Region
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Urbanicity
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
Non-MSA
Housing status
Owner
Renter or other
Percentiles of net worth