View Median Income vs Consumer Price Index (CPI)   (hover mouse over graphs to view details)

Median income, when compared to a March 2002 baseline, has been declining since March 2008 and continues to decline.

The consumer price index (CPI) graph shows the inflation rate of consumer prices over the same period, and highlights an increasing gap between the cost of living and income.

The data sets are from:

• U.S. Census Bureau – Median Income – Table H-9 All Races
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – Consumer Price Index (CPI) urban