@alphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world • 1 month agoHalf of America Makes Less Than 35klemmy.worldimagemessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down144cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.16Karrow-down1imageHalf of America Makes Less Than 35klemmy.world@alphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world • 1 month agomessage-square187fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-square@blusterydayve26linkEnglish13•1 month 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@iopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•1 month 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