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About half of U.S. adults (52%) lived in middle-income households in 2022, according to our new analysis of government data.
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About half of U.S. adults (52%) lived in middle-income households in 2022, according to our new analysis of government data.
Among all Asian origin groups in the U.S., Chinese American households had the highest income inequality in 2022.
Americans have mixed views on the importance of having a degree. 47% say the cost is worth it only if someone doesn’t have to take out loans.
A majority of U.S. adults say they’re bothered a lot by the feeling that some corporations (61%) and some wealthy people (60%) don’t pay their fair share.
Of the 24 million Asians living in the United States, about 2.3 million live in poverty. This short film explores their diverse stories and experiences.
About one-in-ten Asian Americans live in poverty. Pew Research Center conducted 18 focus groups in 12 languages to explore their stories and experiences.
While Black adults define personal and financial success in different ways, most see these measures of success as major sources of pressure in their lives.
Black adults in upper-income families are about twice as likely as those in lower-income families to say they are extremely or very happy.
Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.
About one-in-four Black households and one-in-seven Hispanic households had no wealth or were in debt in 2021, compared with about one-in-ten U.S. households overall.
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