Median Income – Men

People with lower incomes, especially those in poverty, are at greater risk of having inadequate resources for food, housing, health care, and other needs.

Chart 4a. Median household income of men aged 55–64, by income category, in 2004 dollars, 1984, 1994, and 2004

Note: The income categories are derived from the ratio of the family’s income (or an unrelated individual’s income) to the corresponding poverty threshold. Being in poverty is measured as income less than 100 percent of the poverty threshold. Low income is between 100 percent and 199 percent of the poverty threshold. Middle income is between 200 percent and 399 percent of the poverty threshold. High income is 400 percent or more of the poverty threshold. Data for 1984 and 1994 have been inflation adjusted to 2004 dollars.

Source: Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

• Median household income declined for men aged 55–64 in poverty from $8,895 in 1984 to $7,703 in 2004.
• Median household income for men aged 55–64 in the high income category increased considerably from $81,625 in 1984 to $95,176 in 2004.
• Overall, median household income increased for men aged 55–64 from $50,454 in 1984 to $61,274 in 2004.