The statistic above information on the net worth of U.S. American households before and after the Great Recession from 2003 to 2013, by percentile. In 2013, the median net worth of households, the 50th percentile, stood at 56,335 U.S. dollars.
Average net worth of U.S. households from 2003 to 2013, by percentile
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Russell Sage Foundation. (June 6, 2014). Average net worth of U.S. households from 2003 to 2013, by percentile (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319479/average-wealth-of-us-households-before-and-after-the-great-recession/
Russell Sage Foundation. "Average net worth of U.S. households from 2003 to 2013, by percentile (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 6, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319479/average-wealth-of-us-households-before-and-after-the-great-recession/
Russell Sage Foundation. (2014). Average net worth of U.S. households from 2003 to 2013, by percentile (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319479/average-wealth-of-us-households-before-and-after-the-great-recession/
Russell Sage Foundation. "Average Net worth of U.S. Households from 2003 to 2013, by Percentile (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319479/average-wealth-of-us-households-before-and-after-the-great-recession/
Russell Sage Foundation, Average net worth of U.S. households from 2003 to 2013, by percentile (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319479/average-wealth-of-us-households-before-and-after-the-great-recession/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Average net worth of U.S. households from 2003 to 2013, by percentile (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Russell Sage Foundation, June 6, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319479/average-wealth-of-us-households-before-and-after-the-great-recession/
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