This statistic presents the value of debt owned by households in the United States as of third quarter of 2015, by type. In that time, the credit card debt of an average U.S. household amounted to 15,355 U.S. dollars.
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NerdWallet. (January 11, 2016). Value of debt owned by households in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2015, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/500714/debt-owned-by-households-usa-by-type/
NerdWallet. "Value of debt owned by households in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2015, by type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500714/debt-owned-by-households-usa-by-type/
NerdWallet. (2016). Value of debt owned by households in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2015, by type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500714/debt-owned-by-households-usa-by-type/
NerdWallet. "Value of Debt Owned by Households in The United States as of 3rd Quarter 2015, by Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500714/debt-owned-by-households-usa-by-type/
NerdWallet, Value of debt owned by households in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2015, by type (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500714/debt-owned-by-households-usa-by-type/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Value of debt owned by households in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2015, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NerdWallet, January 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/500714/debt-owned-by-households-usa-by-type/