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|Age|Average|Median|25%|75%|Top 1%|
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|18-24|$112,104|$10,222|$88|$33,898|$653,224|
|25-29|$120,183|$31,470|$3,784|$130,606|$2,121,910|
|30-34|$258,075|$88,631|$11,016|$186,140|$2,636,882|
|35-39|$501,295|$138,588|$16,548|$389,432|$4,741,320|
|40-44|$590,710|$134,382|$23,812|$436,892|$7,835,420|
|45-49|$781,936|$213,586|$47,668|$680,298|$8,701,500|
|50-54|$1,132,497|$266,140|$54,414|$913,012|$13,231,940|
|55-59|$1,441,987|$321,074|$84,977|$1,137,318|$15,371,684|
|60-64|$1,675,294|$392,860|$80,372|$1,131,122|$17,869,960|
|65-69|$1,836,884|$393,480|$68,972|$1,154,552|$22,102,660|
|70-74|$1,714,085|$438,700|$124,757|$1,234,946|$18,761,580|
|75-79|$1,629,275|$338,180|$89,504|$991,520|$19,868,894|
|80+|$1,611,984|$327,200|$95,230|$944,334|$16,229,800|
This chart breaks down the Net Worth of US households by age brackets, sourced from the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF). This is widely considered the "gold standard" of wealth data in America, released every 3 years.
Average (Mean): This is the total wealth of the age group divided by the number of people. It is heavily skewed by the ultra-wealthy (the Elon Musks and Bezoses of the world).
Median (50th Percentile): This is the most accurate benchmark for the "typical" American.
25% / 75%: These represent the boundaries of the lower-middle and upper-middle class.
1%: The entry threshold to be in the wealthiest 1% of that specific age group.