Sunday, December 2, 2012

American Households Hit 43-Year Low In Net Worth

 

The median net worth of American households has dropped to a 43-year low as the lower and middle classes appear poorer and less stable than they have been since 1969.

According to a recent study by New York University economics professor Edward N. Wolff, median net worth is at the decades-low figure of $57,000 (in 2010 dollars). And as the numbers in his study reflect, the situation only appears worse when all the statistics are taken as a whole.

According to Wolff, between 1983 and 2010, the percentage of households with less than $10,000 in assets (using constant 1995 dollars) rose from 29.7 percent to 37.1 percent. The “less than $10,000″ figure includes the numerous households that have no assets at all, or “negative assets,” which is otherwise known as “debt.”

More @ CBS

2 comments:

  1. I know I have felt the bite over the past few years. I hope we don't have to go through a depression before the economy starts to significantly improve.

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    1. Obama is trying to make sure we go bankrupt, so the future is bleak.

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