How the average US consumer spends their paycheck
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From: New Jersey
Originally Posted by vader1,Feb 3 2010, 11:44 AM
A combination of probably
high income/high state tax/low deductable expenses/low retirement pretax contribution
But yeah you are getting bent over considering the stuff provided to you by the government is pretty low, and they are running up mounds of debt you will have to pay for on top of it.
high income/high state tax/low deductable expenses/low retirement pretax contribution
But yeah you are getting bent over considering the stuff provided to you by the government is pretty low, and they are running up mounds of debt you will have to pay for on top of it.
It's almost funny because of how ironic the situtation is (heavily taxing the person that is trying to save to be on his own)
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Originally Posted by Incubus,Feb 3 2010, 02:42 PM
I did look it up after and realized I was wrong. Zippy was WAY closer.
The wiki link in here really says it all.
Income range Households
(thousands) Percent Percent below Mean number of earners Mean household size
$0 to $25,000 (28.22%) 0 2
Under $2,500 190 0 0 0.23 1.97
$2,500 to $4,999 1,389 1.22% 2.26% 0.52 2.04
$5,000 to $7,499 2,490 2.20% 3.48% 0.39 1.76
$7,500 to $9,999 3,360 2.96% 5.68% 0.33 1.66
$10,000 to $12,499 4,013 3.54% 8.64% 0.46 1.71
$12,500 to $14,999 3,543 3.13% 12.18% 0.50 1.84
$15,000 to $17,499 3,760 3.32% 15.31% 0.67 1.99
$17,500 to $19,999 3,438 3.03% 18.63% 0.73 2.10
$20,000 to $22,499 4,061 3.58% 21.66% 0.84 2.11
$22,500 to $24,999 3,375 2.98% 25.24% 0.79 2.14
$25,000 to $50,000 (26.65%) 1 2.5
$25,000 to $27,499 3,938 3.48% 28.22% 0.93 2.21
$27,500 to $29,999 2,889 2.55% 31.70% 1.01 2.30
$30,000 to $32,499 3,921 3.46% 34.25% 1.12 2.38
$32,500 to $34,999 2,727 2.41% 37.71% 1.17 2.39
$35,000 to $37,499 3,360 2.96% 40.12% 1.22 2.36
$37,500 to $39,999 2,633 2.32% 43.08% 1.25 2.49
$40,000 to $42,499 3,378 2.98% 45.40% 1.31 2.46
$42,500 to $44,999 2,294 2.02% 48.38% 1.38 2.60
National Median $44,389 50.00% 1.35 2.57
$45,000 to $47,499 2,700 2.38% 50.40% 1.39 2.60
$47,500 to $49,999 2,371 2.09% 52.78% 1.49 2.62
$50,000 to $75,000 (18.27%) 2 3
$50,000 to $52,499 3,071 2.71% 54.87% 1.46 2.60
$52,500 to $54,999 2,006 1.77% 57.58% 1.58 2.72
$55,000 to $57,499 2,420 2.13% 59.35% 1.61 2.75
$57,500 to $59,999 1,786 1.57% 61.48% 1.70 2.87
$60,000 to $62,499 2,566 2.26% 63.05% 1.63 2.82
$62,500 to $64,999 1,774 1.56% 65.31% 1.79 2.89
$65,000 to $67,499 2,101 1.85% 66.87% 1.81 2.93
$67,500 to $69,999 1,637 1.44% 68.72% 1.74 2.80
$70,000 to $72,499 1,978 1.74% 70.16% 1.77 2.88
$72,500 to $74,999 1,413 1.24% 71.90% 1.82 3.00
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