Tagged: data

December 6, 2022

Retirement In America: Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy? Not In This Case

You’ve heard the term “comparison is the thief of joy”. I think it’s generally true in many aspects of life, but not always. As I mention in that post, comparing yourself to your younger self as you continue to get...

geography and geoarbitrage

October 6, 2020

Median Household Income In 2019 Increases 8.1% To An All Time High

The Census Bureau released the official income statistics for 2019 a few weeks ago. In 2019 the median household income in America was $69,560, marking a substantial 8.1% increase from the 2018 median of $64,324. As a comparison, the official...

miscellaneous

August 25, 2020

Are You In The Shrinking Middle Class?

Who’s middle class and who isn’t? In the realm of money and finances this has to be one of the most contentious questions. To be middle class is to insinuate that you’re in or near the middle of the range...

geography and geoarbitrage

October 19, 2018

U.S. Median Income Map Animation From 1985 – 2017

My geography based income reports are some of the more popular posts on my blog. People tend to identify with place, and let’s face it, maps are just plain cool. They reveal patterns and things unseen. Especially when they’re showing...