Income, Wealth & Poverty

To highlight some of India’s religious, cultural and demographic differences, here are key facts about its states.

Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into cohesive, like-minded groups based on their values, beliefs, and views about politics and the political system. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics.

The 2020 census counted 126.8 million occupied households, representing 9% growth over the 116.7 million households counted in the 2010 census.

On key economic outcomes, single adults at prime working age increasingly lag behind those who are married or cohabiting

Earnings overall have held steady through the pandemic in part because lower-wage workers experienced steeper job losses.

Renters headed 36% of U.S. households in 2019. Young people, racial and ethnic minorities, and those with lower incomes are more likely to rent.

A growing share of U.S. adults say it’s a bad thing for the country that some people have personal fortunes of a billion dollars or more.

17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).

The shares of Americans in each income tier who have home broadband or a smartphone have not significantly changed from 2019 to 2021.

Some 15% of all home broadband users in the U.S. say they have had trouble paying for their high-speed internet service during the pandemic.