Top incomes have pulled away from the rest

Mean US household income by quintile, real 2024 dollars (thousands), 1969 to 2024.

Quintiles are equal fifths of US households ranked by income. Mean income is in constant 2024 dollars using CPI-U-RS. Quintiles are ordered darkest (lowest) to lightest (highest).
Chart: Centre for British ProgressSource: US Census Bureau, Historical Income Tables, table H-03Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper