美国,代表西方先进发达国家。因此美国人收入的多少,也自然成为不少朋友关心的对象。幸运的是,每年8 月,美国统计局会发布前一年度美国人的收入状况报告。因此2007年美国人的收入情况已于2008年8月份公布。下面是我从美国统计局得到的2008年的统计数据加以综合,分享给读者。
在提供这些数据以前,需要作些简要说明:
1。表格中的收入数据为中间值(Median):也就是一半收入高于这个数,一半的低于它。
2。表格中的收入,不是个人收入,而是家庭年收入(household income/family income)。
3。 household income:家庭收入,也就是居住在同一座房子(公寓)里的所有人的收入总和。在多数情况下可以理解成全家收入。但是有例外。比如,一个家庭夫妻俩加一个3岁孩子,一家三口。同时他们把自己家里一间房租出去。那么这家的household 收入就是夫妻俩的收入加上房客的收入。
4。表格中的收入均为税前收入,也就是说这些收入需要扣除美国政府联邦税、州税、社会保险税等之后,才是属于可以自己操纵的收入。一般来说,在美国,差不多收入的1/3用于纳税。
2007年美国所有家庭收入的中间值(median)为$50,233
2007年美国所有家庭收入的平均值(mean)为$67,609
下面表格中的收入为中间值(median)
Total: $50,770
2-person families $44,922
3-person families $51,130
4-person families $61,586
5-person families $62,124
6-person families $49,540
7-or-more-person families $54,056
Alaska
Total: $72,865
2-person families $68,904
3-person families $69,414
4-person families $88,361
5-person families $73,606
6-person families $83,610
7-or-more-person families $86,598
Arizona
Total: $58,627
2-person families $55,489
3-person families $59,709
4-person families $69,210
5-person families $59,087
6-person families $57,041
7-or-more-person families $56,778
Arkansas
Total: $47,021
2-person families $43,755
3-person families $47,101
4-person families $54,721
5-person families $49,278
6-person families $50,787
7-or-more-person families $42,218
California
Total: $67,484
2-person families $62,690
3-person families $68,070
4-person families $77,014
5-person families $66,176
6-person families $65,090
7-or-more-person families $71,162
Colorado
Total: $67,491
2-person families $63,240
3-person families $68,219
4-person families $75,987
5-person families $71,829
6-person families $61,148
7-or-more-person families $66,415
Connecticut
Total: $81,421
2-person families $68,208
3-person families $82,160
4-person families $99,584
5-person families $101,541
6-person families $93,165
7-or-more-person families $80,753
Delaware
Total: $66,198
2-person families $58,501
3-person families $74,320
4-person families $76,085
5-person families $81,826
6-person families $72,724
7-or-more-person families $60,183
District of Columbia(美国首都华盛顿)
Total: $66,672
2-person families $70,035
3-person families $63,091
4-person families $66,985
5-person families $68,545
6-person families $39,548
7-or-more-person families $54,952
Florida
Total: $56,966
2-person families $51,945
3-person families $57,937
4-person families $68,494
5-person families $65,724
6-person families $60,925
7-or-more-person families $58,557
Georgia
Total: $58,403
2-person families $52,055
3-person families $59,668
4-person families $68,908
5-person families $63,454
6-person families $57,962
7-or-more-person families $57,000
Hawaii
Total: $73,879
2-person families $63,778
3-person families $70,481
4-person families $85,577
5-person families $86,234
6-person families $84,561
7-or-more-person families $103,183
Idaho
Total: $54,342
2-person families $50,025
3-person families $52,613
4-person families $64,464
5-person families $60,638
6-person families $57,651
7-or-more-person families $65,920
Illinois
Total: $65,761
2-person families $57,829
3-person families $66,189
4-person families $78,182
5-person families $74,570
6-person families $70,194
7-or-more-person families $70,595
Indiana
Total: $57,734
2-person families $51,203
3-person families $58,902
4-person families $67,911
5-person families $67,699
6-person families $64,919
7-or-more-person families $69,176
Iowa
Total: $59,587
2-person families $52,608
3-person families $61,526
4-person families $71,309
5-person families $66,892
6-person families $67,041
7-or-more-person families $61,832
Kansas
Total: $60,510
2-person families $54,070
3-person families $60,906
4-person families $71,867
5-person families $68,548
6-person families $63,075
7-or-more-person families $57,340
Kentucky
Total: $50,291
2-person families $43,793
3-person families $53,343
4-person families $63,097
5-person families $59,139
6-person families $59,513
7-or-more-person families $51,388
Louisiana
Total: $50,727
2-person families $45,013
3-person families $50,682
4-person families $64,170
5-person families $60,476
6-person families $51,332
7-or-more-person families $52,987
Maine
Total: $56,266
2-person families $50,140
3-person families $61,963
4-person families $67,136
5-person families $63,621
6-person families $61,425
7-or-more-person families $53,060
Maryland
Total: $82,404
2-person families $71,213
3-person families $81,811
4-person families $99,884
5-person families $101,941
6-person families $89,118
7-or-more-person families $88,577
Massachusetts
Total: $78,497
2-person families $63,980
3-person families $80,031
4-person families $96,572
5-person families $101,709
6-person families $96,940
7-or-more-person families $100,086
Michigan
Total: $59,618
2-person families $51,594
3-person families $60,997
4-person families $73,490
5-person families $71,575
6-person families $65,377
7-or-more-person families $56,448
Minnesota
Total: $69,172
2-person families $59,778
3-person families $72,808
4-person families $84,394
5-person families $80,570
6-person families $75,761
7-or-more-person families $63,464
Mississippi
Total: $44,769
2-person families $40,383
3-person families $44,752
4-person families $53,697
5-person families $51,139
6-person families $43,549
7-or-more-person families $45,494
Missouri
Total: $55,947
2-person families $49,704
3-person families $56,311
4-person families $67,761
5-person families $65,372
6-person families $67,371
7-or-more-person families $56,851
Montana
Total: $53,497
2-person families $50,844
3-person families $50,497
4-person families $62,765
5-person families $57,611
6-person families $59,049
7-or-more-person families $51,075
Nebraska
Total: $58,587
2-person families $51,477
3-person families $60,491
4-person families $69,510
5-person families $67,916
6-person families $59,725
7-or-more-person families $65,668
Nevada
Total: $62,842
2-person families $58,318
3-person families $63,351
4-person families $71,972
5-person families $69,384
6-person families $66,290
7-or-more-person families $69,362
New Hampshire
Total: $74,625
2-person families $63,320
3-person families $74,161
4-person families $89,740
5-person families $91,667
6-person families $98,265
7-or-more-person families $118,383
New Jersey
Total: $81,823
2-person families $67,270
3-person families $82,239
4-person families $99,224
5-person families $99,583
6-person families $100,194
7-or-more-person families $86,030
New Mexico
Total: $49,658
2-person families $46,907
3-person families $51,058
4-person families $53,938
5-person families $54,747
6-person families $51,433
7-or-more-person families $46,074
New York
Total: $64,602
2-person families $54,898
3-person families $65,477
4-person families $79,966
5-person families $78,926
6-person families $71,810
7-or-more-person families $68,716
North Carolina
Total: $55,028
2-person families $50,419
3-person families $55,182
4-person families $67,541
5-person families $61,086
6-person families $51,569
7-or-more-person families $57,221
North Dakota
Total: $58,827
2-person families $51,415
3-person families $65,143
4-person families $69,098
5-person families $67,190
6-person families $73,250
7-or-more-person families $50,403
Ohio
Total: $58,374
2-person families $50,965
3-person families $59,949
4-person families $71,489
5-person families $70,544
6-person families $64,036
7-or-more-person families $60,811
Oklahoma
Total: $51,787
2-person families $49,424
3-person families $52,479
4-person families $59,755
5-person families $51,210
6-person families $53,019
7-or-more-person families $49,719
Oregon
Total: $59,152
2-person families $54,235
3-person families $58,789
4-person families $70,046
5-person families $63,772
6-person families $64,376
7-or-more-person families $61,581
Pennsylvania
Total: $60,825
2-person families $51,051
3-person families $64,775
4-person families $75,867
5-person families $74,029
6-person families $71,946
7-or-more-person families $67,160
Rhode Island
Total: $70,187
2-person families $57,121
3-person families $70,117
4-person families $88,035
5-person families $81,522
6-person families $88,639
7-or-more-person families $103,277
South Carolina
Total: $52,913
2-person families $48,944
3-person families $52,806
4-person families $63,535
5-person families $61,359
6-person families $53,184
7-or-more-person families $61,349
South Dakota
Total: $53,910
2-person families $49,180
3-person families $55,985
4-person families $66,451
5-person families $61,560
6-person families $62,431
7-or-more-person families $37,241
Tennessee
Total: $51,945
2-person families $46,927
3-person families $53,149
4-person families $62,226
5-person families $60,997
6-person families $56,329
7-or-more-person families $47,892
Texas
Total: $55,742
2-person families $52,878
3-person families $54,943
4-person families $63,945
5-person families $56,152
6-person families $50,161
7-or-more-person families $52,259
Utah
Total: $62,432
2-person families $54,715
3-person families $61,437
4-person families $69,260
5-person families $69,908
6-person families $71,759
7-or-more-person families $82,433
Vermont
Total: $61,561
2-person families $56,318
3-person families $61,934
4-person families $73,130
5-person families $72,073
6-person families $66,198
7-or-more-person families $63,633
Virginia
Total: $70,894
2-person families $62,926
3-person families $70,485
4-person families $82,598
5-person families $86,211
6-person families $85,017
7-or-more-person families $84,578
Washington
Total: $66,642
2-person families $61,172
3-person families $67,004
4-person families $79,397
5-person families $74,195
6-person families $67,206
7-or-more-person families $60,961
West Virginia
Total: $46,338
2-person families $41,280
3-person families $49,111
4-person families $57,552
5-person families $62,129
6-person families $51,250
7-or-more-person families $47,326
Wisconsin
Total: $62,804
2-person families $55,525
3-person families $64,622
4-person families $74,885
5-person families $73,852
6-person families $69,003
7-or-more-person families $62,873
Wyoming
Total: $63,947
2-person families $58,207
3-person families $66,033
4-person families $77,432
5-person families $74,644
6-person families $70,030
7-or-more-person families $68,742
Puerto Rico
Total: $20,900
2-person families $16,950
3-person families $22,757
4-person families $25,830
5-person families $27,940
6-person families $19,923
7-or-more-person families $22,435
说明:除另外标明,该文中的数据均为官方数据,来自美国统计局(或者根据官方统计数据计算而来)
最后说点题外话,你知道美国最富裕的1%缴纳多少税吗?请看下面的表格。这是来自美国IRS,2006年的所得税纪录:
For Tax Year 2006
Percentiles Ranked by AGI |
AGI Threshold on Percentiles |
Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid |
Top 1% |
$388,806 |
39.89% |
Top 5% |
$153,542 |
60.14% |
Top 10% |
$108,904 |
70.79% |
Top 25% |
$64,702 |
86.27% |
Top 50% |
$31,987 |
97.01% |
Bottom 50% |
<$31,987 |
2.99% |
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income |
也就是说,美国差不多40%的联邦收入来自1%最富裕人的纳税。收入低于中间值的的家庭只贡献了2.99%政府联邦收入。