Fact-check · Sep 30, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We've also announced the best individual income numbers. In other words, people individual, their income was higher than at any point higher than inflation”
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What the record shows
Census Bureau reports real median household income reached $87,460 in 2025, the highest since tracking began in 1967.
Sources
- Income in the United States: 2024 - https: // www2 . census . gov.
- Inflation quashed household income gains in 2024, census finds
- U.S. household income flat as inflation erases wage gains
- What is the income of a US household?
- U.S. household income reaches a record high, but gains were uneven
- Real Median Household Income in the United States (MEHOINUSA672N)
From: President Trump Makes an Announcement with the Secretary of Commerce
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