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According to the CBS News report on the latest U.S. Census Bureau data, American households reached a record median income in 2025, but the underlying details present several economic concerns:

• Minimal Real Gains Since 2019: Median household income rose to an inflation-adjusted record of $87,460 in 2025, finally edging past the previous peak of $85,320 set in 2019. However, that represents a gain of only about 2.5% over a six-year span marked by the pandemic and high inflation. By contrast, median household income surged 19% in the six years preceding the pandemic (2013 to 2019).
• Widening Income Inequality: The gains were unevenly distributed. Incomes for the top 10% of earners rose by 1.7% to an average of $261,300, while incomes for the bottom 10% dipped slightly to just over $20,000. Economists noted that higher-income households benefited disproportionately from tax rate reductions passed under the 2025 “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act (OBBBA).
• A Narrowed Gender Wage Gap: On a positive note, women’s pay rose 3.2% while men’s saw a slight decrease. This brought women’s earnings to nearly 84 cents for every dollar earned by men, an improvement from under 81 cents in 2024.
• Poverty Rates and Future Risks: The official U.S. poverty rate fell by 0.5 percentage points to 10.2%. However, policy analysts warned that this snapshot does not yet reflect major cuts to safety net programs, including restrictions on Medicaid and food stamps under OBBBA, which took effect in 2026 and will only show up in subsequent reports.