Motio Research's initial estimate of U.S. median household income in June 2024 is $79,090. Our initial estimate of median household income in June 2024 based upon our alternate methodology is $78,119, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew Roberts is a tax attorney who covers tax litigation and fraud. The application of U.S. tax laws often turns on the meaning ...

In 2022, Chinese American households near the top of the income ladder earned over 19 times as much as Chinese American households near the bottom of the ladder. This gap was the largest across Asian ...

The gap between U.S. federal spending and tax revenue is currently bigger, as a share of gross domestic product, than it’s ever been outside of major war or other crisis. Is that because spending is ...

Americans are feeling gloomy about the economy and their financial prospects, with more than half of the respondents to a recent CBS News poll say they're struggling to pay the bills. The reasons for ...

Bank of America data reveals a stark K-shaped economy as higher-income Americans spend 2.6% more while lower-income ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. One of the great puzzles of international economics has been the fact that the U.S ...