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Median Family Net Worth by Age
Median net worth of U.S. families by the age of the family head, newest Survey of Consumer Finances, constant dollars
Federal Reserve Board, Survey of Consumer Finances, historical tables (Table 4), every three years. Net worth is assets minus debts, in constant dollars of the newest survey; each new survey restates the earlier ones in its own dollars. Age is the age of the family’s reference person.
How the wealth of a typical U.S. family changes with age, from the newest Survey of Consumer Finances. The median is the family in the middle of each age group: half have more, half less.
| Item | Median net worth | Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 and over | $504,900 | $504,900 | 2025 |
| 65 to 74 | $431,300 | $431,300 | 2025 |
| 55 to 64 | $411,900 | $411,900 | 2025 |
| 45 to 54 | $253,700 | $253,700 | 2025 |
| 35 to 44 | $155,600 | $155,600 | 2025 |
| Under 35 | $33,000 | $33,000 | 2025 |
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- U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Under 35 (Survey of Consumer Finances)as “Median net worth”latest 2025-12-31
- U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Aged 35 to 44 (Survey of Consumer Finances)as “Median net worth”latest 2025-12-31
- U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Aged 45 to 54 (Survey of Consumer Finances)as “Median net worth”latest 2025-12-31
- U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Aged 55 to 64 (Survey of Consumer Finances)as “Median net worth”latest 2025-12-31
- U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Aged 65 to 74 (Survey of Consumer Finances)as “Median net worth”latest 2025-12-31
- U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Aged 75 and Over (Survey of Consumer Finances)as “Median net worth”latest 2025-12-31
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U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Under 35 (Survey of Consumer Finances). Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Survey of Consumer Finances, historical summary tables (internal data, constant dollars), Table 4. Public domain.
U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Aged 35 to 44 (Survey of Consumer Finances). Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Survey of Consumer Finances, historical summary tables (internal data, constant dollars), Table 4. Public domain.
U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Aged 45 to 54 (Survey of Consumer Finances). Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Survey of Consumer Finances, historical summary tables (internal data, constant dollars), Table 4. Public domain.
U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Aged 55 to 64 (Survey of Consumer Finances). Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Survey of Consumer Finances, historical summary tables (internal data, constant dollars), Table 4. Public domain.
U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Aged 65 to 74 (Survey of Consumer Finances). Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Survey of Consumer Finances, historical summary tables (internal data, constant dollars), Table 4. Public domain.
U.S. Median Family Net Worth · Head Aged 75 and Over (Survey of Consumer Finances). Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Survey of Consumer Finances, historical summary tables (internal data, constant dollars), Table 4. Public domain.
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