The U.S. Census Bureau said real median household income was 87,460 dollars in 2025, up 2.6 percent from 85,210 dollars in 2024. The official poverty rate fell 0.5 percentage points to 10.2 percent. CNBC placed the same table against a Federal Reserve debate on rate increases.
The U.S. Census Bureau said real median household income was 87,460 dollars in 2025. That is up 2.6 percent from 85,210 dollars in 2024. The official poverty rate fell 0.5 percentage points to 10.2 percent. It counted 34.5 million people in poverty. The figures come from the bureau’s income, poverty and health-insurance release. The table is a household unit. This is not a jobs survey. The year is 2025.[1]
CNBC reported that Americans’ incomes rose and poverty fell in 2025, according to the Census Bureau. It set that table against a Federal Reserve considering interest-rate increases that could slow growth. The piece restates the bureau’s table. The rate debate is CNBC’s frame.[2]
The 2.6 percent real median gain and the 10.2 percent poverty rate sit in the bureau text. CNBC carried the same direction and did not add a new median figure. The 34.5 million poverty count is the bureau’s. The card reports the 2025 household table. Income was 87,460 dollars. Poverty fell 0.5 points. The table is a household unit. This is not a jobs survey. Health insurance sits in the same release. The bureau used its official definition.[1], [2]
