# Median Net worth **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 6, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/median-net-worth/683012 "2014-03-06T14:20:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oddball\_92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b3f665/32.png) [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/median-net-worth/683012/1 "2014-03-06T14:20:29Z")
What would be the median net worth of Americans age 50 and older? I have attempted to do some research into this and cannot find a clear answer. I have seen numbers range anywhere from 75K to 1.5M. Furthermore, much of the data seems to be outdated (circa 2005-2010). Could it be there is no accurate way to collect this data? ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/median-net-worth/683012/2 "2014-03-06T14:29:22Z")
> **[Affluence in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_in_the_United_States)** > > Affluence refers to an individual's or household's economical and financial advantage in comparison to others. It may be assessed through either income or wealth. > In absolute terms affluence is a relatively widespread phenomenon in the United States, with over 30% of households having an income exceeding $100,000 per year and over 30% of households having a net worth exceeding $250,000, as of 2019. However, when looked at in relative terms, wealth is highly concentrated: the bottom 50% of Amer... ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/median-net-worth/683012/3 "2014-03-06T14:46:14Z")
The table in the link I gave doesn’t give a total for all those above 50 - but from what it gives I’d estimate the median net worth for households where the head is above age 50 is around 200K. Mean is around 650K.