一直很好奇这个median household income是指税前还是税后，google了一下，定义是”household income is adjustable gross income, meaning that it is the income left after tax.“， 但AGI应该算是税前吧，只是减去了401k，医疗等。
========================= Update: 再看了一下说明”Because many households consist of only one person, average household income is usually less than average family income.”， 假设把household income乘以1.5当成是family income，那曼哈顿大约是$119671.5, Brooklyn是$79173.0, 这个数目跟实际的感受更match一点。
WSJ最近有篇评论文章The Truth About Income Inequality， 比较收入最高的1/5 以及最低的 1/5 跟中间 1/5 的平均。可以看到中产其实不比收入上的穷人好过很多，尤其考虑到工作时间压力，commute时间等额外付出
1. 税前收入:average bottom-quintile household earns only $4,908, while the average top-quintile one earns $295,904, or 60 times as much
2. 税后+吃福利以后: The average top-quintile household pays on average $109,125 in taxes and is left, after taxes and transfer payments, with only 3.8 times as much as the bottom quintile: $194,906 compared with $50,901.
3. The average middle-income household is only 32% better off than the average bottom-quintile households despite earning more than 13 times as much, having 2.5 times as many of prime working-age individuals employed and working more than twice as many hours a week.
WSJ最近有篇评论文章The Truth About Income Inequality， 比较收入最高的1/5 以及最低的 1/5 跟中间 1/5 的平均
1. 税前收入:average bottom-quintile household earns only $4,908, while the average top-quintile one earns $295,904, or 60 times as much
2. 税后+吃福利以后: The average top-quintile household pays on average $109,125 in taxes and is left, after taxes and transfer payments, with only 3.8 times as much as the bottom quintile: $194,906 compared with $50,901.
3. The average middle-income household is only 32% better off than the average bottom-quintile households despite earning more than 13 times as much, having 2.5 times as many of prime working-age individuals employed and working more than twice as many hours a week. bigjohn123 发表于 11/9/2019 10:01:48 PM
查了一下nyc的median income （https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newyorkcountymanhattanboroughnewyork,bronxcountybronxboroughnewyork,queenscountyqueensboroughnewyork,kingscountybrooklynboroughnewyork,richmondcountystatenislandboroughnewyork,newyorkcitynewyork/HSG010218）， 曼哈顿只有$79,781， Brooklyn更是只有$52,782。虽然觉得huaren贫困线是夸大了，但实在无法想象只有几万刀收入如何在nyc生存。。。
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Update: 再看了一下说明”Because many households consist of only one person, average household income is usually less than average family income.”， 假设把household income乘以1.5当成是family income，那曼哈顿大约是$119671.5, Brooklyn是$79173.0, 这个数目跟实际的感受更match一点。
常识，美国说这些没有税后这个概念
你觉得无法想象是被华人贵妇一天到晚七十万贫困线洗了脑
1. 税前收入:average bottom-quintile household earns only $4,908, while the average top-quintile one earns $295,904, or 60 times as much
2. 税后+吃福利以后: The average top-quintile household pays on average $109,125 in taxes and is left, after taxes and transfer payments, with only 3.8 times as much as the bottom quintile: $194,906 compared with $50,901.
3. The average middle-income household is only 32% better off than the average bottom-quintile households despite earning more than 13 times as much, having 2.5 times as many of prime working-age individuals employed and working more than twice as many hours a week.
#2里面的"$50,901"表示吃的福利等价于税后“$50,901”刀么？那真是不如不工作，直接吃福利。。。
支持楼主不工作直接吃福利！
比如在nyc附近的，税前家庭收入10万出头有娃要养要上学的，真没有放弃工作(有W2表的工作)在城里政府楼里吃福利的舒服啊