wealth
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Question 1092. Please estimate your total wealth. IF ASKED: Wealth means the value of your house plus the value of your vehicles, stocks and mutual funds, cash, checking accounts, retirement accounts including 401(k) and pension assets, and any other assets minus what you owe for your mortgage and your debts.
Overview
For further details see the official GSS documentation.
Counts by year:
year | iap | $1 million to $2 million | $100,000 to $150,000 | $150,000 to $250,000 | $2 million to $3 million | $20,000 to $40,000 | $250,000 to $500,000 | $3 million to $4 million | $40,000 to $75,000 | $5 million to $10 million | $5,000 to $20,000 | $500,000 to $1 million | $75,000 to $100,000 | above $10 million | don't know | less than $5,000 | no answer | $4 million to $5 million | skipped on web | not available in this year | Total |
1972 | 1613 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1613 |
1973 | 1504 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1504 |
1974 | 1484 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1484 |
1975 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1490 |
1976 | 1499 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1499 |
1977 | 1530 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1530 |
1978 | 1532 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1532 |
1980 | 1468 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1468 |
1982 | 1860 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1860 |
1983 | 1599 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1599 |
1984 | 1473 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1473 |
1985 | 1534 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1534 |
1986 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1470 |
1987 | 1819 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1819 |
1988 | 1481 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1481 |
1989 | 1537 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1537 |
1990 | 1372 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1372 |
1991 | 1517 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1517 |
1993 | 1606 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1606 |
1994 | 2992 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2992 |
1996 | 2904 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2904 |
1998 | 2832 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2832 |
2000 | 2817 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2817 |
2002 | 2765 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2765 |
2004 | 2812 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2812 |
2006 | 2778 | 37 | 120 | 183 | 6 | 139 | 250 | 3 | 127 | 3 | 175 | 136 | 101 | 3 | 88 | 181 | 180 | - | - | - | 4510 |
2008 | 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2023 |
2010 | 2044 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2044 |
2012 | 1974 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1974 |
2014 | 1765 | 18 | 57 | 69 | 6 | 80 | 88 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 101 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 32 | 97 | 50 | 4 | - | - | 2538 |
2016 | 2867 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2867 |
2018 | 900 | 55 | 89 | 124 | 18 | 132 | 181 | 6 | 144 | 8 | 181 | 109 | 81 | 4 | 53 | 173 | 85 | 5 | - | - | 2348 |
2021 | 4032 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4032 |
2022 | 2570 | 42 | 53 | 80 | 14 | 86 | 122 | 3 | 74 | 6 | 84 | 77 | 55 | 3 | 104 | 109 | 37 | 5 | 20 | - | 3544 |
2024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3309 | 3309 |
Total | 67463 | 152 | 319 | 456 | 44 | 437 | 641 | 13 | 415 | 19 | 541 | 371 | 283 | 13 | 277 | 560 | 352 | 14 | 20 | 3309 | 75699 |
Values
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less than $5,0002
$5,000 to $20,0003
$20,000 to $40,0004
$40,000 to $75,0005
$75,000 to $100,0006
$100,000 to $150,0007
$150,000 to $250,0008
$250,000 to $500,0009
$500,000 to $1 million10
$1 million to $2 million11
$2 million to $3 million12
$3 million to $4 million13
$4 million to $5 million14
$5 million to $10 million15
above $10 millionNA(d)
don't knowNA(i)
iapNA(j)
I don't have a jobNA(m)
dk, na, iapNA(n)
no answerNA(p)
not imputableNA(r)
refusedNA(s)
skipped on webNA(u)
uncodeableNA(x)
not available in this releaseNA(y)
not available in this yearNA(z)
see codebook