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  "version": "0.2.1.0",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-19",
  "provider": "U.S. Census Bureau",
  "survey": "Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC)",
  "geography": "United States",
  "population": "Households; group quarters excluded. Household composition as of March of the following year.",
  "incomeConcept": "Annual pretax money income; excludes capital gains and in-kind benefits. Includes earnings and other money income.",
  "sizeAdjustment": "Census equivalence adjustment using the SPM three-parameter scale for household size, adult/child composition and shared expenses.",
  "referenceHousehold": "Equivalent two-adult, two-child household; this is a standardized scale, not the median restricted to actual households of four.",
  "referenceHouseholdSourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/newsroom/press-kits/2016/20160913_iphi_slides_plot_points.pdf#page=24",
  "inflationAdjustment": "Real income in each report’s end-year dollars, using Census’s C-CPI-U adjustment for these years.",
  "methodUrl": "https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income-inequality/about/metrics/equivalence.html",
  "technicalUrl": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/supplemental-poverty-measure/datasets/spm/spm_techdoc.pdf",
  "coverage": {
    "firstPair": "2022-2023",
    "latestPair": "2024-2025"
  },
  "notes": [
    "Each annual comparison uses both estimates and the published percentage change from one report. Older pairs are retained as published, not a current-vintage continuous level series.",
    "The 2026 release revised 2024 using Vintage 2025 population controls. Do not compare its 2024 value directly with 2024 from the prior release.",
    "Medians are survey estimates calculated with linear interpolation and $2,500 intervals. Published percentage changes use unrounded components and may differ from arithmetic on displayed values.",
    "Margins of error are at the 90 percent confidence level. A change is marked significant only when Census marks it, not because its rounded estimate is positive.",
    "The latest annual observation is 2025, not 2026. Earlier medians are not inferred from income ratios or average household size.",
    "Census approximated the missing October 2025 price-index observation with the geometric mean of September and November for its annual inflation adjustment. This is a source-disclosed approximation, not a Taldris estimate."
  ],
  "comparisons": [
    {
      "id": "2022-2023",
      "from": 2022,
      "to": 2023,
      "dollarYear": 2023,
      "released": "2024-09-10",
      "report": "P60-282",
      "table": "Table A-3",
      "sheet": "tableA3",
      "reportUrl": "https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p60-282.html",
      "tableUrl": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/p60/282/tableA3.xlsx",
      "sourceFile": "data-evidence/census-income/p60-282-tableA3.xlsx",
      "sourceSha256": "7bf059c0d79700128dce6659c8b0d38d6bf68306bd625e752d6e7f95a2d8e78c",
      "sizeAdjusted": {
        "before": 103500,
        "beforeMoe": 1153,
        "after": 106900,
        "afterMoe": 1218,
        "publishedChange": 3.3,
        "changeMoe": 1.41,
        "significant90": true,
        "cells": {
          "before": "B33",
          "beforeMoe": "C33",
          "after": "D33",
          "afterMoe": "E33",
          "publishedChange": "F33",
          "changeMoe": "G33"
        }
      },
      "unadjusted": {
        "before": 77540,
        "beforeMoe": 1006,
        "after": 80610,
        "afterMoe": 634,
        "publishedChange": 4,
        "changeMoe": 1.4,
        "significant90": true,
        "cells": {
          "before": "B16",
          "beforeMoe": "C16",
          "after": "D16",
          "afterMoe": "E16",
          "publishedChange": "F16",
          "changeMoe": "G16"
        }
      },
      "sourceNotes": [
        "*An asterisk preceding an estimate indicates change is statistically different from zero at the 90 percent confidence level.",
        "1 A margin of error (MOE) is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger the MOE in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. This number, when added to and subtracted from the estimate, forms the 90 percent confidence interval. MOEs shown in this table are based on standard errors calculated using replicate weights.",
        "2 Calculated estimate may be different due to rounded components.",
        "Note: Median income estimates are calculated using linear interpolation and $2,500 intervals.",
        "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2023 and 2024 Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC)."
      ],
      "revisionNote": "Historical comparison as published in this report; later releases may revise the estimates."
    },
    {
      "id": "2023-2024",
      "from": 2023,
      "to": 2024,
      "dollarYear": 2024,
      "released": "2025-09-09",
      "report": "P60-286",
      "table": "Table A-3",
      "sheet": "tableA3",
      "reportUrl": "https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-286.html",
      "tableUrl": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/p60/286/tableA3.xlsx",
      "sourceFile": "data-evidence/census-income/p60-286-tableA3.xlsx",
      "sourceSha256": "8d084d6b0d5cdb92a636f062cbdf8c717ed44e2b97bc363e1a9b6f384c961357",
      "sizeAdjusted": {
        "before": 109700,
        "beforeMoe": 1250,
        "after": 112700,
        "afterMoe": 1121,
        "publishedChange": 2.8,
        "changeMoe": 1.47,
        "significant90": true,
        "cells": {
          "before": "B33",
          "beforeMoe": "C33",
          "after": "D33",
          "afterMoe": "E33",
          "publishedChange": "F33",
          "changeMoe": "G33"
        }
      },
      "unadjusted": {
        "before": 82690,
        "beforeMoe": 651,
        "after": 83730,
        "afterMoe": 1050,
        "publishedChange": 1.3,
        "changeMoe": 1.41,
        "significant90": false,
        "cells": {
          "before": "B16",
          "beforeMoe": "C16",
          "after": "D16",
          "afterMoe": "E16",
          "publishedChange": "F16",
          "changeMoe": "G16"
        }
      },
      "sourceNotes": [
        "*An asterisk preceding an estimate indicates change is statistically different from zero at the 90 percent confidence level.",
        "Z Rounds to zero.",
        "1 A margin of error (MOE) is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger the MOE in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. This number, when added to and subtracted from the estimate, forms the 90 percent confidence interval. MOEs shown in this table are based on standard errors calculated using replicate weights.",
        "2 Calculated estimate may be different due to rounded components.",
        "Note: Median income estimates are calculated using linear interpolation and $2,500 intervals.",
        "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2024 and 2025 Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC; DMS number P-7534374, DRB approval number CBDRB-FY25-0384)."
      ],
      "revisionNote": "Historical comparison as published in this report; later releases may revise the estimates."
    },
    {
      "id": "2024-2025",
      "from": 2024,
      "to": 2025,
      "dollarYear": 2025,
      "released": "2026-09-15",
      "report": "P60-289",
      "table": "Table 5",
      "sheet": "table5",
      "reportUrl": "https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2026/demo/p60-289.html",
      "tableUrl": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/p60/289/table5.xlsx",
      "sourceFile": "data-evidence/census-income/p60-289-table5.xlsx",
      "sourceSha256": "612a0cf87616009be1be613c0de5e03b9b84b549beed109b754712e9006942f1",
      "sizeAdjusted": {
        "before": 115200,
        "beforeMoe": 1139,
        "after": 118200,
        "afterMoe": 1330,
        "publishedChange": 2.6,
        "changeMoe": 1.38,
        "significant90": true,
        "cells": {
          "before": "B33",
          "beforeMoe": "C33",
          "after": "D33",
          "afterMoe": "E33",
          "publishedChange": "F33",
          "changeMoe": "G33"
        }
      },
      "unadjusted": {
        "before": 85210,
        "beforeMoe": 1069,
        "after": 87460,
        "afterMoe": 1040,
        "publishedChange": 2.6,
        "changeMoe": 1.49,
        "significant90": true,
        "cells": {
          "before": "B16",
          "beforeMoe": "C16",
          "after": "D16",
          "afterMoe": "E16",
          "publishedChange": "F16",
          "changeMoe": "G16"
        }
      },
      "sourceNotes": [
        "*An asterisk preceding an estimate indicates change is statistically different from zero at the 90 percent confidence level.",
        "1 Estimates for 2024 may not match those published last year due to the implementation of Vintage 2025 population controls.",
        "2 A margin of error (MOE) is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger the MOE in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. This number, when added to and subtracted from the estimate, forms the 90 percent confidence interval. MOEs shown in this table are based on standard errors calculated using replicate weights.",
        "3 Calculated estimate may be different due to rounded components.",
        "Note: Median income estimates are calculated using linear interpolation and $2,500 intervals. Equivalence-adjusted income takes into consideration the number of people living in a household and how those people share resources and benefit from economies of scale. The equivalence adjustment used here is based on the equivalence scale used in the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). For more details on the three-parameter equivalence scale, refer to “Supplemental Poverty Measure: Technical Documentation” at <https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/supplemental-poverty-measure/datasets/spm/spm_techdoc.pdf>.",
        "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2025 and 2026 Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC; DMS number P-7534374, DRB approval number CBDRB-FY26-0279)."
      ],
      "revisionNote": "2024 revised using Vintage 2025 population controls; both years use the 2026 release."
    }
  ]
}