Median household income · per year · 1998 Verified
$38,890in January 1998 — about $80,368 in today's money.
- Figure in 1998$38,890
- Same money today$80,368
- Latest figure (2024) · January 2024$83,730
- Change since 1998+115%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in January 1998; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- MEHOINUSA646N
- Observed
- January 1998
- Coverage
- January 1984 – January 2024
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 161.6 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain