Wealth Inequality
The top 10% of U.S. households own about 70–73% of all wealth.
The bottom 50% share only 2% of the nation’s wealth.
The top 1% alone control nearly one-third of everything.
Bottom line: Wealth is massively concentrated at the top.
Income Levels
Median household income: About $80,600/year.
That means half of all households earn less than this.Around 8% of households get by on less than $15,000/year.
The top 1% now take in over 20% of total income, double the share from 1980.
Working Hours
Nearly 1 in 5 American workers regularly works more than 40 hours a week.
Sectors like mining, trades, and some professional jobs see especially long weeks (often 45+ hours).
Overall, the average workweek (including part-time) is 34 hours, but many full-timers do much more.
Health Care Access
About 25–26 million people (roughly 8%) are uninsured—no health coverage at all.
Among those with insurance, about 45 million working-age adults are “underinsured”:
Their coverage is so weak that out-of-pocket …
