2016 US Household Total Net Worth (by Age and Percentile)

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by SSuke

You can use this chart to determine where you stand in terms of wealth compared to others in the US. (Should be a bit more useful than comparing only 401K accounts.)

Age (head)Average Wealth99% (2013)90%80%70%60%50% (Median)40%30%20%10%
All$10374K$1182K$499K$280K$170K$97K$49K$19K$5K$-1K
18-24$94K$388K$66K$23K$13K$9K$4K$1K$0K$-6K$-21K
25-29$40K$594K$106K$59K$34K$16K$9K$4K$0K$-10K$-34K
30-34$95K$1373K$256K$140K$82K$55K$30K$15K$5K$0K$-23K
35-39$258K$2814K$365K$210K$108K$71K$40K$20K$10K$1K$-8K
40-44$317K$7282K$690K$370K$212K$135K$89K$46K$16K$4K$-5K
45-49$599K$5216K$1140K$562K$293K$182K$105K$57K$23K$8K$-1K
50-54$839K$7222K$1166K$561K$344K$224K$144K$89K$38K$9K$0K
55-59$1150K$10814K$2243K$854K$420K$274K$174K$101K$42K$11K$0K
60-64$1180K$1958K$1001K$540K$362K$226K$130K$77K$24K$4K
65+$1070K$2008K$928K$539K$361K$241K$163K$94K$39K$6K​

The net worth includes all accounts (savings, investments, equity in the primary home, debt, etc)

Data was compiled from the 2016 US Federal Bank Reserve’s SCF via:

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