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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/internetisbeautiful@lemmy.ml

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p60-282.html

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Median Household Income for a household where householder has a high school diploma (but no college) is $55,810. 24.1% of ALL US households fall into this category.

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[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Holy shit I'm more broke then i thought!

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Curious to know how much of these overlap.

Are we just looking at a lot of married, 45 year old, Asian college grads with the same salary? Or are these significantly independent variables, with a 30-year old Hispanic high school grad seeing income vary by 3x based on gender and relationship status.

[-] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

What the actual fuck is a householder?

[-] Camilo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 days ago

It's written down below the graph

[-] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago

"Head of the household" is not self-explanatory.

[-] ShaunaTheDead@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

It's probably a dated term from when men were the de facto "kings of the family". I'm surprised it's still used in census data, but it probably refers to the primary bread-winner, aka whoever makes the most money in the household.

Edit: It occurred to me afterwards they might just be referring to whoever has their name on the deed for the house.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

The chart explains the tern to mean "head of household". It's a tax term explained on your 1040.

Generally, to qualify for head of household filing status, you must be able to claim a qualifying child or qualifying relative as a dependent.

In a typical marriage, either spouse can claim. Naturally, the one who makes the most is wise to claim "head of household".

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