The percentage of households and individuals over the age of 25 with incomes exceeding $100,000 in the US.^[1][2]

Affluence in the United States refers to an individual's or household's state of being in an economically favorable position in contrast to a given reference group.^[3] While there are no precise guidelines or thresholds for what may be considered affluent, the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of the Census does provide detailed statistical data on the economic state of America's population. Income, measured either by household or individual, is the perhaps most commonly used measure for whether or not a given entity may be considered affluent. The terms usage varies greatly depending on context and speaker. Both an upper middle class person with a personal income of $77,500 annually and a billionaire may be referred to as affluent. If the average American with a median income of roughly $32,000^[4] ($39,000 for those employed full-time between the ages of 25 and 64)^[5] was used a reference group, the upper middle class person with a personal income in the tenth percentile of $77,500 may indeed be referred to as affluent.^[4] If compared to a member of the Fortune 500, however, the upper middle class person would seem anything but affluent.^[6][7] Image File history File links American_affluence. ... Image File history File links American_affluence. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... The percentage of households and individuals in each income bracket. ... For information on the income of individuals please see Personal income in the United States This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... For information on household income please see Household income in the United States Personal income for the populatio age 25 or older. ... A monument to the working and supporting classes along Market Street in the heart of San Franciscos Financial District, home to tens-of-thousands of professional and managerial middle class workers each day. ...

The US Census Bureau offers income data by household and individual. It is to be noted that 42% of households have two incomes earners; thus making households' income levels higher than personal income levels.^[8] The 2005 economic survey revealed the income distribution for households and individuals whereby the top 5% of individuals had six figure incomes (exceeding $100,000) and the top 10% of individuals had incomes exceeding $75,000.^[4] The top 5% of households, three quarters of whom had two income earners, had incomes of $166,200 or more,^[8] with the top 10% having incomes well in excess of $100,000.^[9] The top 1.5% of households had incomes exceeding $250,000 with 146,000 households, the top 0.12%, having incomes exceeding $1,600,000 annually.^[10] Households may also be differentiated among each other, depending on whether or not they have one or multiple income earners. While many middle-middle class households rely on two income earners to merely make ends meet,^[11] those in the upper middle class may be able to do so on just one income. In 2005 for example, the median households income for a two income earner households was $67,000. The median income for an individual employed full-time with a graduate degree was in excess of $60,000, concluding that nearly half of those with graduate degree are able to out-earn most dual income households with one-income.^[5] The percentage of households and individuals in each income bracket. ... A monument to the working and supporting classes along Market Street in the heart of San Franciscos Financial District, home to tens-of-thousands of professional and managerial middle class workers each day. ... A monument to the working and supporting classes along Market Street in the heart of San Franciscos Financial District, home to tens-of-thousands of professional and managerial middle class workers each day. ... For information on the income of individuals please see Personal income in the United States This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... This graph shows the educational attainment since 1947. ... This graph shows the educational attainment since 1947. ...

Overall the term affluent may be applied to a variety of individuals, households or other entities depending on context. Data from the US Census Bureau serves as the main guideline for defining affluence. US government data not only reveals the nation's income distribution but also provides data regarding the demographic characteristics of those to whom the term, affluent, may be applied.^[8] The percentage of households and individuals in each income bracket. ...

Top percentiles

Affluence and economic standing within society is often expressed in terms of percentile ranking. Economic ranking is conducted either in terms of giving lower tresholds for a designated group (e.g. the top 5%, 10%, 15%, etc.) or in terms of the percentage of households/individuals with incomes above a certain tresholds (e.g. above $75,000, $100,000, $150,000, etc.). The table below present 2006 income data in terms of giving the lower thresholds for the given percentages (e.g. the top 25.6% of households had incomes exceeding $80,000, compared to $47,000 for the top quarter of individuals).^[4][9]

SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2006^[4][9] For information on the income of individuals please see Personal income in the United States This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... For information on household income please see Household income in the United States Personal income for the populatio age 25 or older. ...

Over time

This graph shows the income of the given percentiles from 1967 to 2003, in 2003 dollars.^[12]

Households income changes over the course of time, with incomes gains being substantially larger for the upper than for the lower percentiles.^[13] All areas of the income strata saw their incomes rise since the late 1960s, especially during the late 1990s.^[12] The overall increase in household income is largely the result of an increased percentage of households with more than one income earner. While households with just one income earner, most commonly the male, were the norm in the middle of the 20^th century, 42% of all households and vast majority of married couple households now have two or more income earners. With so many present day households having two income earners, a substantial increase in household income is easy to explain.^[11] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (932x392, 161 KB) Income of selected Percentlies from 1967 thorugh 2003, according to the US Census Bureau. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (932x392, 161 KB) Income of selected Percentlies from 1967 thorugh 2003, according to the US Census Bureau. ... For information on the income of individuals please see Personal income in the United States This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ...

Two income earner households are far more common among the top quintile of households than the general population. 2006 US Census Bureau data indicates that over three quarters, 76%, of households in the top quintile, with annual incomes exceeding $91,200, had two or more income earners compared to just 42% among the general population and small minority in the bottom three quintiles. As a result much of the rising income inequity between the upper and lower percentiles can be explained through the increasing percentage of households with two or more incomes.^[11][13] This graph shows the American definition of social class according to the New York Times using the quintiles as measurement for class. ... For information on the income of individuals please see Personal income in the United States This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... This graph shows the American definition of social class according to the New York Times using the quintiles as measurement for class. ... The percentage of households and individuals in each income bracket. ...

SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2004^[12] (Page 44/45), All figures are inflation-adjusted and given in 2003 dollars.

Median income levels

Further information: Personal income in the United States and Household income in the United States

For information on household income please see Household income in the United States Personal income for the populatio age 25 or older. ... For information on the income of individuals please see Personal income in the United States This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (818x225, 60 KB) I created the graph myself using 2006 released US Census Bureau data taken from here. ...

As mentioned in the introduction, a reference group is the most important component of determining whether or not a given entity is affluent. With variations in the use of different reference groups come various definitions of the term affluent. Comparisons regarding affluence in the United States are often, but not always, conducted using the "Average Joe/Jane" as a reference group. While the economic fortunes of nearly all Americans, 99.9%, are dwarfed and seem nearly non-existent when compared to those on in the top 0.1%, the median household and personal income levels do serve as one of the most common reference points. This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... The term Average Joe, Average Jane or Average Joe-Schmoe is used in the United States to refer to the average American. ...

SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2006^{[22][21][20][19][18][17][15][14][16]}

Income at a glance

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SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2006^[4][9]

Professions

Median annual earnings of selected professions as well as the nation medain income of full-time, year-round employed workers, according to the US Department of Labor.

The vast majority of Americans derive the majority of their income from occupational earnings. ^[23] Income dervied from an occupation is largely determined by scarcity and the economic law of supply and demand. The more demand for a certain specialty and the less supply, the higher the income. There has been shown to be a correlation between increases in income and increases in worker satisfaction. The increase in worker satisfaction, however, is not solely a result of the increase in income. Workers in more complex and higher level occupations tend to have attained higher levels of education and thus are more likely to have a greater degree of autonomy in the workplace.^[24] Additionally higher level workers with advanced degrees are hired to share their personal knowledge, to conceptualize and to consult. Higher-level workers suffer less job alienation and reap not only external benefits in terms of income from their jobs, but also enjoy high levels of intrinsic motivation and satisfaction.^[7][24] Image File history File links Income_profession. ... Image File history File links Income_profession. ... The percentage of households and individuals in each income bracket. ... The supply and demand model describes how prices vary as a result of a balance between product availability at each price (supply) and the desires of those with purchasing power at each price (demand). ... The contemporary United States has no legally-recognized social classes. ... This graph shows the educational attainment since 1947. ...

In the United States the highest earning occupational groups were White collar professionals including management. Individuals in these occupations tend to experience the highest job satisfaction and highest incomes. The overall highest paying profession in the United States is that of physician. ^[7] Physician (M.D.and D.O.) compensation ranks as the highest median annual earnings of any profession. Median annual earnings ranged from $156,010 for family physicians to $321,686 for anesthesiologists. Surgeons post a median annual income of $282,504.^[25] By comparison the median annual salary for a Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) in May 2004 was $140,350.^[26] Overall annual earnings among the nation's top 25 professions ranged from the $70,000s to the $300,000s. In addition to physicians, lawyers, physicists, air traffic controllers, and nuclear engineers were all among the nation's 20 highest paid occupations with incomes in excess of $78,410.^[27] Some of the other occupations in the high five-figure range were economists with a median of $72,780^[28], mathematicians with $81,240^[29], financial managers with $81,880,^[30] and software publishers with median annual earnings of $73,060.^[31] A monument to the working and supporting classes along Market Street in the heart of San Franciscos Financial District, home to tens-of-thousands of professional and managerial middle class workers each day. ...

Education

Median household and personal income by educational attainment.

Further information: Educational attainment in the United States

Educational attainment plays a major factor in determing the extent of an individual's economic disposition. Personal income varied greatly according to an individual's education, as did household income. Incomes for those employed, full-time, year-round and over the age of twenty-five ranged from $20,826 ($17,422 if including those who worked part-time^[4]) for those with less than a ninth grade education to $100,000 for those with a professionals degree ($82,473 if including those who work part-time^[4]). This median income for individuals with a doctorate degree was $79,401 ($70,853 if including those who work part-time^[4]).^[32] These statistics reveal that the majority of those employed full-time with a Professional or Doctorate degrees are among the overall top 10% (15% if including those who work part time) of income earners. Of those with a Master's degree nearly 50% were among the top quarter of income earners (top third if including those who work part time).^[4] Image File history File links Education_median_income. ... Image File history File links Education_median_income. ... For information on the income of individuals please see Personal income in the United States This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... For information on household income please see Household income in the United States Personal income for the populatio age 25 or older. ... This graph shows the educational attainment since 1947. ... This graph shows the educational attainment since 1947. ... This graph shows the educational attainment since 1947. ...

SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2006^{[4][32] [33]}

Race

Percent of households with six figure incomes and individuals with incomes in the top 10%, exceeding $77,500.

Racial breakdown of households with six figure incomes.

Recent US Census Bureau publications indicate a strong correlation between race and affluence. In the top household income quintile, household with incomes exceeding $91,200, Whites and Asian Americans were overrepresented, whereas Hispanics and African Americans were underrepresented. The household income for Asian Americans was with $61,094 by far the highest,^[34] exceeding that of Whites ($48,554) by 26%.^[35] Over a qaurter, 27.5%, of Asian American households had incomes exceeding $100,000 and another 40% had incomes of over $75,000.^[36] Among White households, who reamied near the national median, 18.3% had six figure incomes while 28.9% had incomes exceeding $75,000.^[35] The percentages of households with incomes exceeding $100,000 and $75,000 were far below the national median for Hispanic and African American households.^[37] Among Hispanic households for example, only 9% had six figure incomes and 17% had incomes exceeding $75,000.^[38] The race gap remained when considering personal income. In 2005 roughly 11% of Asian Americans^[39] and 7% of White individuals^[40] had six figure incomes, compared to 2.6% among Hispanics^[41] and 2.3% among African Americans.^[42] Image File history File links Race_6_figure_household_and. ... Image File history File links Race_6_figure_household_and. ... Image File history File links Race_Six_Figure_Household_Income. ... Image File history File links Race_Six_Figure_Household_Income. ... Luxury vehicles are some of the most common status symbols in western society and are often associated with six figure income households or persons. ... For information on the income of individuals please see Personal income in the United States This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... The term White American refers primarily to Americans of European descent residing in the United States. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Luxury vehicles are some of the most common status symbols in western society and are often associated with six figure income households or persons. ...

The racial breakdowns of income brackets further illustrate the racial disparities in regards to affluence. in 2005, 81.8% of all 114 million households were White,^[35] 12.2% were African American,^[37] 10.9% were Hispanic^[38] and 3.7% were Asian American.^[34][43] While White households are always near the national median due to Whites being the by far most prevalent racial demographic, the percentages of minority households with incomes exceeding $100,000 strayed considerably from their percentage of the overall population. Asian Americans, who represent the smallest surveyed racial demographic in the overall population, were the found to be the prevalent minority among six figure income households. Among the nearly twenty million households with six figure incomes, 86.9% were White,^[44] 5.9% were Asian American,^[34] 5.6% were Hispanic^[38] and 5.5% were African American.^[37] Among the general individual population with earnings 82.1% were White,^[40] 12.7% were Hispanic,^[41] 11.0% were African American^[42] and 4.6% were Asian American.^[39] Of the top 10% of income earners, those nearly 15 million individuals with incomes exceeding $77,500 White and Asians were once again overrepresented with the percentages of African Americans and Hispanics trailing behind considerably. Of the top 10% of earners, 86.7% were White.^[40] Asian Americans were the prevalent minority constituting 6.8% of top 10% income earners, nearly twice the percentage of Asian Americans among the general population.^[39] Hispanics who were the prevalent minority in the general population of income earners constituted only 5.2% of those in the top 10%^[41] with African Americans being the least represented with 5.1%.^[42] The term White American refers primarily to Americans of European descent residing in the United States. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... For information on the income of individuals please see Personal income in the United States This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... For information on household income please see Household income in the United States Personal income for the populatio age 25 or older. ...

SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2006^[45]

Social class

Class in the US, featuring occupational descriptions by Thompson & Hickey as well as US Census Bureau data pertaining to personal income and educational attainment for those age 25 or older.^[7][4][46]

Economic well-standing is often associated with high societal status, yet one needs to remember that income and economic compensation of any sort are first and foremost the result of scarcity and may only act as an indicator of social class. It is in the interest of society that all open positions are adequately filled with the occupant being enticed to do his or her best.^[7] As a result an occupation that requires a scarce skill, the attainment of which is often documented through an educational degree, and entrusts its occupant with a high degree of influence will feature high economic compensation. The high income is meant to ensure that individuals obtain the necessary skills (e.g. medical or graduate school) and complete their tasks with the necessary valor.^[47] Differences in income may, however, be found among occupations of similar sociological nature. The median annual earnings of a physican were in excess of $150,000 in May 2004, compared to $95,000 for an attorney.^[25][27] Both occupations require finely tuned and scarce skill sets and both are essential to the well-being of society. Yet, family doctors outearned attorneys and other upper middle class professionals by a wide margin as their skill-sets are deemed especially scarce. Overall, high status positions tend to be those requiring a scarce skill and are therefore commonly far better compensated than those in the middle of the occupational strata.^[7][47] Image File history File links Class_US.png‎ I created the graph myself, using percentages and occupation descriptions feature in the 2005 sociology book, Society in Focus by William Thompson and Joseph Hickey. ... Image File history File links Class_US.png‎ I created the graph myself, using percentages and occupation descriptions feature in the 2005 sociology book, Society in Focus by William Thompson and Joseph Hickey. ... For information on household income please see Household income in the United States Personal income for the populatio age 25 or older. ... This graph shows the educational attainment since 1947. ... The contemporary United States has no legally-recognized social classes. ... The percentage of households and individuals in each income bracket. ... This graph shows the educational attainment since 1947. ... A monument to the working and supporting classes along Market Street in the heart of San Franciscos Financial District, home to tens-of-thousands of professional and managerial middle class workers each day. ...

It is important to remember that the above is an ideal type, a simplified model or reality using optimal circumstances. In reality other factors such as discrimination based on race, ethnicity and gender as well as aggressive political lobbying by certain professional organizations also influence personal income. An individual personal live and the thereon based career decisions as well as his or her personal connections (often attained through "networking") witin the nation's economic institutions are also likely to have an effect on income, status and whether or not an individual may be referred to as affluent.^[6] In contemporary America it is a combination of all these factors, with scarcity remaining the by far most prominent one, determine a person's economic compensation. Due to higher status professions requiring advanced and thus less commonly found skill sets (including the ability to supervise and work with a considerable autonomy) are better compensated through the means of income, making high status individuals relatively affluent, depending on reference group.^[7] Ideal type, also known as pure type, or idealtyp (in the original German), is a typological term invented by sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920). ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ...

While the two paragraphs above only describe the relationship between status and personal income, household income is also often used to infer status. As a result, the dual income phenomenon presents yet another problem in equating affluence with high societal status. As mentioned earlier in the article 42% of households have two or more income earners, 76% of households with six figure incomes have two or more income earners.^[8] Furthermore people are most likely to marry their professional and societal equals. It therefore becomes apparent that the majority of households with incomes exceeding the six figure mark are the result of an economic as well as personal union between two economic equals. Today, two nurses, each making $55,000 a year, can easily outearn a single attorney who makes the median of $95,000 annually.^[48][27] Despite household income rising drastically through the union of two economic equals, neither individual has advanced his or her function and position within society. Yet the household (not individual) may have become more affluent, assuming an increase in household members does not off-set the dual-income derived gains. The contemporary United States has no legally-recognized social classes. ... Luxury vehicles are some of the most common status symbols in western society and are often associated with six figure income households or persons. ... For US-specific income information see Income in the United States Income earner refers to an individual who through work, investments or a combination of both dervies income. ... The percentage of households and individuals in each income bracket. ... The median income per member of household is a measure used by statisticians and the US Census Bureau to determine the median income that exists in a household for each of its members. ...

Extreme affluence

The wide income discrepencies within the top 1.5% of households.

Today there are approximately 146,000 (0.1%) households with incomes exceeding $1,600,000, while the top 0.01% or 11,000 households had incomes exceeding $5,500,000. The 400 highest tax payers in the nation had gross annual household incomes exceeding $87,000,000. Household incomes for this group have risen more dramatically for than for any other. As a result the gap between those who make less than one and half million dollars annually (99.9% of households) and those who make more (0.1%) has been steadily increasing, prompting The New York Times to proclaim that the "Richest Are Leaving Even the Rich Far Behind." Indeed the income disparities within the top 1.5% are quite drastic. While households in the top 1.5% of households had incomes exceeding $250,000, 443% above the national median, their incomes were still 2200% lower than those of the top .01% of houseolds. One can therefore conclude that any household, even those with incomes of $250,000 annually are relatively poor when compared to the top .1%, who in turn are relatively poor compared to the top 0.00004%, the top 400 taxpaying households.^[49] Image File history File links Top-1%.png‎ I created the graph myself using US Census Data as well as data from a New York Times article found here. ... Image File history File links Top-1%.png‎ I created the graph myself using US Census Data as well as data from a New York Times article found here. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...

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For information on household income please see Household income in the United States Personal income for the populatio age 25 or older. ... Percent below each countrys official poverty line, according to the CIA factbook. ... Headquarters Washington, DC, USA Chairman Ben Bernanke Central Bank of United States Currency US dollar ISO 4217 Code USD Base borrowing rate 5. ... This article very generally discusses the customs and culture of the United States; for the culture of the United States, see arts and entertainment in the United States. ... Population of the United States, 1790 to 2000 The demographics United States depict a largely urban nation, with 57 percent of its population living in places more than 100 miles away from the ocean (2003). ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... The contemporary United States has no legally-recognized social classes. ... The standard of living in the United States is one of the highest in the world by almost any measure. ... Holidays of the United States vary with local observance. ... The folklore of the United States, or American folklore, is the folk tradition which has evolved on the North American continent since Europeans arrived in the 16th century. ... A monument to the working and supporting classes along Market Street in the heart of San Franciscos Financial District, home to tens-of-thousands of professional and managerial middle class workers each day. ... This graph shows the educational attainment since 1947. ... Violent conforntation between working class union members and law enforecement such as the one between teamsters and Minneapolis police above were commonly frowned upon by professional middle class. ... Main article: Adolescent sexuality Adolescent sexuality in the United States refers to sexual feelings, behavior and development in American adolescents. ... This article discusses the culture of the United States; for customs and way of life, see Culture of the United States. ... The United States is home to a wide array of regional styles and scenes. ... American classical music refers to music written in the United States but in the European classical music tradition. ... American folk music, also known as Americana, is a broad category of music including Native American music, Bluegrass, country music, gospel, old time music, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Tejano and Cajun. ... The first major American popular songwriter, Stephen Foster Even before the birth of recorded music, American popular music had a profound effect on music across the world. ... Much like American popular music, American cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. ... This article is about television in the United States, specifically its history, art, business and government regulation. ... ... American literature refers to written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and Colonial America. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in literature, religion, culture, and philosophy that emerged in New England in the early-to mid-19th century. ... The Harlem Renaissance was a flowering of African American art, literature, music and culture in the United States led primarily by the African American community based in Harlem, New York City, after World War I. Literary historians and academics have yet to reach a consensus as to when the period... The Beat Generation was a group of American writers who came to prominence in the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... The Rocky Mountains, Landers Peak, 1863 by Albert Bierstadt, one of the Hudson River School painters Visual arts of the United States refers to the history of painting and visual art in the United States. ... 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For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In sociology, social stratification is the hierarchical arrangement of social classes, castes, and strata within a society. ... Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions between individuals or groups in societies or cultures. ... Bourgeoisie (RP [], GA []) is a classification used in analyzing human societies to describe a class of people who are in the middle class nobility, whose status or power comes from employment, education, and wealth as opposed to aristocratic origin. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The term ruling class refers to the social class of a given society that decides upon and sets that societys political policy. ... Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ... White-collar workers perform tasks which are less physically laborious yet often more highly paid than blue-collar workers, who do manual work. ... Petit-bourgeois or Anglicised petty bourgeois is a French term that originally referred to the members of the lower middle social-classes in the 18th and early 19th centuries. ... This graph shows the American definition of social class according to the New York Times using the quintiles as measurement for class. ... The creative class is a group of people that Carnegie Mellon University social scientist Richard Florida believes are a key driving force for economic development of post-industrial cities in the USA. The Creative Class concept is controversial, as is Floridas methodology. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A blue-collar worker is a member of the working class who performs manual labor and earns an hourly wage. ... The proletariat (from Latin proles, offspring) is a term used to identify a lower social class; a member of such a class is proletarian. ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Nouveau riche (Fr. ... A pink-collar worker works in a relatively clean, safe environment, in a job that is considered traditionally female (these traditions generally harking back to the first half of the twentieth century). ... The lumpenproletariat (German Lumpenproletariat, rabble-proletariat; raggedy proletariat) is a term originally defined by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in The German Ideology (1845), their famous second joint work, and later expounded upon in future works by Marx. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A social class is, at its most basic, a group of people that have similar social status. ... Old money refers in the United Kingdom to the pre-decimal currency of pounds, shillings (or bob) and pence. ... Gold-collar worker (GCW) is rarely used compared to its blue-collar and white-collar counterparts. ... Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: slave Slave may refer to: Slavery, where people are owned by others, and live to serve their owners without pay Slave (BDSM), a form of sexual and consenual submission Slave clock, in technology, a clock or timer that synchrnonizes to a master clock... A social class is, at its most basic, a group of people that have similar social status. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... The contemporary United States has no legally-recognized social classes. ... A monument to the working and supporting classes along Market Street in the heart of San Franciscos Financial District, home to tens-of-thousands of professional and managerial middle class workers each day. ... The American upper class described the sociological ideology concerning the status of the top layer of society in the United States. ... The contemporary United States has no legally-recognized social classes. ... The percentage of households and individuals in each income bracket. ... This graph shows the educational attainment since 1947. ...

External links

• US Census Bureau, personal income forum
• US Census Bureau, household income forum
• Alternate income measures forum

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