What is the median household net worth by age?

In the Federal Reserve's 2025 survey, the typical (median) household headed by someone under 35 had a net worth of $32,820, and one headed by someone 35 to 44 had $156,000. The median was $254,670 for ages 45 to 54, $411,340 for 55 to 64, $431,900 for 65 to 74 and $504,600 for 75 and over, about 15 times the under-35s'. The median is the household in the middle: half have more and half less. Averages are much higher, because a few households are very rich. Net worth is what a household owns (homes, retirement accounts, stocks, businesses, cars, bank accounts) minus what it owes (mortgages, student and car loans, credit cards). The survey is taken every three years, and figures are in dollars of the survey year. People of different ages also lived through different times, so this compares age groups, not one household's path through life.

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Measure: Median household net worth, dollars. Written from the data below.

  • 75 and over has the highest figure, $504,600, followed by 65 to 74 ($431,900) and 55 to 64 ($411,340).
  • Under 35 has the lowest figure, $32,820, followed by 35 to 44 ($156,000) and 45 to 54 ($254,670).
  • The highest is 15 times the lowest.

A related question: How much wealth does each age group hold?

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Federal Reserve Board, Survey of Consumer Finances
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Chartly. “What is the median household net worth by age?” Chart. Data: Federal Reserve Board, Survey of Consumer Finances, https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/scfindex.htm (data as of December 31, 2025). https://chart.ly/charts/median-net-worth-by-age (accessed October 23, 2026).

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Age of household head Median household net worth, dollars
Under 35 32,820
35 to 44 156,000
45 to 54 254,670
55 to 64 411,340
65 to 74 431,900
75 and over 504,600

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