It depends exactly what you are measuring the income for. 59k is per household while the median per person 15 or older is about 31k[1]. Median wage for full-tim

It depends exactly what you are measuring the income for. 59k is per household while the median per person 15 or older is about 31k[1]. Median wage for full-time workers is about 45k[2]. Not sure where they are getting 37k from. Maybe income per person for some narrower age range. [1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N [2] https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf