FYI, when you look at individual median income instead of household, it's worse: individual median income: $26,680/yr, single: $18,881/yr, married: $32,033/yr,

FYI, when you look at individual median income instead of household, it's worse: individual median income: $26,680/yr, single: $18,881/yr, married: $32,033/yr, divorced: $28,668/yr, widowed: $18,485/yr Half the population is making less than $26,680.