The Salon article has a strongly biased and is inconsistent with the Wikipedia link. Some facts from the US Census: The US median annual household income is $5

The Salon article has a strongly biased and is inconsistent with the Wikipedia link. Some facts from the US Census: The US median annual household income is $52,762 for the 2007-2011 period, the latest available [1]. This means half of US household made less than $52,762 and half made more than $52,762 during this period. The Census often averages over multi-year periods to adjust for the economic cycle. In 2011 alone the media was $50,502, down due to the recession. By Census definition income does not include either reductions for taxes or additions for noncash assistance (food, housing, medical). A household is defined as a group of one or more people living together regardless of relationship (marriage, birth). The average household size is 2.60 people in 2007-2001. [1] http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html