Americans’ median household income rose less than 3%, or about $2,150, during the Biden administration, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday.

Former President Joe Biden had to contend with the aftermath of the economic upheaval wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic and a period of soaring inflation. Median household income did not return to its inflation-adjusted pre-pandemic peak until 2023 and remained essentially flat last year at $83,730.

“Household income and earnings kept pace with inflation,” Liana Fox, an assistant division chief at the Census Bureau, told reporters of the 2024 data. “It’s a story of stability, but not necessarily growth, except at the top end of the income distribution.”

The top 10% saw their household income increase by 4.2% in 2024, but the income

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