It would be interesting to see the wealth of a person in the 50th percentile over time.
ImpressiveTales on
Is this normalized for inflation ?
JimJamTheNinJin on
What happened in 1970 and 71 to decrease the US population? I know that was during the Vietnam war but sure it would affect that much in those specific years when the population increases for the rest of the war
Polala on
Thanks for the disclaimer on wealth distribution
GiraffeWithATophat on
A logarithmic scale for wealth would be a great addition
SaturdaysAFTBs on
I’d suggest getting rid of the bottom chart and replacing it with something else. The chart more or less matches the top chart, with the differences difficult to spot given the relatively stable rate of population growth. Would be better off putting something on a per capita basis or quartile income threshold.
![[OC] US Population & Wealth Over Time](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sutsrow4hhqe1-1536x750.png "[OC] US Population & Wealth Over Time")
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It would be interesting to see the wealth of a person in the 50th percentile over time.
Is this normalized for inflation ?
What happened in 1970 and 71 to decrease the US population? I know that was during the Vietnam war but sure it would affect that much in those specific years when the population increases for the rest of the war
Thanks for the disclaimer on wealth distribution
A logarithmic scale for wealth would be a great addition
I’d suggest getting rid of the bottom chart and replacing it with something else. The chart more or less matches the top chart, with the differences difficult to spot given the relatively stable rate of population growth. Would be better off putting something on a per capita basis or quartile income threshold.