My Collection of Statistics About Americans

Every month or so I am astounded by some statistic related to the American population. I always tell myself I’ll capture them somewhere, and this is that place.

• 55% of Americans are not invested in the stock market in any way. More
• 58% of Americans have less than $1,000 in savings. More
• 40% of Americans would struggle to come up with $400 for an unexpected bill. More
• American debt in 2018/2019 averaged $136,365, and totaled $13.95 trillion. More
• Americans have an average of $6,849. More
• The Median (half above, half below) household income for Americans in 2018 was $63,179. More
• 12,808,000 American lived in poverty in 2017, which was 17.5%. More
• 21 million children receive free or reduced cost lunches at school. More
• 45% of Americans believe in the existence of ghosts and demons. More