Americans had more money in 2001 than they did the year before, according to a survey by The Media Audit.
For example, 31 million adults–24.3% of the population– had annual household incomes of $75,000, compared with 28 million in 2000.
And roughly 15 million had annual households incomes of $100,000 or more, compared with 16 million during the prior year.
And the number of adults with liquid assets of $100,000 or more increased from 25.6 million to 25.8 million. However, the percentage fell from 20.5% to 20.1%. And more than 10 million adults had assets of $250,000 or more, compared with 9.8 million in 2000.
“These very slight changes would, ordinarily, be dismissed as insignificant, but the past year was so rife with bad news the numbers become interesting because they reflect an incredible resilience in the marketplace,” said Bob Jordan, cochairman of The Media Audit, in a statement.
However, the number of people with IRA or Keogh accounts declined from 52 million to 51 million.
The top markets for people with incomes of $75,000 or more include San Jose (41.7%); San Francisco (34%); New Haven (30.7%); Boston (30.4%); Minneapolis/St. Paul (30.3%); and Atlanta (30.2%).
Those for consumers with incomes of $100,000 or more included San Jose (26.7%); Washington, DC (22.5%); San Francisco (20.8%); Atlanta, (16.9%); New York City, (16.7%); Denver (15.8%); Minneapolis/St. Paul (14.7%); Boston (14.6%); Baltimore (14.5%); and Hartford (14.1%).
