By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP®
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Average Net Worth of an American Family
Both median and average family net worth surged between 2019 and 2022, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. Average net worth increased by 23% to $1,063,700, the Fed reported in October 2023, the most recent year it published the data. Median net worth, on the other hand, rose 37% over that same period to $192,900.
You might wonder why the average and median net worth figures are so different. That’s because when you take the average of something, you add together every value in a data set and then divide that figure by the number of individual values.
When calculating a median, you simply look at the middle figure within a data set. That said, an average figure can be significantly higher or lower than a median figure if there are extreme outliers – meaning a group of people with significantly more net worth than the rest of the group can bring the average higher.
Average Net Worth by Age
The average net worth of someone younger than 35 years old is $183,500, as of 2022. From there, average net worth steadily rises within each age bracket. Between 35 to 44, the average net worth is $549,600, while between 45 and 54, that number increases to $975,800. Average net worth surges above the $1 million mark between 55 to 64, reaching $1,566,900.
Average net worth again rises for those ages 65 to 74, to $1,794,600, before falling to $1,624,100 for the 75 and older group. The median net worth within every single age bracket, however, is much lower than the average net worth.
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Physicians [MD/DO] Net Worth by Specialty
A 2023 Medscape report shows the top 10 specialties with the most survey respondents saying they are worth more than $5 million.
- Plastic Surgery (31% of all survey respondents)
- Orthopedics (28%)
- Gastroenterology (25%)
- Urology (23%)
- Cardiology (22%)
- Ophthalmology (18%)
- Radiology (17%)
- Oncology (17%)
- Pathology (14%)
- Ob/Gyn (14%)
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