In December 2005, real disposable personal income increased 0.4 percent at a seasonally adjusted monthly rate.

In December 2005, per capita real disposable personal income (at a seasonally adjusted annual rate) increased $89.

Net farm income is forecast to be $87.5 billion in 2007, up $28.5 billion from 2006 and $30.1 billion above its 10-year average of $57.4 billion. Market prices for corn, wheat, soybeans, dairy products and poultry are above 2006 levels. Farmers have increased the production of corn. The value of crop production is forecast to be up over $30 billion from 2006 and the value of livestock production is forecast to be up $20 billion. Government payments to farmers are expected to total $12.1 billion in 2007, down from the $15.8 billion paid out in 2006.

Real median household income in the United States climbed between 2005 and 2006, reaching $48,200. This is the second consecutive year that income has risen.

The nation's official poverty rate declined for the first time this decade, from 12.6 percent in 2005 to 12.3 percent in 2006. There were 36.5 million people in poverty in 2006, not statistically different from 2005.

Median household net worth in 1995 was $40,200, a figure not significantly different from the 1993 median household net worth of $39,590 (in 1995 dollars).