Household Income Trends During the Recession and Economic Recovery

On October 10, 2011, Sentier Research released its first report on a new monthly series that examines household income trends within the United States. This report researched household income trends within the context of the economic recovery from June 2009 to June 2011. In order to further analyze median household income each month, the report applies a Household Income Index (HII), which is tracked from January 2000 and will be evaluated through the Fall of 2012 when the U.S. Census Bureau releases its income and poverty report for 2011. Also included in the report is median household income data unique to demographic, economic and social groups, as well as a graph of the HII and the unemployment rate from January 2000 to June 2011.