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.

Median household income was $46,326 in 2005, up 1.1 percent from 2004 after adjusting for inflation. This is the first annual increase in real median household income since 1999. Since 1967, the first year for which household income statistics are available, real median household income was up 30.9 percent

For the fourth consecutive year the poverty rate rose, from 12.5 percent in 2003 to 12.7 percent in 2004. The number of people in poverty increased also, by 1.1 million, to 37.0 million in 2004.

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).