Real Disposable Income per Capita
$52,669 · Jun 2026
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1960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 19611969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 19701973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 19751980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 19801981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 19821990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020$20K$30K$40K$50K$60K1960197019801990200020102020$52,669
Real Disposable Income per Capita — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearReal Disposable Income per Capita
1959$13,443
1960$13,250
1961$13,968
1962$14,204
1963$14,677
1964$15,575
1965$16,447
1966$16,795
1967$17,331
1968$17,936
1969$18,446
1970$18,900
1971$19,685
1972$21,029
1973$21,316
1974$20,570
1975$21,175
1976$21,762
1977$22,510
1978$22,967
1979$22,896
1980$23,108
1981$23,272
1982$23,585
1983$24,758
1984$25,878
1985$26,283
1986$26,784
1987$27,518
1988$28,460
1989$28,743
1990$28,697
1991$29,024
1992$30,241
1993$30,289
1994$30,425
1995$30,820
1996$31,459
1997$32,584
1998$33,825
1999$34,666
2000$35,821
2001$35,943
2002$37,066
2003$37,884
2004$39,581
2005$38,798
2006$39,838
2007$39,993
2008$40,182
2009$39,807
2010$40,771
2011$41,150
2012$43,190
2013$40,905
2014$42,763
2015$43,487
2016$43,942
2017$45,136
2018$47,038
2019$47,334
2020$49,374
2021$49,845
2022$49,403
2023$51,637
2024$52,376
2025$52,610
2026$52,669
Source: FRED · A229RX0 · econscout.com