By the Numbers: 30 December 2019

By the Numbers: 30 December 2019

$88,700

The median household income for Veterans in 2017, according to the Pew Research Institute. The median income for non-Veteran households is $76,100, according to Pew.
 
Both groups have experienced income growth since 1980, when the median income was roughly $77,000 for veteran households and about $61,500 for non-veteran households. Still, the gap between the two groups has persisted over about four decades.