<p>Sorry, I always get confused about the REAL NUMBERS when people talk about 1%ers or 5%ers or 10%ers or even median incomes. Below is a link for reference. It is interesting in that it has an adjustment, based on family size–single person vs. married couple vs family of 3. It doesn’t adjust for families larger than 4 people.</p>
<p>[Does</a> your family make over $232,000? Congrats, you?re in the top 5 percent](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/17/does-your-family-make-over-232000-congrats-youre-in-the-top-5-percent/]Does”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/17/does-your-family-make-over-232000-congrats-youre-in-the-top-5-percent/)</p>
<p>We were happy also to have bought a house that we could afford with one income. It was a good thing because I stayed home with the kids for many years and since then have never worked more than part-time when I re-entered the workforce. At this point, we COULD buy a nicer house in a better neighborhood, but are happy where we are and have no plans to move.</p>