Average and Median Net Worth by Age

Plus how net worth breaks down by education and race.

By Jack Caporal – Updated Oct 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM EST | Fact-checked by Parker Hicks

Key Points

  • The median U.S. net worth in 2025 was $216,100, a 2.5% increase from 2022, far smaller than the 37% jump between 2019 and 2022.
  • Americans aged 75 and older had the highest median net worth at $504,600 in 2025, roughly 15 times the $32,820 median for Americans under 35.
  • Asian Americans had the highest median net worth by race in 2025 at $677,400; Black Americans had the lowest at $36,420, Federal Reserve data shows.

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