House prices vs median household income
Have home prices outpaced what a typical household earns?
| Series | First | Latest | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case-Shiller US home price index | 100.0 | 485.1 | 100.0 | 485.1 |
| Median household income | 100.0 | 321.3 | 100.0 | 321.3 |
- Latest chart point (2024-01-01) predates the newest source observation (2026-04-01); one input series may be lagging.
Index CSUSHPISA (annual midpoint) and MEHOINUSA646N to 100 at the shared startS&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index (CSUSHPISA, seasonally adjusted, nominal, index Jan 2000 = 100) versus median household income (MEHOINUSA646N, current dollars), both rebased to 100 at their shared start. Both series are nominal so the comparison is like-for-like: a house-price line above the income line means housing costs have grown faster than typical household income over the window. House prices are monthly; household income is annual, so income is shown as a step at each year and the within-year comparison is approximate.
- Data through
- 2024
- Last refreshed
- 24 Jul 2026
- Native frequency
- annual
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