median

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Another dozen had median pay below the $33,576 family threshold for SNAP.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Pew classified upper income as those earning more than twice the median household income, so more than roughly $200,000 or more for a family of three in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The average house price in Wales is £213,000, six times the median annual average earnings of £35,800.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The time it takes those applicants to obtain building permits has steadily grown from a median of 127 days in December, when The Times first calculated the figure, to 155 days currently.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Your median student in those studies comes from a family making over a hundred thousand dollars, and that’s in nineteen ninety dollars,” Cohen says.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell