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Americans can no longer afford their cars (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] whereisk 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Median seems a much better metric than average.

The census.gov data for 2021 has median individual income at about $35k - much smaller than your sources for 23.

Did it really increase nearly 50% in 2 years?