Who are these families with household incomes of $45k or $60k? $70k?

[Anonymous]

I’m seeing incomes like this quoted as needed to be this insanely low to get financial aid and certain private scholarships. Who is making these household incomes who also has a 17 year old applying to college? Two Walmart store employees make far more than that even, so I must be missing something. Is there cash being stashed under the mattress?

[Anonymous]

This one wins the day!

[Anonymous]

Why are you assuming there are two incomes?

[Anonymous]

Single Walmart employee parent? Dimwit.

[Anonymous]

Small Town, USA

Immigrants

Small business owners/farmers/blue collar workers

[Anonymous]

OP is proof that income bears no correlation to intelligence.

[Anonymous]

Is this post really that surprising when half the families on here cry poor at $300k?

[Anonymous]

Disabled parents. Unemployment. Single parents. Divorce.

Frankly quite a few people.

[Anonymous]

This is going to blow your mind: "The number of people earning less than $30,000 accounts for 44.76% of the population."

" According to Social Security data from 2021, the median household income was $37,586.03, an 8.59% increase over 2020 ($34,612.04)."

https://wallethacks.com/average-median-income-in-america/

[Anonymous]

Where did you grow up?

Drive up to Pennsylvania and go to any of the economically depressed towns in PA. You will see plenty of families with that household income.

[Anonymous]

Half of the families in the US earn $75K or less. (Family doesn’t necessarily mean two wage earners.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is proof that income bears no correlation to intelligence.

+1 There are a lot of people who don't have degrees, OP, and they make barely $30/hour, which amounts to something like $62K.

The more you know.. the less ignorant you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m seeing incomes like this quoted as needed to be this insanely low to get financial aid and certain private scholarships. Who is making these household incomes who also has a 17 year old applying to college? Two Walmart store employees make far more than that even, so I must be missing something. Is there cash being stashed under the mattress?

From what I gather from the OP, he/she assumes “the poor” are not/should not have children with higher education aspirations!

[Anonymous]

House cleaners and construction workers paid in cash.
Single moms with 3+ kids who work part time or intermittently.

[Anonymous]

I used to work for the DC Public Library System. A librarian's salary 'only' goes up to $85,000. Much of that time they are making $70,000 or below. And that's for a professional. I imagine other salaries are same there. The library assistants make less than $70,000 and there are alot of those trying to support families. That's my experience, OP.