LEARNING AREA: Economic Development, Racial Equity
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Demographics of Wealth: How Age, Education and Race Separate Thrivers from Strugglers in Today’s Economy

Author
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Year
2015
Description

Drawing from the Federal Reserve’s triennial Survey of Consumer Finances, which includes data from over 40,000 families (spanning 1989 to 2013), the paper provides a snapshot of four ethnic groups in terms of net worth, income, assets, liabilities, and basic financial decision-making. The authors conclude that there are stark divides between thriving and struggling families, with little progress made over the last quarter-century.