Q: A new survey says that 49% of Americans have this in common?
A: Debt
FULL STORY: A new survey found 49% of Americans are in some sort of debt. So 51% of are currently debt free. Which actually seems high.
For the people who ARE in debt, the median amount is just under $39,000. And that includes everything from credit cards to mortgages. Here are four more stats from the survey . . .
- 39% of Americans owe money on a house . . . 38% have credit card debt . . . 31% have a car loan . . . 27% have student loans . . . and 21% have medical debt.
- The average amount of mortgage debt is $60,000, which is the highest. Then it’s $9,100 in student loans . . . $8,000 in car loans . . . $2,000 on credit cards . . . and $600 in doctor bills.
- Women in the survey were just as likely as men to have student loans they’re still paying off. But they had almost twice as MUCH student loan debt as men . . . $15,000 compared to $8,000.
- People earning between $100,000 and $150,000 a year are more likely than anyone else to have credit card debt . . . just under $7,000 on average.
