2001 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2001 below.
2001
Median Income
$42,230
House Price
$173,100
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2001 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2001
$0.93
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.7x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2001
$1.00
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2001
$2.88
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.7x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2001
$1.71
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.6x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2001
$1.11
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2001
$3.25
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2001
$3.09
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2001
$3.70
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2001
$5.96
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
1.2x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2001 was $42,230. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $74,827 today.
See full salary reality check for 2001 →