2002 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2002 below.
2002
Median Income
$42,410
House Price
$186,025
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2002 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2002
$1.03
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.6x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2002
$1.02
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2002
$2.76
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.7x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2002
$1.71
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.6x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2002
$1.07
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2002
$3.24
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2002
$2.92
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2002
$3.73
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2002
$6.23
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2002 was $42,410. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $73,965 today.
See full salary reality check for 2002 →