Chart: Median household incomes have collapsed since the recession

Catherine Rampell of Economix points to a new report (pdf) from Sentier Research showing that median household income has plummeted 7.3 percent since the recession began:

Back in 2007, median household income was $55,438. That’s declined to $51,404 in February 2013. Those numbers are pretax and adjusted for inflation and seasonal factors.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/29/chart-median-household-incomes-have-collapsed-during-the-recession/