The U.S. Census published income and poverty data for 2012 earlier today.  The following link shows net gains and losses in U.S. median incomes since 2000.

Here are a few excerpts from the article:

“From the 2000 American Community Survey to the 2012 American Community, real U.S. median household income decreased 6.6 percent. The U.S. median household income decreased from $55,030 in 2000 to $51,371 in 2012.”

“There appeared  to be stability in the beginning of the decade. By mid-decade, the nation had reached a peak in real median household income.”

“The U.S. ACS median household income in 2007 was $56,048.”

“U.S. median household income decreased -8.7 percent from the 2007 ACS to the 2011 ACS.”

http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr12-02.pdf?utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Money%20Game%20Chart%20Of%20The%20Day&utm_campaign=Post%20Blast%20%28moneygame%29%3A%20CHART%20OF%20THE%20DAY%3A%20Median%20Incomes%20Have%20Increased%20In%20Just%20Two%20Of%20The%20Last%2011%20Years