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What percentage of men make $100,000 or more?
Personal income, clearly labeled.
QUICK ANSWER21.9%about 1 in 5See the source and definition ↓21.9%about 1 in 5
of U.S. men ages 20–69 report $100,000 or more in annual personal income
23.6M of 107.8M people in this group. The records are adjusted to represent the full population.
THE ANSWER
What this answer includes.
The headline estimates the share of U.S. men ages 20–69 with at least $100,000 in annual personal income.
What this covers: It uses the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), a Census survey. Its Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) is a set of Census records for U.S. men ages 20–69.
What this does not show: Personal income is not household income, salary from one job, wealth, or a count of active daters.
Where the data comes from: The 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), a Census survey. Its Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) records show age, personal income, and marital status. Each record has a weight that helps it represent people in the full population. Height and body mass index (BMI) use measured data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS). These traits are modeled, which means they are estimated from a separate data source.
EXAMPLE FILTERS · THE 6′ + $100,000 OR MORE + BODY MASS INDEX EXAMPLE
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Ages 25–35 · not currently married · Body mass index below 30. Change any filter to build your own estimate.
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Exact details are available for one group.
We show filter effects only for a group with an exact point estimate. The other group stays marked as limited until its result supports an exact estimate.
This group has a height range instead of an exact estimate, so we do not compare its filter effects.
FILTERMEN REMOVEDWOMEN REMOVED
Personal incomeCENSUS DATA / COUNTED TOGETHER89%Limited
HeightESTIMATED FROM SEPARATE HEALTH DATA82%Limited
Not currently marriedCENSUS DATA / COUNTED TOGETHER55%Limited
Body mass index below 30ESTIMATED FROM SEPARATE HEALTH DATA34%Limited
Each button changes one setting and updates both estimates. “Not currently married” stays on.
ONE-STEP CHANGEMENWOMENACTION
Lower height to 5′11″ or tallerChanges only heightADDS56%ADDSLimited
Remove the BMI filterChanges only body mass index below 30ADDS52%ADDSLimited
Lower income to $95,000 or moreChanges only personal incomeADDS10%ADDSLimited
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How to read the answer.
The starting group changes the percentage
This page includes U.S. men ages 20–69, whether or not they work or date. A result limited to full-time workers, households, unmarried men, or a specific age group would answer a different question.
Personal income is not household income
Personal income belongs to one person. Household income can combine money from a spouse, partner, relatives, or roommates. These two measures should not be swapped in dating-pool claims.
$100,000 or more plus six feet is an overlap
The calculator counts age and income together in the ACS. It then estimates the height filter from CDC measurements. The receipt labels that step as an estimate because the same people were not measured for every trait.
COMMON QUESTIONS
What percentage of men earn six figures?
The headline is the share of U.S. men ages 20–69 with at least $100,000 in annual personal income in 2024 ACS Census records. The records are adjusted to represent the full population.
Does $100,000 or more mean salary?
No. The calculation uses the ACS personal-income measure, not salary from one job and not household income.
Can I narrow the answer to unmarried men?
Yes. Turn on the Not married filter and choose an age range. You will see the ACS group counted together before the height or BMI estimates from separate data.
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