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A1. Getting By
Ambitious, young singles relying on modest incomes and few assets. Simple finances. Rent their apartments.
% of HHs: 3.0%
Assets: $0.9K
Income: $48.1K
Spending: $28.3K
Credit Use: High
A2. Financial Challenges
Young, single renters with low incomes and almost no assets. Spend little. Generally lower credit scores. Simple finances.
% of HHs: 0.6%
Assets: $0.1K
Income: $25.5K
Spending: $12.8K
Credit Use: Very High
A3. Planners
Young, married couples that have started investing in mutual funds and accumulating retirement assets. Have a mortgage and may have lower than average credit scores.
% of HHs: 1.7%
Assets: $17.6K
Income: $70.6K
Spending: $35.1K
Credit Use: High
A4. New Investors
Young investors strategically using their financial resources to invest in funds, stocks, and interest-bearing accounts. Many lines of credit.
% of HHs: 1.9%
Assets: $55.5K
Income: $95.8K
Spending: $45.9K
Credit Use: Moderate
B5. Financial Challenges
Singles and married couples with minimal education. Utilize credit heavily and have few, if any, assets and financial investments.
% of HHs: 2.9%
Assets: $0.1K
Income: $46.7K
Spending: $17.7K
Credit Use: High
B6. Conservative Savers
Singles with moderate incomes and few assets. Invest in a mix of simple, low-risk, interest-earning deposits. Lower than average credit scores.
% of HHs: 3.7%
Assets: $29.9K
Income: $64.3K
Spending: $30.1K
Credit Use: High
B7. Credit Reliant
Moderate-income families with simple financial investments like deposit accounts. High likelihood of low credit score. High mortgage balance relative to income.
% of HHs: 2.1%
Assets: $7.2K
Income: $76.6K
Spending: $32.3K
Credit Use: High
B8. Investors
Moderate-income families aiming for a diversified portfolio, including a heavy proportion of mutual funds and retirement funds. Moderate credit usage.
% of HHs: 3.1%
Assets: $60.8K
Income: $109.9K
Spending: $42.3K
Credit Use: Moderate
C9. Financial Challenges
Singles, most with no kids at home, preparing for retirement. Rely on modest incomes and minimal assets. Few lines of credit and may have adverse credit information.
% of HHs: 1.3%
Assets: $2.2K
Income: $43.3K
Spending: $13.2K
Credit Use: High
C10. Credit Reliant
Married couples without children who are nearing retirement. Modest incomes and assets, including deposits and mutual funds. Reliant on credit and may have lower credit scores.
% of HHs: 0.7%
Assets: $5.5K
Income: $69.4K
Spending: $29.8K
Credit Use: High
C11. Conservative Savers
Mature, childless single and married households with moderate incomes and assets. Invest in interest-earning deposits and carry moderate credit balances.
% of HHs: 1.5%
Assets: $42.2K
Income: $58.7K
Spending: $27.6K
Credit Use: High
C12. Investors
Pre-retirement couples with reasonable earnings and assets. Moderately use credit and invest heavily in low-risk investments and annuities. Retirement-focused.
% of HHs: 1.4%
Assets: $56.6K
Income: $97.2K
Spending: $35.3K
Credit Use: Moderate
D13. Minimal Assets
Retired single and married couples with virtually no assets. Little credit. Uninvolved in banking activities.
% of HHs: 1.2%
Assets: $3.1K
Income: $27.7K
Spending: $9.4K
Credit Use: Very High
D14. Very Elderly
Senior households living off minimal assets. Prefer low-risk investments, including interest bearing deposits. Moderate credit scores.
% of HHs: 1.3%
Assets: $41.2K
Income: $46.7K
Spending: $22.7K
Credit Use: Moderate
D15. Conservative Savers
Older, mostly retired, childless, married couples and singles with modest assets. Most savings in CDs and other deposit products. Lower credit scores.
% of HHs: 1.6%
Assets: $7.5K
Income: $57.2K
Spending: $27.3K
Credit Use: High
D16. Mixed Investments
Retired, empty-nester singles and couples with a mix of low-risk investments, including mutual funds and deposits. Many lines of credit and moderate credit balance relative to income.
% of HHs: 1.7%
Assets: $62.2K
Income: $76.5K
Spending: $31.5K
Credit Use: High
E17. Planners
Young married couples and families with fair assets and income. Hold relatively complex, high-risk investments. Many lines of credit, but low credit utilization.
% of HHs: 1.1%
Assets: $201.1K
Income: $146.6K
Spending: $78.5K
Credit Use: Moderate
E18. Credit Dependent
Households with moderate assets and several high-risk investments. Heavily dependent on credit. Some likely paying off student loans.
% of HHs: 0.4%
Assets: $152.6K
Income: $87K
Spending: $39.9K
Credit Use: High
E19. Mixed Investments
Professional college graduates enjoying good earnings and assets. Manage credit accounts well and have a mix of generally higher risk investments.
% of HHs: 1.1%
Assets: $176.7K
Income: $111.8K
Spending: $54.4K
Credit Use: Low
E20. Thriving Investors
Thirty-something professionals with significant earnings and assets. Have complex and diversified portfolios. High discretionary spending and relatively low use of credit.
% of HHs: 0.7%
Assets: $560.7K
Income: $179.2K
Spending: $143.2K
Credit Use: Low
F21. Credit-Active Investors
Educated, possibly married, professionals with kids. Moderate assets and income. Highly leveraged. Maintain moderate credit scores. Fairly risky portfolio.
% of HHs: 1.3%
Assets: $198.9K
Income: $103.9K
Spending: $42.4K
Credit Use: High
F22. Retirement Planners
Professional families with healthy assets, income and spending. Complex portfolios, focused on retirement planning. Maintain many credit relationships.
% of HHs: 3.3%
Assets: $264.1K
Income: $154.3K
Spending: $61.9K
Credit Use: Moderate
F23. Savers
Professional families and singles, savers with fair assets and income. Conservative investors with a retirement plan. Maintain low credit balances relative to income.
% of HHs: 2.4%
Assets: $190.4K
Income: $108.8K
Spending: $43.9K
Credit Use: Low
F24. Investors
Somewhat risk-tolerant families seeking a diverse, complex portfolio. “Swayable Shopaholics” that prefer to buy the best. High assets and low credit utilization.
% of HHs: 2.7%
Assets: $653.8K
Income: $179.7K
Spending: $104.2K
Credit Use: Low
G25. Credit-Active Investors
Heavy credit users with multiple credit lines/accounts. Pre-retirement couples with complex portfolios. Moderate assets and incomes.
% of HHs: 0.6%
Assets: $208.2K
Income: $87.6K
Spending: $35.6K
Credit Use: High
G26. Savers
Mature, financially secure, somewhat risk averse, savers. Use credit minimally. Married couples and singles ready for retirement.
% of HHs: 1.5%
Assets: $175.1K
Income: $105.4K
Spending: $39.2K
Credit Use: Moderate
G27. Retirement Planners
Married homeowners with good assets and earnings. Portfolios consist of higher-risk mutual funds and stocks. Manage credit well. Planning for retirement.
% of HHs: 1.5%
Assets: $283.4K
Income: $128K
Spending: $43.5K
Credit Use: Moderate
G28. Investors
Married, childless households with high assets and incomes. Maintain good credit and complex portfolios. Risk-tolerant.
% of HHs: 1.8%
Assets: $669K
Income: $161.8K
Spending: $68.9K
Credit Use: Low
H29. Post-Retirement Mix
Retirees with adequate assets and income. Financially well organized and spend modestly. Conservative investors with many credit lines but low utilization.
% of HHs: 2.7%
Assets: $187.2K
Income: $89.6K
Spending: $34.7K
Credit Use: Moderate
H30. Very Elderly
Older households with healthy assets and income. Low credit utilization. Spend little and prefer face-to-face financial transactions.
% of HHs: 1.6%
Assets: $408.5K
Income: $79K
Spending: $33.5K
Credit Use: Low
H31. Complex Investments
Highly educated singles and couples with a complex portfolio and significant assets. Conservative spenders that rarely max out their credit.
% of HHs: 2.8%
Assets: $634.1K
Income: $133K
Spending: $52.1K
Credit Use: Low
I32. Young Investors
Young, financially-savvy households with $1M+ in assets, healthy incomes and high spending. Have a complex, mutual fund-heavy mix of investments. Use credit moderately.
% of HHs: 0.3%
Assets: $1.6M
Income: $214.5K
Spending: $244.7K
Credit Use: Very Low
J33. Planners
Well educated, married homeowners with very complex banking and investment profiles. Have substantial assets and incomes. Limited use of credit.
% of HHs: 1.1%
Assets: $1.5M
Income: $213.7K
Spending: $149.3K
Credit Use: Very Low
J34. Accumulators
Affluent singles and families with a complex investment mix of primarily mutual funds and deposits. Low credit use.
% of HHs: 0.5%
Assets: $1.4M
Income: $187.9K
Spending: $131.5K
Credit Use: Very Low
J35. Investors
Families with substantial incomes and heavy spending habits. Use credit wisely and hold their $1M+ assets in a complex variety of financial products.
% of HHs: 0.6%
Assets: $1.9M
Income: $228.8K
Spending: $167.7K
Credit Use: Very Low
J36. High Worth
Super-wealthy, risk-tolerant families with substantial assets in a complex mix of investments, including stocks, bonds and mutual funds. “Buyers of the Best.”
% of HHs: 0.4%
Assets: $5.4M
Income: $435.5K
Spending: $352.8K
Credit Use: Very Low
K37. Accumulators
Married, well-off empty nesters with complex portfolios that show a bias for stocks and mutual funds. High Risk investments. Highly insured. Use credit sparingly
% of HHs: 0.6%
Assets: $1.4M
Income: $178K
Spending: $97.5K
Credit Use: Very Low
K38. Investors
Wealthy households with complex portfolios containing high-risk investments, mainly stocks and mutual funds. Advice-oriented. Well managed credit.
% of HHs: 0.7%
Assets: $1.6M
Income: $187.4K
Spending: $116.8K
Credit Use: Very Low
K39. Very Wealthy
Ultra-wealthy, mature households heading into comfortable retirement. Very high incomes, very high spending, and a highly complex investment mix. Advisor-oriented and risk tolerant.
% of HHs: 0.5%
Assets: $4.7M
Income: $297.7K
Spending: $196.1K
Credit Use: Very Low
L40. Well-Planned Retirement
Retired, married homeowners with a complex mix of investments, heavily focused on funds. Use credit wisely. Have well-planned retirement.
% of HHs: 1.9%
Assets: $1.7M
Income: $169.9K
Spending: $86.9K
Credit Use: Very Low
L41. Very Elderly
Seniors with considerable assets. Complex, high-risk portfolios contain deposits, mutual funds and stocks. Use credit sparingly and limit their balances.
% of HHs: 1.2%
Assets: $1.6M
Income: $138.2K
Spending: $64.9K
Credit Use: Very Low
L42. Wealthiest
Wealthiest cluster. Retired, married couples with high incomes and over $5M in assets. Complex portfolios with high proportion of stocks. Work with financial advisors.
% of HHs: 0.9%
Assets: $5.7M
Income: $228.4K
Spending: $168K
Credit Use: Very Low