

43.2% of dependent and 34.2% of independent students use student loans.Part-time students borrow in roughly equal rates and dollar amounts. Independent Students & Loansĭependent students are 26.3% more likely than independent students to use student loans. Borrowers aged 62 years and older owe an average of $40,560 in student loan debt, which is roughly equivalent to 79% of their annual income.ĭependent vs.Employees aged 65 years and older make a median annual income of $51,428.Student loan borrowers aged 50 to 61 years owe an average $44,781.25 or roughly 76% of their income.Employed adults aged 55 to 64 make a median annual income of $58,760.The average student loan borrower aged 35 to 49 years owes $43,241.38 or roughly 74% of their annual income.Employees aged 45 to 54 make a median annual income of $58,968.
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Workers aged 35 to 44 make a median annual income of $58,188.Student borrowers aged 25 to 34 years owe an average of $33,429.53 or roughly 69.3% of their annual income.Employees aged 25 to 34 years make an annual median income of $48,256.The average student loan debt among borrowers 24 and younger is $15,027.78 or roughly 50.6% of their annual income.The average adult aged 24 and younger has a median annual income of $29,712, which is roughly in the 25th percentile.Finally, 1% of adults age 60 or older owe student loan debt.7% of those between the ages of 45 and 59 owe student debt.22% of adults between the ages of 30 and 44 owe student debt.34% of adults between the ages of 18 and 29 owe student loan debt.Meanwhile, adults between the ages 35 and 49 years old on average owe the most student loan debt. Student Debt vs Income by Age GroupsĪmong the age groups, adults between the ages of 18 and 29 are the most likely to have student loan debt.


† Cumulative student loans only (no Parent PLUS) data collected between 20, currency inflated to 2021Q2 values to match income data collection period amount borrowed is not equivalent to current debt. * Among workers aged 25 years and over based on average weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers.
#Upper middle class income professional#
Borrowers with higher degrees are more likely to owe larger student loan debt balances compared to their household income the average indebted borrower with a professional doctorate borrows the equivalent of 211.7% of the average income among doctorate degree holders.
