category. Every three years the Federal Reserve surveys household net worth in the United States. The latest figures available are for 2010. At that time, the median family net worth in the United States (meaning half had less, half had more) was $77,300. As you might expect, odds favor the well educated and self-employed. Families headed by a college graduate had a median net worth of $195,200, compared to $56,700 for families headed by a high school graduate. And the self-employed enjoyed the highest median net worth of $285,600.
