The median is found by listing your data in numerical order and identifying the number in the exact middle of the list. The median for the list of salaries shown above is $47,000.

According to this data, the U.S. has the steepest gap between mean and median wealth of any country in the world. Median wealth per adult is a staggering 80.5% lower than average wealth levels.

Aug. 6, 2006 — -- Believe it or not, the difference in the way the Democrats and Republicans react to the performance of the U.S. economy is clarified by a mathematical distinction studied in ...

According to this data, the U.S. has the steepest gap between mean and median wealth of any country in the world. Median wealth per adult is a staggering 80.5% lower than average wealth levels.