income distribution

Cultural  

1. The way national income is divided among households in the economy.

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Example Sentences

Households in the bottom third by income distribution are now consuming 7% less gas, although spending by the top third of earners remains largely unaffected.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

“When support is extended across the income distribution, it sustains demand that firms can then use to pass on higher costs—forcing monetary policy to tighten more than it otherwise would,” she said in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

According to an analysis by the Yale Budget Lab, Booker’s plan would save households in the lowest 20 percent of the income distribution more than $800 annually.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Higher wages and the way Dutch taxes bite in the middle of the income distribution make extra hours less attractive, encouraging families to trade income for time.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Just 8 percent of undergraduates in 2004 came from families in the bottom half of the income distribution, down from 11 percent a decade earlier.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times