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https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-286.html
Look up the difference between median and mean and how extreme outliers can skew a median value and mask inequality
Your statement was about 60%. Median was the correct value to cite.
I guess they're saying if you excluded the top 10% and only considered the 90th percentile and below (most regular people), the median of that value would be living on less than $40k a year. Personally I wouldn't be surprised if it was a lot lower and their "60% live on less than $40k" is understating the issue. That's a household with two parents earning minimum wage or doing gig work which is an incredibly common low income setup.