Key Takeaways. On average, people of color in the U.S. have less money saved for retirement than their White counterparts. More than half of Black and Latinx households have no retirement savings, while only a third of White households lack savings.
The study, which included more than 8,000 American adults, had some startling findings. [2] Among them: 20 percent of adults ages 50 and over have no retirement savings at all.
However, the share of American families that manage to save varied significantly according to their ethnicity. White non-Hispanic households appeared to be the most likely to save (60.2 percent), whereas Hispanic or Latino households were the least likely to save (40.3 percent).
54% of Black Americans don't have enough savings to retire
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Overall, just 6% of Black adults in the U.S. had annual earnings of $100,000 or more in 2021, according to our analysis of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. This share rises to 16% among those with at least a bachelor's degree or more and drops to 2% among those with some college education or less.
14% of Americans Have $100,000 Saved for Retirement
Most Americans are not saving enough for retirement. According to the survey, only 14% of Americans have $100,000 or more saved in their retirement accounts. In fact, about 78% of Americans have $50,000 or less saved for retirement.
In 2021, households with a White householder made up 65.3% of all U.S. households and held 80.0% of all wealth.
Median wealth (the amount held by a typical family, shown in the top panel) among White families was $285,000 in 2022.
If you retire with no money, you'll have to consider ways to create income to pay for your living expenses. That might include applying for Social Security retirement benefits, getting a reverse mortgage if you own a home, or starting a side hustle or part-time job to generate a steady paycheck.
So, for the purposes of the study, Bank of America set a threshold — households spending at least 90% of their income on necessities could be considered living paycheck to paycheck. By that measure, around 30% of American households are living paycheck to paycheck, according to Bank of America's internal data.
Key contrasts include Social Security, where 58% currently rely on it but only 35% expect to, and retirement accounts like 401(k)s or IRAs, expected to be a major source by 50% of nonretirees but a major source for only 29% of retirees.
U.S. poverty rate in the United States 2023, by race and ethnicity. In 2023, 17.9 percent of Black people living in the United States were living below the poverty line, compared to 7.7 percent of white people.
About 27% of people who are 59 or older have no retirement savings, according to a new survey from financial services firm Credit Karma. To be sure, that's the same share as the overall population, yet boomers have less time to save for retirement given that the generation is now between the ages of 59 to 77 years old.
Just 16% of retirees say they have more than $1 million saved, including all personal savings and assets, according to the recent CNBC Your Money retirement survey conducted with SurveyMonkey. In fact, among those currently saving for retirement, 57% say the amount they're hoping to save is less than $1 million.
The $1,000 per month rule is designed to help you estimate the amount of savings required to generate a steady monthly income during retirement. According to this rule, for every $240,000 you save, you can withdraw $1,000 per month if you stick to a 5% annual withdrawal rate.
Probably 1 in every 20 families have a net worth exceeding $3 Million, but most people's net worth is their homes, cars, boats, and only 10% is in savings, so you would typically have to have a net worth of $30 million, which is 1 in every 1000 families.
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Many have graduate degrees with educational attainment serving as the main distinguishing feature of this class. Household incomes commonly exceed $100,000, with some smaller one-income earners household having incomes in the high 5-figure range. "The upper middle class has grown...and its composition has changed.
You can still live a fulfilling life as a retiree with little to no savings. It just may look different than you originally planned. With a little pre-planning, relying on Social Security income and making lifestyle modifications—you may be able to meet your retirement needs.
Nearly half — 45% — of all Americans who retire at age 65 are likely to run out of money before they die, according to the Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies.