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Obama: 2009-2013 - By the numbers

Is America better off now than it was four years ago when President Barack Obama took office? It depends on the numbers you want to crunch.

Then: $52,195 (according to 2009 census data)

Now: $50,054 (according to 2011 census data)
This number includes the income of the head of the household, plus every other member of the household over the age of 15.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Median household income

Then: $52,195 (according to 2009 census data)

Now: $50,054 (according to 2011 census data)

This number includes the income of the head of the household, plus every other member of the household over the age of 15.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Credit: AP Photo/David Goldman

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