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by humanrebar 4242 days ago
And the average household size is much smaller than it used to be due to declining birthrates, higher rates of divorce, higher rates of single-parent households, etc.

http://www.statista.com/statistics/183648/average-size-of-ho...

...also a huge number of people live in low cost of living areas. I have friends and family out in rural areas with perfectly comfortable lifestyles who wish they made 52k a year.