"Blue Skies Shining Above. . ."

According to the U.S.Census Bureau, in 2009 many of our households had far less annual income than many of us thought anyone could live on. . .

Rounded to the nearest million:

8,570,000 households ( 1 in every 13 U. S. Households ) had less than $10,000 in income for the year. That is less than $834 a month, less than $193 a week, $28 a day, $1.17 per hour.

At the other end of the income spectrum:

2,372,000 households ( 1 in every 49 U. S. Households ) had a minimum of $250,000 in income for the year. That is a minimum of more than $20,833 a month, more than $4,807 a week, $686 a day, $28 per hour.