Could your parents afford it?Median income seed (FRED when keyed) · share-of-income framingEra yearMedian HH income 1995: $34,076 · now: $80,610 (seeded Census/FRED-style series)New car$16,000 then (47.0% of median) · $48,000 now (59.5%)Home console$199 then (0.6% of median) · $499 now (0.6%)
