According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average household earned $1,518 in 1918, which is the equivalent of $21,644 in 2008 dollars (the second most expensive year for gas dating back to 1918).

How much did a house cost in 1925?

The average residential housing price in 1925 was approximately $6,000, according to Robert Shiller’s U.S. Housing Price Index. From 1926 through 1942, houses prices steadily decreased due to a depressed U.S. economy. The 1920s followed a period of war and inflation.

What was the average wage in 1913 United States?

There are no statistics available as to the average wages or income in 1913–14 or at the present time for these industries as a whole. Such information as is available, however, as to the wages of the principal classes of workpeople in the coal-mining, transport, dock labour, boot and shoe, and food production industries is given below:

How old was the average American in 1915?

More than half (52.4 percent) of the 100 million people living in the United States were less than 25 years old; by comparison, the U.S. population has grown over the last century to more than 321 million, and only one-third of that total is under age 25.

What was the rate of pay in 1914?

Such information as is available, however, as to the wages of the principal classes of workpeople in the coal-mining, transport, dock labour, boot and shoe, and food production industries is given below: 2437W Industry. Occupation. Rate of Wages at Remarks. July,1914. July, 1919 per shift. per shift. Coal-mining Hewers 8s. 5d * 18s.

What was life like for American workers in 1915?

This article is about the life of workers in 1915, the year the MLR began. It discusses population and labor force characteristics plus jobs and wages. It also looks at various facets of everyday life—homes, meals, work commute, and leisure time.