Massachusetts also holds the statistic of having the lowest amount
of credit card debt per household in the United States, floating below the «$ 6,500 in total average credit card debt mark».
According to a study by ACA International, the level
of credit card debt per household is still very high.
The average amount
of credit card debt per family is rising dramatically when compared to 10 years ago.
At an average of $ 4,673 each, San Diego residents ranked 10th in the country for the highest amount
of credit card debt per capita.
The amount
of credit card debt per household in the United States is $ 7,000 to $ 16,000 per household, according to the Simple Dollar, and it continues to skyrocket.
Not exact matches
According to the Canadian Bankers Association, 69
per cent
of household
debt in Canada is made up
of residential mortgage
debt, while 18
per cent comes from lines
of credit and five
per cent is
credit card debt.
•
Credit card delinquency rates remain low, at only 0.87 per cent of total outstanding balances as of April 2016, while credit card debt only makes up five per cent of total household debt in C
Credit card delinquency rates remain low, at only 0.87
per cent
of total outstanding balances as
of April 2016, while
credit card debt only makes up five per cent of total household debt in C
credit card debt only makes up five
per cent
of total household
debt in Canada.
• More than half (58
per cent)
of Canadians pay their
credit card balance in full each month, avoiding
credit card debt and interest payments altogether.
By taking your student loan
debt and combining it with your other outstanding consumer
debt — cedit
cards, mortgages, lines
of credit and loans — you have the ability to negotiate or take advantage
of a lower interest rate, all while streamlining your payments to one lender and one payment
per month.
About 5.45 percent
of per - capita [
debt] is tied up in
credit -
card debt.»
Although it is less than 2
per cent
of total household
debt, growth in margin lending has accounted for over a fifth
of the rise in banks» personal lending (excluding
credit cards) since 1996.
Meanwhile,
credit card debt, which can provide a major ding to a person's
credit score, has hit an average
of $ 3,954
per Canadian, according to Canada CreditCards.com
One would hardly realize that the problem facing U.S. industrial employment is that wage earners must earn enough to pay for the most expensive housing in the world (the FDIC is trying to limit mortgages to absorb just 32
per cent
of the borrower's budget), the most expensive medical care and Social Security in the world (12.4
per cent FICA withholding), high personal
debt levels owed to banks and rapacious
credit -
card companies (about 15
per cent) and a tax shift off property and the higher wealth brackets onto labor income and consumer goods (another 15
per cent or so).
According to an analysis
of Federal Reserve and TransUnion data by the personal - finance site ValuePenguin,
credit -
card debt stood at about $ 5,700
per household in 2015.
Add to that the growing cost
of college — student - loan
debt, averaging $ 24,000
per student, now outpaces
credit card debt — and more questions arise about presuming everyone should aim for college, some experts say.
But only a miniscule number
of Canadians carry
credit card debt — as
of August 2015, it made up just five
per cent
of our overall household
debt, according to the Canadian Bankers Association.
North and South Dakota, and Nebraska were among other states which came in with low average
credit card debt per household — the three held an average
of $ 4,182.
But when you apply the compounded effect
of the
debt's interest into the equation, the reality is that it will take more than 6 years to pay off $ 10,000 worth
of credit card debt paying $ 200
per month!
Consumer's plan summary ($ 50,000.00 Total
Credit Card Debt with an interest rate
of 20 % and paying $ 2,000.00
per month as their new required minimum payment)
As
per a survey carried out by the National Foundation for
Credit Card Counseling, around 40 % of the Americans have revolving debts on their credit
Credit Card Counseling, around 40 %
of the Americans have revolving
debts on their
credit credit cards.
Credit Card Debt with an interest rate
of 20 % and paying $ 1,000.00
per month as their minimum payment)
122 million Americans have
credit card debt, with average
debt per household
of $ 8,448.
Requirements include; — Total accumulative
debt must be above $ 2,000 — Only unsecured
debt is eligible for the program — Individual account balances must be above $ 200
per account —
Debts ranging from
credit card debt to student loan
debt is all qualified for the program (nearly any type
of unsecured
debt qualifies)-- With
debt settlement, Rhode Island consumers must have a hardship
So how does the typical American household avoid the national
credit card debt average
of over $ 10,000
per household?
As
of the end
of 2016, we estimate the average
debt per person to be $ 5,331 for those who own at least one
credit card.
Many times, a cash - out refinancing, taking out
credit cards, lines
of credit and or car loans can save hundreds or thousands when it comes to
debt paid out
per month.
Holding the highest average
credit card debt per household
of the top 10 states, could the stereotypical â $ œfrugal Midwesternâ $ theory crack?
The state has an average
credit card debt per household
of $ 6,710, the fourth highest in the nation.
The company surveyed borrowers during the first seven months
of 2017 and found that borrowers who received a loan to consolidate existing
debt or pay off
credit card balances reported that they saved an average
of $ 287
per month.
All
of their other
debts (
credit cards, student loans, car payment, etc.) add put to $ 500
per month.
While not all
debt is bad, high - interest
debt (e.g.
credit cards) can cost hundreds or even thousands
of dollars in avoidable interest fees
per year.
Counting all consumers in the state, regardless
of whether they hold
credit card debt, the average
debt was $ 1,470
per capita.
New Jerseyans had an average
credit card debt of $ 3,690
per capita in 2011, the second highest in the country after Arkansas.
Last, do the math: $ 10,000
of revolving (
credit card)
debt, charging 15 % interest, will charge you $ 1500
per year, just to tread water.
In fact, more than 45 %
of Americans currently have a
credit card balance, and according to Ben Woolsey, director
of marketing and consumer research for CreditCards.com, the average amount
of debt per household is $ 15,956.
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Of those surveyed, 11
per cent believe they'll never be
debt - free, with 22
per cent specifying that their
credit -
card balance is the most difficult
debt for them to pay down.
The most common type
of debt cited by respondents was a mortgage (26
per cent), followed by
credit -
card debt (18
per cent), car loans (17
per cent) and a line
of credit (16
per cent).
At least 80
per cent
of these clients have
credit card debt along with student loans.
Per the U.S. Census Bureau's latest in - depth data on
debt, those who identified themselves as white carried the highest amount
of credit card debt at $ 7,942.
Data from a 2016 study shows that Baby Boomers and Generation X have the highest
credit card debt at an average
of over $ 6,880
per person.
For example: If you owe $ 20,000 to five different
credit card companies, the
credit counselor would create a
Debt Management Program for you where you pay the
credit counselor, say, $ 500
per month, the money is distributed to your creditors, and over a 40 month period all
of your
debts are paid off.
Your total
debt load, including your home costs and other
debts such as
credit cards and car loans, shouldn't exceed 40
per cent
of your gross monthly income.
Per a report published by Pew Charitable Trusts in 2015, approximately 80 %
of Americans «hold some form
of debt, whether mortgages, car loans, unpaid
credit card balances, medical and legal bills, student loans, or a combination
of those.»
As
of this year,
of the households who have a
credit card balance, the average amount
of debt is $ 15,956
per household which equals total outstanding balances
of $ 609.8 billion nationwide.
The median American household has an annual income
of $ 52,100
per year — so if you have an average income, this means that your total
credit card debt should ideally be less than $ 5,200.
This equates to roughly $ 30,000 in outstanding
debt per borrower and does not include what may be a substantial amount
of education - related
debt in the form
of credit card, home equity, and retirement account borrowings.
Over 38 %
of Americans have
credit card debt, with an average
of $ 5,331
per person.
With a rising collective national
debt that's in the trillions
of dollars, $ 15,609 in
credit card debt per citizen and a personal student loan
debt of $ 32,956, it seems that this is one hole that keeps growing bigger by the year.
Let's say you're paying $ 200
per month on $ 10,000
of credit card debt at an 18.00 % interest rate (APR).