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US households with $100,000+ in income are the fastest-growing segment of the population according to US Census Bureau data, up from 19.7 million in 2005 to 22.2 million in 2006, an increase of nearly 13%, said Unity Marketing.

Between 2005 and 2006—

Affluent households with incomes from $150,000 to $249,999 grew the fastest.

The number of “abundantly affluent” households, those with incomes between $150,000 and $199,999, grew 17.9%.

The “super-affluent” group (incomes between $200,000 and $249,999) grew 16.2%.

The “ultra-affluent” (incomes $250,000 and above) rose 10.7%.

The number of “comfortable affluent” households ($100,000-$149,999) grew 10.3%.

Meanwhile, the number of households with incomes of less than $25,000 decreased 5.1%.