[quote=TemekuT]The data is for earned income, i.e, wages, tips, deferred compensation- items referred to as W-2 income. Wealthy people receive the bulk of their income as rents, royalties, dividends, and capital gains – items referred to as unearned income.[/quote]
Adding in unearned income, I wonder where the bottom of the 1% income would be?

Update: Here’s the IRS data: http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/indtaxstats/article/0,,id=96981,00.html

In 2009, the 1% is higher than $200k but less than $500k. Above $500k is 0.5%. Above $200k is 2.8%.

CNN just have an article about the 1%: http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/20/news/economy/occupy_wall_street_income/index.htm?iid=HP_LN, the exact number from the IRS for the top 1% is $343,927. It was $232,581 in 1986.