American households are becoming increasingly indebted. In 2003, total household debt was $7.23 trillion, but that figure has recently doubled to $14.56 trillion in 2020. With just under 130 million households in the country, this equates to an average of $118,000 of debt per household.
Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-state-of-household-debt-in-america/