[hinckley buzzard]

If $5,000 is the median, that means the majority have zero.

No. The "median" is the score that represents 50% of the population being measured. It means that 50% of the couples have more than 5000.00, 50% have less than 5000.00. While some couples have zero, they cannot possibly be the majority.

[Michael.SF.]

Thank you for the clarification.