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Average Per Person: $6,735 Average Per Household: $11,507 Total Credit Card Debt: $1.39 Trillion Year Over Year: 0.4% Up The average credit card balance is $11,507 per household, as of Q4 2025.

Renée Fabian is Lead Editor for Pet Health at Forbes Advisor. She has over 10 years experience as a journalist and editor covering pet and human health topics. Renée previously worked as senior pet ...

Paul Soucy has led the Credit Cards content team at NerdWallet since 2015 and the Travel Rewards team since 2023; he is also director of content for Consumer Credit verticals. He was an editor with ...

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