Website to find out average consumer debt?

[Xeli]

Is there any website I can go to to find out the average consumer debt?  All the ones I find don't say whether they include mortgages or not... I don't have a mortgage, but I do feel like I have a TON of debt (mainly student loans).  I want to find out how normal/abnormal I am lol!

[Carson]

This doesn't exactly help with your student loan problem, but I think it's pretty interesting when it comes to CC debt.

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/banking/creditcardsmarts/p74808.asp

[texmati]

Originally Posted by Xeli 

Is there any website I can go to to find out the average consumer debt?  All the ones I find don't say whether they include mortgages or not... I don't have a mortgage, but I do feel like I have a TON of debt (mainly student loans).  I want to find out how normal/abnormal I am lol!

I was under the impression that consumer debt always excluede mortgage, student and car loans.

[gumshoegirl007]

This has been in the news A LOT this week in Canada.  The average household debt is now apparently $1.48 for every $1 earned in income.  In the US, right before your economy crashed, it was $1.62 for every $1 earned in income.  Anything that appreciates in value (like a home or an education) isn't considered to be consumer debt. 

Here's a link on US student debt. "In 2008, the average debt of a student graduating with a bachelor’s degree from a four-year public university stood at $19,535. Students earning a bachelor’s degree from a private four-year university graduated with an average of $25,350 worth of debt."

Here's an even better one that breaks it down by state.

[GuildJenn]

Originally Posted by gumshoegirl007 

This has been in the news A LOT this week in Canada.  The average household debt is now apparently $1.48 for every $1 earned in income.  In the US, right before your economy crashed, it was $1.62 for every $1 earned in income.  Anything that appreciates in value (like a home or an education) isn't considered to be consumer debt. 

Here's a link on US student debt. "In 2008, the average debt of a student graduating with a bachelor’s degree from a four-year public university stood at $19,535. Students earning a bachelor’s degree from a private four-year university graduated with an average of $25,350 worth of debt."

Here's an even better one that breaks it down by state.

The recent Canadian report included mortgages: "And while the rate of increase in Canadian household debt -- which includes mortgages -- has slowed in the last year, bankers, including Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, warn an interest rate spike could see some consumers buckle under the load." (Winnepeg Free Press)

[gumshoegirl007]

Right.  The OP asked about consumer debt, which included her student loans.  However, student loans aren't consumer debt, but part of household debt.  Hence the figures above.  Sorry that wasn't clear.