Twitter Stats Pew / Internet

Pew Internet & American Life Project released a new study, Twitter and Status Updating. The study provides some interesting facts about Twitter users.

Online adults that have said they have used Twitter before:

• 19% - 18 to 24 yrs old
• 20% - 25 to 34 yrs old
• 10% - 35 to 44 yrs old
• 5% - 45 to 54 yrs old
• 4% - 55 to 64 yrs old
• 2% - 65 and older

As the majority of users tend to be younger, they also tend to live in lower-income households.

• 17% earn less than $30,000
• 10% earn more than $75,000

The median age of Twitter users is 31 compared to Myspace (27), Facebook (26) and LinkedIn (40).