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- Democratic leader Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, have a net worth of $US9 million.
- The couple built the majority of that wealth recently.
- The Bidens earned a $US16.7 million income between 2017 and 2019 from book royalties and paid speaking engagements, according to financial disclosures reported on by Forbes.
The family’s primary residence is in Delaware.
AP Photo/Morry Gash Jill and Joe Biden after Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in November 2018.
The Washington Post reported that the Bidens’ primary residence is a home the family built over 20 years ago in Wilmington, Delaware.
The lakeside property is said to be nearly 7,000 square feet. They bought to property for $US350,000 in 1997, but today the home is likely worth at least $US2 million, Stephen Mottola of Long & Foster Real Estate told The Wall Street Journal.
The family also purchased a $US2.7 million Delaware beach home in 2017.
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