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Assume average North American, requiring $30,000 per year of today's purchasing power, no other debt.

This is by no means average. $30k is well under the average income that most people in the US have.

The median per capita income in the US ist actually $28k. (source: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html). That includes children, though. On the other hand you can substract opportunity costs of having a job, like commuting and business clothing etc. So $30k should be quite fine.

Older people need more health care, is that included in those calculations?

No idea (not from the US). Usually income in a census is gross income, though.

Was just wondering, because usually the older people have higher average incomes but also higher costs, especially health related.