Here's how much the typical American pays in debt each month

Americans are tumbling deeper into debt, with the typical household paying $1,583 a month on various loans, a recent study found.

That's a more than $300 increase from people's  average monthly debt payment in 2020, according to a LendingTree. The report, based on the anonymized credit reports of roughly 310,000 users from July 1 to Sept. 30, 2023, focuses on active debt such as mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, personal loans, student loans and other categories. 

Mortgages make up the lion's share of debt, the study found, with property owners making average monthly payments of $1,855 on average on their home loans. Auto loans account for the second-largest share of debt, with payments averaging $690 a month — an amount that continues to climb as interest rates on auto loans jump. The third-largest category of debt is personal loans, with payments of $517 a month on average.