Figure I
Real median household income by race, 1989–2011 (2011 dollars)
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Historical Income Tables, Table H-5, "Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder--Households by Median and Mean Income: 1967-2011."
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