Real median household income by race and ethnicity, 2000–2021
| Year | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | White-imputed | Black-imputed | Hispanic-imputed | Asian-imputed | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $71,979 | $46,806 | $52,329 | $69,522 | $47,788 | $50,699 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | $71,033 | $45,208 | $51,490 | $68,608 | $46,157 | $49,887 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | $70,829 | $43,836 | $49,993 | $79,477 | $68,411 | $44,756 | $48,436 | $85,780 | ||||||||
| 2003 | $70,552 | $43,776 | $48,726 | $82,250 | $68,144 | $44,695 | $47,209 | $88,773 | ||||||||
| 2004 | $70,325 | $43,272 | $49,276 | $82,681 | $67,924 | $44,180 | $47,742 | $89,238 | ||||||||
| 2005 | $70,627 | $42,915 | $50,020 | $84,965 | $68,216 | $43,816 | $43,846 | $91,703 | ||||||||
| 2006 | $70,617 | $43,064 | $50,893 | $86,533 | $68,207 | $43,968 | $49,308 | $93,396 | ||||||||
| 2007 | $71,941 | $44,427 | $50,666 | $86,589 | $69,485 | $45,360 | $49,088 | $93,456 | ||||||||
| 2008 | $70,049 | $43,165 | $47,826 | $82,798 | $67,658 | $44,071 | $46,337 | $89,364 | ||||||||
| 2009 | $68,940 | $41,247 | $48,152 | $82,875 | $66,587 | $42,113 | $46,653 | $89,447 | ||||||||
| 2010 | $67,820 | $40,005 | $46,863 | $80,023 | $65,505 | $40,845 | $45,404 | $86,369 | ||||||||
| 2011 | $66,897 | $38,909 | $46,629 | $78,628 | $64,614 | $39,726 | $45,177 | $84,864 | ||||||||
| 2012 | $67,397 | $39,393 | $46,113 | $81,143 | $65,096 | $40,220 | $44,677 | $87,578 | ||||||||
| 2013 | $70,281 | $40,305 | $47,720 | $78,128 | $67,882 | $41,151 | $46,234 | $84,324 | $67,882 | $41,151 | $46,234 | $84,324 | ||||
| 2014 | $69,027 | $40,551 | $48,676 | $85,112 | $69,027 | $40,551 | $48,676 | $85,112 | ||||||||
| 2015 | $71,989 | $42,196 | $51,631 | $88,247 | $71,989 | $42,196 | $51,631 | $88,247 | ||||||||
| 2016 | $73,433 | $44,585 | $53,827 | $91,938 | $73,433 | $44,585 | $53,827 | $91,938 | ||||||||
| 2017 | $75,367 | $44,496 | $55,800 | $89,892 | $75,367 | $44,496 | $55,800 | $89,892 | $75,318 | $43,509 | $55,448 | $89,960 | ||||
| 2018 | $76,220 | $44,627 | $55,513 | $94,079 | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | $80,602 | $48,153 | $59,467 | $104,041 | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | $78,912 | $48,175 | $58,015 | $99,622 | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | $77,999 | $48,297 | $57,981 | $101,418 |
Note: Because of a redesign in the CPS ASEC income questions in 2013, we imputed the historical series using the ratio of the old and new method in 2013. Solid lines are actual CPS ASEC data; dashed lines denote historical values imputed by applying the new methodology to past income trends. The break in the series in 2017 represents data from both the legacy CPS ASEC processing system and the updated CPS ASEC processing system. White refers to non-Hispanic whites, Black refers to Blacks alone, Asian refers to Asians alone, and Hispanic refers to Hispanics of any race. Comparable data are not available prior to 2002 for Asians. Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Historical Poverty Tables (Table B-1 and B-6).