SWA2014-Income | Table 2.5 | Median family income, by race and ethnicity, 1947–2010 (2011 dollars)

As a share of white family income
White Black* Hispanic** Black Hispanic
1947 $27,807 $14,216 n.a. 51.1% n.a.
1969 53,120 32,537 n.a. 61.3 n.a.
1979 59,013 33,417 $40,910 56.6 69.3%
1989 63,004 35,393 41,062 56.2 65.2
1995 62,494 38,057 36,005 60.9 57.6
2000 69,259 43,983 44,983 63.5 64.9
2007 69,886 43,545 44,003 62.3 63.0
2010 65,138 39,715 40,785 61.0 62.6
Average annual change
1947–1969 3.0% 3.8% n.a.
1969–1979 1.1 0.3 n.a.
1979–1989 0.7 0.6 0.0%
1989–2000 -0.1 1.2 0.8
1995–2000 2.1 2.9 4.6
2000–2007 0.1 -0.1 -0.3
1979–2007 0.5 0.8 0.2
2007–2010 -2.3 -3.0 -2.5
Economic Policy Institute

* Prior to 1967, data for blacks include all nonwhites.

** Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

Note: Data are for money income.

Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Historical Income Tables (Table F-5)

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