Table 2.5
Median family income, by race and ethnicity, 1947–2010 (2011 dollars)
As a share of white family income | |||||
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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 |
* 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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