Figure 1
The racial wealth gap is the clearest legacy of past discrimination in housing markets: Average and median household wealth in the United States, by race
| White | Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Average | $933,700 | $138,200 |
| Median | $171,000 | $17,600 |
Source: Adapted from Janelle Jones, “The Racial Wealth Gap: How African Americans Have Been Shortchanged out of the Materials to Build Wealth,” Working Economics (Economic Policy Institute blog), February 13, 2017.
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