[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Families ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table F-12B. Earners--Black Families by Median and Mean Income: 1967 to 1998 (Families as of March of the following year. From 1974 to 1988, income is for families with civilian members. Income in current and 1998 CPI-U adjusted dollars1/) ---------------------------------------------------------- Median income Mean income Number of ------------------------------------ earners Number Current 1998 Current 1998 and year (thous.) dollars dollars dollars dollars ---------------------------------------------------------- Total 1998 8,452 $29,404 $29,404 $38,563 $38,563 1997 8,408 28,602 29,048 36,504 37,073 1996 8,455 26,522 27,553 34,935 36,293 1995 25/ 8,055 25,970 27,776 34,011 36,377 1994 24/ 8,093 24,698 27,164 32,826 36,104 1993 23/ 7,993 21,542 24,300 30,036 33,881 1992 22/ 7,982 21,103 24,517 27,980 32,507 1991 7,716 21,548 25,788 27,571 32,996 1990 7,471 21,423 26,717 27,554 34,363 1989 7,470 20,209 26,565 26,415 34,723 1988 7,409 19,329 26,633 25,316 34,882 1987 21/ 7,202 18,406 26,410 23,772 34,109 1986 6,945 17,328 25,771 22,664 33,706 1985 20/ 6,767 16,665 25,245 21,268 32,218 1984 19/ 6,671 15,337 24,061 19,729 30,951 1983 6,586 14,435 23,624 18,303 29,954 1982 6,460 13,507 23,030 17,242 29,398 1981 6,328 13,221 23,918 16,688 30,190 1980 6,227 12,662 25,078 15,801 31,295 1979 18/ 6,077 11,509 25,351 14,474 31,882 1978 5,824 10,820 26,128 13,387 32,327 1977 5,699 9,485 24,463 11,944 30,805 1976 17/ 5,692 9,264 25,421 11,266 30,915 1975 16/ 5,512 8,723 25,300 10,367 30,068 1974 16/15/ 5,403 7,943 24,946 9,612 30,188 1973 5,440 7,269 25,103 8,807 30,414 1972 14/ 5,265 6,864 25,199 8,346 30,640 1971 13/ 5,157 6,440 24,355 7,695 29,102 1970 4,928 6,279 24,782 7,442 29,372 1969 4,774 5,999 24,818 6,971 28,839 1968 4,646 5,360 23,175 6,392 27,636 1967 12/ 4,589 4,919 22,088 5,916 26,565 No Earners 1998 1,271 $9,422 $9,422 $13,412 $13,412 1997 1,202 9,012 9,152 12,957 13,159 1996 1,402 7,776 8,078 11,038 11,467 1995 25/ 1,414 8,367 8,949 10,894 11,652 1994 24/ 1,500 7,375 8,112 10,566 11,621 1993 23/ 1,574 6,858 7,736 8,818 9,947 1992 22/ 1,634 6,426 7,466 8,618 10,012 1991 1,547 6,480 7,755 8,627 10,325 1990 1,407 6,305 7,863 8,061 10,053 1989 1,396 6,166 8,105 8,033 10,560 1988 1,364 6,108 8,416 8,035 11,071 1987 21/ 1,361 5,629 8,077 7,144 10,251 1986 1,401 5,798 8,623 7,244 10,773 1985 20/ 1,299 5,733 8,685 7,002 10,607 1984 19/ 1,376 5,277 8,279 6,601 10,356 1983 1,441 5,183 8,482 6,310 10,327 1982 1,409 4,886 8,331 5,858 9,988 1981 1,312 4,890 8,847 5,596 10,124 1980 1,183 4,644 9,198 5,359 10,614 1979 18/ 1,093 4,296 9,463 5,044 11,110 1978 1,002 3,870 9,345 4,430 10,698 1977 1,053 3,669 9,463 4,046 10,435 1976 17/ 1,030 3,699 10,150 4,111 11,281 1975 16/ 978 3,511 10,183 3,839 11,134 1974 16/15/ 918 3,364 10,565 3,602 11,313 1973 830 3,006 10,381 3,123 10,785 1972 14/ 793 2,696 9,897 2,893 10,621 1971 13/ 742 2,607 9,859 2,837 10,729 1970 588 2,235 8,821 2,467 9,737 1969 503 2,162 8,944 2,403 9,941 1968 464 2,288 9,892 2,417 10,450 1967 12/ 465 1,999 8,976 2,023 9,084 One Earner 1998 3,348 $20,524 $20,524 $25,582 $25,582 1997 3,396 19,597 19,902 24,216 24,593 1996 3,222 19,066 19,807 24,949 25,919 1995 25/ 3,014 18,774 20,080 24,278 25,967 1994 24/ 2,968 17,842 19,624 23,660 26,023 1993 23/ 2,999 16,571 18,693 20,028 22,592 1992 22/ 2,869 16,043 18,639 19,209 22,317 1991 2,640 15,912 19,043 19,104 22,863 1990 2,591 16,308 20,338 19,802 24,696 1989 2,601 15,440 20,296 18,456 24,261 1988 2,573 14,006 19,298 16,795 23,141 1987 21/ 2,445 13,645 19,579 16,392 23,520 1986 2,276 13,116 19,506 15,869 23,601 1985 20/ 2,304 12,624 19,124 14,585 22,094 1984 19/ 2,312 11,809 18,526 13,873 21,764 1983 2,302 11,779 19,277 13,967 22,858 1982 2,240 11,062 18,861 12,772 21,777 1981 2,190 10,968 19,842 12,185 22,044 1980 2,214 10,271 20,342 11,843 23,456 1979 18/ 2,138 9,059 19,954 10,505 23,139 1978 2,111 8,462 20,434 9,862 23,815 1977 2,029 7,761 20,017 9,052 23,346 1976 17/ 1,976 7,394 20,290 8,603 23,608 1975 16/ 1,958 7,086 20,552 7,836 22,727 1974 16/15/ 1,844 6,501 20,417 7,305 22,942 1973 1,918 5,726 19,774 6,400 22,102 1972 14/ 1,863 5,488 20,147 6,168 22,644 1971 13/ 1,773 5,330 20,158 5,837 22,075 1970 1,653 4,844 19,118 5,406 21,336 1969 1,540 4,416 18,269 4,844 20,040 1968 1,530 4,157 17,973 4,585 19,824 1967 12/ 1,447 3,722 16,713 4,474 20,090 Two Earners 1998 3,008 $48,018 $48,018 $54,707 $54,707 1997 2,973 45,780 46,493 51,006 51,800 1996 3,007 42,637 44,295 50,076 52,023 1995 25/ 2,911 40,864 43,706 47,945 51,280 1994 24/ 2,831 40,654 44,714 46,709 51,374 1993 23/ 2,620 37,124 41,877 45,391 51,202 1992 22/ 2,607 34,847 40,485 34,847 40,485 1991 2,724 34,060 40,762 38,469 46,039 1990 2,660 34,050 42,465 37,536 46,812 1989 2,609 32,171 42,289 36,497 47,976 1988 2,654 31,875 43,919 35,579 49,023 1987 21/ 2,576 29,265 41,991 32,309 46,359 1986 2,440 27,694 41,187 31,456 46,782 1985 20/ 2,345 26,963 40,845 29,642 44,904 1984 19/ 2,237 25,334 39,744 28,211 44,258 1983 2,180 24,396 39,925 26,169 42,827 1982 2,148 23,249 39,640 24,669 42,061 1981 2,107 22,649 40,974 23,732 42,934 1980 2,139 20,360 40,324 21,795 43,166 1979 18/ 2,198 18,231 40,157 19,720 43,437 1978 2,016 16,798 40,564 18,136 43,795 1977 1,948 14,984 38,645 16,244 41,895 1976 17/ 2,024 14,275 39,172 15,208 41,732 1975 16/ 1,918 12,914 37,455 13,659 39,616 1974 16/15/ 1,970 11,929 37,465 12,534 39,365 1973 1,974 10,868 37,531 11,570 39,956 1972 14/ 2,003 10,053 36,906 10,854 39,847 1971 13/ 1,930 9,041 34,192 9,783 36,998 1970 1,990 8,430 33,271 9,194 36,286 1969 1,990 7,782 32,195 8,425 34,855 1968 1,913 7,181 31,048 7,660 33,119 1967 12/ 1,924 6,313 28,348 6,926 31,100 Three Earners 1998 613 $58,438 $58,438 $66,837 $66,837 1997 676 57,701 58,600 66,256 67,288 1996 676 51,457 53,458 56,332 58,522 1995 25/ 540 49,458 52,898 61,547 65,828 1994 24/ 640 49,938 54,925 55,587 61,138 1993 23/ 651 49,489 55,825 55,175 62,239 1992 22/ 704 50,930 59,170 50,930 59,170 1991 647 46,221 55,316 52,207 62,480 1990 600 43,813 54,641 50,041 62,408 1989 659 43,693 57,435 47,072 61,877 1988 639 42,002 57,873 44,552 61,386 1987 21/ 590 39,145 56,168 42,934 61,604 1986 605 36,029 53,583 39,402 58,600 1985 20/ 577 34,010 51,521 36,063 54,631 1984 19/ 527 32,984 51,746 35,310 55,395 1983 478 29,226 47,830 31,522 51,587 1982 465 26,992 46,022 29,334 50,015 1981 482 25,407 45,964 27,335 49,452 1980 466 23,835 47,207 25,175 49,861 1979 18/ 441 22,906 50,455 24,498 53,962 1978 474 19,723 47,627 20,962 50,619 1977 442 18,222 46,997 19,299 49,774 1976 17/ 464 15,946 43,758 17,378 47,687 1975 16/ 434 15,808 45,849 16,912 49,051 1974 16/15/ 444 12,880 40,452 14,487 45,499 1973 502 11,739 40,539 13,727 47,405 1972 14/ 418 12,716 46,683 13,483 49,498 1971 13/ 506 10,437 39,472 11,480 43,416 1970 458 10,000 39,467 11,062 43,659 1969 485 9,027 37,345 9,943 41,135 1968 470 7,891 34,118 8,771 37,922 1967 12/ 509 7,027 31,554 8,092 36,336 Four Earners or More 1998 211 $74,299 $74,299 $83,604 $83,604 1997 160 75,641 76,819 79,011 80,242 1996 149 70,325 73,059 72,969 75,806 1995 25/ 176 62,363 66,701 71,299 76,258 1994 24/ 154 70,677 77,735 76,457 84,092 1993 23/ 149 59,679 67,320 75,847 85,558 1992 22/ 168 67,715 78,671 67,715 78,671 1991 159 60,127 71,958 65,603 78,512 1990 213 59,983 74,807 62,636 78,115 1989 205 53,257 70,007 57,851 76,046 1988 179 53,634 73,900 58,597 80,738 1987 21/ 231 52,338 75,098 55,684 79,899 1986 223 43,345 64,464 47,185 70,175 1985 20/ 241 39,229 59,427 45,127 68,362 1984 19/ 218 38,143 59,839 40,054 62,837 1983 185 36,727 60,105 38,771 63,451 1982 198 37,483 63,909 39,886 68,006 1981 238 32,319 58,468 35,394 64,031 1980 225 30,985 61,368 33,243 65,840 1979 18/ 206 27,618 60,834 28,269 62,268 1978 222 25,398 61,331 28,030 67,687 1977 228 20,629 53,205 23,143 59,688 1976 17/ 198 18,933 51,954 20,435 56,076 1975 16/ 225 18,147 52,633 20,095 58,283 1974 16/15/ 227 16,722 52,518 17,781 55,844 1973 216 14,225 49,124 15,335 52,958 1972 14/ 189 13,263 48,691 14,763 54,197 1971 13/ 207 11,191 42,323 12,335 46,650 1970 239 11,112 43,856 12,247 48,336 1969 257 11,259 46,579 11,782 48,743 1968 270 9,360 40,469 10,334 44,680 1967 12/ 243 7,840 35,204 9,391 42,169 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See separate page for "Suggested Citations". SOURCE: March Current Population Survey PREPARED BY: Income Statistics Branch/HHES Division U.S. Bureau of the Census U.S. Department of Commerce Washington, D.C. 20233-8500 (301) 457-3242 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go to Historical Income and Poverty Tables Go to Income 1998 Go to Income Statistics Go to Poverty Statistics Last Revised: Monday, 04-Oct-99 14:20:57 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]