[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Families ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table F-10B. Presence of Children Under 18 Years Old by Type of Family-- Black Families by Median and Mean Income: 1974 to 1998 (Families as of March of the following year. "Related" children beginning in 1987, "Own" children for earlier years. Data by type of family are not available by race before 1987. Income in current and 1998 CPI-U adjusted dollars1/) ---------------------------------------------------------- Type of Median income Mean income Family, ------------------------------------ number of children, Number Current 1998 Current 1998 and year (thous.) dollars dollars dollars dollars ---------------------------------------------------------- ALL FAMILIES 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 7,096 17,604 26,181 22,778 33,876 1985 20/ 6,921 16,786 25,429 21,359 32,356 1984 19/ 6,778 15,432 24,210 19,778 31,028 1983 6,675 14,506 23,740 18,317 29,977 1982 6,530 13,599 23,187 17,259 29,427 1981 6,413 13,267 24,001 16,696 30,205 1980 6,317 12,674 25,102 15,806 31,305 1979 18/ 6,184 11,574 25,494 14,508 31,957 1978 5,906 10,879 26,271 13,409 32,380 1977 5,806 9,563 24,664 11,962 30,851 1976 17/ 5,804 9,242 25,361 11,276 30,943 1975 16/ 5,586 8,779 25,462 10,401 30,167 1974 16/15/ 5,491 8,006 25,144 9,647 30,298 --No Children Under 18 Years Old 1998 2,960 $36,628 $36,628 $44,851 $44,851 1997 2,761 35,555 36,109 42,585 43,248 1996 2,760 35,277 36,648 41,644 43,263 1995 25/ 2,715 31,315 33,493 37,438 40,042 1994 24/ 2,654 31,101 34,207 39,147 43,056 1993 23/ 2,468 28,920 32,623 36,697 41,395 1992 22/ 2,534 26,524 30,815 32,954 38,286 1991 2,573 26,711 31,967 32,574 38,984 1990 2,402 26,080 32,525 31,513 39,301 1989 2,439 24,093 31,671 29,882 39,280 1988 2,400 22,508 31,013 28,974 39,922 1987 21/ 2,322 20,897 29,984 26,331 37,781 1986 2,290 20,251 30,118 25,591 38,060 1985 20/ 2,285 18,585 28,154 23,544 35,666 1984 19/ 2,265 17,565 27,556 22,171 34,782 1983 2,186 17,159 28,081 20,607 33,724 1982 2,059 15,442 26,329 19,210 32,753 1981 1,958 13,781 24,931 17,517 31,690 1980 1,852 13,479 26,696 16,742 33,159 1979 18/ 1,887 12,309 27,113 15,398 33,917 1978 1,746 11,951 28,859 14,652 35,382 1977 1,700 10,342 26,673 12,866 33,183 1976 17/ 1,757 9,876 27,101 11,812 32,413 1975 16/ 1,707 9,083 26,344 10,874 31,538 1974 16/15/ 1,576 8,059 25,311 9,876 31,017 --One or More Children Under 18 Years Old 1998 5,491 $25,841 $25,841 $35,173 $35,173 1997 5,647 25,236 25,629 33,531 34,053 1996 5,695 22,912 23,803 31,682 32,914 1995 25/ 5,340 22,671 24,248 32,268 34,512 1994 24/ 5,439 21,412 23,550 29,741 32,711 1993 23/ 5,525 18,671 21,061 27,061 30,526 1992 22/ 5,448 18,475 21,464 25,667 29,820 1991 5,143 18,822 22,526 25,069 30,002 1990 5,089 19,359 24,143 25,679 32,025 1989 5,031 18,489 24,304 24,734 32,513 1988 5,010 17,838 24,578 23,564 32,468 1987 21/ 4,880 16,965 24,342 22,555 32,363 MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES Total 1998 3,979 $47,383 $47,383 $54,259 $54,259 1997 3,921 45,372 46,079 51,279 52,078 1996 3,851 41,963 43,594 49,613 51,542 1995 25/ 3,713 41,307 44,180 49,175 52,595 1994 24/ 3,842 40,432 44,470 46,503 51,147 1993 23/ 3,715 35,218 39,727 43,480 49,047 1992 22/ 3,777 34,325 39,879 39,583 45,987 1991 3,631 33,307 39,861 38,468 46,037 1990 3,569 33,784 42,133 38,051 47,455 1989 3,750 30,650 40,290 35,183 46,249 1988 3,722 30,385 41,866 34,692 47,800 1987 21/ 3,681 27,311 39,187 32,015 45,937 --No Children Under 18 Years Old 1998 1,781 $46,216 $46,216 $51,566 $51,566 1997 1,646 41,656 42,305 49,000 49,763 1996 1,677 40,651 42,231 47,678 49,532 1995 25/ 1,594 37,842 40,474 43,986 47,045 1994 24/ 1,694 38,097 41,902 46,017 50,612 1993 23/ 1,568 32,813 37,014 41,729 47,071 1992 22/ 1,548 31,123 36,159 37,500 43,567 1991 1,502 29,917 35,804 36,784 44,022 1990 1,465 30,144 37,594 34,856 43,470 1989 1,570 26,601 34,967 32,566 42,809 1988 1,541 25,763 35,498 32,227 44,404 1987 21/ 1,476 23,658 33,946 29,560 42,414 --One or More Children Under 18 Years Old 1998 2,198 $48,536 $48,536 $56,411 $56,411 1997 2,275 47,631 48,373 52,928 53,752 1996 2,174 42,697 44,357 51,106 53,093 1995 25/ 2,119 43,946 47,003 53,078 56,770 1994 24/ 2,147 42,085 46,288 46,887 51,569 1993 23/ 2,147 36,659 41,352 44,760 50,491 1992 22/ 2,229 36,290 42,162 41,029 47,667 1991 2,129 35,358 42,315 39,656 47,459 1990 2,104 35,721 44,549 40,276 50,229 1989 2,179 33,704 44,304 37,069 48,728 1988 2,181 32,519 44,806 36,434 50,201 1987 21/ 2,205 30,217 43,357 33,658 48,294 MALE HOUSEHOLDER, WIFE ABSENT Total 1998 660 $27,087 $27,087 $34,959 $34,959 1997 562 25,654 26,054 30,647 31,124 1996 657 26,338 27,362 33,955 35,275 1995 25/ 573 25,172 26,923 28,923 30,935 1994 24/ 536 20,977 23,072 26,851 29,532 1993 23/ 450 19,476 21,969 24,314 27,427 1992 22/ 467 20,672 24,017 24,325 28,261 1991 504 24,508 29,330 27,545 32,965 1990 472 21,848 27,247 25,968 32,385 1989 446 18,395 24,181 22,976 30,202 1988 464 17,853 24,599 22,147 30,515 1987 21/ 433 18,050 25,899 23,153 33,221 --No Children Under 18 Years Old 1998 307 $32,066 $32,066 $42,181 $42,181 1997 249 29,526 29,986 38,210 38,805 1996 256 31,866 33,105 40,648 42,228 1995 25/ 236 27,815 29,750 32,259 34,503 1994 24/ 195 24,566 27,019 28,670 31,533 1993 23/ 156 20,865 23,536 28,140 31,743 1992 22/ 219 24,953 28,990 29,732 34,543 1991 260 27,081 32,410 31,751 37,999 1990 205 25,636 31,971 29,357 36,612 1989 218 20,395 26,810 26,531 34,875 1988 218 20,259 27,914 25,596 35,268 1987 21/ 211 18,898 27,116 22,528 32,325 --One or More Children Under 18 Years Old 1998 353 $25,012 $25,012 $28,691 $28,691 1997 312 21,815 22,155 24,607 24,990 1996 400 22,227 23,091 29,668 30,821 1995 25/ 337 22,314 23,866 26,582 28,431 1994 24/ 341 19,109 21,017 25,812 28,390 1993 23/ 295 18,857 21,271 22,293 25,147 1992 22/ 248 17,970 20,877 19,564 22,729 1991 244 20,920 25,036 23,054 27,590 1990 267 20,565 25,647 23,364 29,138 1989 228 16,748 22,016 19,580 25,738 1988 246 15,864 21,858 19,086 26,298 1987 21/ 222 16,827 24,144 23,746 34,072 FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER, HUSBAND ABSENT Total 1998 3,813 $16,770 $16,770 $22,806 $22,806 1997 3,926 16,879 17,142 22,585 22,937 1996 3,947 15,530 16,134 20,776 21,584 1995 25/ 3,769 15,004 16,048 19,846 21,226 1994 24/ 3,716 13,943 15,335 19,548 21,500 1993 23/ 3,828 11,909 13,434 17,660 19,921 1992 22/ 3,738 11,844 13,760 16,714 19,418 1991 3,582 11,414 13,660 16,528 19,780 1990 3,430 12,125 15,121 16,849 21,013 1989 3,275 11,630 15,288 16,844 22,142 1988 3,223 10,657 14,684 14,947 20,595 1987 21/ 3,089 9,844 14,125 14,036 20,140 --No Children Under 18 Years Old 1998 873 $25,433 $25,433 $32,086 $32,086 1997 865 25,772 26,173 31,645 32,138 1996 827 24,482 25,434 29,718 30,873 1995 25/ 885 23,074 24,679 27,021 28,900 1994 24/ 765 23,029 25,329 26,604 29,261 1993 23/ 744 23,293 26,275 27,877 31,446 1992 22/ 767 19,721 22,912 24,703 28,700 1991 811 19,776 23,667 25,038 29,965 1990 731 21,261 26,515 25,418 31,700 1989 651 19,302 25,373 24,533 32,249 1988 640 18,070 24,898 22,293 30,716 1987 21/ 636 16,496 23,669 20,093 28,831 --One or More Children Under 18 Years Old 1998 2,940 $15,356 $15,356 $11,732 $11,732 1997 3,060 15,111 15,346 20,023 20,335 1996 3,120 13,647 14,178 18,405 19,121 1995 25/ 2,884 12,989 13,892 17,645 18,872 1994 24/ 2,951 11,914 13,104 17,718 19,487 1993 23/ 3,084 10,375 11,703 15,195 17,140 1992 22/ 2,971 10,316 11,985 14,651 17,021 1991 2,771 9,413 11,265 14,039 16,801 1990 2,698 10,306 12,853 14,527 18,117 1989 2,624 10,283 13,517 14,935 19,632 1988 2,583 9,258 12,756 13,127 18,087 1987 21/ 2,453 8,652 12,414 12,467 17,888 ---------------------------------------------------------- See separate page for "Footnotes". See separate page for "Suggested Citations". SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 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 14:20:06 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]