[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Households ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table H-12B. Earners--Black Households by Median and Mean Income: 1980 to 1998 (Households as of March of the following year. 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 ------------------------------------------------------ ALL HOUSEHOLDS Total 1998 12,579 $25,351 $25,351 $34,139 $34,139 1997 12,474 25,050 25,440 32,963 33,476 1996 12,109 23,482 24,395 32,460 33,722 1995 25/ 11,577 22,393 23,951 30,400 32,514 1994 24/ 11,655 21,027 23,127 29,259 32,181 1993 23/ 11,281 19,533 22,034 27,229 30,715 1992 22/ 11,269 18,755 21,789 25,450 29,568 1991 11,083 18,807 22,508 25,043 29,971 1990 10,671 18,676 23,291 24,814 30,946 1989 10,486 18,083 23,770 23,995 31,542 1988 10,561 16,407 22,606 22,477 30,970 1987 21/ 10,192 15,672 22,487 21,161 30,363 1986 9,922 15,080 22,427 20,232 30,090 1985 20/ 9,797 14,819 22,449 19,335 29,290 1984 19/ 9,480 13,471 21,134 17,996 28,232 1983 9,236 12,429 20,341 16,531 27,054 1982 8,916 11,968 20,406 15,747 26,849 1981 8,961 11,309 20,459 14,856 26,876 1980 8,847 10,764 21,319 13,970 27,668 --No Earners 1998 2,759 $8,084 $8,084 $11,462 $11,462 1997 2,660 8,172 8,299 11,677 11,859 1996 2,800 7,612 7,908 10,747 11,165 1995 25/ 2,764 7,651 8,183 10,462 11,190 1994 24/ 2,800 6,949 7,643 9,428 10,370 1993 23/ 2,831 6,827 7,701 8,550 9,645 1992 22/ 2,898 6,388 7,422 8,206 9,534 1991 2,820 6,332 7,578 8,133 9,733 1990 2,603 5,870 7,321 7,539 9,402 1989 2,527 5,707 7,502 7,365 9,681 1988 2,582 5,577 7,684 7,155 9,859 1987 21/ 2,564 5,166 7,412 6,690 9,599 1986 2,514 (NA) (NA) 6,555 9,749 1985 20/ 2,335 (NA) (NA) 6,492 9,835 1984 19/ 2,352 (NA) (NA) 6,034 9,466 1983 2,421 (NA) (NA) 5,744 9,400 1982 2,332 (NA) (NA) 5,359 9,137 1981 2,333 (NA) (NA) 5,074 9,179 1980 2,182 (NA) (NA) 4,759 9,425 --One Earner 1998 5,472 $22,046 $22,046 $27,321 $27,321 1997 5,428 21,319 21,651 25,704 26,104 1996 4,867 20,658 21,461 26,740 27,780 1995 25/ 4,678 20,268 21,678 24,831 26,558 1994 24/ 4,731 18,609 20,467 23,880 26,265 1993 23/ 4,513 18,117 20,436 21,546 24,304 1992 22/ 4,456 17,570 20,413 20,757 24,115 1991 4,301 17,230 20,620 20,605 24,659 1990 4,173 17,040 21,251 20,594 25,683 1989 4,041 16,532 21,732 19,572 25,728 1988 4,068 14,920 20,558 17,565 24,202 1987 21/ 3,878 14,294 20,510 16,927 24,288 1986 3,692 (NA) (NA) 16,157 24,029 1985 20/ 3,867 (NA) (NA) 15,442 23,393 1984 19/ 3,763 (NA) (NA) 14,562 22,845 1983 3,647 (NA) (NA) 14,108 23,088 1982 3,490 (NA) (NA) 13,196 22,499 1981 3,484 (NA) (NA) 12,290 22,234 1980 3,505 (NA) (NA) 11,549 22,873 --Two Earners 1998 3,453 $46,905 $46,905 $53,402 $53,402 1997 3,459 44,728 45,425 50,498 51,285 1996 3,512 42,539 44,193 50,376 52,335 1995 25/ 3,310 40,357 43,164 46,810 50,066 1994 24/ 3,251 39,752 43,722 46,144 50,752 1993 23/ 3,072 36,224 40,862 44,074 49,717 1992 22/ 2,982 34,346 39,903 38,579 44,821 1991 3,078 33,991 40,679 38,481 46,053 1990 3,029 33,657 41,975 37,319 46,542 1989 2,978 31,977 42,034 36,116 47,475 1988 3,039 31,334 43,174 34,966 48,178 1987 21/ 2,877 28,727 41,219 31,996 45,910 1986 2,814 (NA) (NA) 30,923 45,989 1985 20/ 2,714 (NA) (NA) 29,628 44,883 1984 19/ 2,553 (NA) (NA) 28,011 43,944 1983 2,468 (NA) (NA) 25,792 42,210 1982 2,385 (NA) (NA) 24,706 42,124 1981 2,379 (NA) (NA) 23,342 42,228 1980 2,426 (NA) (NA) 21,587 42,754 --Three Earners 1998 657 $58,713 $58,713 $66,439 $66,439 1997 755 57,599 58,496 65,823 66,848 1996 745 51,894 53,912 56,455 58,650 1995 25/ 624 48,737 52,127 59,980 64,152 1994 24/ 706 49,717 54,682 55,353 60,881 1993 23/ 706 48,914 55,176 53,869 60,766 1992 22/ 755 49,414 57,409 57,014 66,239 1991 707 45,882 54,910 51,173 61,242 1990 633 42,897 53,498 49,580 61,833 1989 716 43,176 56,756 46,436 61,041 1988 674 41,435 57,091 43,772 60,311 1987 21/ 617 38,654 55,463 42,434 60,887 1986 651 (NA) (NA) 39,132 58,198 1985 20/ 624 (NA) (NA) 36,093 54,676 1984 19/ 582 (NA) (NA) 35,356 55,467 1983 505 (NA) (NA) 32,110 52,549 1982 504 (NA) (NA) 29,357 50,054 1981 518 (NA) (NA) 27,282 49,356 1980 500 (NA) (NA) 25,417 50,340 --Four Earners or More 1998 238 $74,696 $74,696 $85,252 $85,252 1997 172 77,190 78,392 94,496 95,968 1996 185 71,429 74,206 74,813 77,722 1995 25/ 201 67,415 72,104 72,187 77,208 1994 24/ 166 71,191 78,300 75,326 82,848 1993 23/ 160 58,941 66,487 77,084 86,953 1992 22/ 177 68,371 79,433 69,969 81,290 1991 176 59,256 70,916 64,397 77,068 1990 234 60,323 75,231 63,495 79,187 1989 223 54,163 71,198 58,622 77,060 1988 198 54,151 74,612 59,105 81,438 1987 21/ 257 52,772 75,720 57,119 81,958 1986 250 (NA) (NA) 48,332 71,881 1985 20/ 257 (NA) (NA) 45,144 68,387 1984 19/ 229 (NA) (NA) 40,266 63,170 1983 195 (NA) (NA) 38,055 62,279 1982 206 (NA) (NA) 39,644 67,594 1981 245 (NA) (NA) 35,769 64,710 1980 234 (NA) (NA) 32,687 64,739 ------------------------------------------------------ See separate page for "Footnotes". 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: Friday, 01-Oct-99 15:23:42 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]