[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Households ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table H-6B. Regions--Black Households by Median and Mean Income: 1975 to 1998 (Households as of March of the following year. Income in current and 1998 CPI-U adjusted dollars1/) ------------------------------------------------------------ Median income Mean income Region ------------------------------------ and Number Current 1998 Current 1998 year (thous.) dollars dollars dollars dollars ------------------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES 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 1979 18/ 8,586 10,133 22,320 13,002 28,640 1978 8,066 9,411 22,726 12,027 29,043 1977 7,977 8,422 21,721 10,791 27,831 1976 17/ 7,776 7,902 21,684 10,096 27,705 1975 16/ 7,489 7,408 21,486 9,247 26,820 NORTHEAST 1998 2,354 $22,908 $22,908 $33,526 $33,526 1997 2,286 23,312 23,675 33,770 34,296 1996 2,278 22,177 23,039 33,003 34,286 1995 25/ 2,165 21,947 23,474 29,958 32,042 1994 24/ 2,029 23,257 25,580 32,373 35,606 1993 23/ 1,935 21,560 24,320 30,161 34,022 1992 22/ 1,870 19,792 22,994 27,928 32,447 1991 1,907 21,283 25,471 28,252 33,811 1990 1,952 20,674 25,783 26,979 33,646 1989 1,866 21,563 28,345 27,885 36,655 1988 1,853 19,108 26,328 25,637 35,324 1987 21/ 1,769 17,735 25,447 23,680 33,977 1986 1,766 17,328 25,771 22,728 33,802 1985 20/ 1,830 15,927 24,127 20,620 31,237 1984 19/ 1,860 13,864 21,750 18,790 29,478 1983 1,813 13,311 21,784 17,151 28,068 1982 1,633 12,917 22,024 16,668 28,419 1981 1,688 11,575 20,940 15,216 27,527 1980 1,683 11,081 21,947 13,967 27,662 1979 18/ 1,627 10,959 24,139 13,777 30,347 1978 1,571 10,174 24,568 12,773 30,844 1977 1,477 8,853 22,833 11,612 29,949 1976 17/ 1,438 8,333 22,867 10,387 28,503 1975 16/ 1,419 8,302 24,079 10,117 29,343 MIDWEST 1998 2,344 $24,215 $24,215 $33,454 $33,454 1997 2,288 23,861 24,233 31,900 32,397 1996 2,251 23,314 24,220 33,874 35,191 1995 25/ 2,153 22,027 23,559 30,202 32,303 1994 24/ 2,285 17,963 19,757 26,259 28,881 1993 23/ 2,383 18,886 21,304 26,580 29,983 1992 22/ 2,315 18,217 21,164 24,947 28,983 1991 2,238 18,280 21,877 24,613 29,456 1990 2,121 17,204 21,456 24,310 30,318 1989 2,092 16,514 21,708 23,533 30,935 1988 2,066 15,012 20,684 21,832 30,081 1987 21/ 2,016 14,628 20,989 20,209 28,997 1986 1,905 14,954 22,240 20,938 31,140 1985 20/ 1,932 14,667 22,219 20,204 30,606 1984 19/ 1,863 13,112 20,570 18,157 28,485 1983 1,772 11,738 19,210 16,444 26,911 1982 1,738 11,692 19,935 16,025 27,323 1981 1,789 12,066 21,829 15,703 28,408 1980 1,816 11,654 23,081 14,921 29,552 1979 18/ 1,803 11,135 24,527 14,256 31,402 1978 1,684 11,645 28,121 14,180 34,242 1977 1,614 9,516 24,543 11,880 30,640 1976 17/ 1,589 9,094 24,955 11,264 30,910 1975 16/ 1,548 8,688 25,198 10,633 30,839 SOUTH 1998 6,817 $25,420 $25,420 $33,662 $33,662 1997 6,814 25,074 25,465 32,026 32,525 1996 6,519 23,277 24,182 30,735 31,930 1995 25/ 6,163 22,567 24,137 29,529 31,583 1994 24/ 6,284 20,603 22,661 28,645 31,506 1993 23/ 6,058 18,262 20,600 25,853 29,163 1992 22/ 6,135 18,216 21,163 24,215 28,133 1991 5,972 17,247 20,641 23,328 27,918 1990 5,737 17,662 22,027 23,306 29,066 1989 5,622 16,788 22,068 21,762 28,606 1988 5,657 15,029 20,708 20,532 28,290 1987 21/ 5,482 14,898 21,377 20,260 29,070 1986 5,305 13,923 20,707 18,516 27,537 1985 20/ 5,159 13,692 20,742 17,826 27,004 1984 19/ 4,924 12,965 20,340 17,186 26,962 1983 4,724 11,708 19,161 15,803 25,862 1982 4,585 11,294 19,257 14,852 25,323 1981 4,538 10,546 19,079 13,892 25,132 1980 4,489 9,829 19,467 12,993 25,733 1979 18/ 4,294 9,279 20,439 11,951 26,325 1978 3,999 8,244 19,908 10,839 26,174 1977 4,080 7,744 19,973 9,788 25,244 1976 17/ 3,967 7,390 20,279 9,319 25,572 1975 16/ 3,775 6,559 19,023 8,274 23,998 WEST 1998 1,064 $33,040 $33,040 $40,055 $40,055 1997 1,086 29,988 30,455 39,388 40,002 1996 1,061 30,176 31,349 38,887 40,399 1995 25/ 1,096 23,416 25,045 36,561 39,104 1994 24/ 1,057 25,716 28,284 33,419 36,756 1993 23/ 904 25,036 28,241 31,883 35,965 1992 22/ 948 22,703 26,376 29,788 34,608 1991 966 25,656 30,704 30,303 36,266 1990 862 23,987 29,915 31,184 38,891 1989 906 23,288 30,612 30,907 40,628 1988 985 23,175 31,932 29,056 40,035 1987 21/ 925 18,116 25,994 23,762 34,095 1986 945 18,098 26,916 23,771 35,353 1985 20/ 877 19,892 30,134 23,618 35,778 1984 19/ 834 16,445 25,799 20,314 31,869 1983 927 15,648 25,609 19,189 31,404 1982 960 14,777 25,195 17,954 30,612 1981 946 13,612 24,625 17,234 31,178 1980 859 14,396 28,512 17,074 33,816 1979 18/ 862 11,353 25,007 14,158 31,186 1978 812 9,598 23,177 11,972 28,910 1977 806 9,230 23,805 12,178 31,408 1976 17/ 783 8,432 23,138 11,129 30,539 1975 16/ 747 7,887 22,875 9,645 27,974 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 15:23:30 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]