Median household income by race and ethnicity U.S. 1967-2022

In the U.S., median household income rose from 51,570 U.S. dollars in 1967 to 74,580 dollars in 2022. In terms of broad ethnic groups, Black Americans have consistently had the lowest median income in the given years, while Asian Americans have the highest; median income in Asian American households has typically been around double that of Black Americans.

Median household income in the United States, by race and ethnicity from 1967 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	All races	White, non-Hispanic	Black	Hispanic (any race)	Asian	American Indian and Alaska Native
2022	74,580	81,060	53,500	62,800	109,400	58,060
2021	76,330	84,110	52,640	62,520	109,000	55,300
2020	76,660	84,990	52,700	62,480	107,100	61,020
2019	78,250	86,630	52,480	63,910	110,700	58,090
2018	73,030	81,650	48,190	59,470	100,300	54,630
2017	72,370	80,350	47,870	59,530	95,460	53,070
2016	70,840	78,040	48,070	57,200	96,980	51,050
2015	68,410	76,200	45,040	54,650	92,920	51,780
2014	64,900	72,890	43,130	51,400	90,510	50,640
2013	63,720	71,490	42,660	50,250	82,640	45,950
2012	63,350	70,790	41,870	48,430	84,660	45,520
2011	63,350	70,130	40,960	48,880	82,260	46,460
2010	64,300	71,070	41,960	49,110	82,900	48,490
2009	65,850	72,040	43,320	50,320	86,080	49,100
2008	66,280	73,160	45,250	49,950	86,390	52,260
2007	68,610	75,010	46,560	52,830	89,980	52,270
2006	67,520	73,440	45,010	52,930	89,520	50,890
2005	66,780	73,210	44,620	51,850	88,000	52,200
2004	65,760	72,550	44,850	50,830	85,210	53,330
2003	65,860	72,640	45,140	50,170	84,020	54,850
2002	65,820	72,790	45,290	51,380	81,150	52,810
2001	66,360	72,770	46,310	52,750	84,280	50,420
2000	67,470	73,310	47,670	53,300	89,590	50,340
1999	67,650	73,400	46,390	51,110	84,710	50,180
1998	65,980	72,010	43,010	48,070	79,130	53,490
1997	63,640	69,790	43,080	45,800	77,820	48,640
1996	62,350	68,140	41,250	43,750	76,020	41,680
1995	61,440	67,040	40,380	41,220	73,230	39,050
1994	59,550	64,830	38,810	43,230	74,720	48,480
1993	58,920	64,450	36,840	43,170	72,330	45,810
1992	59,210	64,340	36,250	43,680	73,060	43,770
1991	59,710	64,060	37,270	44,970	72,240	47,590
1990	61,500	65,610	38,360	45,860	78,970	47,210
1989	62,260	66,900	38,950	47,210	77,760	37,340
1988	61,210	66,490	36,890	45,770	72,550	37,100
1987	60,760	65,780	36,540	45,080	75,130	39,920
1986	60,010	64,520	36,350	44,230	-	-
1985	57,860	62,400	36,310	42,790	-	-
1984	56,780	61,150	34,130	43,050	-	-
1983	55,120	59,290	32,800	41,980	-	-
1982	55,470	59,050	32,910	41,740	-	-
1981	55,630	59,620	32,980	44,620	-	-
1980	56,580	60,750	34,390	43,610	-	-
1979	58,400	62,090	35,950	46,270	-	-
1978	58,510	61,970	36,550	45,840	-	-
1977	56,320	60,390	34,950	44,180	-	-
1976	56,040	59,910	34,910	42,270	-	-
1975	55,100	58,060	34,590	41,400	-	-
1974	56,640	59,740	35,230	45,050	-	-
1973	58,400	61,750	36,030	45,250	-	-
1972	57,170	60,830	35,010	45,260	-	-
1971	55,010	-	33,990	-	-	-
1970	55,490	-	35,180	-	-	-
1969	55,890	-	35,260	-	-	-
1968	53,770	-	33,020	-	-	-
1967	51,570	-	31,230	-	-	-

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Release date

September 2023

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United States

Survey time period

1967 to 2022

Supplementary notes

As definitions of ethnicity varied across various censuses, some groups have been combined for display purposes. These are:
White: White alone, not Hispanic (2002-2022), White, not Hispanic (1972-2001)
Black: Black alone, or in combination (2002-2022), Black (1967-2001)
Asian: Asian alone, or in combination (2002-2022), Asian and Pacific Islander (1987-2001)

American Indian and Alaska Native alone, or in combination (2002-2022), American Indian and Alaska Native (1987-2001)

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