Median household income by race U.S. 1967-2021

In the U.S., median household income rose from 48.5 thousand U.S. dollars in 1967 to 77,999 thousand dollars in 2021. 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 Hispanic origin from 1967 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	All races	White, non-Hispanic	Black	Hispanic (any race)	Asian
2021	70,784	77,999	48,297	57,981	101,418
2020	71,186	78,912	48,175	58,015	99,622
2019	69,560	72,820	46,648	53,036	98,363
2018	65,127	72,005	42,977	52,974	89,491
2017	64,806	70,157	42,865	51,425	85,491
2016	63,683	68,778	43,217	49,328	87,180
2015	61,748	65,948	40,646	46,505	83,867
2014	58,725	67,146	39,021	44,171	81,897
2013	57,808	64,854	38,704	45,592	80,661
2012	57,623	64,391	38,084	44,055	77,010
2011	57,732	63,912	37,331	44,549	74,965
2010	58,627	64,794	38,258	44,772	75,582
2009	60,200	65,865	39,608	46,004	78,699
2008	60,624	66,924	41,392	45,692	79,020
2007	62,865	68,731	42,664	48,406	82,442
2006	62,033	67,467	41,353	48,623	82,237
2005	61,553	67,476	41,128	47,789	81,114
2004	60,901	67,187	41,534	47,078	78,917
2003	61,113	67,404	41,885	46,552	77,964
2002	61,190	67,669	42,098	47,763	75,439
2001	61,889	67,864	43,191	49,193	78,607
2000	63,292	68,768	44,718	49,995	84,043
1999	63,423	68,817	43,497	47,916	79,419
1998	61,891	67,548	40,350	45,091	74,230
1997	59,697	65,459	40,411	42,956	72,996
1996	58,494	63,924	38,700	41,047	71,322
1995	57,655	62,904	37,888	38,678	68,718
1994	55,905	60,864	36,434	40,582	70,144
1993	55,263	60,449	34,552	40,482	67,832
1992	55,559	60,372	34,012	40,980	68,553
1991	55,992	60,076	34,955	42,174	67,744
1990	57,677	61,533	35,974	43,013	74,063
1989	58,425	62,779	36,550	44,307	72,970
1988	57,433	62,389	34,612	42,949	68,070
1987	56,964	61,667	34,256	42,264	70,439
1986	56,291	60,526	34,095	41,493	-
1985	54,334	58,590	34,092	40,179	-
1984	53,337	57,437	32,055	40,433	-
1983	51,764	55,680	30,806	39,424	-
1982	52,130	55,490	30,930	39,226	-
1981	52,272	56,026	30,992	41,929	-
1980	53,116	57,030	32,284	40,942	-
1979	54,899	58,371	33,794	43,496	-
1978	55,004	58,257	34,363	43,097	-
1977	52,954	56,790	32,860	41,542	-
1976	52,621	56,247	32,777	39,692	-
1975	51,762	54,539	32,496	38,888	-
1974	53,154	56,064	33,059	42,279	-
1973	54,893	58,036	33,864	42,527	-
1972	53,806	57,252	32,949	42,598	-
1971	51,596	-	31,879	-	-
1970	52,103	-	33,031	-	-
1969	52,510	-	33,125	-	-
1968	50,628	-	31,084	-	-
1967	48,537	-	29,388	-	-

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Release date

September 2022

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United States

Survey time period

1967 to 2021

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 (2002-2021), White, not Hispanic (1972-2001)
Black: Black alone, or in combination (2002-2021), Black (1967-2001)
Asian: Asian alone, or in combination (2002-2021), Asian and Pacific Islander (1987-2001)

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