The median income in 2023 was at 56,490 U.S. dollars for Black households. In 1990, the median income among Black households was 38,360 U.S. dollars (In 2023 U.S. dollars).
Median income of black private households in the United States from 1990 to 2023
(in 2023 U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Median income in 2023 CPI-U-RS adjusted U.S. dollars
Income in 2023 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars. Medians are calculated using 2,500 U.S. dollars income intervals. Beginning with 2009 income data, the Census Bureau expanded the upper income intervals used to calculate medians to 250,000 U.S. dollars or more. Medians falling in the upper open-ended interval are plugged with “$250,000.” Before 2009, the upper open-ended interval was 100,000 U.S. dollars and a plug of “$100,000” was used. 1990-2001: Black. 2002-2023: Black alone.
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US Census Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Median income of black private households in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203295/median-income-of-black-households-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Median income of black private households in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203295/median-income-of-black-households-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Median income of black private households in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203295/median-income-of-black-households-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Median Income of Black Private Households in The United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203295/median-income-of-black-households-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Median income of black private households in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203295/median-income-of-black-households-in-the-us/ (last visited October 03, 2024)
Median income of black private households in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203295/median-income-of-black-households-in-the-us/