Money Income of Households--Median Household Income in Current & Constant (1989) Dollars, by Race & Hispanic Origin of Householder: 1970 - 1989 All Households HispanicYear (1) White Black (2)
Median Income in
Current Dollars
1970 8,734 9,097 5,537 (NA)
1971 9,028 9,443 5,578 (NA)
1972 9,697 10,173 5,938 7,677
1973 10,512 11,017 6,485 8,144
1974 11,197 11,710 6,964 8,906
1975 11,800 12,340 7,408 8,865
1976 12,686 13,289 7,902 9,569
1977 13,572 14,272 8,422 10,647
1978 15,064 15,660 9,411 11,803
1979 16,461 17,259 10,133 13,042
1980 17,710 18,684 10,764 13,651
1981 19,074 20,153 11,309 15,300
1982 20,171 21,117 11,968 15,178
1983(3) 21,018 22,035 12,473 15,794
1984 22,415 23,647 13,471 16,992
1985 23,618 24,908 14,819 17,465
1986 24,897 26,175 15,080 18,352
1987(4) 26,061 27,458 15,672 19,336
1988(4) 27,225 28,781 16,407 20,359
1989 28,906 30,406 18,083 21,921
Median Income in
Constant (1989) Dollars
1970 26,630 27,736 16,882 (NA)
1971 25,335 26,499 15,654 (NA)
1972 26,344 27,637 16,132 20,856
1973 26,884 28,175 16,586 20,828
1974 25,806 26,987 16,505 20,526
1975 25,947 27,134 16,289 19,493
1976 26,375 27,629 16,429 19,895
1977 26,495 27,861 16,441 20,784
1978 27,332 28,414 17,075 21,416
1979 26,823 28,123 16,511 21,252
1980 26,651 28,117 16,198 20,543
1981 26,020 27,491 15,427 20,871
1982 25,919 27,135 15,379 19,503
1983(3) 26,167 27,433 15,529 19,663
1984 26,751 28,222 16,077 20,279
1985 27,218 28,704 17,078 20,127
1986 28,168 29,614 17,061 20,763
1987(4) 28,447 29,972 17,107 21,106
1988(4) 28,537 30,168 17,198 21,340
1989 28,906 30,406 18,083 21,921
NA=Not available.
1. Includes other races not shown separately.
2. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
3. Beginning 1983, based on revised Hispanic population controls,
not directly comparable with prior years.
4. Based on revised processing procedures; not directly