Median household income by race and ethnicity U.S. 1967-2023

In the U.S., median household income rose from 51,570 U.S. dollars in 1967 to 80,610 dollars in 2023. 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 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	All races	White, non-Hispanic	Black	Hispanic (any race)	Asian	American Indian and Alaska Native
2023	80,610	89,050	56,490	65,540	112,800	61,060
2022	77,540	84,280	54,960	65,300	113,100	60,360
2021	79,260	87,340	54,080	64,930	113,600	57,430
2020	79,560	88,200	53,840	64,840	111,300	63,330
2019	81,210	89,900	53,710	66,330	116,000	60,290
2018	75,790	84,740	49,620	61,720	104,600	56,700
2017	75,100	83,390	49,270	61,780	99,530	55,080
2016	73,520	80,990	49,170	59,370	101,400	52,980
2015	71,000	79,080	46,350	56,720	96,940	53,730
2014	67,360	75,640	44,440	53,340	93,270	52,560
2013	66,130	74,190	44,050	52,150	85,390	47,690
2012	65,740	73,460	42,940	50,260	88,450	47,250
2011	65,750	72,780	42,330	50,730	85,550	48,220
2010	66,730	73,760	43,510	50,960	87,030	50,320
2009	68,340	74,770	44,730	52,220	89,880	50,960
2008	68,780	75,930	46,790	51,840	89,750	54,230
2007	71,210	77,850	48,080	54,830	93,700	54,240
2006	70,080	76,210	46,480	54,930	93,390	52,810
2005	69,310	75,980	46,160	53,810	91,400	54,180
2004	68,250	75,290	46,330	52,760	88,520	55,340
2003	68,350	75,390	46,780	52,070	87,890	56,930
2002	68,310	75,550	46,750	53,320	84,770	54,810
2001	68,870	75,520	48,060	54,740	84,280	50,420
2000	70,020	76,080	49,470	55,310	89,590	50,340
1999	70,210	76,180	48,150	53,040	84,710	50,180
1998	68,470	74,730	44,640	49,890	79,130	53,490
1997	66,050	72,430	44,710	47,530	77,820	48,640
1996	64,710	70,710	42,810	45,410	76,020	41,680
1995	63,770	69,570	41,900	42,780	73,230	39,050
1994	61,800	67,290	40,280	44,860	74,720	48,480
1993	61,150	66,890	38,230	44,800	72,330	45,810
1992	61,450	66,780	37,620	45,330	73,060	43,770
1991	61,960	66,480	38,680	46,670	72,240	47,590
1990	63,830	68,090	39,810	47,600	78,970	47,210
1989	64,610	69,430	40,420	49,000	77,760	37,340
1988	63,530	69,010	38,280	47,500	72,550	37,100
1987	63,060	68,270	37,920	46,790	75,130	39,920
1986	62,280	66,960	37,720	45,910	-	-
1985	60,050	64,750	37,680	44,410	-	-
1984	58,930	63,460	35,420	44,670	-	-
1983	57,210	61,530	34,040	43,570	-	-
1982	57,570	61,280	34,160	43,320	-	-
1981	57,730	61,880	34,230	46,310	-	-
1980	58,720	63,050	35,690	45,260	-	-
1979	60,610	64,440	37,310	48,020	-	-
1978	60,720	64,310	37,930	47,580	-	-
1977	58,450	62,680	36,270	45,850	-	-
1976	58,160	62,170	36,230	43,870	-	-
1975	57,180	60,250	35,900	42,960	-	-
1974	58,780	62,000	36,560	46,760	-	-
1973	60,610	64,080	37,390	46,960	-	-
1972	59,330	63,130	36,330	46,970	-	-
1971	57,090	-	35,270	-	-	-
1970	57,580	-	36,510	-	-	-
1969	58,010	-	36,590	-	-	-
1968	55,810	-	34,270	-	-	-
1967	53,530	-	32,410	-	-	-

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Release date

September 2024

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United States

Survey time period

1967 to 2023

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 (2002-2023), White, not Hispanic (1972-2001)
Black: Black alone, or in combination (2002-2023), Black (1967-2001)
Asian: Asian alone, or in combination (2002-2023), Asian and Pacific Islander (1987-2001)

American Indian and Alaska Native alone, or in combination (2002-2023), American Indian and Alaska Native (1987-2001)

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