This statistic shows the median combined annual earnings of newlyweds in the United States in 2010 by race and ethnicity. In 2010, White/Asian couples had a median annual income of 70,852 U.S. dollars.
Median combined annual earnings of newlyweds in the United States in 2010 by race
(in U.S. dollars)
The data is based on Pew Research Center analysis of 2008-2010 American Community Surveys (ACS) Integrated Public Use Microdata Sample (IPUMS) files.
Note: Asians include Pacific Islanders. Whites, blacks and Asians include only non-Hispanics. Hispanics are of any race.
“Newly married” or “newlyweds” refer to couples who got married in the past 12 months prior to the survey date (American Community Survey).
* Newlywed couples in 2008-2010 combines three years data for newlyweds. Even though labeled as “newlyweds,” 42% of newly married couples in 2008-2010 have been married before (either husband or wife or both). Newlyweds are a subset of the “currently married” population, which includes individuals whose marital status is “married, spouse present.”
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Pew Research Center. (February 16, 2012). Median combined annual earnings of newlyweds in the United States in 2010 by race (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218960/median-combined-annual-earnings-of-newlyweds-in-the-us-by-race/
Pew Research Center. "Median combined annual earnings of newlyweds in the United States in 2010 by race (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 16, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218960/median-combined-annual-earnings-of-newlyweds-in-the-us-by-race/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Median combined annual earnings of newlyweds in the United States in 2010 by race (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218960/median-combined-annual-earnings-of-newlyweds-in-the-us-by-race/
Pew Research Center. "Median Combined Annual Earnings of Newlyweds in The United States in 2010 by Race (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218960/median-combined-annual-earnings-of-newlyweds-in-the-us-by-race/
Pew Research Center, Median combined annual earnings of newlyweds in the United States in 2010 by race (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218960/median-combined-annual-earnings-of-newlyweds-in-the-us-by-race/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Median combined annual earnings of newlyweds in the United States in 2010 by race (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 16, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/218960/median-combined-annual-earnings-of-newlyweds-in-the-us-by-race/
