[Economic Report of the President (1998)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-33.--Median money income (in 1996 dollars) and poverty status of families and persons, by race, selected years, 1978-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Families \1\ Persons Median money income (in 1996 dollars) ---------------------------------------------------- below of persons 15 years old and over with Below poverty level poverty level income \2\ \3\ Median --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- money Total Female Males Females Year Num- income --------------- householder --------------------------------------- ber (in ------------------ Num- Year- Year- (mil- 1996 Num- Num- ber Per- round round lions) dol- ber Per- ber Per- (mil- cent All full- All full- lars) (mil- cent (mil- cent lions) persons time persons time \2\ lions) lions) workers workers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL RACES 1978......................................... 57.8 $41,003 5.3 9.1 2.7 31.4 24.5 11.4 $25,418 $37,335 $9,456 $22,410 1979 \4\..................................... 59.6 41,530 5.5 9.2 2.6 30.4 26.1 11.7 24,975 37,060 9,227 22,329 1980......................................... 60.3 40,079 6.2 10.3 3.0 32.7 29.3 13.0 23,888 36,552 9,380 22,098 1981......................................... 61.0 38,986 6.9 11.2 3.3 34.6 31.8 14.0 23,462 36,033 9,505 21,693 1982......................................... 61.4 38,459 7.5 12.2 3.4 36.3 34.4 15.0 22,895 35,540 9,662 22,424 1983 \5\..................................... 62.0 38,869 7.6 12.3 3.6 36.0 35.3 15.2 23,095 35,454 10,090 22,823 1984......................................... 62.7 39,917 7.3 11.6 3.5 34.5 33.7 14.4 23,558 36,249 10,371 23,289 1985......................................... 63.6 40,443 7.2 11.4 3.5 34.0 33.1 14.0 23,784 36,453 10,524 23,698 1986......................................... 64.5 42,171 7.0 10.9 3.6 34.6 32.4 13.6 24,500 37,069 10,894 24,112 1987 \6\..................................... 65.2 42,775 7.0 10.7 3.7 34.2 32.2 13.4 24,565 36,851 11,457 24,259 1988......................................... 65.8 42,695 6.9 10.4 3.6 33.4 31.7 13.0 25,077 36,263 11,783 24,596 1989......................................... 66.1 43,290 6.8 10.3 3.5 32.2 31.5 12.8 25,171 35,959 12,177 24,848 1990......................................... 66.3 42,440 7.1 10.7 3.8 33.4 33.6 13.5 24,361 34,788 12,089 24,719 1991......................................... 67.2 41,401 7.7 11.5 4.2 35.6 35.7 14.2 23,580 34,941 12,068 24,474 1992 \7\..................................... 68.2 40,900 8.1 11.9 4.3 35.4 38.0 14.8 22,875 34,480 11,982 24,707 1993......................................... 68.5 40,131 8.4 12.3 4.4 35.6 39.3 15.1 22,913 33,744 11,994 24,397 1994......................................... 69.3 41,059 8.1 11.6 4.2 34.6 38.1 14.5 22,995 33,468 12,139 24,631 1995......................................... 69.6 41,810 7.5 10.8 4.1 32.4 36.4 13.8 23,228 33,150 12,488 24,479 1996......................................... 70.2 42,300 7.7 11.0 4.2 32.6 36.5 13.7 23,834 33,538 12,815 24,935 WHITE 1978......................................... 50.9 42,695 3.5 6.9 1.4 23.5 16.3 8.7 26,622 38,028 9,570 22,621 1979 \4\..................................... 52.2 43,336 3.6 6.9 1.4 22.3 17.2 9.0 26,090 38,131 9,314 22,524 1980......................................... 52.7 41,759 4.2 8.0 1.6 25.7 19.7 10.2 25,409 37,595 9,431 22,311 1981......................................... 53.3 40,952 4.7 8.8 1.8 27.4 21.6 11.1 24,895 36,879 9,611 22,055 1982......................................... 53.4 40,379 5.1 9.6 1.8 27.9 23.5 12.0 24,205 36,487 9,793 22,726 1983 \5\..................................... 53.9 40,701 5.2 9.7 1.9 28.3 24.0 12.1 24,297 36,400 10,266 23,129 1984......................................... 54.4 41,809 4.9 9.1 1.9 27.1 23.0 11.5 24,867 37,490 10,494 23,520 1985......................................... 55.0 42,509 5.0 9.1 2.0 27.4 22.9 11.4 24,951 37,465 10,728 24,034 1986......................................... 55.7 44,105 4.8 8.6 2.0 28.2 22.2 11.0 25,854 38,104 11,109 24,481 1987 \6\..................................... 56.1 44,729 4.6 8.1 2.0 26.9 21.2 10.4 26,111 37,710 11,750 24,708 1988......................................... 56.5 44,981 4.5 7.9 1.9 26.5 20.7 10.1 26,471 37,484 12,073 24,965 1989......................................... 56.6 45,520 4.4 7.8 1.9 25.4 20.8 10.0 26,398 37,545 12,415 25,143 1990......................................... 56.8 44,315 4.6 8.1 2.0 26.8 22.3 10.7 25,414 36,111 12,385 25,016 1991......................................... 57.2 43,525 5.0 8.8 2.2 28.4 23.7 11.3 24,647 35,657 12,350 24,831 1992 \7\..................................... 57.7 43,245 5.3 9.1 2.2 28.5 25.3 11.9 23,939 35,300 12,260 24,993 1993......................................... 57.9 42,672 5.5 9.4 2.4 29.2 26.2 12.2 23,867 34,564 12,233 24,951 1994......................................... 58.4 43,284 5.3 9.1 2.3 29.0 25.4 11.7 24,000 34,344 12,313 25,297 1995......................................... 58.9 43,905 5.0 8.5 2.2 26.6 24.4 11.2 24,601 34,505 12,680 24,980 1996......................................... 58.9 44,756 5.1 8.6 2.3 27.3 24.7 11.2 24,949 34,741 12,961 25,358 BLACK 1978......................................... 5.9 25,288 1.6 27.5 1.2 50.6 7.6 30.6 15,948 29,125 8,617 20,966 1979 \4\..................................... 6.2 24,540 1.7 27.8 1.2 49.4 8.1 31.0 16,150 27,481 8,477 20,639 1980......................................... 6.3 24,162 1.8 28.9 1.3 49.4 8.6 32.5 15,269 26,452 8,731 20,809 1981......................................... 6.4 23,101 2.0 30.8 1.4 52.9 9.2 34.2 14,804 26,093 8,538 19,918 1982......................................... 6.5 22,317 2.2 33.0 1.5 56.2 9.7 35.6 14,505 25,915 8,638 20,312 1983 \5\..................................... 6.7 22,938 2.2 32.3 1.5 53.7 9.9 35.7 14,209 25,953 8,773 20,531 1984......................................... 6.8 23,302 2.1 30.9 1.5 51.7 9.5 33.8 14,267 25,586 9,308 21,196 1985......................................... 6.9 24,477 2.0 28.7 1.5 50.5 8.9 31.3 15,702 26,205 9,153 21,275 1986......................................... 7.1 25,201 2.0 28.0 1.5 50.1 9.0 31.1 15,492 26,865 9,400 21,422 1987 \6\..................................... 7.2 25,422 2.1 29.4 1.6 51.1 9.5 32.4 15,490 26,963 9,598 22,068 1988......................................... 7.4 25,636 2.1 28.2 1.6 49.0 9.4 31.3 15,974 27,475 9,747 22,371 1989......................................... 7.5 25,571 2.1 27.8 1.5 46.5 9.3 30.7 15,954 26,197 9,964 22,613 1990......................................... 7.5 25,717 2.2 29.3 1.6 48.1 9.8 31.9 15,448 25,787 9,997 22,261 1991......................................... 7.7 24,823 2.3 30.4 1.8 51.2 10.2 32.7 14,932 26,067 10,156 22,042 1992 \7\..................................... 8.0 23,600 2.5 31.1 1.9 50.2 10.8 33.4 14,610 25,711 9,938 22,655 1993......................................... 8.0 23,391 2.5 31.3 1.9 49.9 10.9 33.1 15,858 25,588 10,324 22,058 1994......................................... 8.1 26,148 2.2 27.3 1.7 46.2 10.2 30.6 15,862 25,838 11,163 21,839 1995......................................... 8.1 26,737 2.1 26.4 1.7 45.1 9.9 29.3 16,479 25,530 11,285 21,701 1996......................................... 8.5 26,522 2.2 26.1 1.7 43.7 9.7 28.4 16,491 27,136 11,772 21,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\The term ``family'' refers to a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together. Every family must include a reference person. Beginning 1979, based on householder concept and restricted to primary families. \2\Current dollar median money income adjusted by CPI-U-X1. \3\Prior to 1979, data are for persons 14 years and over. \4\Based on 1980 census population controls; comparable with succeeding years. \5\Reflects implementation of Hispanic population controls; comparable with succeeding years. \6\Based on revised methodology; comparable with succeeding years. \7\Based on 1990 census adjusted population controls; comparable with succeeding years. Note.--Poverty rates (percent of persons below poverty level) for all races for years not shown above are: 1959, 22.4; 1960, 22.2; 1961, 21.9; 1962, 21.0; 1963, 19.5; 1964, 19.0; 1965, 17.3; 1966, 14.7; 1967, 14.2; 1968, 12.8; 1969, 12.1; 1970, 12.6; 1971, 12.5; 1972, 11.9; 1973, 11.1; 1974, 11.2; 1975, 12.3; 1976, 11.8; and 1977, 11.6. Poverty thresholds are updated each year to reflect changes in the consumer price index (CPI-U). For details see ``Current Population Reports,'' Series P-60. Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.