[Economic Report of the President (2005)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-33.--Median money income (in 2003 dollars) and poverty status of families and persons, by race, selected years, 1989-2003
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Families \1\                        Persons      Median money income (in 2003 dollars)
----------------------------------------------------     below       of persons 15 years old and over with
Below poverty level        poverty level                income \2\
Median  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
money       Total           Female                             Males              Females
Year                        Num-    income  ---------------    householder                  ---------------------------------------
ber       (in                  ------------------  Num-                      Year-               Year-
(mil-     2003     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
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ALL RACES

1989.........................................     66.1   $49,014     6.8   10.3      3.5     32.2    31.5   12.8   $28,499   $40,714   $13,788   $28,134
1990.........................................     66.3    48,248     7.1   10.7      3.8     33.4    33.6   13.5    27,695    39,549    13,743    28,102
1991.........................................     67.2    47,336     7.7   11.5      4.2     35.6    35.7   14.2    26,960    39,949    13,798    27,982
1992 \3\.....................................     68.2    46,992     8.1   11.9      4.3     35.4    38.0   14.8    26,282    39,616    13,766    28,387
1993.........................................     68.5    46,333     8.4   12.3      4.4     35.6    39.3   15.1    26,454    38,959    13,848    28,168
1994.........................................     69.3    47,615     8.1   11.6      4.2     34.6    38.1   14.5    26,667    38,812    14,078    28,564
1995.........................................     69.6    48,679     7.5   10.8      4.1     32.4    36.4   13.8    27,044    38,596    14,540    28,500
1996.........................................     70.2    49,378     7.7   11.0      4.2     32.6    36.5   13.7    27,822    39,150    14,959    29,107
1997.........................................     70.9    50,938     7.3   10.3      4.0     31.6    35.6   13.3    28,815    40,286    15,661    29,749
1998.........................................     71.6    52,675     7.2   10.0      3.8     29.9    34.5   12.7    29,858    40,858    16,263    30,267
1999 \4\.....................................     73.2    53,901     6.8    9.3      3.6     27.8    32.8   11.9    30,127    41,339    16,893    30,207
2000 \5\.....................................     73.8    54,191     6.4    8.7      3.3     25.4    31.6   11.3    30,275    41,543    17,158    31,109
2001.........................................     74.3    53,421     6.8    9.2      3.5     26.4    32.9   11.7    30,241    41,708    17,265    31,612
2002.........................................     75.6    52,864     7.2    9.6      3.6     26.5    34.6   12.1    29,908    41,435    17,197    31,680
2003.........................................     76.2    52,680     7.6   10.0      3.9     28.0    35.9   12.5    29,931    41,503    17,259    31,653

WHITE

1989.........................................     56.6    51,539     4.4    7.8      1.9     25.4    20.8   10.0    29,889    42,509    14,057    28,468
1990.........................................     56.8    50,380     4.6    8.1      2.0     26.8    22.3   10.7    28,892    41,053    14,080    28,440
1991.........................................     57.2    49,764     5.0    8.8      2.2     28.4    23.7   11.3    28,180    40,768    14,121    28,390
1992 \3\.....................................     57.7    49,687     5.3    9.1      2.2     28.5    25.3   11.9    27,504    40,558    14,086    28,716
1993.........................................     57.9    49,268     5.5    9.4      2.4     29.2    26.2   12.2    27,556    39,905    14,123    28,807
1994.........................................     58.4    50,196     5.3    9.1      2.3     29.0    25.4   11.7    27,832    39,829    14,279    29,336
1995.........................................     58.9    51,118     5.0    8.5      2.2     26.6    24.4   11.2    28,642    40,173    14,763    29,084
1996.........................................     58.9    52,245     5.1    8.6      2.3     27.3    24.7   11.2    29,123    40,554    15,130    29,601
1997.........................................     59.5    53,436     5.0    8.4      2.3     27.7    24.4   11.0    29,847    41,280    15,763    30,253
1998.........................................     60.1    55,251     4.8    8.0      2.1     24.9    23.5   10.5    31,158    41,922    16,474    30,773
1999 \4\.....................................     61.1    56,383     4.4    7.3      1.9     22.5    22.2    9.8    31,640    43,283    16,946    30,907
2000 \5\.....................................     61.3    56,645     4.3    7.1      1.8     21.2    21.6    9.5    31,829    42,998    17,175    31,993
2001.........................................     61.6    56,185     4.6    7.4      1.9     22.4    22.7    9.9    31,425    42,388    17,304    32,058
Alone \6\
2002.........................................     62.3    55,885     4.9    7.8      2.0     22.6    23.5   10.2    31,079    42,323    17,224    32,119
2003.........................................     62.6    55,768     5.1    8.1      2.2     24.0    24.3   10.5    30,732    42,142    17,422    32,192

Alone or in combination \6\
2002.........................................     63.0    55,696     5.0    7.9      2.1     22.6    24.1   10.3    31,011    42,263    17,190    32,107
2003.........................................     63.5    55,604     5.2    8.1      2.2     24.2    25.0   10.6    30,658    42,079    17,391    32,180

BLACK

1989.........................................      7.5    28,952     2.1   27.8      1.5     46.5     9.3   30.7    18,064    29,661    11,282    25,602
1990.........................................      7.5    29,237     2.2   29.3      1.6     48.1     9.8   31.9    17,562    29,316    11,366    25,308
1991.........................................      7.7    28,381     2.3   30.4      1.8     51.2    10.2   32.7    17,072    29,804    11,612    25,202
1992 \3\.....................................      8.0    27,115     2.5   31.1      1.9     50.2    10.8   33.4    16,786    29,541    11,419    26,029
1993.........................................      8.0    27,006     2.5   31.3      1.9     49.9    10.9   33.1    18,309    29,543    11,919    25,467
1994.........................................      8.1    30,324     2.2   27.3      1.7     46.2    10.2   30.6    18,394    29,964    12,946    25,326
1995.........................................      8.1    31,129     2.1   26.4      1.7     45.1     9.9   29.3    19,186    29,724    13,138    25,267
1996.........................................      8.5    30,960     2.2   26.1      1.7     43.7     9.7   28.4    19,250    31,676    13,742    25,669
1997.........................................      8.4    32,690     2.0   23.6      1.6     39.8     9.1   26.5    20,682    30,741    14,913    26,017
1998.........................................      8.5    33,140     2.0   23.4      1.6     40.8     9.1   26.1    21,776    30,962    14,806    26,896
1999 \4\.....................................      8.7    35,157     1.9   21.8      1.5     39.2     8.4   23.6    22,563    33,285    16,310    27,751
2000 \5\.....................................      8.7    35,972     1.7   19.3      1.3     34.3     8.0   22.5    22,798    32,568    16,964    27,506
2001.........................................      8.8    34,914     1.8   20.7      1.4     35.2     8.1   22.7    22,307    33,172    16,920    28,366

Alone \6\
2002.........................................      8.9    34,293     1.9   21.5      1.4     35.8     8.6   24.1    22,055    32,664    17,112    28,258
2003.........................................      8.9    34,369     2.0   22.3      1.5     36.9     8.8   24.4    21,986    33,429    16,581    27,622

Alone or in combination \6\
2002.........................................      9.1    34,405     2.0   21.4      1.5     35.7     8.9   23.9    22,002    32,698    17,053    28,338
2003.........................................      9.1    34,607     2.0   22.1      1.5     36.8     9.1   24.3    21,935    33,464    16,540    27,675
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\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.
\2\Current dollar median money income adjusted by CPI-U-RS.
\3\Based on 1990 census adjusted population controls; comparable with succeeding years.
\4\Reflects implementation of Census 2000-based population controls comparable with succeeding years.
\5\Reflects household sample expansion.
\6\Data are for white alone; for white alone or in combination; for black alone; and, for black alone or in combination. (Black is also Black or African
American.) Beginning with data for 2002 the Current Population Survey allowed respondents to choose more than one race; for earlier years respondents
could report only one race group.

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; 1977, 11.6; 1978, 11.4; 1979, 11.7; 1980, 13.0; 1981, 14.0; 1982, 15.0; 1983, 15.2; 1984, 14.4; 1985, 14.0; 1986, 13.6; 1987,
13.4; and 1988, 13.0.

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.