[Economic Report of the President (2006)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-33.--Median money income (in 2004 dollars) and poverty status of families and persons, by race, selected years, 1991-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Families \1\ Persons Median money income (in 2004 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- 2004 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 1991......................................... 67.2 $48,608 7.7 11.5 4.2 35.6 35.7 14.2 $27,684 $41,023 $14,169 $28,734 1992 \3\..................................... 68.2 48,255 8.1 11.9 4.3 35.4 38.0 14.8 26,989 40,680 14,136 29,150 1993......................................... 68.5 47,578 8.4 12.3 4.4 35.6 39.3 15.1 27,165 40,006 14,220 28,925 1994......................................... 69.3 48,895 8.1 11.6 4.2 34.6 38.1 14.5 27,384 39,855 14,456 29,332 1995......................................... 69.6 49,987 7.5 10.8 4.1 32.4 36.4 13.8 27,771 39,633 14,930 29,266 1996......................................... 70.2 50,705 7.7 11.0 4.2 32.6 36.5 13.7 28,570 40,202 15,361 29,889 1997......................................... 70.9 52,307 7.3 10.3 4.0 31.6 35.6 13.3 29,590 41,368 16,082 30,549 1998......................................... 71.6 54,091 7.2 10.0 3.8 29.9 34.5 12.7 30,660 41,956 16,700 31,080 1999 \4\..................................... 73.2 55,350 6.8 9.3 3.6 27.8 32.8 11.9 30,937 42,450 17,347 31,019 2000 \5\..................................... 73.8 55,647 6.4 8.7 3.3 25.4 31.6 11.3 31,089 42,659 17,619 31,945 2001......................................... 74.3 54,857 6.8 9.2 3.5 26.4 32.9 11.7 31,054 42,829 17,729 32,461 2002......................................... 75.6 54,285 7.2 9.6 3.6 26.5 34.6 12.1 30,712 42,549 17,659 32,531 2003......................................... 76.2 54,096 7.6 10.0 3.9 28.0 35.9 12.5 30,735 42,618 17,723 32,504 2004......................................... 77.0 54,061 7.9 10.2 4.0 28.4 37.0 12.7 30,513 41,667 17,629 32,101 WHITE 1991......................................... 57.2 51,102 5.0 8.8 2.2 28.4 23.7 11.3 28,937 41,864 14,500 29,153 1992 \3\..................................... 57.7 51,022 5.3 9.1 2.2 28.5 25.3 11.9 28,244 41,648 14,465 29,488 1993......................................... 57.9 50,592 5.5 9.4 2.4 29.2 26.2 12.2 28,297 40,978 14,503 29,581 1994......................................... 58.4 51,545 5.3 9.1 2.3 29.0 25.4 11.7 28,580 40,899 14,663 30,125 1995......................................... 58.9 52,492 5.0 8.5 2.2 26.6 24.4 11.2 29,412 41,253 15,159 29,866 1996......................................... 58.9 53,649 5.1 8.6 2.3 27.3 24.7 11.2 29,906 41,644 15,536 30,396 1997......................................... 59.5 54,872 5.0 8.4 2.3 27.7 24.4 11.0 30,649 42,389 16,187 31,066 1998......................................... 60.1 56,736 4.8 8.0 2.1 24.9 23.5 10.5 31,996 43,048 16,917 31,600 1999 \4\..................................... 61.1 57,898 4.4 7.3 1.9 22.5 22.2 9.8 32,491 44,447 17,401 31,738 2000 \5\..................................... 61.3 58,167 4.3 7.1 1.8 21.2 21.6 9.5 32,684 44,153 17,637 32,853 2001......................................... 61.6 57,695 4.6 7.4 1.9 22.4 22.7 9.9 32,269 43,527 17,769 32,919 Alone \6\ 2002......................................... 62.3 57,387 4.9 7.8 2.0 22.6 23.5 10.2 31,914 43,460 17,687 32,983 2003......................................... 62.6 57,267 5.1 8.1 2.2 24.0 24.3 10.5 31,558 43,275 17,890 33,057 2004......................................... 63.2 56,700 5.3 8.4 2.3 24.8 25.3 10.8 31,335 42,601 17,648 32,683 Alone or in combination \6\ 2002......................................... 63.0 57,193 5.0 7.9 2.1 22.6 24.1 10.3 31,844 43,398 17,652 32,970 2003......................................... 63.5 57,098 5.2 8.1 2.2 24.2 25.0 10.6 31,482 43,210 17,858 33,045 2004......................................... 64.1 56,568 5.4 8.5 2.3 24.9 26.0 10.9 31,269 42,490 17,618 32,649 BLACK 1991......................................... 7.7 29,144 2.3 30.4 1.8 51.2 10.2 32.7 17,531 30,605 11,924 25,879 1992 \3\..................................... 8.0 27,844 2.5 31.1 1.9 50.2 10.8 33.4 17,237 30,335 11,726 26,729 1993......................................... 8.0 27,731 2.5 31.3 1.9 49.9 10.9 33.1 18,801 30,337 12,240 26,152 1994......................................... 8.1 31,138 2.2 27.3 1.7 46.2 10.2 30.6 18,889 30,769 13,294 26,007 1995......................................... 8.1 31,966 2.1 26.4 1.7 45.1 9.9 29.3 19,701 30,523 13,492 25,946 1996......................................... 8.5 31,792 2.2 26.1 1.7 43.7 9.7 28.4 19,768 32,528 14,111 26,359 1997......................................... 8.4 33,568 2.0 23.6 1.6 39.8 9.1 26.5 21,238 31,567 15,314 26,717 1998......................................... 8.5 34,030 2.0 23.4 1.6 40.8 9.1 26.1 22,361 31,794 15,204 27,619 1999 \4\..................................... 8.7 36,102 1.9 21.8 1.5 39.2 8.4 23.6 23,170 34,180 16,749 28,497 2000 \5\..................................... 8.7 36,939 1.7 19.3 1.3 34.3 8.0 22.5 23,411 33,443 17,420 28,245 2001......................................... 8.8 35,853 1.8 20.7 1.4 35.2 8.1 22.7 22,907 34,063 17,375 29,129 Alone \6\ 2002......................................... 8.9 35,215 1.9 21.5 1.4 35.8 8.6 24.1 22,648 33,541 17,572 29,017 2003......................................... 8.9 35,293 2.0 22.3 1.5 36.9 8.8 24.4 22,577 34,327 17,027 28,364 2004......................................... 8.9 35,158 2.0 22.8 1.5 37.6 9.0 24.7 22,714 31,732 17,383 29,145 Alone or in combination \6\ 2002......................................... 9.1 35,329 2.0 21.4 1.5 35.7 8.9 23.9 22,593 33,577 17,511 29,099 2003......................................... 9.1 35,537 2.0 22.1 1.5 36.8 9.1 24.3 22,525 34,363 16,985 28,419 2004......................................... 9.1 35,328 2.1 22.8 1.5 37.6 9.4 24.7 22,740 31,724 17,369 29,191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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; 1988, 13.0; 1989, 12.8; and 1990, 13.5. 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.