[Economic Report of the President (2007)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-33.--Median money income (in 2005 dollars) and poverty status of families and persons, by race, selected years, 1993-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Families \1\ Persons Median money income (in 2005 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- 2005 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 1993......................................... 68.5 $49,169 8.4 12.3 4.4 35.6 39.3 15.1 $28,073 $41,344 $14,695 $29,892 1994......................................... 69.3 50,530 8.1 11.6 4.2 34.6 38.1 14.5 28,300 41,188 14,939 30,313 1995......................................... 69.6 51,659 7.5 10.8 4.1 32.4 36.4 13.8 28,700 40,958 15,430 30,245 1996......................................... 70.2 52,400 7.7 11.0 4.2 32.6 36.5 13.7 29,525 41,546 15,875 30,889 1997......................................... 70.9 54,056 7.3 10.3 4.0 31.6 35.6 13.3 30,579 42,752 16,620 31,570 1998......................................... 71.6 55,900 7.2 10.0 3.8 29.9 34.5 12.7 31,686 43,359 17,259 32,120 1999 \3\..................................... 73.2 57,201 6.8 9.3 3.6 27.8 32.8 11.9 31,971 43,869 17,927 32,057 2000 \4\..................................... 73.8 57,508 6.4 8.7 3.3 25.4 31.6 11.3 32,129 44,086 18,209 33,013 2001......................................... 74.3 56,691 6.8 9.2 3.5 26.4 32.9 11.7 32,092 44,262 18,322 33,547 2002......................................... 75.6 56,100 7.2 9.6 3.6 26.5 34.6 12.1 31,739 43,972 18,250 33,619 2003......................................... 76.2 55,905 7.6 10.0 3.9 28.0 35.9 12.5 31,763 44,044 18,316 33,591 2004......................................... 76.9 55,869 7.8 10.2 4.0 28.3 37.0 12.7 31,537 43,060 18,258 33,190 2005......................................... 77.4 56,194 7.7 9.9 4.0 28.7 37.0 12.6 31,275 42,188 18,576 33,256 WHITE 1993......................................... 57.9 52,284 5.5 9.4 2.4 29.2 26.2 12.2 29,243 42,348 14,988 30,571 1994......................................... 58.4 53,269 5.3 9.1 2.3 29.0 25.4 11.7 29,536 42,267 15,153 31,132 1995......................................... 58.9 54,247 5.0 8.5 2.2 26.6 24.4 11.2 30,395 42,632 15,666 30,865 1996......................................... 58.9 55,443 5.1 8.6 2.3 27.3 24.7 11.2 30,906 43,036 16,056 31,413 1997......................................... 59.5 56,707 5.0 8.4 2.3 27.7 24.4 11.0 31,674 43,807 16,728 32,105 1998......................................... 60.1 58,634 4.8 8.0 2.1 24.9 23.5 10.5 33,066 44,488 17,483 32,657 1999 \3\..................................... 61.1 59,834 4.4 7.3 1.9 22.5 22.2 9.8 33,577 45,933 17,983 32,799 2000 \4\..................................... 61.3 60,112 4.3 7.1 1.8 21.2 21.6 9.5 33,777 45,630 18,227 33,952 2001......................................... 61.6 59,625 4.6 7.4 1.9 22.4 22.7 9.9 33,348 44,983 18,364 34,020 Alone \5\ 2002......................................... 62.3 59,306 4.9 7.8 2.0 22.6 23.5 10.2 32,982 44,914 18,278 34,086 2003......................................... 62.6 59,182 5.1 8.1 2.2 24.0 24.3 10.5 32,613 44,722 18,489 34,163 2004......................................... 63.1 58,620 5.3 8.4 2.3 24.7 25.3 10.8 32,393 44,021 18,291 33,826 2005......................................... 63.4 59,317 5.1 8.0 2.3 25.3 24.9 10.6 32,179 43,696 18,669 34,100 Alone or in combination \5\ 2002......................................... 63.0 59,106 5.0 7.9 2.1 22.6 24.1 10.3 32,909 44,850 18,242 34,073 2003......................................... 63.5 59,008 5.2 8.1 2.2 24.2 25.0 10.6 32,535 44,655 18,456 34,150 2004......................................... 64.0 58,477 5.4 8.5 2.3 24.8 26.1 10.9 32,322 43,907 18,260 33,786 2005......................................... 64.3 59,124 5.2 8.1 2.4 25.5 25.6 10.7 32,103 43,541 18,619 34,029 BLACK 1993......................................... 8.0 28,659 2.5 31.3 1.9 49.9 10.9 33.1 19,430 31,351 12,649 27,026 1994......................................... 8.1 32,180 2.2 27.3 1.7 46.2 10.2 30.6 19,521 31,798 13,738 26,877 1995......................................... 8.1 33,035 2.1 26.4 1.7 45.1 9.9 29.3 20,360 31,544 13,943 26,813 1996......................................... 8.5 32,855 2.2 26.1 1.7 43.7 9.7 28.4 20,429 33,616 14,583 27,241 1997......................................... 8.4 34,691 2.0 23.6 1.6 39.8 9.1 26.5 21,948 32,623 15,826 27,610 1998......................................... 8.5 35,169 2.0 23.4 1.6 40.8 9.1 26.1 23,109 32,858 15,712 28,542 1999 \3\..................................... 8.7 37,309 1.9 21.8 1.5 39.2 8.4 23.6 23,945 35,323 17,309 29,450 2000 \4\..................................... 8.7 38,174 1.7 19.3 1.3 34.3 8.0 22.5 24,194 34,561 18,002 29,189 2001......................................... 8.8 37,052 1.8 20.7 1.4 35.2 8.1 22.7 23,673 35,202 17,956 30,103 Alone \5\ 2002......................................... 8.9 36,392 1.9 21.5 1.4 35.8 8.6 24.1 23,405 34,663 18,160 29,988 2003......................................... 8.9 36,473 2.0 22.3 1.5 36.9 8.8 24.4 23,332 35,475 17,596 29,313 2004......................................... 8.9 36,323 2.0 22.8 1.5 37.6 9.0 24.7 23,449 32,781 17,940 30,120 2005......................................... 9.1 35,464 2.0 22.1 1.5 36.1 9.2 24.9 22,653 34,233 17,631 30,363 Alone or in combination \5\ 2002......................................... 9.1 36,511 2.0 21.4 1.5 35.7 8.9 23.9 23,349 34,700 18,097 30,072 2003......................................... 9.1 36,726 2.0 22.1 1.5 36.8 9.1 24.3 23,278 35,513 17,553 29,369 2004......................................... 9.1 36,502 2.1 22.8 1.5 37.6 9.4 24.7 23,473 32,771 17,927 30,169 2005......................................... 9.3 35,594 2.1 22.0 1.5 36.2 9.5 24.7 22,609 34,144 17,595 30,366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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\Reflects implementation of Census 2000-based population controls comparable with succeeding years. \4\Reflects household sample expansion. \5\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; 1990, 13.5; 1991, 14.2; and 1992, 14.8. Poverty thresholds are updated each year to reflect changes in the consumer price index (CPI-U). Data for 2004 reflect a correction to the sample weights for the 2005 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement. For details see ``Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements,'' Series P-60. Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.