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How has US median household income changed since 1967, overall and by race and Hispanic origin?

In 2025, US median household income was $87,460 in Census's CPS ASEC, against $56,230 in 1967 in 2025 dollars (+55.5%) and $7,143 in 1967 current dollars; by race and Hispanic origin of the householder, 2025 medians were $96,710 (White alone, not Hispanic), $59,980 (Black alone), $126,300 (Asian alone) and $73,260 (Hispanic, any race), changes of +21.8%, +22.1%, +41.8% and +30.8% since 2002 in 2025 dollars.

Median household income, all households, 2025 (in 2025 dollars)

87,460

2025 dollars of median household income, 2025 income, collected February-April 2026

Moderate trust, 63 of 100 Only one source (CPS ASEC), so it cannot be checked against another.

Each source by year: 2025 dollars of median household income
025K50K75K100K19701980199020002010202020251974: CPS ASEC: Census footnote 15: Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system. Questionnaire expanded to ask 11 income questions.1979: CPS ASEC: Census footnote 18: Implementation of 1980 Census-based population controls. Questionnaire expanded to show 27 possible values from 51 possible sources of income.1987: CPS ASEC: Census footnote 21: Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system.1993: CPS ASEC: Census footnote 23: Data collection method changed from paper and pencil to computer-assisted interviewing. In addition, the 1994 CPS ASEC was revised to allow for the coding of different income amounts on selected questionnaire items. Limits either increased or decreased in the following categories: earnings limits increased to $999,999; Social Security limits increased to $49,999; Supplemental Security Income and public assistance limits increased to $24,999; veterans' benefits limits increased to $99,999; child support and alimony limits decreased to $49,999.2000: CPS ASEC: Inflation index changes inside the series: Census adjusts with the chained CPI-U (C-CPI-U) from 2000 and the R-CPI-U-RS before 2000 (CPI-U-X1 estimates for 1967-1977). Census footnote 28: To adjust historical income estimates for inflation, the U.S. Census Bureau uses the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Chained Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) between 2000 and 2022 and the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers Retroactive Series (R-CPI-U-RS) between 1978 and 1999. For 1967 to 1977, the Census Bureau uses estimates provided by BLS from the CPI-U-X1 series. The CPI-U-X1 is an experimental series that preceded the CPI-U-RS and estimates the inflation rate in the CPI-U when applying the current rental equivalence method of measuring the cost of homeownership for years prior to 1983. The Census Bureau derived the R-CPI-U-RS for years before 1967 by applying the 1967 R-CPI-U-RS-to-CPI-U ratio to the 1947 to 1966 CPI-U.2013: CPS ASEC: Two estimates for 2013: $69,470 (±$607) from about 68,000 addresses asked the old income questions (footnote 38) and $71,670 (±$1,439) from about 30,000 addresses asked the redesigned questions (footnote 39), in 2025 dollars with 90% margins of error from P60-289 Table 2. This page charts the redesigned-question estimate, the basis of 2014 onward. Census footnote 38: The 2014 CPS ASEC included redesigned questions for income and health insurance coverage. All of the approximately 98,000 addresses were eligible to receive the redesigned set of health insurance coverage questions. The redesigned income questions were implemented to a subsample of the 98,000 addresses using a probability split panel design. Approximately 68,000 addresses were eligible to receive a set of income questions similar to those used in the 2013 CPS ASEC and the remaining 30,000 addresses were eligible to receive the redesigned income questions. The source of these 2013 estimates is the portion of the CPS ASEC sample that received the income questions consistent with the 2013 CPS ASEC, approximately 68,000 addresses.2017: CPS ASEC: Two estimates for 2017: $78,900 (±$708) from the earlier processing system and $78,600 (±$680) from the updated one, in 2025 dollars. This page charts the updated-system estimate. Census footnote 40: Estimates reflect the implementation of an updated data processing system, allowing users to evaluate the impact, and should be used to make comparisons to 2018 and subsequent years.2019: CPS ASEC: 2019 income was collected in the 2020 CPS ASEC as the pandemic began: the supplement response rate fell to 61.1% from 67.6% a year earlier, and respondents had higher earnings than nonrespondents. With Census's alternative nonresponse weights, median household income of all households was 2.8% lower (revised to 2.9% in 2021), and the rise from 2018 to 2019 income 4.1% instead of 6.8% (Census names these by survey years, 2019 to 2020 CPS ASEC). The published table keeps the survey weights.2020: CPS ASEC: 2020 income was collected in the 2021 CPS ASEC, response rate 65.0%. Census found nonresponse bias continued: median household income of all households was about 2.0% lower with its alternative weights. The published table keeps the survey weights.

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YearUS Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, Historical Income Tables: Households, Table H-5
196756,230
196858,630
196960,940
197060,490
197159,970
197262,330
197363,680
197461,760
197560,080
197661,100
197761,400
197863,790
197963,670
198061,690
198160,650
198260,480
198360,100
198461,910
198563,090
198665,430
198766,250
198866,740
198967,880
199067,050
199165,100
199264,560
199364,240
199464,930
199566,990
199667,980
199769,390
199871,930
199973,760
200073,560
200172,350
200271,770
200371,810
200471,700
200572,810
200673,620
200774,810
200872,260
200971,790
201070,110
201169,070
201269,070
201371,670
201470,760
201574,590
201677,230
201778,600
201879,620
201985,320
202083,590
202183,270
202281,460
202384,730
202485,210
202587,460
What this number counts
Counts
Median money income (before taxes, cash income from all sources) of all households, adjusted for inflation to 2025 dollars as Census publishes it
Where
United States, all households (CPS ASEC household population)
When
Calendar year 2025 income, collected February-April 2026; chart 1967-2025, one value per year (2013: redesigned-question estimate; 2017: updated-processing estimate) (the whole period combined, not one year)

The figure from CPS ASEC, the only source that counts here.

Where the number comes from (1 source)
SourceFigure and yearDefinitionQualityCounts for
US Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, Historical Income Tables: Households, Table H-5U.S. Census Bureau · Official economic statisticsRetrieved 2026-10-27 · Data (Excel file)
87,4602025
Median money income of all households, as published in Table H-5 (2025 dollars, C-CPI-U from 2000 and R-CPI-U-RS before 2000).

Money income is income before taxes from all cash sources; the median is interpolated by Census. Households as of March of the following year. Series 1967-2025, one value per year; for 2013 the redesigned-question estimate, for 2017 the updated-processing estimate.

90% margin of error for 2025: ±$1,040 (P60-289 Table 2). Change from 2024 to 2025 in 2025 dollars: +2.6% (±1.49 points), statistically different from zero at the 90% level per Census (P60-289 Table 1, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/p60/289/table1.xlsx). Year-to-year changes in this series are often within the margin of error; Census publishes a margin of error for every year in P60-289 Table 2 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/p60/289/table2.xlsx), whose medians match H-5. Other Census footnotes in H-5 for this group (population controls, sample design, interpolation, top-coding, weights) mark 1967, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2024; texts at https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income/guidance/cps-historic-footnotes.html.

4 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Census publishes the CPS ASEC technical documentation (cpsmar26) and a footnote for every method change in the tables.
  • Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Official statistics from the US Census Bureau.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. National probability sample of households, weighted to population controls; not a full count.
  • Yes: Raw data downloadable. Table H-5 and P60-289 Table 2 are downloadable as XLSX; CPS ASEC public-use microdata are also published.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. Census marks breaks in comparability inside 1967-2025 (in 1974, 1979, 1987, 1993, 2000, 2013, 2017); pandemic nonresponse affects 2019-2020 income; other method footnotes are listed in the notes.
100%

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  • CPS ASEC100%
How the trust score was worked out
Quality32 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement15 / 30

Unknown with one source, so set to half

Independence6 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How the score works

Who reports it, and since when

Which kinds of source measure this number, which years each one published, and where the reporting stops or has holes.

No source of these kinds: model-based estimate.

  • Single source: nothing to check it against
  • CPS ASEC, 1974: Census footnote 15: Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system. Questionnaire expanded to ask 11 income questions. source
  • CPS ASEC, 1979: Census footnote 18: Implementation of 1980 Census-based population controls. Questionnaire expanded to show 27 possible values from 51 possible sources of income. source
  • CPS ASEC, 1987: Census footnote 21: Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system. source
  • CPS ASEC, 1993: Census footnote 23: Data collection method changed from paper and pencil to computer-assisted interviewing. In addition, the 1994 CPS ASEC was revised to allow for the coding of different income amounts on selected questionnaire items. Limits either increased or decreased in the following categories: earnings limits increased to $999,999; Social Security limits increased to $49,999; Supplemental Security Income and public assistance limits increased to $24,999; veterans' benefits limits increased to $99,999; child support and alimony limits decreased to $49,999. source
  • CPS ASEC, 2000: Inflation index changes inside the series: Census adjusts with the chained CPI-U (C-CPI-U) from 2000 and the R-CPI-U-RS before 2000 (CPI-U-X1 estimates for 1967-1977). Census footnote 28: To adjust historical income estimates for inflation, the U.S. Census Bureau uses the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Chained Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) between 2000 and 2022 and the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers Retroactive Series (R-CPI-U-RS) between 1978 and 1999. For 1967 to 1977, the Census Bureau uses estimates provided by BLS from the CPI-U-X1 series. The CPI-U-X1 is an experimental series that preceded the CPI-U-RS and estimates the inflation rate in the CPI-U when applying the current rental equivalence method of measuring the cost of homeownership for years prior to 1983. The Census Bureau derived the R-CPI-U-RS for years before 1967 by applying the 1967 R-CPI-U-RS-to-CPI-U ratio to the 1947 to 1966 CPI-U. source
  • CPS ASEC, 2013: Two estimates for 2013: $69,470 (±$607) from about 68,000 addresses asked the old income questions (footnote 38) and $71,670 (±$1,439) from about 30,000 addresses asked the redesigned questions (footnote 39), in 2025 dollars with 90% margins of error from P60-289 Table 2. This page charts the redesigned-question estimate, the basis of 2014 onward. Census footnote 38: The 2014 CPS ASEC included redesigned questions for income and health insurance coverage. All of the approximately 98,000 addresses were eligible to receive the redesigned set of health insurance coverage questions. The redesigned income questions were implemented to a subsample of the 98,000 addresses using a probability split panel design. Approximately 68,000 addresses were eligible to receive a set of income questions similar to those used in the 2013 CPS ASEC and the remaining 30,000 addresses were eligible to receive the redesigned income questions. The source of these 2013 estimates is the portion of the CPS ASEC sample that received the income questions consistent with the 2013 CPS ASEC, approximately 68,000 addresses. source
  • CPS ASEC, 2017: Two estimates for 2017: $78,900 (±$708) from the earlier processing system and $78,600 (±$680) from the updated one, in 2025 dollars. This page charts the updated-system estimate. Census footnote 40: Estimates reflect the implementation of an updated data processing system, allowing users to evaluate the impact, and should be used to make comparisons to 2018 and subsequent years. source
  • CPS ASEC, 2019: 2019 income was collected in the 2020 CPS ASEC as the pandemic began: the supplement response rate fell to 61.1% from 67.6% a year earlier, and respondents had higher earnings than nonrespondents. With Census's alternative nonresponse weights, median household income of all households was 2.8% lower (revised to 2.9% in 2021), and the rise from 2018 to 2019 income 4.1% instead of 6.8% (Census names these by survey years, 2019 to 2020 CPS ASEC). The published table keeps the survey weights. source
  • CPS ASEC, 2020: 2020 income was collected in the 2021 CPS ASEC, response rate 65.0%. Census found nonresponse bias continued: median household income of all households was about 2.0% lower with its alternative weights. The published table keeps the survey weights. source
Years each source has a figure here
'01'05'10'15'20'25CPS ASEC

figure no figure here, inside its range no later figure recorded change

Median household income, all households, 2025 (current dollars, not inflation-adjusted)

87,460

current dollars of median household income, 2025 income

Moderate trust, 63 of 100 Only one source (CPS ASEC), so it cannot be checked against another.

Each source by year: current dollars of median household income
025K50K75K100K19701980199020002010202020251974: CPS ASEC: Census footnote 15: Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system. Questionnaire expanded to ask 11 income questions.1979: CPS ASEC: Census footnote 18: Implementation of 1980 Census-based population controls. Questionnaire expanded to show 27 possible values from 51 possible sources of income.1987: CPS ASEC: Census footnote 21: Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system.1993: CPS ASEC: Census footnote 23: Data collection method changed from paper and pencil to computer-assisted interviewing. In addition, the 1994 CPS ASEC was revised to allow for the coding of different income amounts on selected questionnaire items. Limits either increased or decreased in the following categories: earnings limits increased to $999,999; Social Security limits increased to $49,999; Supplemental Security Income and public assistance limits increased to $24,999; veterans' benefits limits increased to $99,999; child support and alimony limits decreased to $49,999.2013: CPS ASEC: Two estimates for 2013: $69,470 (±$607) from about 68,000 addresses asked the old income questions (footnote 38) and $71,670 (±$1,439) from about 30,000 addresses asked the redesigned questions (footnote 39), in 2025 dollars with 90% margins of error from P60-289 Table 2. This page charts the redesigned-question estimate, the basis of 2014 onward. Census footnote 38: The 2014 CPS ASEC included redesigned questions for income and health insurance coverage. All of the approximately 98,000 addresses were eligible to receive the redesigned set of health insurance coverage questions. The redesigned income questions were implemented to a subsample of the 98,000 addresses using a probability split panel design. Approximately 68,000 addresses were eligible to receive a set of income questions similar to those used in the 2013 CPS ASEC and the remaining 30,000 addresses were eligible to receive the redesigned income questions. The source of these 2013 estimates is the portion of the CPS ASEC sample that received the income questions consistent with the 2013 CPS ASEC, approximately 68,000 addresses.2017: CPS ASEC: Two estimates for 2017: $78,900 (±$708) from the earlier processing system and $78,600 (±$680) from the updated one, in 2025 dollars. This page charts the updated-system estimate. Census footnote 40: Estimates reflect the implementation of an updated data processing system, allowing users to evaluate the impact, and should be used to make comparisons to 2018 and subsequent years.2019: CPS ASEC: 2019 income was collected in the 2020 CPS ASEC as the pandemic began: the supplement response rate fell to 61.1% from 67.6% a year earlier, and respondents had higher earnings than nonrespondents. With Census's alternative nonresponse weights, median household income of all households was 2.8% lower (revised to 2.9% in 2021), and the rise from 2018 to 2019 income 4.1% instead of 6.8% (Census names these by survey years, 2019 to 2020 CPS ASEC). The published table keeps the survey weights.2020: CPS ASEC: 2020 income was collected in the 2021 CPS ASEC, response rate 65.0%. Census found nonresponse bias continued: median household income of all households was about 2.0% lower with its alternative weights. The published table keeps the survey weights.

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YearUS Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, Historical Income Tables: Households, Table H-5
19677,143
19687,743
19698,389
19708,734
19719,028
19729,697
197310,510
197411,200
197511,800
197612,690
197713,570
197815,060
197916,460
198017,710
198119,070
198220,170
198320,890
198422,420
198523,620
198624,900
198726,060
198827,230
198928,910
199029,940
199130,130
199230,640
199331,240
199432,260
199534,080
199635,490
199737,010
199838,890
199940,700
200041,990
200142,230
200242,410
200343,320
200444,330
200546,330
200648,200
200750,230
200850,300
200949,780
201049,280
201150,050
201251,020
201353,590
201453,660
201556,520
201659,040
201761,140
201863,180
201968,700
202068,010
202170,780
202274,580
202380,610
202483,160
202587,460
What this number counts
Counts
Median money income (before taxes, cash income from all sources) of all households, in the dollars of each year
Where
United States, all households (CPS ASEC household population)
When
Calendar year 2025 income; chart 1967-2025, one value per year (2013: redesigned-question estimate; 2017: updated-processing estimate) (the whole period combined, not one year)

The figure from CPS ASEC, the only source that counts here.

Where the number comes from (1 source)
SourceFigure and yearDefinitionQualityCounts for
US Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, Historical Income Tables: Households, Table H-5U.S. Census Bureau · Official economic statisticsRetrieved 2026-10-27 · Data (Excel file)
87,4602025
Median money income of all households, as published in Table H-5 (current dollars, not adjusted for inflation).

Money income is income before taxes from all cash sources; the median is interpolated by Census. Households as of March of the following year. Series 1967-2025, one value per year; for 2013 the redesigned-question estimate, for 2017 the updated-processing estimate.

Same estimate as the 2025-dollar line for 2025; earlier years are not adjusted for inflation, so they are not comparable in purchasing power. 90% margin of error for 2025: ±$1,040 (P60-289 Table 2). Change from 2024 to 2025 in 2025 dollars: +2.6% (±1.49 points), statistically different from zero at the 90% level per Census (P60-289 Table 1, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/p60/289/table1.xlsx). Year-to-year changes in this series are often within the margin of error; Census publishes a margin of error for every year in P60-289 Table 2 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/p60/289/table2.xlsx), whose medians match H-5. Other Census footnotes in H-5 for this group (population controls, sample design, interpolation, top-coding, weights) mark 1967, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2024; texts at https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income/guidance/cps-historic-footnotes.html.

4 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Census publishes the CPS ASEC technical documentation (cpsmar26) and a footnote for every method change in the tables.
  • Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Official statistics from the US Census Bureau.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. National probability sample of households, weighted to population controls; not a full count.
  • Yes: Raw data downloadable. Table H-5 and P60-289 Table 2 are downloadable as XLSX; CPS ASEC public-use microdata are also published.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. Census marks breaks in comparability inside 1967-2025 (in 1974, 1979, 1987, 1993, 2013, 2017); pandemic nonresponse affects 2019-2020 income; other method footnotes are listed in the notes.
100%

Better and more direct sources count for more. A source that only copies another does not count.

  • CPS ASEC100%
How the trust score was worked out
Quality32 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement15 / 30

Unknown with one source, so set to half

Independence6 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How the score works

Who reports it, and since when

Which kinds of source measure this number, which years each one published, and where the reporting stops or has holes.

No source of these kinds: model-based estimate.

  • Single source: nothing to check it against
  • CPS ASEC, 1974: Census footnote 15: Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system. Questionnaire expanded to ask 11 income questions. source
  • CPS ASEC, 1979: Census footnote 18: Implementation of 1980 Census-based population controls. Questionnaire expanded to show 27 possible values from 51 possible sources of income. source
  • CPS ASEC, 1987: Census footnote 21: Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system. source
  • CPS ASEC, 1993: Census footnote 23: Data collection method changed from paper and pencil to computer-assisted interviewing. In addition, the 1994 CPS ASEC was revised to allow for the coding of different income amounts on selected questionnaire items. Limits either increased or decreased in the following categories: earnings limits increased to $999,999; Social Security limits increased to $49,999; Supplemental Security Income and public assistance limits increased to $24,999; veterans' benefits limits increased to $99,999; child support and alimony limits decreased to $49,999. source
  • CPS ASEC, 2013: Two estimates for 2013: $69,470 (±$607) from about 68,000 addresses asked the old income questions (footnote 38) and $71,670 (±$1,439) from about 30,000 addresses asked the redesigned questions (footnote 39), in 2025 dollars with 90% margins of error from P60-289 Table 2. This page charts the redesigned-question estimate, the basis of 2014 onward. Census footnote 38: The 2014 CPS ASEC included redesigned questions for income and health insurance coverage. All of the approximately 98,000 addresses were eligible to receive the redesigned set of health insurance coverage questions. The redesigned income questions were implemented to a subsample of the 98,000 addresses using a probability split panel design. Approximately 68,000 addresses were eligible to receive a set of income questions similar to those used in the 2013 CPS ASEC and the remaining 30,000 addresses were eligible to receive the redesigned income questions. The source of these 2013 estimates is the portion of the CPS ASEC sample that received the income questions consistent with the 2013 CPS ASEC, approximately 68,000 addresses. source
  • CPS ASEC, 2017: Two estimates for 2017: $78,900 (±$708) from the earlier processing system and $78,600 (±$680) from the updated one, in 2025 dollars. This page charts the updated-system estimate. Census footnote 40: Estimates reflect the implementation of an updated data processing system, allowing users to evaluate the impact, and should be used to make comparisons to 2018 and subsequent years. source
  • CPS ASEC, 2019: 2019 income was collected in the 2020 CPS ASEC as the pandemic began: the supplement response rate fell to 61.1% from 67.6% a year earlier, and respondents had higher earnings than nonrespondents. With Census's alternative nonresponse weights, median household income of all households was 2.8% lower (revised to 2.9% in 2021), and the rise from 2018 to 2019 income 4.1% instead of 6.8% (Census names these by survey years, 2019 to 2020 CPS ASEC). The published table keeps the survey weights. source
  • CPS ASEC, 2020: 2020 income was collected in the 2021 CPS ASEC, response rate 65.0%. Census found nonresponse bias continued: median household income of all households was about 2.0% lower with its alternative weights. The published table keeps the survey weights. source
Years each source has a figure here
'01'05'10'15'20'25CPS ASEC

figure no figure here, inside its range no later figure recorded change

Median household income in 2025 dollars by race (alone) and Hispanic origin of householder, 2002-2025 (Hispanic 1972-2025)

Each line is the source that counts most for that group.

  • White alone, not Hispanic
  • Black alone
  • Asian alone
  • Hispanic (any race)
050K100K150K1972198019902000201020202025
GroupFigureYearTrust
White alone, not Hispanic96,710202563 Moderate
Black alone59,980202563 Moderate
Asian alone126,300202563 Moderate
Hispanic (any race)73,260202563 Moderate
Show every year as a table
YearWhite alone, not HispanicBlack aloneAsian aloneHispanic (any race)
1972–––49,350
1973–––49,330
1974–––49,120
1975–––45,130
1976–––46,090
1977–––48,170
1978–––49,980
1979–––50,450
1980–––47,550
1981–––48,650
1982–––45,510
1983–––45,770
1984–––46,930
1985–––46,650
1986–––48,230
1987–––49,150
1988–––49,910
1989–––51,480
1990–––50,000
1991–––49,030
1992–––47,620
1993–––47,060
1994–––47,130
1995–––44,940
1996–––47,700
1997–––49,930
1998–––52,410
1999–––55,720
2000–––58,110
2001–––57,510
200279,37049,12089,06056,020
200379,20049,14092,33054,700
200479,10048,67093,00055,420
200579,82048,50096,02056,530
200680,07048,83098,11057,700
200781,79050,51098,44057,600
200879,77049,15094,29054,460
200978,55047,00094,43054,860
201077,48045,71091,43053,540
201176,46044,47089,87053,300
201277,18045,11092,92052,800
201380,69047,25096,82053,080
201479,47046,68097,98056,040
201583,08048,700101,80059,590
201685,09051,660106,50062,370
201787,66050,610104,60064,500
201889,02052,120109,90064,840
201994,45056,430121,90069,680
202092,66056,570117,00068,120
202191,76056,820119,30068,210
202288,54057,740118,80068,600
202393,61059,380118,60068,890
202494,01057,210124,40072,430
202596,71059,980126,30073,260

Median household income in 2025 dollars by race of householder, one race reported, 1967-2001

Each line is the source that counts most for that group.

  • White
  • White, not Hispanic
  • Black
  • Asian and Pacific Islander
025K50K75K100K19671970198019902001
GroupFigureYearTrust
White76,270200154 Low
White, not Hispanic79,340200154 Low
Black50,490200154 Low
Asian and Pacific Islander91,890200154 Low
Show every year as a table
YearWhiteWhite, not HispanicBlackAsian and Pacific Islander
196758,640–34,050–
196861,050–36,000–
196963,600–38,440–
197063,010–38,350–
197162,730–37,060–
197265,39066,32038,170–
197366,74067,32039,280–
197464,59065,14038,410–
197562,83063,30037,720–
197664,01065,31038,060–
197764,57065,85038,100–
197866,31067,56039,850–
197966,76067,70039,190–
198065,08066,24037,500–
198164,08065,01035,960–
198263,32064,38035,880–
198363,030–35,770–
198465,31066,67037,210–
198566,53068,03039,580–
198668,79070,35039,630–
198769,80071,72039,84081,920
198870,55072,49040,22079,100
198971,40072,94042,46084,780
199069,94071,54041,82086,100
199168,21069,84040,64078,760
199267,87070,15039,52079,660
199367,78070,27040,17078,860
199468,48070,69042,31081,470
199570,31073,09044,02079,840
199671,18074,29044,98082,890
199773,08076,09046,97084,850
199875,68078,51046,90086,270
199976,71080,03050,58092,360
200076,94079,93051,98097,680
200176,27079,34050,49091,890

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  • US Census Bureau · Statistics officeFunding: U.S. federal budget, through the Department of Commerce. sourceIn its own words: “The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.” source, retrieved 2026-10-27
  • US Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, Historical Income Tables: Households, Table H-5US Census Bureau (statistics office) · Official economic statisticsUsed for 10 numbers; counts toward 10. Years 2001 to 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-27.Data (Excel file)
Why the numbers differ (5)
  • Real values depend on the price index. Census restates every year in 2025 dollars using the chained CPI-U from 2000 and the R-CPI-U-RS before 2000; each new release re-expresses all past years in the newest dollars, so the same year shows a different value in older releases. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • Census publishes two estimates for 2013 ($69,470 with the old income questions, $71,670 with the redesigned ones) and two for 2017 ($78,900 with the earlier processing system, $78,600 with the updated one), all households in 2025 dollars. This page charts the redesigned and updated estimates. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • Race groups are not one continuous series: through 2001 respondents could report only one race; from 2002 Census publishes "alone" and "alone or in combination" groups, so the pre-2002 and post-2002 lines are kept apart.
  • Pandemic nonresponse: Census estimates that, with alternative weights correcting for nonresponse, median household income would be 2.8% lower for 2019 and about 2.0% lower for 2020 than the published survey estimates. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • The American Community Survey also publishes median household income, from a different survey with a different income question and reference period, so its values differ from the CPS ASEC.
Common mistakes (5)
  • Joining the pre-2002 "White" or "Black" line to the "White alone" or "Black alone" line as one series. Census footnotes the 2002 change in race categories. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • Reading median household income as income per person. Households differ in size and number of earners between groups; Census publishes income per household member separately (Table H-15). (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • Treating every one-year change as real. Census tests each change at the 90% level and marks which ones are statistically different from zero. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • Comparing current-dollar values across decades without adjusting for inflation.
  • Comparing medians across groups as if Hispanic and race groups did not overlap: Hispanic householders may be of any race. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
Context (5)
Sources considered and not used (6)
  • FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), series MEHOINUSA672N: Republishes this Census CPS ASEC series, so it is a copy, not an independent collection. Its page did not respond on 27 October 2026, so its coverage was not checked. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year median household income: A separate survey that could add an independent line from 2005, but the Census API now requires a registered key, and RealStats does not register. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • Census H-5: Black and Asian "alone or in combination": Census publishes these from 2002 next to the "alone" groups. This page shows one category per group (alone) to keep each comparison set to one definition. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • Census P60-289 Table 2: American Indian and Alaska Native, Two or more races: Published in P60 Table 2 but not in Table H-5; not added to keep the set to the groups H-5 covers. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander medians are not published (sample size). (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • Census P60-289 Table 4: post-tax household income by race and Hispanic origin: Published for 2025 only, not as a series back to 1967. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
  • Census H-5 mean household income: Published next to the median, but the question asks about the median.
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