Distribution of Household Income by Race

	White					Black					Hispanic origin¹
Income range	1975	1985	1995	2006	2010	1975	1985	1995	2006	2010	1975	1985	1995	2006	2010
Number of households (thousands)	64,392	76,576	84,511	94,705	83,471	7,489	9,797	11,577	14,354	15,065	2,948	5,213	7,939	12,973	13,655
Percent distribution
Under $5,000	2.4%	2.4%	2.1%	2.5%	n.a.	5.5%	6.3%	6.2%	6.6%	n.a.	3.8%	4.1%	4.5%	3.5%	n.a.
$5,000 to $9,999	6.8	5.8	5.1	3.7	n.a.	15.4	15.0	12.3	9.2	n.a.	10.0	9.7	10.1	5.7	n.a.
$10,000 to $14,999	7.5	7.0	6.4	5.6	11.1²	13.4	11.0	9.6	8.6	25.8²	10.2	10.8	9.9	7.1	17.4²
$15,000 to $24,999	14.2	12.9	13.2	11.5	11.1	18.0	17.1	16.4	15.2	14.7	20.5	17.9	18.8	15.5	14.8
$25,000 to $34,999	13.5	12.8	11.9	11.3	10.2	14.7	14.3	13.5	13.5	12.7	16.7	14.5	14.9	14.0	13.8
$35,000 to $49,999	19.4	16.7	16.0	14.6	13.6	15.6	13.8	14.8	14.8	14.6	19.0	16.7	15.8	17.5	15.7
$50,000 to $74,999	21.4	20.7	19.5	18.8	18.3	12.4	13.3	14.7	15.2	15.2	14.2	15.6	14.1	17.3	17.2
$75,000 to $99,999	9.0	11.0	11.7	11.8	12.4	3.5	6.0	7.0	7.7	7.6	3.7	6.5	6.5	8.9	9.6
$100,000 and over	5.8	10.5	14.2	20.2	13.5³	1.4	3.1	5.3	9.1	6.5³	1.9	4.4	5.4	10.5	7.7³
Median income	$39,463	$43,100	$45,496	$50,673	$54,620	$23,691	$25,642	$28,485	$31,969	32,068	$28,350	$30,221	$29,079	$37,781	37,759

1. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

2. Percent distribution for $14,999 and below.

3. Starting in 2010, the categories were expanded to include $100,000-$149,999 (shown); not shown are the following data: White, $150,000-199,999: 5.1% and $200,000 and over: 4.6%. Black, $150,000-199,999: 1.8% and $200,000 and over: 1.1%. Hispanic, $150,000-199,999: 2.3% and $200,000 and over: 1.5%.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006. Web: www.census.gov .

Poverty and Income

Median Four-Person Family Income