Per Capita Money Income in Current and Constant (1998) Dollars, by Race and Hispanic Origin statistics

[In dollars. Constant dollars based on CPI-U. Persons as of March of the following year. Based on the Current Population Survey; section text, sections 1 and 14, and Appendix III]


			Number of persons(1,000)						Current dollars						Constant (1998) dollars						Percent of U.S. average

Year				Asian,		White,				Asian,		White,				Asian,		White,				Asian,		White,
	All			Pacific	His-	not	All			Pacific	His-	not	All			Pacific	His-	not	All			Pacific	His-	not
	races	White	Black	Islander	panic¹	Hispanic	races	White	Black	Islander	panic¹	Hispanic	races	White	Black	Islander	panic	Hispanic	races	White	Black	Islander	panic	Hispanic

1967 ².	198,120	173,996	22,029	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	2,464	2,604	1,402	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	11,064	11,693	6,295	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	100.0	105.7	56.9	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
1968..	200,139	175,621	22,393	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	2,731	2,884	1,580	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	11,808	12,469	6,831	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	100.0	105.6	57.9	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
1969..	202,189	177,400	22,488	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	3,007	3,174	1,762	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	12,440	13,131	7,289	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	100.0	105.6	58.6	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
1970..	205,214	179,582	23,214	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	3,177	3,354	1,869	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	12,539	13,237	7,376	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	100.0	105.6	58.8	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
1971 ³.	204,840	179,439	22,920	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	3,417	3,596	2,062	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	12,923	13,600	7,798	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	100.0	105.2	60.3	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
1972..	206,302	180,262	23,187	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	3,769	3,968	2,300	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	13,837	14,567	8,444	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	100.0	105.3	61.0	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
1973..	207,949	181,342	23,542	(NA)	10,795	(NA)	4,141	4,361	2,521	(NA)	2,454	(NA)	14,300	15,060	8,706	(NA)	8,475	(NA)	100.0	105.3	60.9	(NA)	59.3	(NA)
1974 ⁴ ^5..	209,572	182,500	23,785	(NA)	11,202	(NA)	4,445	4,677	2,718	(NA)	2,735	(NA)	13,960	14,689	8,536	(NA)	8,590	(NA)	100.0	105.2	61.1	(NA)	61.5	(NA)
1975 ⁵.	211,140	183,364	24,163	(NA)	11,117	(NA)	4,818	5,072	2,972	(NA)	2,847	(NA)	13,974	14,711	8,620	(NA)	8,257	(NA)	100.0	105.3	61.7	(NA)	59.1	(NA)
1976 ⁶.	212,566	184,334	24,474	(NA)	11,269	(NA)	5,271	5,556	3,286	(NA)	3,179	(NA)	14,464	15,246	9,017	(NA)	8,724	(NA)	100.0	105.4	62.3	(NA)	60.3	(NA)
1977..	214,159	185,404	24,839	(NA)	12,045	(NA)	5,785	6,100	3,574	(NA)	3,538	(NA)	14,920	15,733	9,218	(NA)	9,125	(NA)	100.0	105.4	61.8	(NA)	61.2	(NA)
1978..	215,935	186,640	25,041	(NA)	12,079	(NA)	6,455	6,797	4,034	(NA)	3,961	(NA)	15,588	16,413	9,741	(NA)	9,565	(NA)	100.0	105.3	62.5	(NA)	61.4	(NA)
1979 ⁷.	223,160	191,905	26,033	(NA)	13,371	(NA)	7,168	7,574	4,444	(NA)	4,432	(NA)	15,789	16,683	9,789	(NA)	9,762	(NA)	100.0	105.7	62.0	(NA)	61.8	(NA)
1980..	225,242	193,075	26,455	(NA)	13,617	(NA)	7,787	8,233	4,804	(NA)	4,865	(NA)	15,423	16,306	9,515	(NA)	9,635	(NA)	100.0	105.7	61.7	(NA)	62.5	(NA)
1981..	227,375	194,647	26,896	(NA)	14,043	(NA)	8,476	8,979	5,129	(NA)	5,349	(NA)	15,334	16,244	9,279	(NA)	9,677	(NA)	100.0	105.9	60.5	(NA)	63.1	(NA)
1982..	229,587	196,036	27,263	(NA)	14,400	(NA)	8,980	9,527	5,360	(NA)	5,448	(NA)	15,311	16,244	9,139	(NA)	9,289	(NA)	100.0	106.1	59.7	(NA)	60.7	(NA)
1983..	231,852	197,823	27,738	(NA)	14,947	(NA)	9,494	10,067	5,728	(NA)	5,786	(NA)	15,537	16,475	9,374	(NA)	9,469	(NA)	100.0	106.0	60.3	(NA)	60.9	(NA)
1984 ⁸.	234,066	199,117	28,151	(NA)	16,940	(NA)	10,328	10,939	6,277	(NA)	6,401	(NA)	16,203	17,161	9,847	(NA)	10,042	(NA)	100.0	105.9	60.8	(NA)	62.0	(NA)
1985 ⁹.	236,749	201,019	28,538	(NA)	18,091	(NA)	11,013	11,671	6,840	(NA)	6,613	(NA)	16,683	17,680	10,362	(NA)	10,018	(NA)	100.0	106.0	62.1	(NA)	60.0	(NA)
1986..	238,789	202,453	28,930	(NA)	18,790	(NA)	11,670	12,352	7,207	(NA)	7,000	(NA)	17,356	18,370	10,718	(NA)	10,411	(NA)	100.0	105.8	61.8	(NA)	60.0	(NA)
1987 ¹⁰.	241,187	203,745	29,417	(NA)	19,428	(NA)	12,391	13,143	7,645	(NA)	7,653	(NA)	17,779	18,858	10,969	(NA)	10,981	(NA)	100.0	106.1	61.7	(NA)	61.8	(NA)
1988..	243,685	205,333	29,904	(NA)	20,076	(NA)	13,123	13,896	8,271	(NA)	7,956	(NA)	18,082	19,147	11,396	(NA)	10,962	(NA)	100.0	105.9	63.0	(NA)	60.6	(NA)
1989..	246,191	206,983	30,392	(NA)	20,779	(NA)	14,056	14,896	8,747	(NA)	8,390	(NA)	18,477	19,581	11,498	(NA)	11,029	(NA)	100.0	106.0	62.2	(NA)	59.7	(NA)
1990..	248,886	208,754	30,895	(NA)	21,437	(NA)	14,387	15,265	9,017	(NA)	8,424	(NA)	17,942	19,037	11,245	(NA)	10,506	(NA)	100.0	106.1	62.7	(NA)	58.6	(NA)
1991..	251,434	210,246	31,438	(NA)	22,095	(NA)	14,617	15,510	9,170	(NA)	8,662	(NA)	17,493	18,562	10,974	(NA)	10,366	(NA)	100.0	106.1	62.7	(NA)	59.3	(NA)
1992 ¹¹.	256,830	213,198	32,535	(NA)	25,682	(NA)	14,847	15,785	9,239	(NA)	8,591	(NA)	17,249	18,339	10,734	(NA)	9,981	(NA)	100.0	106.3	62.2	(NA)	57.9	(NA)
1993 ¹².	259,753	215,221	33,040	7,444	26,646	191,087	15,777	16,800	9,863	15,691	8,830	17,804	17,797	18,951	11,126	17,700	9,960	20,083	100.0	106.5	62.5	99.5	56.0	112.8
1994 ¹³..	262,105	216,751	33,531	6,656	27,521	(NA)	16,555	17,611	10,650	16,902	9,435	(NA)	18,208	19,370	11,714	18,590	10,377	(NA)	100.0	106.4	64.3	102.1	57.0	(NA)
1995 ¹⁴ .	264,314	218,442	33,889	9,653	28,438	(NA)	17,227	18,304	10,982	16,567	9,300	(NA)	18,425	19,577	11,746	17,719	9,947	(NA)	100.0	106.3	63.8	96.2	54.0	(NA)
1996 .	266,792	220,070	34,218	10,071	29,703	191,791	18,136	19,181	11,899	17,921	10,048	20,520	18,841	19,927	12,362	18,618	10,439	21,318	100.0	105.8	65.6	98.8	55.4	113.1
1997 .	269,094	221,650	34,598	10,492	30,773	192,178	19,241	20,425	12,351	18,226	10,773	21,905	19,541	20,743	12,543	18,510	10,941	22,246	100.0	106.2	64.2	94.7	56.0	113.8
1998 .	271,743	223,294	35,070	10,897	31,689	193,074	20,120	21,394	12,957	18,709	11,434	22,952	20,120	21,394	12,957	18,709	11,434	22,952	100.0	106.3	64.4	93.0	56.8	114.1

PERCENT CHANGE
FROM PRIOR
YEAR SHOWN

1968..	1.0	0.9	1.7	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	10.8	10.8	12.7	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	6.7	6.6	8.5	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1969..	1.0	1.0	0.4	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	10.1	10.1	11.5	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	5.4	5.3	6.7	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1970..	1.5	1.2	3.2	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	5.7	5.7	6.1	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	0.8	0.8	1.2	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1971 ³.	-0.2	-0.1	-1.3	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	7.6	7.2	10.3	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	3.1	2.7	5.7	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1972..	0.7	0.5	1.2	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	10.3	10.3	11.5	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	7.1	7.1	8.3	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1973..	0.8	0.6	1.5	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	9.9	9.9	9.6	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	3.3	3.4	3.1	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1974 ⁴ ^5..	0.8	0.6	1.0	(NA)	3.8	(NA)	7.3	7.2	7.8	(NA)	11.5	(NA)	-2.4	-2.5	-2.0	(NA)	1.4	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1975 ⁵.	0.7	0.5	1.6	(NA)	-0.8	(NA)	8.4	8.4	9.3	(NA)	4.1	(NA)	0.1	0.1	1.0	(NA)	-3.9	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1976 ⁶.	0.7	0.5	1.3	(NA)	1.4	(NA)	9.4	9.5	10.6	(NA)	11.7	(NA)	3.5	3.6	4.6	(NA)	5.7	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1977..	0.7	0.6	1.5	(NA)	6.9	(NA)	9.8	9.8	8.8	(NA)	11.3	(NA)	3.2	3.2	2.2	(NA)	4.6	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1978..	0.8	0.7	0.8	(NA)	0.3	(NA)	11.6	11.4	12.9	(NA)	12.0	(NA)	4.5	4.3	5.7	(NA)	4.8	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1979 ⁷.	3.3	2.8	4.0	(NA)	10.7	(NA)	11.0	11.4	10.2	(NA)	11.9	(NA)	1.3	1.6	0.5	(NA)	2.1	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1980..	0.9	0.6	1.6	(NA)	1.8	(NA)	8.6	8.7	8.1	(NA)	9.8	(NA)	-2.3	-2.3	-2.8	(NA)	-1.3	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1981..	0.9	0.8	1.7	(NA)	3.1	(NA)	8.8	9.1	6.8	(NA)	9.9	(NA)	-0.6	-0.4	-2.5	(NA)	0.4	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1982..	1.0	0.7	1.4	(NA)	2.5	(NA)	5.9	6.1	4.5	(NA)	1.9	(NA)	-0.1	0.0	-1.5	(NA)	-4.0	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1983..	1.0	0.9	1.7	(NA)	3.8	(NA)	5.7	5.7	6.9	(NA)	6.2	(NA)	1.5	1.4	2.6	(NA)	1.9	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1984 ⁸.	1.0	0.7	1.5	(NA)	13.3	(NA)	8.8	8.7	9.6	(NA)	10.6	(NA)	4.3	4.2	5.0	(NA)	6.1	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1985 ⁹.	1.1	1.0	1.4	(NA)	6.8	(NA)	6.6	6.7	9.0	(NA)	3.3	(NA)	3.0	3.0	5.2	(NA)	-0.2	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1986..	0.9	0.7	1.4	(NA)	3.9	(NA)	6.0	5.8	5.4	(NA)	5.9	(NA)	4.0	3.9	3.4	(NA)	3.9	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1987 ¹⁰.	1.0	0.6	1.7	(NA)	3.4	(NA)	6.2	6.4	6.1	(NA)	9.3	(NA)	2.4	2.7	2.3	(NA)	5.5	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1988..	1.0	0.8	1.7	(NA)	3.3	(NA)	5.9	5.7	8.2	(NA)	4.0	(NA)	1.7	1.5	3.9	(NA)	-0.2	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1989..	1.0	0.8	1.6	(NA)	3.5	(NA)	7.1	7.2	5.8	(NA)	5.5	(NA)	2.2	2.3	0.9	(NA)	0.6	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1990..	1.1	0.9	1.7	(NA)	3.2	(NA)	2.4	2.5	3.1	(NA)	0.4	(NA)	-2.9	-2.8	-2.2	(NA)	-4.7	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1991..	1.0	0.7	1.8	(NA)	3.1	(NA)	1.6	1.6	1.7	(NA)	2.8	(NA)	-2.5	-2.5	-2.4	(NA)	-1.3	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1992 ¹¹.	2.1	1.4	3.5	(NA)	16.2	(NA)	1.6	1.8	0.8	(NA)	-0.8	(NA)	-1.4	-1.2	-2.2	(NA)	-3.7	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1993 ¹².	1.1	0.9	1.6	(NA)	3.8	(NA)	6.3	6.4	6.8	(NA)	2.8	(NA)	3.2	3.3	3.7	(NA)	-0.2	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1994 ¹³..	0.9	0.7	1.5	-10.6	3.3	(NA)	4.9	4.8	8.0	7.7	6.9	(NA)	2.3	2.2	5.3	5.0	4.2	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1995 ¹⁴ .	0.8	0.8	1.1	45.0	3.3	(NA)	4.1	3.9	3.1	-2.0	-1.4	(NA)	1.2	1.1	0.3	-4.7	-4.1	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1996 .	0.9	0.7	1.0	4.3	4.4	(NA)	5.3	4.8	8.4	8.2	8.0	(NA)	2.3	1.8	5.2	5.1	4.9	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1997 .	0.9	0.7	1.1	4.2	3.6	0.2	6.1	6.5	3.8	1.7	7.2	6.7	3.7	4.1	1.5	-0.6	4.8	4.4	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
1998 .	1.0	0.7	1.4	3.9	3.0	0.5	4.6	4.7	4.9	2.7	6.1	4.8	3.0	3.1	3.3	1.1	4.5	3.2	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)

NA Not available.
1 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
2 Implementation of a new March CPS processing system.
3 Implementation of 1970 census population controls.
4 Implementation of a new March CPS processing system questionnaire expanded to ask eleven income questions.
5 These estimates were derived using pareto interpolation any may differ from published data which were derived using linear interpolation.
6 First year medians are derived using both pareto and linear interpolation. Prior to this year all medians were derived using linear interpolation.
7 Implementation of 1980 census population controls questionnaire expanded to show 27 possible values from 51 possible sources of income.
8 Implementation of Hispanic population weighting controls.
9 Recording of amounts for earnings from longest job increased to $299,999.
10 Implementation of a new March CPS processing system.
11 Implementation of 1990 census population controls.
12 Data collection method changed from paper and pencil to computer-assisted interviewing. In addition, the March 1994 income supplement 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 increased to $999,999; Social Security increased to $49,999; Supplemental Security Income and Public Assistance increased to $24,999; Veteran's Benefits increased to $99,999; Child Support and Alimony decreased to $49,999.
13 Introduction to new 1990 census sample design.
14 Full implementation of the 1990 census-based sample design and metropolitan definitions, 7,000 household sample reduction, and revised race edits.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Money Income in the United States, P60-206; and Internet site, (accessed 18 May 2000).

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* CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY (MARCH ANNUAL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY)

Approximately 62,500 housing units were eligible to receive the 1995 Annual Demographic Survey. The basic monthly CPS sample of 60,000 housing units was supplemented by 2,500 housing units which had at least one Hispanic member the previous November. In addition, members of the Armed Forces, which are excluded from the basic CPS labor force survey, were part of the elibigle population in March. Because of the CPS sample rotation system, approximately one-half of the sample had been interviewed the previous March.

Interviewers used lap-top computers to administer the interview, asking questions as they appear on the screen and directly entering the responses obtained. With the exception of first and the fifth month-in-sample interviews, when an interviewer usually visited the sample unit, over 90 percent of the interviews were conducted by telephone.

Completed interviews were electronically transmitted to a central processor where the responses were edited for consistency, imputations were made for missing data, and various codes were added. Based on the probability of selection, a weight was added to each supplement-responding household and person record so that estimates of the population by state, race, age, sex, and Hispanic origin matched the population projections made by the Bureau of the Census. Since not every person who provided labor force information completed the supplement and the supplement was asked of members of the Armed Forces, the supplement weights vary from those used for labor force estimation.

* DEFINITIONS

Income

For each person in the Current Population Survey (CPS) sample 15 years old and over, questions were asked on the amount of money income received in the preceding calendar year from each of the following sources: 1) earnings from longest job (or self- employment); 2) earnings from jobs other than longest job; 3) unemployment compensation; 4) worker's compensation; 5) Social Security; 6) Supplemental Security income; 7) public assistance; 8) veterans' payments; 9) survivor benefits; 10) disability benefits; 11) pension or retirement income; 12) interest; 13) dividends; 14) rents, royalties, and estates and trusts; 15) educational assistance; 16) alimony; 17) child support; 18) financial assistance from outside of the household, and other periodic income. Capital gains and lump-sum or one-time payments are excluded. For definitions of alternative measures of income (definitions 1 through 15 shown in tables 10 through 12), see introductory text.

It should be noted that although the income statistics refer to receipts during the preceding calendar year, the demographic characteristics such as age, labor force status, and family or household composition are as of the survey date. The income of the family/household does not include amounts received by persons who were members during all or part of the income year if these persons no longer resided in the family/household at the time of interview. However, income data are collected for persons who are current residents but did not reside in the household during the income year.

Data on consumer income collected in the CPS by the Bureau of the Census cover money income received (exclusive of certain money receipts such as capital gains) before payments for personal income taxes, Social Security, union dues, Medicare deductions, etc. Therefore, money income does not reflect the fact that some families receive part of their income in the form of noncash benefits such as food stamps, health benefits, noncash benefits in the form of rent-free housing and goods produced and consumed on the farm; or that non-cash benefits are also received by some nonfarm residents which often take the form of the use of business transportation and facilities, full or partial payments by business for retirement programs, medical and educational expenses, etc. These elements should be considered when comparing income levels. Moreover, readers should be aware that for many different reasons there is a tendency in household surveys for respondents to underreport their income. From an analysis of independently derived income estimates, it has been determined that income earned from wages or salaries is much better reported than other sources of income, and is nearly equal to independent estimates of aggregate income.

Per capita income

Per capita income is the mean income computed for every man, woman, and child in a particular group. It is derived by dividing the total income of a particular group by the total population in that group (excluding patients or inmates in institutional quarters).

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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