Median Household Income by Race and Latino Origin in Massachusetts

After adjusting for inflation, the median incomes for Asian American and Latino households are estimated to have risen significantly between 2000 and 2004. The median household income for whites and for the total population are estimated to have risen also, although not to the same extent. The median household income for African Americans appears to have been stagnant.

	2000	2004 estimate*	Margin of error +/-	% change since 2000 (using estimate)
Asian American	$51,273	$65,162	$6,515	27.1%
White	$52,445	$58,288	$1,445	11.1%
Latino	$27,300	$36,258	$3,266	32.8%
Black or African American	$33,727	$33,264	$2,199	-1.4%
TOTAL	$50,502	$55,658	$845	10.2%

*Inflation-adjusted dollars.

Source: 2004 American Community Survey