UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON

Per Capita Income by Race and Latino Origin in Massachusetts

After adjusting for inflation, per capita incomes for the total population and all groups listed below are estimated to have increased from 2000 to 2004 with Asian Americans showing the greatest per capita increase. The African American per capita income appears to have been stagnant.

2000 2004 estimate* Margin of error +/- % change since 2000 (using estimate)
Asian American $21,452 $31,079 $3,962 44.9%
White $27,808 $32,280 $641 16.1%
Latino $11,963 $13,993 $942 17.0%
Black or African American $16,011 $16,820 $922 5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native $15,889 $17,670 $5,897 11.2%
         
TOTAL $25,952 $30,285 $554 16.7%

*Inflation-adjusted dollars.

Source: 2004 American Community Survey