Economic Indicators
Income & Poverty
Updated: September 12, 2012
Annual analysis of the Census Bureau’s family income data.
Already more than a lost decade: Poverty and income trends continue to paint a bleak picture
| 6:19 pm, September 12, 2012
The 2011 poverty and income data released September 12 by the U.S. Census Bureau are yet another reminder of the continued weight of the Great Recession on U.S. families.
Posted September 12, 2012 |
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Real income growth for different income percentiles diverged in the 1970s, with real incomes flattening in the 20th percentile and the median, and increasing in the 95th percentile
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Ratio of black to white median family income, 1947-2011
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Average family income growth, by income group, 1947-79 and 1979-2011
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Previous reports
Weak economic recovery reflected in high state-level poverty and child poverty rates
Posted on September 22, 2011 | 1:56 pm
A lost decade: Poverty and income trends continue to paint a bleak picture for working families
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 12:09 pm
A lost decade: Poverty and income trends paint a bleak picture for working families
Posted on September 16, 2010 | 3:58 pm
