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In 2000, median income of African-Americans was $30,436, a 27.6% increase from 1990 versus $42,151 for the U.S.--only a 10.2% increase from 1990.
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27.4% African American households had incomes of $50,000 or more in 1999.
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51% of African Americans were homeowners in 2002, up from 42% in 1990
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1.75 million African-Americans own homes valued at $200,000 or more.
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Median income for Blacks increased 88.0% between 1987 and 2001, outpacing the 62.1% growth in White median income.
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Spending power for Blacks has increased 104% from $316.6 billion in 1990 to $645.9 billion in 2002 and is expected to increase 32.0% to $852.8 billion by 2007.
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The number of Blacks in managerial and professional specialty positions increased 157.2% between 1983 and 2002.
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2003 average weekly income was 28.8% less for Black males and 15.5% less for Black females compared to their White counterparts
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35% of the 80,000 of the charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2003 were based on race, representing the most significant charge.
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Only 12% of Blacks in 2003, versus 61% of Whites, feel Blacks have achieved equality in the realm of job opportunities.
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83.7% of Blacks age 16 or older, with at least a Bachelor's degree, participated in the labor force in 2001 compared to 69.2% of those with only a high school degree.
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27.8% of households had income of $50,000 or more in 2000 compared to 15.4% in 1980.
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Their median income increased 42.1%, from $21,418 in 1980 to $30,439 in 2000.
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Mean income by degree for Black workers age 25 or older in 2001 was: $18,935 high school; $27,633 Associate's; $36,323 Bachelor's; $43,084 Master's; $49,421 Doctor's; and $54,722 professional.
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Mean earnings for Blacks increased by 59.7% between 1990 and 2000 to $30,109.
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There was an 84.1% increase in black elected officials during 1980-2000.
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The average African-American family median income was $33,916 in comparison to $54,920 for non-Hispanic White families.
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24.5% / percent of African-Americans in comparison to 8.2% / percent of non-Hispanic Whites were living at the poverty level.
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In 2007, the unemployment rate for Blacks was twice that for non-Hispanic Whites (8 percent and 4 percent, respectively). This finding was consistent for both men (9 percent compared with 4 percent) and women (8 percent compared with 4 percent).
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More than 50% of African-American males between the ages of 16 and 22 are out of work and not in school
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Only 51.8 percent of black men between the ages of 16 through 64 were employed from 2000 to 2003.
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