US median household income
In 2014 dollars
$60,000
ALL RACES
50,000
40,000
BLACK
30,000
20,000
10,000
1996 WELFARE REFORM
0
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
$60,000
ALL RACES
50,000
40,000
BLACK
30,000
20,000
10,000
1996 WELFARE REFORM
0
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
$60,000
ALL RACES
50,000
40,000
BLACK
30,000
20,000
10,000
WELFARE
REFORM
0
1985
1990
2010
1995
2000
2005
Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Graphic: Jan Diehm/The Guardian