Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Saturday, February 7
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 7, 2009 - Profile America for the seventh day of Black History Month. Recent comparisons show a rise in median income for African-American households of just over $1,000 in one year. Figures for 2007 — the most up-to-date available, show these households earned just shy of $34,000 annually. Another positive sign was that the percentage of African-Americans who did not have health insurance dropped by a full percentage point to 19½ percent. However, the poverty rate for blacks remained at 24½ percent. The official poverty threshold for a family of four was $21,203. This special edition of Profile America for Black History Month is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
| Sources: | Census Bureau, Facts for Features, CB09-FF.01 | |
| U.S. Census Bureau, Press Release CB08-129 | ||
| http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/012528.html |
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the “Newsroom” button).
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