Table 4. Social and
economic characteristics of non-Hispanic black populations
in comparison with
major U.S. racial and ethnic groups, 1990 and 2000
|
|
Population
|
Foreign
Born
|
Years of
Education
|
Median
Household
Income
|
Unemployed
|
Below
Poverty
|
1990
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
African American
|
28,034,275
|
1.8%
|
11.7
|
$29,251
|
12.5%
|
32.8%
|
Afro-Caribbean
|
924,693
|
72.4%
|
12.1
|
$42,927
|
9.4%
|
17.8%
|
African
|
229,488
|
72.1%
|
14.3
|
$35,041
|
8.5%
|
24.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic white
|
188,013,404
|
3.9%
|
12.9
|
$47,481
|
4.7%
|
11.3%
|
Non-Hispanic black
|
29,188,456
|
4.7%
|
11.7
|
$29,850
|
12.3%
|
32.3%
|
Hispanic
|
21,836,851
|
42.7%
|
10.2
|
$35,041
|
9.9%
|
27.0%
|
Asian
|
6,977,447
|
67.5%
|
13.1
|
$54,508
|
5.0%
|
15.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
African American
|
33,048,095
|
2.2%
|
12.4
|
$33,790
|
11.2%
|
30.4%
|
Afro-Caribbean
|
1,542,895
|
68.3%
|
12.6
|
$43,650
|
8.7%
|
18.8%
|
African
|
612,548
|
78.5%
|
14.0
|
$42,900
|
7.3%
|
22.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic white
|
194,433,424
|
4.2%
|
13.5
|
$53,000
|
4.0%
|
11.2%
|
Non-Hispanic black
|
35,203,538
|
6.4%
|
12.5
|
$34,300
|
11.0%
|
29.7%
|
Hispanic
|
35,241,468
|
40.9%
|
10.5
|
$38,500
|
8.8%
|
26.0%
|
Asian
|
10,050,579
|
66.5%
|
13.9
|
$62,000
|
4.6%
|
13.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|