Racial Inequality in the U. S.
U. S. Population, 2001:
White |
67.5% |
Hispanic |
13.6% |
Black |
12.7% |
Others |
6.2% |
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
(Census Bureau)
Year |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
1980 |
6.3% |
14.3% |
10.1% |
1985 |
6.2% |
15.1% |
10.5% |
1990 |
4.8% |
11.4% |
8.2% |
1995 |
4.9% |
10.4% |
9.3% |
2000 |
3.5% |
7.6% |
5.7% |
2001 |
4.2% |
8.7% |
6.6% |
Black unemployment usually over twice that for whites, Latino unemployment usually over 1.5 times.
Median income = the income halfway up the list of incomes.
Median Family Income for 2000:
White median = $53,256
Black median = $34,192 ( 64.2% of white median)
Hispanic median $35,054 ( 65.8% of white median)
Rate of Males Sentence to Prison, 2002
(Dept. of Justice)
White |
0.5 per 1000 male pop. |
Black |
3.4 per 1000 male pop. |
Hispanic |
1.2 per 1000 male pop. |
Prisoners under sentence of death, 2000:
White = 1990, Others = 1603
Life expectancy at birth, 2000
white males = 74.8 black males = 68.2
white females = 80.8 black females = 74.9