America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
Fresh Insights on Income Mobility From 2005 to 2019
Black non-Hispanic men saw their incomes rise at a considerably slower rate between 2005 and 2019 than White non-Hispanic men, even among those who started out earning similar amounts. Meanwhile, Asian and White non-Hispanic men experienced the greatest income increases over the same period.
These and other findings emerge from new data released as part of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Mobility, Opportunity, and Volatility Statistics (MOVS) project.
Through an interactive data tool, MOVS offers unprecedented insight into general and group-specific patterns of income and household change over time. This sort of detail is rare in existing data, which often relies on survey snapshots in time rather than on data collected by tracking the same people over long periods of time.
Income mobility refers to changes in the income of people or generations over time. It is an important measure of the economic welI-being of various groups and individuals relative to each other. For example, are children faring better than their parents? Is income growth among some racial and ethnic groups lagging others? Do men’s incomes rise faster than women’s?
Continue reading to learn more about:
- How the Mobility, Opportunity, and Volatility Statistics project measures and tracks income
- Differences in average incomes over time
- Income mobility measures
 📊 New Data Viz
Explore the demographic aspects of income growth among working-age adults over time with our new data visualization.
Note: This visualization is best viewed in a desktop browser.
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