Posted on 05/08/2015 10:30:30 PM PDT by cold start
Washington: The median income of Indian-Americans, which is the richest ethnic community in the US, in the year 2013 was $100,547, Census Bureau said in its latest report.
The figure is almost double the national median income and significantly more than even white, non-Hispanic Americans whose median income is approximately $57,000.
In its latest report, the US Census Bureau said Indian Americans are the third largest Asian community in the United States after Chinese and Filipinos.
The Chinese (except Taiwanese) population was the largest Asian group, followed by Filipinos (3.6 million), Indian American (3.5 million), Vietnamese (1.9 million), Koreans (1.8 million) and Japanese (1.4 million).
But when it comes to income, Indian Americans top the list. In contrast to the high-earning groups, the median income of Black-American households was $33,321 and that of Hispanic households was $39,005.
Indian Americans have been a historical constant on ethnic income list over the past few years. Half a decade ago, Indian Americans took home a median of $86,135. South African Americans slotted into second with median $81,912 take-home, while Filipino Americans had the third highest median income at $76,954.
The median income in 2013 for Indian Americans was $100,547; while for Bangladeshis, it was $51,331. The estimated number of US residents in 2013 who were Asian, either one race or in combination with one or more additional races was 19.4 million.
Previously, the census bureau's "American Community Survey in 2010" had put the Indian-American median family income at $86,135.
California has the largest population of Asian Americans (6.1 million).
The Asian population alone represented 37.7 per cent of the total population in Hawaii.
Though the census report did not address the religious angle, other surveys have long indicated that Jewish-Americans come closest to Indian-Americans in terms of income and education.
For later.
How is this a surprise? All of my doctors at the V.A. since 1983, with one exception (a Nigerian) have been Indian.
Maybe Elizabeth Warren was on to something.
Love those HB1 visas baby! Doing jobs that Americans won’t.
Christopher Columbus was way ahead of his time, calling the people he met here Indians.
Don’t think it was meant to surprise, this position at the top has been held for quite some time. What is probably seen as newsworthy is that the figure has now crossed the $100,000 mark.
That is so very true, and not just Indian but many foreign MD’s depending on what part of the country.
That would be ok if they didn’t vote 80 percent for Obama. And i’mm not talking about the H1Bs. I know there are freepers that think the more the better. I know they cant vote for seven years.
But the ones that do are burying us. Doesn’t matter if they’re rich.
VOTE AGAINST WHITEY!!!!
but never move to a black neighborhood. GD hypocrites.
b... b.... but America is a racist country where minorities can’t get ahead. So how can this be so? /s
Must be all those casinos ( oops, wrong indian-americans).
It’s because of all those casinos! Getting rich from the pale face gamblers.
Obviously it’s WHITE PRIVILEGE.
Obviously.
They own all the hotels and convenience stores too.
They own almost all of the lower-priced motels (where usually they live on-site) and many convenience stores, but certainly not all of them. Being poor, I have stayed in some of those motels while travelling, and no, you won’t mistake them for the Ritz, but for the money they are certainly adequate.
Of course. You see, they work!
The “Bell Curve”.
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