Black, Hispanic veteran households and those with less education have higher incomes than non-vet counterparts Median income for households headed by veterans/ non-veterans ages 25-54, 2017
Not only do veteran households fare better overall economically, households headed by racial or ethnic minority veterans and those with lower levels of education have significantly higher standards of living than their non-veteran counterparts. In 2017, the median incomes of non-Hispanic black and Hispanic veteran households were more than $20,000 greater than those of black and Hispanic non-veteran households. Among non-Hispanic whites, by comparison, the gap in median income between households headed by veterans and non-veterans was only about $5,100.
Income differences between veteran and non-veteran households are also large when examined by education level. The median income is roughly $20,000 higher for households headed by a veteran with a high school diploma, compared with non-veteran households with the same level of education. As education increases, the income gap between the two groups decreases to only about $2,500.
Black, Hispanic veteran households and  | those with less education have higher  | incomes than non-vet counterparts  | Median income for households headed by veterans/  | non-veterans ages 25-54, 2017  | Veterans  | Non-veterans  | $93 _800  | White  | 88 700  | 77 L400  | Black  | 50 3300  | 83,200  | Hispanic  | 52 4400  | 95,300  | Asian  | 100.800  | 47, 900  | <HS grad  | 34 500  | 73, 400  | HS grad  | 53 200  | 81,300  | Some  | college  | 67 L400  | 117,800  | Bachelor's+  | 115,300  | the Income is adjusted for household size and expressed in 2018  | dollars Veterans includes civilians who have formerly served in  | the U.S armed forces Current armed service members are not  | included among non-veterans Whites and blacks include those wwo  | report being only one race and are non-Hispanic Asians include  | Pacific Islanders and are non-Hispanic Hispanics ware of jany race  | "High school graduate includes those who have a high school  | diploma or its equivalent, such as a General Education Development  | the certificate Some college college includes those with an associate  | degree and those who attended college but did not obtain a degree  | Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2017 American  | Community Survey (IPUMS).  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 