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 Table F-1. Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of
 Families (All Races):  1947 to 2007

 (Families as of March of the following year.  Income in current
 and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
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                         Upper limit of each fifth (dollars)        Lower
                        _______________________________________  limit of
                                                                    top 5
               Number                                             percent
 Year         (thous.)   Lowest    Second     Third    Fourth   (dollars)
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 Current Dollars
 2007            77,908   $27,864   $49,510   $75,000  $112,638  $197,216
 2006            78,454    27,000    47,000    71,200   109,150   191,060
 2005            77,418    25,616    45,021    68,304   103,100   184,500
 2004 35/        76,866    24,772    43,400    65,818   100,000   173,640
 2003            76,232    24,117    42,057    65,000    98,200   170,082
 2002            75,616    24,000    41,440    63,000    94,469   164,323
 2001            74,340    24,000    41,127    62,500    94,150   164,104
 2000 30/        73,778    24,000    40,840    61,325    91,374   160,120
 1999 29/        73,206    22,796    39,492    59,270    88,033   155,020
 1998            71,551    21,600    37,692    56,020    83,693   145,199
 1997            70,884    20,586    36,000    53,616    80,000   137,080
 1996            70,241    19,680    34,315    51,086    75,316   128,000
 1995 25/        69,597    19,070    32,985    48,985    72,260   123,656
 1994 24/        69,313    17,940    31,300    47,000    69,998   120,043
 1993 23/        68,506    16,970    30,000    45,030    66,794   113,182
 1992 22/        68,216    16,713    29,674    44,000    64,050   106,012
 1991            67,173    17,000    29,111    43,000    62,991   102,824
 1990            66,322    16,846    29,044    42,040    61,490   102,358
 1989            66,090    16,003    28,000    40,800    59,550    98,963
 1988            65,837    15,102    26,182    38,500    55,906    92,001
 1987 21/        65,204    14,598    25,182    36,801    53,330    86,949
 1986            64,491    14,000    24,100    35,120    50,570    83,400
 1985 20/        63,558    13,285    22,886    33,152    48,229    78,965
 1984            62,706    12,575    21,874    31,684    45,563    74,600
 1983 19/        62,015    11,835    20,271    29,475    42,147    69,363
 1982            61,393    11,399    19,522    27,950    40,102    65,313
 1981            61,019    11,015    18,750    26,758    37,800    59,992
 1980            60,309    10,400    17,510    24,800    34,800    55,000
 1979 18/        59,550     9,861    16,215    22,972    31,632    50,746
 1978            57,804     8,808    14,800    20,720    28,800    45,660
 1977            57,215     8,000    13,397    18,940    26,096    41,350
 1976 17/        56,710     7,505    12,499    17,386    24,012    37,740
 1975 16/        56,245     6,987    11,505    16,000    22,153    34,700
 1974 16/15/     55,698     6,707    10,958    15,078    20,828    32,714
 1973            55,053     6,081    10,034    14,000    19,253    30,015
 1972 14/        54,373     5,612     9,300    12,855    17,760    27,836
 1971 13/        53,296     5,211     8,628    11,826    16,218    25,325
 1970            52,227     5,100     8,320    11,299    15,531    24,250
 1969            51,586     5,000     8,000    10,800    14,751    22,703
 1968            50,823     4,544     7,300     9,960    13,400    20,590
 1967 12/        50,111     4,109     6,745     9,045    12,400    19,924
 1966 11/        49,214     3,935     6,398     8,563    11,640    18,000
 1965 10/        48,509     3,500     5,863     7,910    10,800    16,695
 1964            47,956     3,250     5,500     7,500    10,201    15,788
 1963            47,540     3,096     5,200     7,134     9,969    15,144
 1962 9/         47,059     3,000     5,000     6,800     9,500    14,900
 1961 8/         46,418     2,800     4,820     6,560     9,035    14,600
 1960            45,539     2,784     4,800     6,364     8,800    13,536
 1959            45,111     2,677     4,565     6,081     8,380    12,800
 1958            44,232     2,530     4,291     5,720     7,800    12,000
 1957            43,696     2,488     4,234     5,594     7,505    11,494
 1956            43,497     2,438     4,103     5,443     7,380    11,438
 1955            42,889     2,221     3,780     5,082     6,883    10,605
 1954            41,951     2,012     3,539     4,791     6,564    10,402
 1953            41,202     2,139     3,630     4,871     6,560    10,202
 1952 7/         40,832     2,053     3,321     4,493     6,077     9,455
 1951            40,578     1,953     3,184     4,212     5,751     9,013
 1950            39,929     1,661     2,856     3,801     5,283     8,615
 1949 6/         39,303     1,543     2,636     3,556     5,025     8,066
 1948            38,624     1,655     2,721     3,633     5,068     8,253
 1947 5/         37,237     1,584     2,556     3,466     4,918     8,072



 2007 Dollars
 2007            77,908   $27,864   $49,510   $75,000  $112,638  $197,216
 2006            78,454    27,766    48,333    73,220   112,246   196,480
 2005            77,418    27,206    47,816    72,545   109,501   195,955
 2004 35/        76,866    27,192    47,640    72,248   109,769   190,603
 2003            76,232    27,189    47,413    73,278   110,707   191,744
 2002            75,616    27,661    47,761    72,610   108,879   189,388
 2001            74,340    28,108    48,166    73,197   110,264   192,191
 2000 30/        73,778    28,897    49,173    73,837   110,017   192,790
 1999 29/        73,206    28,367    49,143    73,754   109,547   192,904
 1998            71,551    27,439    47,882    71,164   106,318   184,452
 1997            70,884    26,516    46,371    69,061   103,046   176,569
 1996            70,241    25,897    45,155    67,224    99,109   168,436
 1995 25/        69,597    25,762    44,560    66,175    97,618   167,051
 1994 24/        69,313    24,819    43,302    65,023    96,840   166,075
 1993 23/        68,506    23,978    42,390    63,627    94,379   159,925
 1992 22/        68,216    24,199    42,966    63,709    92,740   153,498
 1991            67,173    25,239    43,219    63,840    93,519   152,657
 1990            66,322    25,907    44,666    64,652    94,564   157,414
 1989            66,090    25,837    45,207    65,873    96,145   159,779
 1988            65,837    25,435    44,095    64,841    94,156   154,946
 1987 21/        65,204    25,488    43,967    64,254    93,113   151,812
 1986            64,491    25,270    43,500    63,391    91,278   150,535
 1985 20/        63,558    24,413    42,057    60,922    88,628   145,111
 1984            62,706    23,902    41,577    60,223    86,604   141,796
 1983 19/        62,015    23,416    40,107    58,318    83,390   137,239
 1982            61,393    23,516    40,274    57,661    82,731   134,741
 1981            61,019    24,095    41,016    58,533    82,688   131,233
 1980            60,309    24,916    41,950    59,415    83,372   131,766
 1979 18/        59,550    26,247    43,160    61,145    84,195   135,071
 1978            57,804    25,690    43,167    60,433    84,000   133,175
 1977            57,215    24,933    41,754    59,030    81,333   128,875
 1976 17/        56,710    24,867    41,414    57,606    79,561   125,047
 1975 16/        56,245    24,483    40,314    56,064    77,625   121,590
 1974 16/15/     55,698    25,433    41,553    57,176    78,980   124,052
 1973            55,053    25,365    41,854    58,397    80,309   125,200
 1972 14/        54,373    24,874    41,221    56,977    78,718   123,378
 1971 13/        53,296    23,789    39,389    53,988    74,039   115,614
 1970            52,227    24,303    39,647    53,843    74,009   115,558
 1969            51,586    25,000    40,000    54,000    73,755   113,515
 1968            50,823    23,733    38,128    52,021    69,988   107,541
 1967 12/        50,111    22,303    36,611    49,095    67,305   108,144
 1966 11/        49,214    22,026    35,812    47,931    65,154   100,754
 1965 10/        48,509    20,147    33,748    45,531    62,166    96,099
 1964            47,956    18,995    32,145    43,834    59,620    92,273
 1963            47,540    18,341    30,805    42,263    59,058    89,715
 1962 9/         47,059    18,018    30,030    40,840    57,056    89,488
 1961 8/         46,418    16,984    29,237    39,791    54,804    88,560
 1960            45,539    17,057    29,408    38,991    53,915    82,932
 1959            45,111    16,670    28,426    37,866    52,182    79,706
 1958            44,232    15,884    26,940    35,912    48,971    75,340
 1957            43,696    16,051    27,315    36,088    48,417    74,151
 1956            43,497    16,244    27,338    36,267    49,173    76,212
 1955            42,889    15,029    25,578    34,388    46,575    71,761
 1954            41,951    13,554    23,841    32,276    44,220    70,075
 1953            41,202    14,539    24,673    33,108    44,588    69,342
 1952 7/         40,832    14,048    22,725    30,744    41,583    64,698
 1951            40,578    13,608    22,186    29,349    40,073    62,802
 1950            39,929    12,488    21,473    28,578    39,720    64,772
 1949 6/         39,303    11,746    20,067    27,070    38,253    61,402
 1948            38,624    12,443    20,458    27,315    38,104    62,050
 1947 5/         37,237    12,862    20,755    28,144    39,934    65,545
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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