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 Table F-1. Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of
 Families (Black):  1966 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

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             9,506   $16,000   $31,000   $50,077   $82,040  $137,983
 2006             9,504    15,600    30,002    48,462    78,010   138,004
 2005             9,299    14,676    27,277    45,040    74,000   128,862
 2004 35/         9,114    14,136    27,679    44,425    70,499   122,040
 2003             9,131    14,000    26,560    43,168    69,900   117,672
 2002             9,133    14,400    26,920    42,000    68,626   119,000



 Black Alone
 2007             9,259    16,000    31,000    50,015    81,546   136,824
 2006             9,274    15,500    30,000    48,077    77,662   136,416
 2005             9,051    14,616    27,200    45,000    73,000   128,090
 2004 35/         8,906    14,066    27,488    44,141    70,153   122,040
 2003             8,914    14,000    26,300    43,050    69,624   117,236
 2002             8,932    14,300    26,702    41,848    68,408   117,050



 Black
 2001             8,847    14,256    26,350    42,400    67,523   110,977
 2000 30/         8,731    14,800    26,400    41,730    65,169   112,450
 1999 29/         8,653    12,960    25,000    40,536    65,000   115,000
 1998             8,452    12,040    22,560    37,260    60,341   101,000
 1997             8,408    11,396    21,875    36,052    57,000    95,684
 1996             8,455    10,356    20,000    33,500    54,500    89,839
 1995 25/         8,055    10,200    20,000    32,296    51,016    84,744
 1994 24/         8,093     9,453    18,674    31,120    51,120    86,865
 1993 23/         7,993     8,000    16,050    27,742    46,502    83,600
 1992 22/         7,982     7,460    15,504    26,800    44,050    75,570
 1991             7,716     7,780    16,000    27,530    43,900    72,800
 1990             7,471     8,064    16,251    27,816    43,900    73,506
 1989             7,470     7,868    15,500    26,054    41,956    69,545
 1988             7,409     7,148    14,400    24,425    40,300    65,927
 1987 21/         7,202     6,943    14,000    22,800    37,274    63,804
 1986             7,096     6,828    13,400    22,725    35,846    59,200
 1985 20/         6,921     6,750    13,010    20,933    33,613    54,030
 1984             6,778     6,108    11,770    19,140    31,021    52,915
 1983 19/         6,681     5,960    11,160    18,456    29,324    48,088
 1982             6,530     5,599    10,464    17,584    27,320    42,615
 1981             6,413     5,678    10,400    17,050    26,784    42,769
 1980             6,317     5,570     9,920    16,000    24,967    39,484
 1979 18/         6,184     5,006     9,005    14,452    22,850    35,800
 1978             5,906     4,554     8,440    13,833    21,000    33,000
 1977             5,806     4,376     7,500    11,895    18,850    29,750
 1976 17/         5,804     4,189     7,200    11,760    17,500    27,196
 1975 16/         5,586     3,984     6,856    10,700    16,000    25,000
 1974 16/15/      5,491     3,670     6,373     9,900    14,950    22,801
 1973             5,440     3,360     5,700     8,900    13,351    21,485
 1972 14/         5,265     3,068     5,351     8,450    13,000    19,800
 1971 13/         5,157     2,960     5,100     7,750    11,710    18,225
 1970             4,928     2,835     5,100     7,646    11,140    17,500
 1969             4,774     2,829     4,806     7,073    10,392    16,300
 1968             4,646     2,628     4,320     6,500     9,700    15,036
 1967 12/         4,589     2,273     3,915     5,860     8,700    14,000
 1966 11/         4,954     2,076     3,600     5,278     7,977    12,140



 2007 Dollars

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             9,506   $16,000   $31,000   $50,077   $82,040  $137,983
 2006             9,504    16,043    30,853    49,837    80,223   141,919
 2005             9,299    15,587    28,971    47,836    78,594   136,863
 2004 35/         9,114    15,517    30,383    48,765    77,386   133,962
 2003             9,131    15,783    29,943    48,666    78,802   132,659
 2002             9,133    16,597    31,026    48,407    79,094   137,152



 Black Alone
 2007             9,259    16,000    31,000    50,015    81,546   136,824
 2006             9,274    15,940    30,851    49,441    79,865   140,286
 2005             9,051    15,523    28,889    47,794    77,532   136,043
 2004 35/         8,906    15,440    30,173    48,453    77,006   133,962
 2003             8,914    15,783    29,650    48,533    78,491   132,167
 2002             8,932    16,481    30,775    48,231    78,843   134,904



 Black
 2001             8,847    16,696    30,860    49,657    79,080   129,971
 2000 30/         8,731    17,820    31,786    50,244    78,466   135,394
 1999 29/         8,653    16,127    31,110    50,442    80,885   143,104
 1998             8,452    15,295    28,659    47,333    76,653   128,304
 1997             8,408    14,679    28,177    46,438    73,420   123,248
 1996             8,455    13,627    26,318    44,083    71,717   118,219
 1995 25/         8,055    13,780    27,019    43,630    68,919   114,483
 1994 24/         8,093    13,078    25,835    43,053    70,723   120,174
 1993 23/         7,993    11,304    22,679    39,199    65,707   118,126
 1992 22/         7,982    10,802    22,449    38,805    63,781   109,420
 1991             7,716    11,551    23,754    40,872    65,176   108,082
 1990             7,471    12,401    24,992    42,778    67,513   113,043
 1989             7,470    12,703    25,025    42,065    67,739   112,282
 1988             7,409    12,039    24,252    41,136    67,873   111,033
 1987 21/         7,202    12,122    24,444    39,808    65,080   111,401
 1986             7,096    12,324    24,187    41,018    64,701   106,855
 1985 20/         6,921    12,404    23,908    38,468    61,769    99,289
 1984             6,778    11,610    22,372    36,380    58,963   100,578
 1983 19/         6,681    11,792    22,081    36,516    58,019    95,145
 1982             6,530    11,551    21,587    36,276    56,361    87,915
 1981             6,413    12,421    22,750    37,297    58,590    93,557
 1980             6,317    13,344    23,766    38,332    59,815    94,594
 1979 18/         6,184    13,325    23,969    38,467    60,820    95,289
 1978             5,906    13,283    24,617    40,346    61,250    96,250
 1977             5,806    13,639    23,375    37,073    58,749    92,721
 1976 17/         5,804    13,880    23,856    38,965    57,984    90,111
 1975 16/         5,586    13,960    24,024    37,493    56,064    87,601
 1974 16/15/      5,491    13,917    24,167    37,541    56,691    86,462
 1973             5,440    14,015    23,776    37,124    55,690    89,619
 1972 14/         5,265    13,598    23,717    37,453    57,620    87,760
 1971 13/         5,157    13,513    23,283    35,380    53,459    83,201
 1970             4,928    13,510    24,303    36,435    53,085    83,392
 1969             4,774    14,145    24,030    35,365    51,960    81,500
 1968             4,646    13,726    22,563    33,949    50,663    78,533
 1967 12/         4,589    12,337    21,250    31,807    47,222    75,989
 1966 11/         4,954    11,620    20,151    29,543    44,651    67,953
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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