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 Table F-1. Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of
 Families (All Races):  1947 to 2006

 (Families as of March of the following year.  Income in current
 and 2006 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
 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



 2006 Dollars
 2006            78,454   $27,000   $47,000   $71,200  $109,150  $191,060
 2005            77,418    26,456    46,497    70,543   106,480   190,549
 2004 35/        76,866    26,442    46,326    70,255   106,741   185,345
 2003            76,232    26,439    46,105    71,257   107,653   186,454
 2002            75,616    26,898    46,444    70,607   105,875   184,164
 2001            74,340    27,332    46,837    71,178   107,222   186,889
 2000 30/        73,778    28,100    47,816    71,800   106,982   187,471
 1999 29/        73,206    27,584    47,787    71,720   106,525   187,582
 1998            71,551    26,682    46,561    69,201   103,385   179,363
 1997            70,884    25,785    45,091    67,156   100,203   171,698
 1996            70,241    25,183    43,910    65,370    96,375   163,789
 1995 25/        69,597    25,052    43,331    64,350    94,925   162,443
 1994 24/        69,313    24,135    42,108    63,229    94,168   161,494
 1993 23/        68,506    23,317    41,220    61,872    91,776   155,514
 1992 22/        68,216    23,532    41,781    61,951    90,182   149,264
 1991            67,173    24,543    42,027    62,078    90,939   148,446
 1990            66,322    25,192    43,434    62,869    91,956   153,072
 1989            66,090    25,125    43,960    64,056    93,493   155,371
 1988            65,837    24,733    42,879    63,052    91,558   150,672
 1987 21/        65,204    24,785    42,755    62,482    90,545   147,624
 1986            64,491    24,573    42,300    61,642    88,760   146,383
 1985 20/        63,558    23,740    40,896    59,241    86,184   141,108
 1984            62,706    23,243    40,430    58,562    84,215   137,884
 1983 19/        62,015    22,770    39,001    56,709    81,090   133,453
 1982            61,393    22,868    39,163    56,070    80,449   131,024
 1981            61,019    23,431    39,884    56,918    80,406   127,612
 1980            60,309    24,228    40,792    57,776    81,072   128,131
 1979 18/        59,550    25,523    41,969    59,458    81,873   131,345
 1978            57,804    24,981    41,976    58,766    81,683   129,501
 1977            57,215    23,688    39,669    56,081    77,270   122,437
 1976 17/        56,710    23,641    39,372    54,766    75,638   118,881
 1975 16/        56,245    23,272    38,320    53,291    73,785   115,576
 1974 16/15/     55,698    24,189    39,521    54,380    75,118   117,986
 1973            55,053    24,104    39,773    55,494    76,316   118,975
 1972 14/        54,373    23,637    39,171    54,145    74,804   117,244
 1971 13/        53,296    22,624    37,460    51,344    70,413   109,952
 1970            52,227    23,126    37,727    51,235    70,425   109,961
 1969            51,586    23,764    38,022    51,330    70,109   107,903
 1968            50,823    22,537    36,207    49,400    66,461   102,122
 1967 12/        50,111    21,196    34,794    46,659    63,966   102,779
 1966 11/        49,214    20,918    34,012    45,521    61,878    95,688
 1965 10/        48,509    19,121    32,030    43,213    59,001    91,206
 1964            47,956    18,055    30,554    41,665    56,670    87,708
 1963            47,540    17,428    29,272    40,159    56,118    85,250
 1962 9/         47,059    17,116    28,526    38,795    54,199    85,008
 1961 8/         46,418    16,130    27,767    37,790    52,048    84,106
 1960            45,539    16,195    27,923    37,021    51,192    78,743
 1959            45,111    15,853    27,034    36,012    49,626    75,802
 1958            44,232    15,073    25,565    34,078    46,470    71,493
 1957            43,696    15,253    25,956    34,294    46,009    70,463
 1956            43,497    15,425    25,959    34,437    46,693    72,367
 1955            42,889    14,265    24,279    32,642    44,209    68,116
 1954            41,951    12,867    22,633    30,640    41,978    66,523
 1953            41,202    13,799    23,417    31,423    42,318    65,813
 1952 7/         40,832    13,331    21,565    29,175    39,461    61,395
 1951            40,578    12,937    21,091    27,901    38,096    59,704
 1950            39,929    11,880    20,427    27,185    37,785    61,616
 1949 6/         39,303    11,171    19,084    25,744    36,379    58,395
 1948            38,624    11,837    19,461    25,984    36,247    59,027
 1947 5/         37,237    12,246    19,761    26,796    38,021    62,405
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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