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Historical Income Tables - Families

                                                                                   



  Table F-6. Regions--Families (All Races)
  by Median and Mean Income: 1953 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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                              Median income          Mean income
  Region                   ____________________  ____________________
  and            Number    Current      2007     Current      2007
  year          (thous.)   dollars    dollars    dollars    dollars
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  UNITED STATES
  2007             77,908    $61,355    $61,355    $78,845    $78,845
  2006             78,454     58,407     60,064     77,315     79,508
  2005             77,418     56,194     59,683     73,304     77,855
  2004 35/         76,866     54,061     59,342     70,389     77,266
  2003             76,232     52,680     59,389     68,563     77,295
  2002             75,616     51,680     59,563     66,970     77,185
  2001             74,340     51,407     60,206     66,863     78,307
  2000 30/         73,778     50,732     61,083     65,773     79,193
  1999 29/         73,206     48,831     60,764     62,567     77,857
  1998             71,551     46,737     59,372     59,589     75,698
  1997             70,884     44,568     57,407     56,902     73,294
  1996             70,241     42,300     55,663     53,676     70,632
  1995 25/         69,597     40,611     54,863     51,353     69,374
  1994 24/         69,313     38,782     53,653     49,340     68,260
  1993 23/         68,506     36,959     52,223     47,221     66,723
  1992 22/         68,216     36,573     52,955     44,221     64,029
  1991             67,173     35,939     53,357     43,237     64,191
  1990             66,322     35,353     54,369     42,652     65,594
  1989             66,090     34,213     55,238     41,506     67,013
  1988             65,837     32,191     54,215     38,608     65,023
  1987 21/         65,204     30,970     54,073     36,884     64,399
  1986             64,491     29,458     53,171     34,924     63,037
  1985 20/         63,558     27,735     50,967     32,944     60,540
  1984 19/         62,706     26,433     50,243     31,052     59,022
  1983             61,997     24,580     48,633     28,638     56,662
  1982             61,393     23,433     48,342     27,391     56,508
  1981             61,019     22,388     48,974     25,838     56,521
  1980             60,309     21,023     50,366     23,974     57,436
  1979 18/         59,550     19,587     52,135     22,316     59,399
  1978             57,804     17,640     51,450     20,091     58,599
  1977             57,215     16,009     49,895     18,264     56,923
  1976 17/         56,710     14,958     49,562     16,870     55,897
  1975 16/         56,245     13,719     48,072     15,546     54,474
  1974 16/15/      55,698     12,902     48,925     14,711     55,785
  1973             55,053     12,051     50,268     13,622     56,821
  1972 14/         54,373     11,116     49,270     12,625     55,958
  1971 13/         53,296     10,285     46,953     11,583     52,879
  1970             52,227      9,867     47,019     11,106     52,923
  1969             51,586      9,433     47,165     10,577     52,885
  1968             50,823      8,632     45,085      9,670     50,506
  1967 12/         50,111      7,933     43,059      8,801     47,770
  1966 11/         49,214      7,532     42,160      8,395     46,990
  1965 10/         48,509      6,957     40,045      7,704     44,345
  1964             47,956      6,569     38,393      7,336     42,875
  1963             47,540      6,249     37,020      6,998     41,457
  1962 9/          47,059      5,956     35,771      6,670     40,059
  1961 8/          46,418      5,735     34,787      6,471     39,251
  1960             45,539      5,620     34,432      6,227     38,151
  1959             45,111      5,417     33,732      5,976     37,213
  1958             44,232      5,087     31,938      5,565     34,939
  1957             43,696      4,966     32,037      5,443     35,114
  1956             43,497      4,780     31,849      5,341     35,587
  1955             42,889      4,418     29,895      4,962     33,576
  1954             41,951      4,167     28,072      4,684     31,555
  1953             41,202      4,242     28,832      4,706     31,986



  NORTHEAST
  2007             13,910    $66,687    $66,687    $86,338    $86,338
  2006             14,197     65,487     67,345     87,621     90,107
  2005             14,153     62,133     65,991     82,088     87,184
  2004 35/         14,011     60,301     66,192     79,230     86,970
  2003             13,994     59,874     67,500     76,548     86,297
  2002             14,223     56,758     65,416     74,457     85,814
  2001             14,131     57,000     66,756     75,774     88,743
  2000 30/         13,907     55,671     67,030     72,849     87,713
  1999 29/         13,830     52,294     65,074     69,776     86,828
  1998             13,384     50,567     64,237     64,887     82,428
  1997             13,338     48,328     62,250     62,665     80,717
  1996             13,404     46,553     61,259     60,103     79,090
  1995 25/         13,508     43,909     59,318     55,521     75,005
  1994 24/         13,488     42,943     59,410     56,245     77,813
  1993 23/         13,456     40,987     57,914     52,603     74,328
  1992 22/         13,407     40,692     58,919     48,723     70,548
  1991             13,428     40,265     59,779     48,244     71,625
  1990             13,450     39,492     60,734     47,224     72,625
  1989             13,494     39,484     63,748     47,325     76,408
  1988             13,518     36,454     61,395     43,180     72,723
  1987 21/         13,403     34,270     59,835     40,279     70,327
  1986             13,367     32,160     58,048     38,088     68,748
  1985 20/         13,175     30,544     56,129     35,773     65,739
  1984 19/         13,149     28,487     54,147     32,875     62,487
  1983             12,928     26,678     52,784     30,314     59,978
  1982             12,975     24,918     51,406     28,390     58,569
  1981             12,924     23,706     51,857     26,706     58,419
  1980             12,828     21,856     52,362     24,827     59,479
  1979 18/         12,848     20,622     54,890     23,193     61,733
  1978             12,895     18,190     53,054     20,612     60,118
  1977             12,936     16,804     52,373     19,054     59,385
  1976 17/         12,853     15,405     51,043     17,286     57,275
  1975 16/         12,670     14,481     50,742     16,381     57,399
  1974 16/15/      12,562     13,950     52,899     15,618     59,224
  1973             12,774     12,850     53,600     14,354     59,874
  1972 14/         12,700     11,942     52,931     13,588     60,226
  1971 13/         12,575     11,020     50,309     12,280     56,061
  1970             12,381     10,696     50,969     11,988     57,126
  1969             12,373     10,018     50,090     11,202     56,010
  1968             12,405      9,089     47,472     10,270     53,640
  1967 12/         12,313      8,492     46,093      9,639     52,319
  1966 11/         12,080      7,878     44,097       (NA)       (NA)
  1965 10/         11,904      7,467     42,981       (NA)       (NA)
  1964               (NA)      7,230     42,256       (NA)       (NA)
  1963               (NA)      6,880     40,758       (NA)       (NA)
  1962 9/            (NA)      6,577     39,501       (NA)       (NA)
  1961 8/            (NA)      6,245     37,881       (NA)       (NA)
  1960               (NA)      6,043     37,024       (NA)       (NA)
  1959               (NA)      5,874     36,577       (NA)       (NA)
  1958               (NA)      5,560     34,908       (NA)       (NA)
  1957               (NA)      5,453     35,179       (NA)       (NA)
  1956               (NA)      5,296     35,287       (NA)       (NA)
  1955             11,049      4,714     31,898       (NA)       (NA)
  1954             11,146      4,572     30,800       (NA)       (NA)
  1953               (NA)      4,575     31,096       (NA)       (NA)



  MIDWEST
  2007             17,408    $62,874    $62,874    $77,476    $77,476
  2006             17,706     59,886     61,585     75,052     77,181
  2005             17,567     57,453     61,020     71,994     76,464
  2004 35/         17,508     56,358     61,864     69,126     75,879
  2003             17,378     55,613     62,696     69,000     77,788
  2002             17,100     54,336     62,624     67,255     77,514
  2001             17,447     54,096     63,355     66,102     77,416
  2000 30/         17,159     54,203     65,262     66,870     80,514
  1999 29/         17,108     51,702     64,337     63,543     79,072
  1998             16,875     49,552     62,948     60,908     77,374
  1997             16,594     46,734     60,197     57,607     74,202
  1996             16,457     44,957     59,159     54,017     71,081
  1995 25/         16,353     43,470     58,725     52,441     70,844
  1994 24/         16,264     39,760     55,006     48,114     66,564
  1993 23/         16,210     37,942     53,612     45,573     64,394
  1992 22/         16,174     37,063     53,665     43,550     63,057
  1991             16,170     36,759     54,574     42,703     63,399
  1990             16,119     36,188     55,653     42,406     65,215
  1989             16,059     34,613     55,884     40,508     65,401
  1988             16,096     32,887     55,388     38,164     64,275
  1987 21/         15,920     31,089     54,281     36,131     63,084
  1986             15,844     29,584     53,399     33,891     61,173
  1985 20/         15,771     27,930     51,326     32,079     58,950
  1984 19/         15,839     26,753     50,851     30,234     57,467
  1983             15,711     24,730     48,930     28,293     55,979
  1982             15,721     24,219     49,964     27,379     56,483
  1981             15,718     23,118     50,571     25,915     56,689
  1980             15,590     21,736     52,074     24,347     58,329
  1979 18/         15,532     20,571     54,754     22,895     60,940
  1978             15,390     18,599     54,247     20,685     60,331
  1977             15,308     16,845     52,501     18,830     58,687
  1976 17/         15,256     15,942     52,822     17,770     58,879
  1975 16/         15,023     14,541     50,952     16,128     56,513
  1974 16/15/      15,030     13,732     52,072     15,390     58,359
  1973             14,866     12,831     53,521     14,160     59,065
  1972 14/         14,856     11,724     51,964     13,002     57,629
  1971 13/         14,678     10,785     49,236     11,899     54,322
  1970             14,563     10,327     49,211     11,358     54,124
  1969             14,358     10,020     50,100     11,035     55,175
  1968             14,299      9,103     47,545      9,978     52,115
  1967 12/         14,099      8,255     44,807      9,173     49,789
  1966 11/         13,660      7,893     44,180       (NA)       (NA)
  1965 10/         13,467      7,267     41,830       (NA)       (NA)
  1964               (NA)      6,845     40,006       (NA)       (NA)
  1963               (NA)      6,575     38,951       (NA)       (NA)
  1962 9/            (NA)      6,250     37,537       (NA)       (NA)
  1961 8/            (NA)      5,838     35,412       (NA)       (NA)
  1960               (NA)      5,779     35,407       (NA)       (NA)
  1959               (NA)      5,524     34,398       (NA)       (NA)
  1958               (NA)      5,154     32,359       (NA)       (NA)
  1957               (NA)      5,135     33,127       (NA)       (NA)
  1956               (NA)      5,111     34,055       (NA)       (NA)
  1955             13,050      4,753     32,162       (NA)       (NA)
  1954             12,758      4,361     29,379       (NA)       (NA)
  1953               (NA)      4,584     31,157       (NA)       (NA)



  SOUTH
  2007             29,189    $56,538    $56,538    $73,470    $73,470
  2006             29,142     52,436     53,924     71,542     73,572
  2005             28,444     51,352     54,540     67,859     72,072
  2004 35/         28,327     50,003     54,888     65,597     72,005
  2003             28,000     47,322     53,349     62,817     70,817
  2002             27,780     47,230     54,434     62,180     71,665
  2001             27,021     46,688     54,679     62,121     72,753
  2000 30/         27,008     45,881     55,242     60,621     72,990
  1999 29/         26,643     44,881     55,849     57,753     71,867
  1998             25,894     42,711     54,257     55,417     70,398
  1997             25,682     41,001     52,812     52,932     68,180
  1996             25,438     38,710     50,939     49,410     65,019
  1995 25/         25,101     36,628     49,482     46,921     63,387
  1994 24/         24,873     35,388     48,958     45,545     63,010
  1993 23/         24,438     33,365     47,145     43,467     61,419
  1992 22/         24,244     32,786     47,472     40,352     58,427
  1991             23,679     31,940     47,419     39,323     58,381
  1990             23,279     31,727     48,792     38,644     59,430
  1989             23,244     30,499     49,241     37,672     60,823
  1988             23,200     28,951     48,759     35,447     59,699
  1987 21/         22,879     28,390     49,569     34,359     59,990
  1986             22,536     26,708     48,207     32,715     59,050
  1985 20/         22,183     25,077     46,083     30,576     56,188
  1984 19/         21,781     24,094     45,797     29,548     56,163
  1983             21,524     22,495     44,508     27,182     53,781
  1982             21,111     21,500     44,355     25,851     53,331
  1981             20,959     20,582     45,023     24,340     53,244
  1980             20,602     19,142     45,859     22,193     53,169
  1979 18/         20,153     17,550     46,713     20,498     54,560
  1978             19,037     15,944     46,503     18,614     54,291
  1977             18,724     14,567     45,401     16,918     52,728
  1976 17/         18,393     13,419     44,462     15,460     51,225
  1975 16/         18,440     12,236     42,875     14,153     49,593
  1974 16/15/      18,101     11,322     42,933     13,277     50,347
  1973             17,643     10,627     44,328     12,336     51,456
  1972 14/         17,275      9,668     42,852     11,360     50,351
  1971 13/         16,755      8,980     40,996     10,431     47,620
  1970             16,003      8,552     40,752      9,949     47,410
  1969             15,770      8,105     40,525      9,248     46,240
  1968             15,258      7,384     38,567      8,394     43,842
  1967 12/         14,971      6,782     36,811      7,881     42,777
  1966 11/         14,996      6,233     34,889       (NA)       (NA)
  1965 10/         14,729      5,536     31,866       (NA)       (NA)
  1964               (NA)      5,327     31,134       (NA)       (NA)
  1963               (NA)      5,018     29,727       (NA)       (NA)
  1962 9/            (NA)      4,627     27,789       (NA)       (NA)
  1961 8/            (NA)      4,421     26,817       (NA)       (NA)
  1960               (NA)      4,384     26,860       (NA)       (NA)
  1959               (NA)      4,348     27,075       (NA)       (NA)
  1958               (NA)      4,106     25,779       (NA)       (NA)
  1957               (NA)      3,925     25,321       (NA)       (NA)
  1956               (NA)      3,742     24,933       (NA)       (NA)
  1955             12,775      3,586     24,265       (NA)       (NA)
  1954             12,053      3,336     22,474       (NA)       (NA)
  1953               (NA)      3,308     22,484       (NA)       (NA)



  WEST
  2007             17,402    $63,423    $63,423    $83,242    $83,242
  2006             17,409     61,166     62,901     80,877     83,171
  2005             17,254     57,985     61,585     76,406     81,150
  2004 35/         17,020     54,986     60,358     72,383     79,454
  2003             16,860     55,095     62,112     71,029     80,075
  2002             16,513     52,253     60,223     68,284     78,700
  2001             15,740     51,966     60,860     67,848     79,460
  2000 30/         15,704     51,183     61,626     67,172     80,877
  1999 29/         15,625     48,711     60,615     63,328     78,804
  1998             15,398     46,819     59,476     60,554     76,924
  1997             15,270     45,590     58,723     57,780     74,425
  1996             14,943     42,569     56,017     54,799     72,110
  1995 25/         14,636     41,967     56,695     53,894     72,807
  1994 24/         14,687     40,298     55,751     50,784     70,258
  1993 23/         14,402     38,881     54,939     50,419     71,242
  1992 22/         14,390     38,525     55,782     47,300     68,487
  1991             13,897     37,171     55,186     45,689     67,832
  1990             13,474     36,687     56,420     45,307     69,677
  1989             13,293     35,698     57,635     43,510     70,248
  1988             13,022     33,082     55,716     40,041     67,436
  1987 21/         13,003     32,021     55,908     38,747     67,652
  1986             12,744     30,965     55,891     36,799     66,421
  1985 20/         12,429     29,778     54,722     35,269     64,812
  1984 19/         11,938     28,077     53,367     32,872     62,481
  1983             11,833     25,592     50,635     29,915     59,189
  1982             11,586     24,624     50,800     29,094     60,021
  1981             11,417     23,873     52,222     27,498     60,152
  1980             11,289     22,281     53,380     25,739     61,664
  1979 18/         11,018     20,689     55,068     23,804     63,359
  1978             10,482     18,410     53,696     21,261     62,011
  1977             10,247     16,512     51,463     18,882     58,849
  1976 17/         10,209     15,484     51,304     17,541     58,120
  1975 16/         10,111     14,316     50,164     16,177     56,685
  1974 16/15/      10,006     13,235     50,188     15,148     57,442
  1973              9,770     12,470     52,015     14,169     59,102
  1972 14/          9,542     11,518     51,051     13,043     57,811
  1971 13/          9,288     10,703     48,862     12,219     55,782
  1970              9,001     10,273     48,953     11,539     54,986
  1969              8,736     10,037     50,185     11,336     56,680
  1968              8,549      9,368     48,929     10,560     55,155
  1967 12/          8,451      8,747     47,477      9,873     53,589
  1966 11/          8,331      8,089     45,278       (NA)       (NA)
  1965 10/          8,178      7,580     43,632       (NA)       (NA)
  1964               (NA)      7,289     42,601       (NA)       (NA)
  1963               (NA)      7,050     41,765       (NA)       (NA)
  1962 9/            (NA)      6,743     40,498       (NA)       (NA)
  1961 8/            (NA)      6,904     41,878       (NA)       (NA)
  1960               (NA)      6,561     40,198       (NA)       (NA)
  1959               (NA)      6,156     38,333       (NA)       (NA)
  1958               (NA)      5,674     35,623       (NA)       (NA)
  1957               (NA)      5,468     35,276       (NA)       (NA)
  1956               (NA)      5,222     34,794       (NA)       (NA)
  1955              5,969      4,812     32,561       (NA)       (NA)
  1954              5,977      4,467     30,093       (NA)       (NA)
  1953               (NA)      4,599     31,259       (NA)       (NA)
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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