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Historical Income Tables - Families

                                                                                   



  Table F-6. Regions--Families (All Races)
  by Median and Mean Income: 1953 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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                              Median income          Mean income
  Region                   ____________________  ____________________
  and            Number    Current      2006     Current      2006
  year          (thous.)   dollars    dollars    dollars    dollars
  ___________________________________________________________________
  UNITED STATES
  2006             78,454    $58,407    $58,407    $77,315    $77,315
  2005             77,418     56,194     58,036     73,304     75,707
  2004 35/         76,866     54,061     57,705     70,389     75,134
  2003             76,232     52,680     57,751     68,563     75,163
  2002             75,616     51,680     57,920     66,970     75,056
  2001             74,340     51,407     58,545     66,863     76,147
  2000 30/         73,778     50,732     59,398     65,773     77,008
  1999 29/         73,206     48,831     59,088     62,567     75,709
  1998             71,551     46,737     57,734     59,589     73,610
  1997             70,884     44,568     55,823     56,902     71,272
  1996             70,241     42,300     54,127     53,676     68,684
  1995 25/         69,597     40,611     53,349     51,353     67,461
  1994 24/         69,313     38,782     52,173     49,340     66,377
  1993 23/         68,506     36,959     50,782     47,221     64,882
  1992 22/         68,216     36,573     51,494     44,221     62,263
  1991             67,173     35,939     51,885     43,237     62,421
  1990             66,322     35,353     52,869     42,652     63,784
  1989             66,090     34,213     53,714     41,506     65,164
  1988             65,837     32,191     52,720     38,608     63,229
  1987 21/         65,204     30,970     52,582     36,884     62,622
  1986             64,491     29,458     51,704     34,924     61,298
  1985 20/         63,558     27,735     49,561     32,944     58,870
  1984 19/         62,706     26,433     48,857     31,052     57,394
  1983             61,997     24,580     47,291     28,638     55,099
  1982             61,393     23,433     47,009     27,391     54,949
  1981             61,019     22,388     47,623     25,838     54,961
  1980             60,309     21,023     48,976     23,974     55,851
  1979 18/         59,550     19,587     50,697     22,316     57,760
  1978             57,804     17,640     50,031     20,091     56,982
  1977             57,215     16,009     47,403     18,264     54,080
  1976 17/         56,710     14,958     47,118     16,870     53,141
  1975 16/         56,245     13,719     45,694     15,546     51,779
  1974 16/15/      55,698     12,902     46,532     14,711     53,056
  1973             55,053     12,051     47,768     13,622     53,996
  1972 14/         54,373     11,116     46,820     12,625     53,176
  1971 13/         53,296     10,285     44,654     11,583     50,289
  1970             52,227      9,867     44,741     11,106     50,360
  1969             51,586      9,433     44,833     10,577     50,270
  1968             50,823      8,632     42,813      9,670     47,961
  1967 12/         50,111      7,933     40,923      8,801     45,400
  1966 11/         49,214      7,532     40,040      8,395     44,628
  1965 10/         48,509      6,957     38,007      7,704     42,088
  1964             47,956      6,569     36,493      7,336     40,754
  1963             47,540      6,249     35,177      6,998     39,394
  1962 9/          47,059      5,956     33,980      6,670     38,054
  1961 8/          46,418      5,735     33,038      6,471     37,277
  1960             45,539      5,620     32,693      6,227     36,224
  1959             45,111      5,417     32,079      5,976     35,390
  1958             44,232      5,087     30,307      5,565     33,155
  1957             43,696      4,966     30,444      5,443     33,368
  1956             43,497      4,780     30,243      5,341     33,792
  1955             42,889      4,418     28,377      4,962     31,871
  1954             41,951      4,167     26,649      4,684     29,955
  1953             41,202      4,242     27,365      4,706     30,358



  NORTHEAST
  2006             14,197    $65,487    $65,487    $87,621    $87,621
  2005             14,153     62,133     64,170     82,088     84,779
  2004 35/         14,011     60,301     64,366     79,230     84,571
  2003             13,994     59,874     65,638     76,548     83,917
  2002             14,223     56,758     63,611     74,457     83,447
  2001             14,131     57,000     64,914     75,774     86,295
  2000 30/         13,907     55,671     65,181     72,849     85,293
  1999 29/         13,830     52,294     63,279     69,776     84,433
  1998             13,384     50,567     62,465     64,887     80,155
  1997             13,338     48,328     60,533     62,665     78,490
  1996             13,404     46,553     59,569     60,103     76,908
  1995 25/         13,508     43,909     57,682     55,521     72,936
  1994 24/         13,488     42,943     57,771     56,245     75,666
  1993 23/         13,456     40,987     56,317     52,603     72,277
  1992 22/         13,407     40,692     57,294     48,723     68,601
  1991             13,428     40,265     58,130     48,244     69,649
  1990             13,450     39,492     59,058     47,224     70,621
  1989             13,494     39,484     61,989     47,325     74,300
  1988             13,518     36,454     59,701     43,180     70,717
  1987 21/         13,403     34,270     58,184     40,279     68,387
  1986             13,367     32,160     56,447     38,088     66,852
  1985 20/         13,175     30,544     54,581     35,773     63,925
  1984 19/         13,149     28,487     52,653     32,875     60,763
  1983             12,928     26,678     51,328     30,314     58,323
  1982             12,975     24,918     49,988     28,390     56,953
  1981             12,924     23,706     50,426     26,706     56,808
  1980             12,828     21,856     50,917     24,827     57,839
  1979 18/         12,848     20,622     53,376     23,193     60,030
  1978             12,895     18,190     51,591     20,612     58,460
  1977             12,936     16,804     49,757     19,054     56,419
  1976 17/         12,853     15,405     48,526     17,286     54,451
  1975 16/         12,670     14,481     48,232     16,381     54,560
  1974 16/15/      12,562     13,950     50,312     15,618     56,328
  1973             12,774     12,850     50,936     14,354     56,897
  1972 14/         12,700     11,942     50,299     13,588     57,232
  1971 13/         12,575     11,020     47,845     12,280     53,315
  1970             12,381     10,696     48,501     11,988     54,359
  1969             12,373     10,018     47,614     11,202     53,241
  1968             12,405      9,089     45,080     10,270     50,937
  1967 12/         12,313      8,492     43,806      9,639     49,723
  1966 11/         12,080      7,878     41,879       (NA)       (NA)
  1965 10/         11,904      7,467     40,793       (NA)       (NA)
  1964               (NA)      7,230     40,165       (NA)       (NA)
  1963               (NA)      6,880     38,729       (NA)       (NA)
  1962 9/            (NA)      6,577     37,523       (NA)       (NA)
  1961 8/            (NA)      6,245     35,976       (NA)       (NA)
  1960               (NA)      6,043     35,154       (NA)       (NA)
  1959               (NA)      5,874     34,786       (NA)       (NA)
  1958               (NA)      5,560     33,125       (NA)       (NA)
  1957               (NA)      5,453     33,429       (NA)       (NA)
  1956               (NA)      5,296     33,507       (NA)       (NA)
  1955             11,049      4,714     30,278       (NA)       (NA)
  1954             11,146      4,572     29,239       (NA)       (NA)
  1953               (NA)      4,575     29,513       (NA)       (NA)



  MIDWEST
  2006             17,706    $59,886    $59,886    $75,052    $75,052
  2005             17,567     57,453     59,337     71,994     74,354
  2004 35/         17,508     56,358     60,157     69,126     73,786
  2003             17,378     55,613     60,966     69,000     75,642
  2002             17,100     54,336     60,897     67,255     75,375
  2001             17,447     54,096     61,607     66,102     75,280
  2000 30/         17,159     54,203     63,462     66,870     78,293
  1999 29/         17,108     51,702     62,562     63,543     76,890
  1998             16,875     49,552     61,211     60,908     75,239
  1997             16,594     46,734     58,536     57,607     72,155
  1996             16,457     44,957     57,527     54,017     69,120
  1995 25/         16,353     43,470     57,105     52,441     68,890
  1994 24/         16,264     39,760     53,489     48,114     64,728
  1993 23/         16,210     37,942     52,133     45,573     62,618
  1992 22/         16,174     37,063     52,184     43,550     61,318
  1991             16,170     36,759     53,068     42,703     61,650
  1990             16,119     36,188     54,118     42,406     63,416
  1989             16,059     34,613     54,342     40,508     63,597
  1988             16,096     32,887     53,860     38,164     62,502
  1987 21/         15,920     31,089     52,784     36,131     61,344
  1986             15,844     29,584     51,925     33,891     59,485
  1985 20/         15,771     27,930     49,910     32,079     57,324
  1984 19/         15,839     26,753     49,448     30,234     55,882
  1983             15,711     24,730     47,580     28,293     54,435
  1982             15,721     24,219     48,586     27,379     54,925
  1981             15,718     23,118     49,176     25,915     55,125
  1980             15,590     21,736     50,638     24,347     56,720
  1979 18/         15,532     20,571     53,244     22,895     59,259
  1978             15,390     18,599     52,751     20,685     58,667
  1977             15,308     16,845     49,878     18,830     55,756
  1976 17/         15,256     15,942     50,217     17,770     55,976
  1975 16/         15,023     14,541     48,432     16,128     53,718
  1974 16/15/      15,030     13,732     49,526     15,390     55,505
  1973             14,866     12,831     50,860     14,160     56,128
  1972 14/         14,856     11,724     49,381     13,002     54,764
  1971 13/         14,678     10,785     46,825     11,899     51,661
  1970             14,563     10,327     46,827     11,358     51,502
  1969             14,358     10,020     47,623     11,035     52,447
  1968             14,299      9,103     45,149      9,978     49,489
  1967 12/         14,099      8,255     42,584      9,173     47,319
  1966 11/         13,660      7,893     41,959       (NA)       (NA)
  1965 10/         13,467      7,267     39,700       (NA)       (NA)
  1964               (NA)      6,845     38,026       (NA)       (NA)
  1963               (NA)      6,575     37,013       (NA)       (NA)
  1962 9/            (NA)      6,250     35,658       (NA)       (NA)
  1961 8/            (NA)      5,838     33,631       (NA)       (NA)
  1960               (NA)      5,779     33,618       (NA)       (NA)
  1959               (NA)      5,524     32,713       (NA)       (NA)
  1958               (NA)      5,154     30,706       (NA)       (NA)
  1957               (NA)      5,135     31,480       (NA)       (NA)
  1956               (NA)      5,111     32,337       (NA)       (NA)
  1955             13,050      4,753     30,528       (NA)       (NA)
  1954             12,758      4,361     27,890       (NA)       (NA)
  1953               (NA)      4,584     29,571       (NA)       (NA)



  SOUTH
  2006             29,142    $52,436    $52,436    $71,542    $71,542
  2005             28,444     51,352     53,036     67,859     70,084
  2004 35/         28,327     50,003     53,374     65,597     70,019
  2003             28,000     47,322     51,877     62,817     68,864
  2002             27,780     47,230     52,933     62,180     69,688
  2001             27,021     46,688     53,170     62,121     70,746
  2000 30/         27,008     45,881     53,718     60,621     70,976
  1999 29/         26,643     44,881     54,308     57,753     69,884
  1998             25,894     42,711     52,761     55,417     68,456
  1997             25,682     41,001     51,355     52,932     66,299
  1996             25,438     38,710     49,533     49,410     63,225
  1995 25/         25,101     36,628     48,117     46,921     61,638
  1994 24/         24,873     35,388     47,607     45,545     61,272
  1993 23/         24,438     33,365     45,844     43,467     59,724
  1992 22/         24,244     32,786     46,162     40,352     56,815
  1991             23,679     31,940     46,111     39,323     56,770
  1990             23,279     31,727     47,446     38,644     57,790
  1989             23,244     30,499     47,883     37,672     59,145
  1988             23,200     28,951     47,414     35,447     58,052
  1987 21/         22,879     28,390     48,201     34,359     58,335
  1986             22,536     26,708     46,878     32,715     57,421
  1985 20/         22,183     25,077     44,812     30,576     54,638
  1984 19/         21,781     24,094     44,533     29,548     54,614
  1983             21,524     22,495     43,280     27,182     52,298
  1982             21,111     21,500     43,131     25,851     51,860
  1981             20,959     20,582     43,781     24,340     51,775
  1980             20,602     19,142     44,594     22,193     51,702
  1979 18/         20,153     17,550     45,424     20,498     53,055
  1978             19,037     15,944     45,220     18,614     52,793
  1977             18,724     14,567     43,133     16,918     50,094
  1976 17/         18,393     13,419     42,270     15,460     48,699
  1975 16/         18,440     12,236     40,755     14,153     47,140
  1974 16/15/      18,101     11,322     40,834     13,277     47,885
  1973             17,643     10,627     42,124     12,336     48,898
  1972 14/         17,275      9,668     40,721     11,360     47,848
  1971 13/         16,755      8,980     38,988     10,431     45,288
  1970             16,003      8,552     38,779      9,949     45,113
  1969             15,770      8,105     38,522      9,248     43,954
  1968             15,258      7,384     36,623      8,394     41,633
  1967 12/         14,971      6,782     34,985      7,881     40,654
  1966 11/         14,996      6,233     33,134       (NA)       (NA)
  1965 10/         14,729      5,536     30,244       (NA)       (NA)
  1964               (NA)      5,327     29,593       (NA)       (NA)
  1963               (NA)      5,018     28,248       (NA)       (NA)
  1962 9/            (NA)      4,627     26,398       (NA)       (NA)
  1961 8/            (NA)      4,421     25,468       (NA)       (NA)
  1960               (NA)      4,384     25,503       (NA)       (NA)
  1959               (NA)      4,348     25,749       (NA)       (NA)
  1958               (NA)      4,106     24,463       (NA)       (NA)
  1957               (NA)      3,925     24,062       (NA)       (NA)
  1956               (NA)      3,742     23,675       (NA)       (NA)
  1955             12,775      3,586     23,033       (NA)       (NA)
  1954             12,053      3,336     21,335       (NA)       (NA)
  1953               (NA)      3,308     21,340       (NA)       (NA)



  WEST
  2006             17,409    $61,166    $61,166    $80,877    $80,877
  2005             17,254     57,985     59,886     76,406     78,911
  2004 35/         17,020     54,986     58,693     72,383     77,262
  2003             16,860     55,095     60,398     71,029     77,866
  2002             16,513     52,253     58,562     68,284     76,529
  2001             15,740     51,966     59,181     67,848     77,268
  2000 30/         15,704     51,183     59,926     67,172     78,646
  1999 29/         15,625     48,711     58,943     63,328     76,630
  1998             15,398     46,819     57,835     60,554     74,802
  1997             15,270     45,590     57,103     57,780     72,372
  1996             14,943     42,569     54,471     54,799     70,121
  1995 25/         14,636     41,967     55,131     53,894     70,799
  1994 24/         14,687     40,298     54,213     50,784     68,320
  1993 23/         14,402     38,881     53,423     50,419     69,276
  1992 22/         14,390     38,525     54,243     47,300     66,598
  1991             13,897     37,171     53,663     45,689     65,961
  1990             13,474     36,687     54,864     45,307     67,755
  1989             13,293     35,698     56,045     43,510     68,310
  1988             13,022     33,082     54,179     40,041     65,576
  1987 21/         13,003     32,021     54,366     38,747     65,785
  1986             12,744     30,965     54,349     36,799     64,589
  1985 20/         12,429     29,778     53,212     35,269     63,024
  1984 19/         11,938     28,077     51,895     32,872     60,758
  1983             11,833     25,592     49,238     29,915     57,556
  1982             11,586     24,624     49,398     29,094     58,365
  1981             11,417     23,873     50,782     27,498     58,493
  1980             11,289     22,281     51,907     25,739     59,963
  1979 18/         11,018     20,689     53,549     23,804     61,612
  1978             10,482     18,410     52,215     21,261     60,301
  1977             10,247     16,512     48,892     18,882     55,910
  1976 17/         10,209     15,484     48,775     17,541     55,254
  1975 16/         10,111     14,316     47,682     16,177     53,881
  1974 16/15/      10,006     13,235     47,733     15,148     54,632
  1973              9,770     12,470     49,429     14,169     56,164
  1972 14/          9,542     11,518     48,513     13,043     54,936
  1971 13/          9,288     10,703     46,469     12,219     53,051
  1970              9,001     10,273     46,582     11,539     52,323
  1969              8,736     10,037     47,704     11,336     53,878
  1968              8,549      9,368     46,463     10,560     52,375
  1967 12/          8,451      8,747     45,122      9,873     50,930
  1966 11/          8,331      8,089     43,001       (NA)       (NA)
  1965 10/          8,178      7,580     41,410       (NA)       (NA)
  1964               (NA)      7,289     40,493       (NA)       (NA)
  1963               (NA)      7,050     39,686       (NA)       (NA)
  1962 9/            (NA)      6,743     38,470       (NA)       (NA)
  1961 8/            (NA)      6,904     39,772       (NA)       (NA)
  1960               (NA)      6,561     38,167       (NA)       (NA)
  1959               (NA)      6,156     36,456       (NA)       (NA)
  1958               (NA)      5,674     33,804       (NA)       (NA)
  1957               (NA)      5,468     33,521       (NA)       (NA)
  1956               (NA)      5,222     33,039       (NA)       (NA)
  1955              5,969      4,812     30,907       (NA)       (NA)
  1954              5,977      4,467     28,568       (NA)       (NA)
  1953               (NA)      4,599     29,668       (NA)       (NA)
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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