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Historical Income Tables - Families
Table F-12. Earners--Families, All Races
by Median and Mean Income: 1947 to 2005
(Families as of March of the following year. Income in current
and 2005 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
NOTE: From 1974 to 1988, income is for families with civilian
members. Data are not available for 4 or more earners before 1966.
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Median income Mean income
Number of ____________________ ____________________
earners Number Current 2005 Current 2005
and year (thous.) dollars dollars dollars dollars
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Total
2005 77,418 $56,194 $56,194 $73,304 $73,304
2004 35/ 76,866 54,061 55,869 70,389 72,743
2003 76,232 52,680 55,905 68,563 72,760
2002 75,616 51,680 56,100 66,970 72,698
2001 74,340 51,407 56,691 66,863 73,736
2000 30/ 73,778 50,732 57,508 65,773 74,558
1999 29/ 73,206 48,831 57,201 62,567 73,291
1998 71,551 46,737 55,900 59,589 71,271
1997 70,884 44,568 54,056 56,902 69,016
1996 70,241 42,300 52,400 53,676 66,493
1995 25/ 69,597 40,611 51,659 51,353 65,323
1994 24/ 69,313 38,782 50,530 49,340 64,287
1993 23/ 68,506 36,959 49,169 47,221 62,821
1992 22/ 68,216 36,573 49,869 44,221 60,298
1991 67,173 35,939 50,233 43,237 60,434
1990 66,322 35,353 51,202 42,652 61,773
1989 66,090 34,213 52,015 41,506 63,102
1988 65,837 32,191 51,042 38,608 61,217
1987 21/ 65,204 30,970 50,895 36,884 60,613
1986 64,491 29,458 50,059 34,924 59,348
1985 20/ 63,558 27,735 47,992 32,944 57,005
1984 19/ 62,706 26,433 47,264 31,052 55,523
1983 61,997 24,580 45,704 28,638 53,249
1982 61,393 23,433 45,381 27,391 53,047
1981 61,019 22,388 45,923 25,838 53,000
1980 60,309 21,023 47,173 23,974 53,795
1979 18/ 59,550 19,587 48,804 22,316 55,604
1978 57,804 17,640 48,083 20,091 54,764
1977 57,215 16,009 45,514 18,264 51,925
1976 17/ 56,710 14,958 45,240 16,870 51,023
1975 16/ 56,245 13,719 43,873 15,546 49,716
1974 16/15/ 55,698 12,902 44,678 14,711 50,942
1973 55,053 12,051 45,865 13,622 51,844
1972 14/ 54,373 11,116 44,954 12,625 51,057
1971 13/ 53,296 10,285 42,874 11,583 48,285
1970 52,227 9,867 42,958 11,106 48,353
1969 51,586 9,433 43,047 10,577 48,267
1968 50,823 8,632 41,107 9,670 46,050
1967 12/ 50,111 7,933 39,292 8,801 43,591
1966 11/ 49,214 7,532 38,444 8,395 42,849
1965 10/ 48,509 6,957 36,492 7,704 40,410
1964 47,956 6,569 35,039 7,336 39,130
1963 47,540 6,249 33,775 6,998 37,824
1962 9/ 47,059 5,956 32,626 6,670 36,537
1961 8/ 46,418 5,735 31,721 6,471 35,792
1960 45,539 5,620 31,390 6,227 34,781
1959 45,111 5,417 30,801 5,976 33,980
1958 44,232 5,087 29,099 5,565 31,834
1957 43,696 4,966 29,231 5,443 32,038
1956 43,497 4,780 29,037 5,341 32,445
1955 42,889 4,418 27,246 4,962 30,601
1954 41,951 4,167 25,587 4,684 28,762
1953 41,202 4,242 26,275 4,706 29,148
1952 7/ 41,832 3,890 24,253 4,457 27,788
1951 40,578 3,709 23,590 4,194 26,675
1950 39,929 3,319 22,792 3,815 26,198
1949 6/ 39,303 3,107 21,597 3,569 24,808
1948 38,624 3,187 21,886 3,671 25,209
1947 5/ 37,237 3,031 22,499 3,546 26,322
No Earners
2005 11,063 $23,727 $23,727 $30,231 $30,231
2004 35/ 10,970 22,336 23,083 29,099 30,072
2003 10,929 21,878 23,217 28,283 30,014
2002 10,421 21,917 23,792 27,770 30,145
2001 10,120 21,958 24,215 28,223 31,124
2000 30/ 9,676 21,944 24,875 27,879 31,603
1999 29/ 9,594 21,885 25,636 28,981 33,948
1998 9,692 20,689 24,745 27,221 32,558
1997 9,835 19,731 23,931 25,865 31,371
1996 9,947 18,088 22,407 23,831 29,521
1995 25/ 10,180 17,713 22,532 23,185 29,492
1994 24/ 10,306 16,445 21,427 21,185 27,603
1993 23/ 10,546 15,515 20,641 20,032 26,650
1992 22/ 10,330 15,379 20,970 19,765 26,951
1991 10,158 15,631 21,848 20,395 28,507
1990 9,519 15,047 21,792 20,239 29,312
1989 9,439 14,285 21,718 19,125 29,076
1988 9,438 13,729 21,769 17,817 28,251
1987 21/ 9,421 13,045 21,438 16,779 27,574
1986 9,391 12,506 21,252 16,588 28,189
1985 20/ 9,162 12,073 20,891 16,066 27,800
1984 19/ 9,221 11,377 20,343 15,491 27,699
1983 9,266 10,438 19,408 13,773 25,609
1982 8,943 9,911 19,194 13,153 25,473
1981 8,526 9,410 19,302 12,276 25,181
1980 8,050 8,562 19,212 11,006 24,696
1979 18/ 7,601 7,662 19,091 9,602 23,925
1978 7,028 6,718 18,312 8,453 23,041
1977 7,083 6,019 17,112 7,802 22,181
1976 17/ 6,906 5,689 17,206 7,271 21,991
1975 16/ 6,788 5,232 16,732 6,559 20,976
1974 16/15/ 6,170 4,925 17,055 6,109 21,155
1973 5,781 4,262 16,221 5,410 20,590
1972 14/ 5,383 3,862 15,618 4,800 19,412
1971 13/ 5,100 3,557 14,828 4,409 18,379
1970 4,691 3,289 14,319 4,128 17,972
1969 4,337 3,014 13,754 3,910 17,843
1968 4,146 2,831 13,482 3,520 16,763
1967 12/ 4,147 2,452 12,145 3,177 15,736
1966 11/ 4,073 2,304 11,760 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 4,073 2,283 11,975 (NA) (NA)
1964 3,727 2,144 11,436 (NA) (NA)
1963 3,687 1,973 10,664 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ 3,761 1,931 10,578 (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 3,635 1,829 10,116 (NA) (NA)
1960 3,306 1,797 10,037 (NA) (NA)
1959 3,351 1,682 9,564 (NA) (NA)
1958 3,181 1,570 8,981 (NA) (NA)
1957 2,721 1,456 8,570 (NA) (NA)
1956 2,614 1,394 8,468 (NA) (NA)
1955 2,604 1,294 7,980 (NA) (NA)
1954 3,000 1,168 7,172 (NA) (NA)
1953 (NA) 1,126 6,974 (NA) (NA)
1952 7/ 2,589 1,079 6,727 (NA) (NA)
1951 2,441 921 5,858 (NA) (NA)
1950 2,619 923 6,338 (NA) (NA)
1949 6/ 2,097 868 6,034 (NA) (NA)
1948 2,110 953 6,544 (NA) (NA)
1947 5/ 2,236 983 7,297 (NA) (NA)
One Earner
2005 24,642 $39,368 $39,368 $56,423 $56,423
2004 35/ 24,615 37,620 38,878 53,764 55,562
2003 24,168 36,661 38,905 52,744 55,973
2002 23,668 35,196 38,206 50,362 54,669
2001 22,518 34,517 38,065 50,991 56,233
2000 30/ 21,968 34,568 39,185 50,034 56,717
1999 29/ 21,694 32,412 37,968 46,780 54,798
1998 21,221 31,483 37,655 45,323 54,208
1997 20,494 30,204 36,634 42,848 51,970
1996 20,052 28,383 35,160 40,210 49,811
1995 25/ 19,894 28,423 36,155 39,109 49,748
1994 24/ 19,455 27,145 35,368 37,707 49,130
1993 23/ 19,301 26,193 34,846 36,168 48,117
1992 22/ 19,311 26,059 35,533 34,062 46,445
1991 18,500 25,960 36,285 33,728 47,143
1990 18,215 25,878 37,479 33,717 48,832
1989 18,146 25,226 38,352 32,534 49,462
1988 18,189 23,872 37,852 29,822 47,286
1987 21/ 18,133 23,111 37,980 29,145 47,896
1986 17,945 22,310 37,912 27,805 47,250
1985 20/ 18,217 21,190 36,667 26,146 45,242
1984 19/ 17,949 20,291 36,281 24,881 44,488
1983 18,459 19,409 36,089 23,217 43,169
1982 18,761 18,913 36,628 22,778 44,113
1981 18,555 17,626 36,155 21,320 43,732
1980 18,586 16,714 37,504 19,890 44,631
1979 18/ 18,236 15,585 38,833 18,734 46,679
1978 18,346 14,239 38,813 16,705 45,534
1977 18,621 13,148 37,380 15,501 44,069
1976 17/ 18,789 12,436 37,612 14,394 43,534
1975 16/ 19,466 11,568 36,994 13,592 43,467
1974 16/15/ 18,930 11,000 38,091 12,690 43,944
1973 19,604 10,243 38,984 11,858 45,130
1972 14/ 20,285 9,489 38,374 11,047 44,675
1971 13/ 20,104 8,752 36,484 10,119 42,182
1970 19,252 8,352 36,363 9,628 41,918
1969 19,251 8,104 36,982 9,310 42,485
1968 19,310 7,451 35,483 8,525 40,597
1967 12/ 19,307 7,006 34,700 7,943 39,341
1966 11/ 20,454 6,639 33,886 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 20,829 6,060 31,787 (NA) (NA)
1964 20,804 5,854 31,225 (NA) (NA)
1963 20,838 5,614 30,343 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ 21,094 5,429 29,739 (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 21,274 5,254 29,061 (NA) (NA)
1960 21,077 5,192 29,000 (NA) (NA)
1959 21,533 4,976 28,294 (NA) (NA)
1958 21,279 4,666 26,691 (NA) (NA)
1957 21,241 4,495 26,458 (NA) (NA)
1956 21,091 4,328 26,292 (NA) (NA)
1955 21,791 4,069 25,094 (NA) (NA)
1954 22,062 3,814 23,419 (NA) (NA)
1953 (NA) 3,868 23,958 (NA) (NA)
1952 7/ 21,500 3,538 22,058 (NA) (NA)
1951 22,258 3,401 21,631 (NA) (NA)
1950 21,645 3,128 21,480 (NA) (NA)
1949 6/ 21,390 2,840 19,741 (NA) (NA)
1948 20,851 2,900 19,915 (NA) (NA)
1947 5/ 21,889 2,738 20,324 (NA) (NA)
Two Earners
2005 33,308 $72,687 $72,687 $90,446 $90,446
2004 35/ 33,069 71,288 73,672 87,947 90,888
2003 32,981 69,662 73,926 84,651 89,833
2002 33,123 67,345 73,105 83,519 90,662
2001 32,886 66,151 72,951 81,715 90,115
2000 30/ 32,931 63,784 72,304 79,619 90,254
1999 29/ 32,656 60,773 71,190 74,728 87,537
1998 31,787 58,397 69,845 70,834 84,721
1997 31,752 55,443 67,246 67,861 82,308
1996 31,309 53,361 66,103 64,796 80,268
1995 25/ 31,041 50,989 64,860 61,435 78,148
1994 24/ 30,885 48,970 63,805 59,358 77,340
1993 23/ 30,137 47,424 63,091 57,361 76,311
1992 22/ 30,007 45,563 62,127 55,857 76,164
1991 29,681 43,623 60,974 50,317 70,330
1990 29,536 42,146 61,040 48,919 70,849
1989 29,235 40,658 61,813 47,674 72,480
1988 28,984 38,702 61,366 44,450 70,480
1987 21/ 28,481 36,799 60,474 41,943 68,927
1986 27,228 35,108 59,661 39,932 67,858
1985 20/ 26,350 33,411 57,813 38,029 65,804
1984 19/ 26,160 31,707 56,694 35,650 63,744
1983 25,437 29,808 55,425 33,069 61,488
1982 24,776 28,073 54,368 31,309 60,635
1981 24,856 26,860 55,096 29,330 60,162
1980 24,650 24,657 55,327 26,972 60,522
1979 18/ 24,423 22,630 56,387 24,847 61,911
1978 23,333 20,468 55,791 22,563 61,502
1977 22,414 18,704 53,175 20,541 58,398
1976 17/ 22,055 17,341 52,447 18,909 57,190
1975 16/ 21,377 16,058 51,353 17,434 55,754
1974 16/15/ 21,637 14,866 51,479 16,328 56,541
1973 21,918 13,798 52,514 15,069 57,351
1972 14/ 21,296 12,735 51,502 13,918 56,286
1971 13/ 20,602 11,741 48,944 12,844 53,542
1970 20,443 11,190 48,718 12,254 53,351
1969 20,125 10,583 48,294 11,481 52,392
1968 19,812 9,747 46,417 10,560 50,288
1967 12/ 19,280 8,971 44,433 9,904 49,054
1966 11/ 17,991 8,539 43,584 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 17,499 7,983 41,874 (NA) (NA)
1964 17,628 7,549 40,266 (NA) (NA)
1963 17,308 7,202 38,926 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ 17,001 6,910 37,852 (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 16,544 6,689 36,998 (NA) (NA)
1960 16,224 6,438 35,959 (NA) (NA)
1959 15,609 6,269 35,646 (NA) (NA)
1958 15,368 5,879 33,630 (NA) (NA)
1957 15,315 5,776 33,998 (NA) (NA)
1956 15,384 5,576 33,873 (NA) (NA)
1955 14,390 5,250 32,377 (NA) (NA)
1954 13,498 5,000 30,702 (NA) (NA)
1953 (NA) 5,060 31,341 (NA) (NA)
1952 7/ 13,369 4,723 29,446 (NA) (NA)
1951 12,550 4,459 28,360 (NA) (NA)
1950 12,122 3,913 26,871 (NA) (NA)
1949 6/ 12,077 3,704 25,747 (NA) (NA)
1948 11,918 3,774 25,917 (NA) (NA)
1947 5/ 9,855 3,750 27,836 (NA) (NA)
Three Earners
2005 6,379 $89,946 $89,946 $106,888 $106,888
2004 35/ 6,327 85,192 88,041 99,253 102,572
2003 6,102 84,030 89,174 99,306 105,385
2002 6,389 81,224 88,171 92,378 100,279
2001 6,702 78,290 86,338 91,914 101,362
2000 30/ 6,793 76,360 86,560 89,775 101,766
1999 29/ 6,852 74,948 87,794 87,480 102,475
1998 6,642 70,339 84,129 84,993 101,655
1997 6,638 68,028 82,510 79,757 96,736
1996 6,697 63,281 78,391 73,989 91,656
1995 25/ 6,249 63,924 81,314 74,116 94,278
1994 24/ 6,558 61,017 79,501 69,312 90,309
1993 23/ 6,367 57,745 76,822 66,314 88,222
1992 22/ 6,393 56,346 76,831 52,509 71,599
1991 6,542 55,871 78,093 61,976 86,626
1990 6,598 53,721 77,804 60,025 86,934
1989 6,724 51,758 78,689 58,394 88,778
1988 6,680 48,977 77,658 54,374 86,216
1987 21/ 6,428 47,591 78,209 53,345 87,665
1986 6,408 44,306 75,291 49,769 84,575
1985 20/ 6,338 41,805 72,338 46,617 80,665
1984 19/ 6,029 39,828 71,214 43,861 78,426
1983 5,517 37,327 69,405 41,383 76,947
1982 5,477 35,798 69,328 39,069 75,663
1981 5,563 34,298 70,353 37,125 76,152
1980 5,601 31,833 71,430 34,633 77,712
1979 18/ 5,692 29,452 73,385 32,243 80,339
1978 5,454 25,741 70,165 28,518 77,734
1977 5,533 23,511 66,842 25,665 72,966
1976 17/ 5,269 21,680 65,570 23,991 72,560
1975 16/ 5,348 20,531 65,658 22,146 70,822
1974 16/15/ 5,284 19,173 66,393 20,660 71,542
1973 5,196 18,050 68,696 18,931 72,049
1972 14/ 5,147 17,051 68,956 18,103 73,210
1971 13/ 5,269 14,949 62,317 16,125 67,219
1970 5,221 14,438 62,859 15,500 67,483
1969 5,204 13,595 62,039 14,723 67,187
1968 5,074 12,264 58,403 13,358 63,613
1967 12/ 5,051 11,288 55,909 12,318 61,011
1966 11/ 6,404 11,013 56,212 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 5,878 10,269 53,865 (NA) (NA)
1964 5,676 9,694 51,707 (NA) (NA)
1963 5,603 9,339 50,477 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ 5,142 8,821 48,320 (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 4,888 8,564 47,369 (NA) (NA)
1960 4,828 8,002 44,695 (NA) (NA)
1959 4,569 7,814 44,430 (NA) (NA)
1958 4,374 7,201 41,192 (NA) (NA)
1957 4,437 7,042 41,450 (NA) (NA)
1956 4,356 6,946 42,195 (NA) (NA)
1955 4,058 6,496 40,061 (NA) (NA)
1954 3,374 6,669 40,950 (NA) (NA)
1953 (NA) 6,683 41,394 (NA) (NA)
1952 7/ 3,562 5,848 36,460 (NA) (NA)
1951 3,193 6,120 38,924 (NA) (NA)
1950 3,436 5,268 36,176 (NA) (NA)
1949 6/ 3,629 5,113 35,541 (NA) (NA)
1948 3,658 5,209 35,771 (NA) (NA)
1947 5/ 3,300 5,332 39,579 (NA) (NA)
Four Earners or More
2005 2,025 $100,000 $100,000 $126,243 $126,243
2004 35/ 1,885 100,000 103,344 122,859 126,968
2003 2,053 100,000 106,122 119,418 126,728
2002 2,015 99,729 108,259 112,186 121,781
2001 2,115 95,082 104,856 110,427 121,778
2000 30/ 2,410 93,262 105,719 104,548 118,513
1999 29/ 2,410 91,220 106,856 102,788 120,406
1998 2,209 88,031 105,289 100,450 120,143
1997 2,165 85,978 104,281 100,135 121,452
1996 2,236 79,371 98,323 90,660 112,308
1995 25/ 2,234 75,386 95,894 84,990 108,110
1994 24/ 2,109 75,609 98,513 85,426 111,304
1993 23/ 2,155 72,673 96,682 81,065 107,846
1992 22/ 2,175 69,717 95,063 78,557 107,116
1991 2,293 70,019 97,868 76,037 106,280
1990 2,453 67,700 98,049 73,796 106,878
1989 2,546 65,722 99,919 73,003 110,988
1988 2,546 64,920 102,938 70,564 111,887
1987 21/ 2,741 60,550 99,505 66,008 108,474
1986 2,647 55,655 94,577 62,197 105,694
1985 20/ 2,568 51,229 88,645 57,146 98,884
1984 19/ 2,570 50,278 89,900 54,147 96,818
1983 2,564 47,732 88,752 51,498 95,755
1982 2,697 44,409 86,005 47,934 92,831
1981 2,812 41,989 86,129 44,524 91,329
1980 2,753 39,599 88,856 41,922 94,068
1979 18/ 2,842 36,020 89,750 38,792 96,657
1978 2,934 29,103 79,329 34,818 94,907
1977 2,797 27,236 77,432 31,198 88,696
1976 17/ 2,847 25,696 77,717 28,237 85,402
1975 16/ 2,455 23,785 76,064 25,830 82,604
1974 16/15/ 2,717 22,886 79,251 24,505 84,857
1973 2,555 21,186 80,632 22,532 85,754
1972 14/ 2,262 19,677 79,576 20,751 83,919
1971 13/ 2,221 17,797 74,189 18,838 78,528
1970 2,340 16,688 72,655 17,411 75,803
1969 2,320 15,529 70,865 16,402 74,849
1968 2,169 14,073 67,018 14,850 70,718
1967 12/ 2,049 13,282 65,785 14,522 71,927
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