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 Table H-6. Regions--Black by Median and Mean Income:
 1975 to 2007

 (Households as of March of the following year1.  Income in current
 and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars28/)
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                                   Median income        Mean income
 Region                         ___________________ ___________________
 and                   Number   Current      2007   Current      2007
 year1                (thous.)  dollars   dollars   dollars   dollars
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 UNITED STATES

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                    14,976   $34,091   $34,091   $46,831   $46,831
 2006                    14,709    32,132    33,044    45,493    46,784
 2005                    14,399    30,954    32,876    42,727    45,380
 2004 35/                14,151    30,235    33,189    40,759    44,741
 2003                    13,969    29,689    33,470    40,316    45,451
 2002                    13,778    29,177    33,628    40,334    46,486




 Black Alone
 2007                    14,551    33,916    33,916    46,631    46,631
 2006                    14,354    31,969    32,876    45,127    46,407
 2005                    14,002    30,858    32,774    42,454    45,090
 2004 35/                13,809    30,095    33,035    40,633    44,603
 2003                    13,629    29,645    33,421    40,131    45,242
 2002                    13,465    29,026    33,454    40,011    46,114




 Black
 2001                    13,315    29,470    34,514    39,248    45,965
 2000 30/                13,174    29,667    35,720    39,178    47,172
 1999 29/                12,838    27,910    34,731    38,462    47,861
 1998                    12,579    25,351    32,204    34,139    43,368
 1997                    12,474    25,050    32,266    32,963    42,459
 1996                    12,109    23,482    30,900    32,460    42,714
 1995 25/                11,577    22,393    30,251    30,400    41,068
 1994 24/                11,655    21,027    29,090    29,259    40,479
 1993 23/                11,281    19,533    27,600    27,229    38,474
 1992 22/                11,269    18,755    27,156    25,450    36,850
 1991                    11,083    18,807    27,922    25,043    37,180
 1990                    10,671    18,676    28,721    24,814    38,161
 1989                    10,486    18,083    29,196    23,995    38,741
 1988                    10,561    16,407    27,632    22,477    37,855
 1987 21/                10,192    15,672    27,363    21,161    36,947
 1986                     9,922    15,080    27,219    20,232    36,518
 1985 20/                 9,797    14,819    27,232    19,335    35,531
 1984 19/                 9,480    13,471    25,605    17,996    34,206
 1983                     9,236    12,429    24,591    16,531    32,708
 1982                     8,916    11,968    24,690    15,747    32,486
 1981                     8,961    11,309    24,738    14,856    32,498
 1980                     8,847    10,764    25,788    13,970    33,469
 1979 18/                 8,586    10,133    26,971    13,002    34,608
 1978                     8,066     9,411    27,449    12,027    35,079
 1977                     7,977     8,422    26,249    10,791    33,632
 1976 17/                 7,776     7,902    26,182    10,096    33,452
 1975 16/                 7,489     7,408    25,958     9,247    32,402




 NORTHEAST

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                     2,673   $33,126   $33,126   $49,016   $49,016
 2006                     2,575    33,989    34,953    48,116    49,481
 2005                     2,604    32,108    34,101    47,073    49,996
 2004 35/                 2,565    30,422    33,394    42,414    46,558
 2003                     2,487    29,925    33,736    42,778    48,226
 2002                     2,594    29,120    33,562    41,280    47,577




 Black Alone
 2007                     2,590    33,243    33,243    48,930    48,930
 2006                     2,502    33,721    34,678    48,119    49,484
 2005                     2,508    32,002    33,989    46,821    49,728
 2004 35/                 2,476    30,186    33,135    42,294    46,426
 2003                     2,402    29,939    33,752    42,419    47,821
 2002                     2,511    29,285    33,752    41,359    47,668




 Black
 2001                     2,441    29,268    34,277    40,707    47,674
 2000 30/                 2,399    29,595    35,633    40,165    48,360
 1999 29/                 2,341    27,195    33,841    39,900    49,651
 1998                     2,354    22,908    29,101    33,526    42,589
 1997                     2,286    23,312    30,028    33,770    43,498
 1996                     2,278    22,177    29,183    33,003    43,429
 1995 25/                 2,165    21,947    29,649    29,958    40,471
 1994 24/                 2,029    23,257    32,175    32,373    44,787
 1993 23/                 1,935    21,560    30,464    30,161    42,617
 1992 22/                 1,870    19,792    28,657    27,928    40,438
 1991                     1,907    21,283    31,598    28,252    41,944
 1990                     1,952    20,674    31,794    26,979    41,490
 1989                     1,866    21,563    34,814    27,885    45,021
 1988                     1,853    19,108    32,181    25,637    43,177
 1987 21/                 1,769    17,735    30,965    23,680    41,345
 1986                     1,766    17,328    31,277    22,728    41,024
 1985 20/                 1,830    15,927    29,268    20,620    37,893
 1984 19/                 1,860    13,864    26,352    18,790    35,715
 1983                     1,813    13,311    26,337    17,151    33,934
 1982                     1,633    12,917    26,648    16,668    34,386
 1981                     1,688    11,575    25,320    15,216    33,285
 1980                     1,683    11,081    26,547    13,967    33,461
 1979 18/                 1,627    10,959    29,170    13,777    36,670
 1978                     1,571    10,174    29,674    12,773    37,255
 1977                     1,477     8,853    27,592    11,612    36,191
 1976 17/                 1,438     8,333    27,610    10,387    34,416
 1975 16/                 1,419     8,302    29,090    10,117    35,450




 MIDWEST

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                     2,697   $32,781   $32,781   $43,691   $43,691
 2006                     2,750    29,916    30,765    41,270    42,441
 2005                     2,627    27,495    29,202    38,764    41,171
 2004 35/                 2,631    28,225    30,982    38,006    41,719
 2003                     2,616    27,826    31,370    38,146    43,004
 2002                     2,518    27,547    31,749    38,159    43,980




 Black Alone
 2007                     2,605    32,771    32,771    43,812    43,812
 2006                     2,680    29,557    30,395    40,820    41,978
 2005                     2,557    27,329    29,026    38,452    40,839
 2004 35/                 2,566    28,169    30,921    37,979    41,689
 2003                     2,550    27,982    31,546    38,167    43,028
 2002                     2,451    27,304    31,469    37,562    43,292




 Black
 2001                     2,477    26,737    31,313    35,976    42,133
 2000 30/                 2,451    29,015    34,935    38,213    46,010
 1999 29/                 2,437    26,909    33,485    37,828    47,072
 1998                     2,344    24,215    30,761    33,454    42,498
 1997                     2,288    23,861    30,735    31,900    41,089
 1996                     2,251    23,314    30,679    33,874    44,575
 1995 25/                 2,153    22,027    29,757    30,202    40,801
 1994 24/                 2,285    17,963    24,851    26,259    36,328
 1993 23/                 2,383    18,886    26,686    26,580    37,557
 1992 22/                 2,315    18,217    26,377    24,947    36,122
 1991                     2,238    18,280    27,139    24,613    36,541
 1990                     2,121    17,204    26,458    24,310    37,386
 1989                     2,092    16,514    26,662    23,533    37,995
 1988                     2,066    15,012    25,283    21,832    36,769
 1987 21/                 2,016    14,628    25,540    20,209    35,285
 1986                     1,905    14,954    26,992    20,938    37,793
 1985 20/                 1,932    14,667    26,953    20,204    37,128
 1984 19/                 1,863    13,112    24,923    18,157    34,512
 1983                     1,772    11,738    23,224    16,444    32,535
 1982                     1,738    11,692    24,121    16,025    33,060
 1981                     1,789    12,066    26,394    15,703    34,350
 1980                     1,816    11,654    27,920    14,921    35,747
 1979 18/                 1,803    11,135    29,638    14,256    37,945
 1978                     1,684    11,645    33,965    14,180    41,358
 1977                     1,614     9,516    29,658    11,880    37,026
 1976 17/                 1,589     9,094    30,132    11,264    37,322
 1975 16/                 1,548     8,688    30,443    10,633    37,258




 SOUTH

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                     8,088   $33,311   $33,311   $45,774   $45,774
 2006                     7,978    31,954    32,860    44,702    45,970
 2005                     7,800    30,646    32,549    40,887    43,426
 2004 35/                 7,597    29,996    32,926    39,747    43,630
 2003                     7,563    29,091    32,796    38,706    43,636
 2002                     7,394    28,754    33,140    39,294    45,288




 Black Alone
 2007                     7,925    33,054    33,054    45,530    45,530
 2006                     7,860    31,814    32,717    44,290    45,546
 2005                     7,686    30,595    32,495    40,754    43,284
 2004 35/                 7,479    29,941    32,866    39,667    43,542
 2003                     7,452    28,988    32,680    38,569    43,481
 2002                     7,297    28,578    32,937    38,943    44,883




 Black
 2001                     7,246    29,079    34,056    38,671    45,290
 2000 30/                 7,167    29,157    35,106    38,349    46,173
 1999 29/                 7,014    27,533    34,262    37,032    46,082
 1998                     6,817    25,420    32,292    33,662    42,762
 1997                     6,814    25,074    32,297    32,026    41,252
 1996                     6,519    23,277    30,630    30,735    40,444
 1995 25/                 6,163    22,567    30,486    29,529    39,892
 1994 24/                 6,284    20,603    28,503    28,645    39,629
 1993 23/                 6,058    18,262    25,804    25,853    36,530
 1992 22/                 6,135    18,216    26,376    24,215    35,062
 1991                     5,972    17,247    25,606    23,328    34,634
 1990                     5,737    17,662    27,162    23,306    35,842
 1989                     5,622    16,788    27,105    21,762    35,135
 1988                     5,657    15,029    25,312    20,532    34,580
 1987 21/                 5,482    14,898    26,012    20,260    35,374
 1986                     5,305    13,923    25,131    18,516    33,421
 1985 20/                 5,159    13,692    25,161    17,826    32,758
 1984 19/                 4,924    12,965    24,643    17,186    32,666
 1983                     4,724    11,708    23,165    15,803    31,267
 1982                     4,585    11,294    23,300    14,852    30,640
 1981                     4,538    10,546    23,069    13,892    30,389
 1980                     4,489     9,829    23,548    12,993    31,128
 1979 18/                 4,294     9,279    24,698    11,951    31,810
 1978                     3,999     8,244    24,045    10,839    31,614
 1977                     4,080     7,744    24,136     9,788    30,506
 1976 17/                 3,967     7,390    24,486     9,319    30,877
 1975 16/                 3,775     6,559    22,983     8,274    28,992




 WEST

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                     1,519   $41,698   $41,698   $54,187   $54,187
 2006                     1,406    39,523    40,644    53,441    54,957
 2005                     1,369    35,607    37,818    52,554    55,817
 2004 35/                 1,358    35,760    39,253    48,638    53,390
 2003                     1,303    37,713    42,516    49,321    55,603
 2002                     1,272    34,497    39,759    48,757    56,194




 Black Alone
 2007                     1,431    41,696    41,696    53,689    53,689
 2006                     1,312    39,094    40,203    53,238    54,748
 2005                     1,251    36,057    38,296    52,318    55,566
 2004 35/                 1,288    34,613    37,994    48,327    53,048
 2003                     1,225    37,676    42,474    49,229    55,499
 2002                     1,206    34,315    39,549    48,640    56,059




 Black
 2001                     1,151    36,892    43,206    46,824    54,838
 2000 30/                 1,157    36,144    43,519    44,309    53,350
 1999 29/                 1,046    36,334    45,213    46,311    57,629
 1998                     1,064    33,040    41,972    40,055    50,883
 1997                     1,086    29,988    38,627    39,388    50,735
 1996                     1,061    30,176    39,709    38,887    51,172
 1995 25/                 1,096    23,416    31,633    36,561    49,391
 1994 24/                 1,057    25,716    35,577    33,419    46,234
 1993 23/                   904    25,036    35,376    31,883    45,050
 1992 22/                   948    22,703    32,872    29,788    43,131
 1991                       966    25,656    38,090    30,303    44,989
 1990                       862    23,987    36,889    31,184    47,957
 1989                       906    23,288    37,599    30,907    49,900
 1988                       985    23,175    39,031    29,056    48,936
 1987 21/                   925    18,116    31,630    23,762    41,488
 1986                       945    18,098    32,667    23,771    42,906
 1985 20/                   877    19,892    36,555    23,618    43,402
 1984 19/                   834    16,445    31,258    20,314    38,612
 1983                       927    15,648    30,960    19,189    37,967
 1982                       960    14,777    30,485    17,954    37,039
 1981                       946    13,612    29,776    17,234    37,699
 1980                       859    14,396    34,489    17,074    40,905
 1979 18/                   862    11,353    30,218    14,158    37,685
 1978                       812     9,598    27,994    11,972    34,918
 1977                       806     9,230    28,767    12,178    37,955
 1976 17/                   783     8,432    27,938    11,129    36,875
 1975 16/                   747     7,887    27,636     9,645    33,796
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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