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 Table H-6. Regions--White 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

 White Alone
 2007                    95,112   $52,115   $52,115   $70,331   $70,331
 2006                    94,705    50,673    52,111    69,107    71,067
 2005                    93,588    48,554    51,569    65,962    70,057
 2004 35/                92,880    46,658    51,216    62,909    69,055
 2003                    91,962    45,631    51,443    61,587    69,431
 2002                    91,645    45,086    51,963    60,166    69,343




 White
 2001                    90,682    44,517    52,136    60,512    70,869
 2000 30/                90,030    43,916    52,876    59,254    71,344
 1999 29/                88,893    42,325    52,668    56,726    70,589
 1998                    87,212    40,912    51,972    54,207    68,861
 1997                    86,106    38,972    50,199    51,902    66,853
 1996                    85,059    37,161    48,900    48,994    64,471
 1995 25/                84,511    35,766    48,317    46,729    63,128
 1994 24/                83,737    34,028    47,076    45,034    62,303
 1993 23/                82,387    32,960    46,572    43,285    61,161
 1992 22/                81,795    32,209    46,636    40,594    58,777
 1991                    81,675    31,569    46,869    39,523    58,677
 1990                    80,968    31,231    48,029    38,912    59,842
 1989                    80,163    30,406    49,091    38,041    61,418
 1988                    79,734    28,781    48,472    35,468    59,735
 1987 21/                78,519    27,458    47,941    33,795    59,006
 1986                    77,284    26,175    47,245    32,040    57,832
 1985 20/                76,576    24,908    45,772    30,259    55,606
 1984 19/                75,328    23,647    44,947    28,597    54,356
 1983                    74,376    21,902    43,334    26,455    52,343
 1982                    73,182    21,117    43,565    25,311    52,217
 1981                    72,845    20,153    44,085    23,742    51,936
 1980                    71,872    18,684    44,762    21,913    52,498
 1979 18/                70,766    17,259    45,939    20,325    54,099
 1978                    68,028    15,660    45,675    18,387    53,629
 1977                    66,934    14,272    44,481    16,729    52,139
 1976 17/                65,353    13,289    44,032    15,496    51,344
 1975 16/                64,392    12,340    43,240    14,288    50,066




 NORTHEAST

 White Alone
 2007                    17,525   $55,973   $55,973   $75,958   $75,958
 2006                    17,489    55,433    57,006    76,675    78,850
 2005                    17,356    53,470    56,790    73,980    78,573
 2004 35/                17,615    50,505    55,439    69,321    76,093
 2003                    17,613    49,599    55,916    66,944    75,470
 2002                    17,698    48,288    55,654    65,468    75,454




 White
 2001                    17,794    48,181    56,427    67,289    78,806
 2000 30/                17,771    46,213    55,642    63,643    76,628
 1999 29/                17,573    43,969    54,714    61,884    77,007
 1998                    16,901    43,246    54,937    57,934    73,596
 1997                    16,926    41,214    53,087    56,388    72,632
 1996                    16,848    40,120    52,794    53,920    70,954
 1995 25/                16,959    37,772    51,027    50,132    67,725
 1994 24/                16,962    36,477    50,465    49,838    68,949
 1993 23/                16,926    35,385    49,999    46,823    66,161
 1992 22/                16,882    34,599    50,097    43,527    63,024
 1991                    16,934    35,208    52,271    43,058    63,926
 1990                    16,870    34,387    52,883    42,479    65,328
 1989                    16,773    34,225    55,257    42,522    68,653
 1988                    17,014    31,578    53,183    38,653    65,099
 1987 21/                16,972    29,484    51,479    35,766    62,447
 1986                    16,749    27,523    49,678    33,973    61,321
 1985 20/                16,435    26,594    48,871    32,259    59,281
 1984 19/                16,244    24,766    47,074    29,702    56,456
 1983                    16,160    22,748    45,008    27,240    53,896
 1982                    16,037    21,363    44,072    25,508    52,623
 1981                    16,066    20,689    45,257    24,008    52,518
 1980                    15,912    19,126    45,821    22,211    53,212
 1979 18/                15,651    17,652    46,985    20,746    55,220
 1978                    15,464    16,031    46,757    18,677    54,475
 1977                    15,553    14,806    46,146    17,123    53,367
 1976 17/                15,277    13,588    45,022    15,611    51,725
 1975 16/                14,852    12,713    44,547    14,843    52,010




 MIDWEST

 White Alone
 2007                    22,694   $51,718   $51,718   $67,714   $67,714
 2006                    22,903    50,257    51,683    65,296    67,148
 2005                    22,886    48,094    51,080    62,479    66,358
 2004 35/                22,448    46,889    51,470    60,552    66,467
 2003                    22,218    46,918    52,893    60,246    67,919
 2002                    22,382    46,019    53,039    58,958    67,951




 White
 2001                    22,630    45,919    53,778    59,007    69,106
 2000 30/                22,125    46,164    55,583    59,331    71,436
 1999 29/                21,869    44,762    55,701    56,143    69,863
 1998                    21,659    42,218    53,631    54,210    68,865
 1997                    21,465    40,040    51,574    50,955    65,634
 1996                    21,254    38,057    50,079    47,863    62,983
 1995 25/                21,095    37,220    50,282    46,864    63,310
 1994 24/                20,950    34,103    47,180    43,231    59,808
 1993 23/                20,586    33,010    46,643    40,963    57,880
 1992 22/                20,411    32,341    46,828    39,359    56,989
 1991                    20,710    31,177    46,287    38,033    56,465
 1990                    20,772    31,054    47,757    37,628    57,867
 1989                    20,339    29,948    48,352    36,389    58,751
 1988                    20,206    28,875    48,631    34,375    57,894
 1987 21/                20,057    26,844    46,869    32,406    56,580
 1986                    19,775    25,738    46,457    30,528    55,102
 1985 20/                19,648    24,493    45,010    28,916    53,138
 1984 19/                19,599    23,445    44,563    27,398    52,077
 1983                    19,480    21,775    43,083    25,762    50,972
 1982                    19,349    21,526    44,408    24,855    51,276
 1981                    19,261    20,385    44,592    23,462    51,323
 1980                    19,201    18,983    45,479    21,866    52,385
 1979 18/                18,944    17,869    47,562    20,518    54,613
 1978                    18,691    16,021    46,728    18,359    53,547
 1977                    18,487    14,757    45,993    16,874    52,591
 1976 17/                17,930    14,063    46,596    16,124    53,425
 1975 16/                17,613    12,906    45,223    14,576    51,075




 SOUTH

 White Alone
 2007                    33,329   $50,034   $50,034   $66,942   $66,942
 2006                    33,054    47,179    48,517    65,599    67,460
 2005                    32,507    45,658    48,493    62,582    66,467
 2004 35/                32,101    43,875    48,161    59,928    65,783
 2003                    31,729    42,003    47,353    58,101    65,501
 2002                    31,308    42,160    48,591    57,360    66,109




 White
 2001                    30,722    41,249    48,309    57,223    67,017
 2000 30/                30,635    40,886    49,228    55,903    67,309
 1999 29/                30,027    40,246    50,081    53,751    66,887
 1998                    29,305    38,489    48,894    51,637    65,596
 1997                    28,948    36,681    47,248    49,568    63,847
 1996                    28,382    35,214    46,338    46,797    61,580
 1995 25/                28,297    32,917    44,469    43,814    59,190
 1994 24/                27,721    32,095    44,402    42,519    58,823
 1993 23/                27,170    30,820    43,548    40,897    57,787
 1992 22/                26,792    30,206    43,736    38,244    55,375
 1991                    26,582    29,525    43,834    37,202    55,232
 1990                    26,104    29,162    44,848    36,549    56,208
 1989                    26,155    27,887    45,024    35,666    57,584
 1988                    25,811    26,949    45,387    33,765    56,866
 1987 21/                25,170    26,326    45,965    32,571    56,869
 1986                    24,939    24,774    44,717    30,975    55,909
 1985 20/                24,798    23,213    42,658    28,945    53,191
 1984 19/                24,283    22,376    42,531    27,995    53,211
 1983                    23,782    21,094    41,736    25,892    51,229
 1982                    23,243    20,283    41,844    24,845    51,255
 1981                    23,052    19,083    41,744    23,133    50,603
 1980                    22,404    17,746    42,515    21,056    50,445
 1979 18/                22,099    16,201    43,122    19,286    51,334
 1978                    20,565    14,971    43,665    17,783    51,867
 1977                    20,065    13,474    41,994    16,160    50,366
 1976 17/                19,576    12,413    41,129    14,659    48,571
 1975 16/                19,491    11,479    40,223    13,512    47,346




 WEST

 White Alone
 2007                    21,564   $54,637   $54,637   $73,749   $73,749
 2006                    21,259    52,443    53,931    72,440    74,495
 2005                    20,840    50,163    53,277    68,381    72,626
 2004 35/                20,716    47,691    52,350    64,631    70,945
 2003                    20,402    46,981    52,965    63,845    71,976
 2002                    20,256    45,546    52,493    61,205    70,541




 White
 2001                    19,536    45,412    53,184    61,257    71,741
 2000 30/                19,499    44,702    53,823    60,432    72,762
 1999 29/                19,424    42,317    52,658    57,316    71,323
 1998                    19,347    41,122    52,239    54,838    69,663
 1997                    18,767    39,479    50,852    52,540    67,675
 1996                    18,575    37,281    49,058    49,176    64,711
 1995 25/                18,160    36,390    49,160    47,939    64,762
 1994 24/                18,103    35,063    48,508    46,471    64,291
 1993 23/                17,705    34,565    48,840    46,269    65,378
 1992 22/                17,710    33,797    48,936    42,779    61,941
 1991                    17,449    32,404    48,108    41,394    61,455
 1990                    17,222    31,794    48,895    40,547    62,356
 1989                    16,896    31,406    50,706    39,257    63,382
 1988                    16,703    29,160    49,111    36,179    60,932
 1987 21/                16,321    28,370    49,534    35,338    61,700
 1986                    15,821    27,408    49,471    33,563    60,581
 1985 20/                15,696    26,019    47,814    31,920    58,658
 1984 19/                15,202    24,863    47,258    29,922    56,874
 1983                    14,953    22,593    44,702    27,405    54,222
 1982                    14,554    21,704    44,776    26,444    54,554
 1981                    14,465    20,823    45,550    24,793    54,235
 1980                    14,355    19,304    46,248    22,982    55,059
 1979 18/                14,072    17,810    47,405    21,232    56,513
 1978                    13,308    15,852    46,235    19,025    55,490
 1977                    12,829    14,314    44,612    16,930    52,765
 1976 17/                12,570    13,323    44,144    15,764    52,232
 1975 16/                12,436    12,395    43,432    14,435    50,581
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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