U.S. Census Bureau
 Income
Google search


Historical Income Tables - Households

                                                                                          
                                                                                               



 Table H-6. Regions--All Races by Median and Mean Income:
 1975 to 2006

 (Households as of March of the following year.  Income in current
 and 2006 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars28/)
 ______________________________________________________________________
                                   Median income        Mean income
 Region                         ___________________ ___________________
 and                   Number   Current      2006   Current      2006
 year                 (thous.)  dollars   dollars   dollars   dollars
 ______________________________________________________________________

 UNITED STATES
 2006                   116,011   $48,201   $48,201   $66,570   $66,570
 2005                   114,384    46,326    47,845    63,344    65,421
 2004 35/               113,343    44,334    47,323    60,466    64,542
 2003                   112,000    43,318    47,488    59,067    64,753
 2002                   111,278    42,409    47,530    57,852    64,837
 2001                   109,297    42,228    48,091    58,208    66,290
 2000 30/               108,209    41,990    49,163    57,135    66,895
 1999 29/               106,434    40,696    49,244    54,737    66,235
 1998                   103,874    38,885    48,034    51,855    64,056
 1997                   102,528    37,005    46,350    49,692    62,241
 1996                   101,018    35,492    45,416    47,123    60,299
 1995 25/                99,627    34,076    44,764    44,938    59,033
 1994 24/                98,990    32,264    43,405    43,133    58,027
 1993 23/                97,107    31,241    42,926    41,428    56,923
 1992 22/                96,426    30,636    43,135    38,840    54,686
 1991                    95,669    30,126    43,492    37,922    54,747
 1990                    94,312    29,943    44,778    37,403    55,934
 1989                    93,347    28,906    45,382    36,520    57,336
 1988                    92,830    27,225    44,587    34,017    55,710
 1987 21/                91,124    26,061    44,247    32,410    55,026
 1986                    89,479    24,897    43,699    30,759    53,988
 1985 20/                88,458    23,618    42,205    29,066    51,940
 1984 19/                86,789    22,415    41,430    27,464    50,762
 1983                    85,407    20,885    40,182    25,401    48,871
 1982                    83,918    20,171    40,465    24,309    48,766
 1981                    83,527    19,074    40,573    22,787    48,471
 1980                    82,368    17,710    41,258    21,063    49,070
 1979 18/                80,776    16,461    42,606    19,554    50,611
 1978                    77,330    15,064    42,725    17,730    50,286
 1977                    76,030    13,572    40,187    16,100    47,672
 1976 17/                74,142    12,686    39,961    14,922    47,004
 1975 16/                72,867    11,800    39,302    13,779    45,894



 NORTHEAST
 2006                    21,261   $52,057   $52,057   $73,980   $73,980
 2005                    21,054    50,882    52,550    70,888    73,212
 2004 35/                21,187    47,861    51,087    66,295    70,764
 2003                    21,017    46,742    51,241    64,327    70,519
 2002                    21,229    45,862    51,399    62,906    70,501
 2001                    21,128    45,716    52,063    64,344    73,278
 2000 30/                21,022    43,750    51,223    61,061    71,491
 1999 29/                20,684    41,882    50,679    59,471    71,963
 1998                    19,877    40,634    50,195    55,041    67,992
 1997                    19,810    38,929    48,760    53,815    67,405
 1996                    19,724    37,406    47,865    51,555    65,970
 1995 25/                19,695    36,111    47,438    48,039    63,107
 1994 24/                19,593    34,926    46,986    47,938    64,491
 1993 23/                19,470    33,747    46,369    45,319    62,269
 1992 22/                19,329    32,999    46,462    42,019    59,162
 1991                    19,314    33,467    48,316    41,647    60,125
 1990                    19,271    32,676    48,865    40,953    61,243
 1989                    19,127    32,643    51,249    41,113    64,547
 1988                    19,342    30,425    49,828    37,458    61,346
 1987 21/                19,163    28,164    47,817    34,691    58,899
 1986                    18,873    26,494    46,502    32,982    57,890
 1985 20/                18,562    25,485    45,541    31,146    55,657
 1984 19/                18,348    23,550    43,528    28,645    52,945
 1983                    18,199    21,818    41,977    26,279    50,560
 1982                    17,926    20,707    41,540    24,732    49,615
 1981                    18,000    19,825    42,171    23,190    49,329
 1980                    17,781    18,192    42,381    21,449    49,969
 1979 18/                17,470    16,864    43,649    20,101    52,027
 1978                    17,227    15,509    43,987    18,147    51,469
 1977                    17,173    14,232    42,141    16,680    49,389
 1976 17/                16,855    13,074    41,183    15,165    47,770
 1975 16/                16,427    12,339    41,098    14,459    48,159



 MIDWEST
 2006                    26,508   $47,836   $47,836   $63,121   $63,121
 2005                    26,351    45,950    47,457    60,348    62,327
 2004 35/                25,939    44,641    47,650    58,401    62,338
 2003                    25,643    44,732    49,038    58,336    63,951
 2002                    25,630    43,622    48,889    56,918    63,790
 2001                    25,755    43,834    49,920    56,944    64,850
 2000 30/                25,222    44,261    51,822    57,477    67,295
 1999 29/                24,913    42,512    51,442    54,327    65,739
 1998                    24,489    40,609    50,164    52,430    64,766
 1997                    24,236    38,316    47,992    49,247    61,684
 1996                    23,972    36,579    46,807    46,648    59,691
 1995 25/                23,707    35,839    47,080    45,344    59,567
 1994 24/                23,683    32,505    43,729    41,597    55,960
 1993 23/                23,385    31,400    43,144    39,442    54,194
 1992 22/                23,110    30,804    43,372    37,853    53,297
 1991                    23,327    29,927    43,205    36,715    53,005
 1990                    23,223    29,897    44,710    36,387    54,415
 1989                    22,760    28,750    45,137    35,217    55,290
 1988                    22,627    27,540    45,103    33,317    54,564
 1987 21/                22,413    25,785    43,778    31,272    53,094
 1986                    21,973    24,851    43,618    29,645    52,033
 1985 20/                21,847    23,551    42,085    28,149    50,301
 1984 19/                21,697    22,586    41,746    26,612    49,187
 1983                    21,456    21,068    40,534    24,990    48,080
 1982                    21,331    20,820    41,767    24,161    48,469
 1981                    21,254    19,691    41,886    22,809    48,518
 1980                    21,200    18,313    42,663    21,261    49,531
 1979 18/                20,914    17,307    44,795    19,997    51,758
 1978                    20,551    15,673    44,452    18,003    51,060
 1977                    20,239    14,270    42,253    16,474    48,780
 1976 17/                19,628    13,683    43,101    15,726    49,537
 1975 16/                19,256    12,574    41,880    14,260    47,496



 SOUTH
 2006                    42,587   $43,884   $43,884   $61,959   $61,959
 2005                    41,805    42,138    43,520    58,660    60,583
 2004 35/                41,224    40,745    43,492    56,443    60,248
 2003                    40,742    39,823    43,656    54,496    59,742
 2002                    40,107    39,522    44,294    54,063    60,591
 2001                    39,151    38,904    44,306    54,046    61,550
 2000 30/                38,852    38,389    44,947    52,816    61,838
 1999 29/                37,966    37,345    45,189    50,657    61,298
 1998                    36,959    35,797    44,220    48,284    59,645
 1997                    36,578    34,345    43,018    46,398    58,115
 1996                    35,693    32,422    41,487    43,932    56,215
 1995 25/                35,143    30,942    40,647    41,276    54,223
 1994 24/                34,766    30,021    40,387    39,987    53,794
 1993 23/                33,904    28,441    39,078    38,249    52,555
 1992 22/                33,647    27,609    38,873    35,624    50,158
 1991                    33,073    27,178    39,236    34,685    50,074
 1990                    32,312    26,942    40,291    34,180    51,115
 1989                    32,262    25,870    40,616    33,230    52,171
 1988                    31,878    24,607    40,299    31,351    51,344
 1987 21/                31,062    23,968    40,693    30,380    51,580
 1986                    30,620    22,578    39,629    28,846    50,630
 1985 20/                30,311    21,397    38,236    27,044    48,327
 1984 19/                29,581    20,623    38,118    26,203    48,431
 1983                    28,809    19,386    37,298    24,233    46,624
 1982                    28,120    18,591    37,295    23,207    46,556
 1981                    27,925    17,341    36,887    21,603    45,953
 1980                    27,220    16,298    37,969    19,703    45,901
 1979 18/                26,613    14,968    38,741    18,082    46,801
 1978                    24,738    13,655    38,728    16,652    47,229
 1977                    24,316    12,407    36,737    15,069    44,619
 1976 17/                23,669    11,461    36,102    13,748    43,306
 1975 16/                23,407    10,539    35,102    12,662    42,173



 WEST
 2006                    25,656   $52,249   $52,249   $71,648   $71,648
 2005                    25,174    50,002    51,641    67,951    70,179
 2004 35/                24,993    47,651    50,863    64,303    68,638
 2003                    24,598    46,820    51,327    62,904    68,959
 2002                    24,313    45,143    50,594    60,676    68,002
 2001                    23,263    45,087    51,347    61,041    69,516
 2000 30/                23,113    44,915    52,587    60,449    70,775
 1999 29/                22,871    42,565    51,506    57,674    69,789
 1998                    22,549    40,983    50,626    54,274    67,044
 1997                    21,905    39,162    49,052    51,956    65,077
 1996                    21,629    37,125    47,505    48,874    62,539
 1995 25/                21,082    35,979    47,264    47,688    62,646
 1994 24/                20,948    34,452    46,348    45,595    61,339
 1993 23/                20,347    33,739    46,358    45,284    62,221
 1992 22/                20,340    33,324    46,920    42,259    59,500
 1991                    19,955    32,253    46,563    41,091    59,323
 1990                    19,506    31,761    47,497    40,443    60,481
 1989                    19,197    31,086    48,805    39,020    61,261
 1988                    18,983    28,836    47,225    35,824    58,670
 1987 21/                18,486    27,870    47,318    34,837    59,147
 1986                    18,014    27,001    47,392    33,040    57,991
 1985 20/                17,738    25,782    46,072    31,475    56,245
 1984 19/                17,163    24,457    45,204    29,450    54,433
 1983                    16,943    22,217    42,745    26,966    51,882
 1982                    16,541    21,192    42,513    25,913    51,984
 1981                    16,348    20,444    43,488    24,337    51,769
 1980                    16,167    19,009    44,285    22,667    52,806
 1979 18/                15,779    17,446    45,155    20,846    53,955
 1978                    14,813    15,511    43,992    18,666    52,941
 1977                    14,301    13,980    41,395    16,627    49,233
 1976 17/                13,990    13,038    41,070    15,486    48,781
 1975 16/                13,777    12,189    40,598    14,191    47,266
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

See separate page for                                                                         
Footnotes            
See separate page for                                                                         
 Suggested Citations               
                                                                                              
SOURCE:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements
                                                                                              
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                 
Income Surveys Branch                                                                         
Housing & Household Economic Statistics Division                                              
U.S. Census Bureau                                                                            
U.S. Department of Commerce                                                                   
Washington, D.C.  20233-8500                                                                  
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 


Go to Historical Income Tables - Households
Go to Historical Income Tables
Go to Poverty Statistics


Contact the Demographic Call Center Staff at 301-763-2422 or 1-866-758-1060 (toll free) or visit ask.census.gov for further information on Income Data.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division