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Historical Income Tables - Households

                                                                                          
                                                                                               



 Table H-9.  Race of Head of Household--Black
 by Median and Mean Income: 1980 to 2007

 (Households as of March of the following year.  Income in current
 and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars28/)
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                                  Median income        Mean income
 Type of                       ___________________ ___________________
 household            Number   Current      2007   Current      2007
 and year            (thous.)  dollars   dollars   dollars   dollars
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 ALL HOUSEHOLDS

 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    17,966    34,149
 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




 FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                    9,503   $41,603   $41,603   $55,100   $55,100
 2006                    9,502    40,175    41,315    54,061    55,595
 2005                    9,295    37,251    39,564    49,866    52,962
 2004 35/                9,110    36,624    40,202    47,427    52,060
 2003                    9,129    36,050    40,641    46,585    52,518
 2002                    9,128    34,880    40,200    47,002    54,171



 Black Alone
 2007                    9,256    41,515    41,515    54,906    54,906
 2006                    9,272    40,015    41,150    53,612    55,133
 2005                    9,047    37,047    39,347    49,677    52,761
 2004 35/                8,902    36,439    39,999    47,308    51,930
 2003                    8,912    35,872    40,441    46,379    52,286
 2002                    8,928    34,763    40,066    46,606    53,715



 Black
 2001                    8,844    35,080    41,084    44,961    52,656
 2000 30/                8,731    35,577    42,836    45,064    54,259
 1999 29/                8,653    33,886    42,167    44,121    54,903
 1998                    8,444    30,636    38,918    39,364    50,006
 1997                    8,408    29,915    38,533    37,535    48,348
 1996                    8,455    27,496    36,182    35,925    47,274
 1995 25/                8,055    26,838    36,256    34,706    46,885
 1994 24/                8,093    25,475    35,244    33,492    46,335
 1993 23/                7,989    22,221    31,398    30,598    43,235
 1992 22/                7,982    21,710    31,435    28,486    41,246
 1991                    7,716    22,203    32,963    28,141    41,779
 1990                    7,471    21,899    33,678    28,061    43,154
 1989                    7,470    20,911    33,761    26,877    43,394
 1988                    7,409    19,823    33,386    25,689    43,265
 1987 21/                7,202    18,825    32,868    24,181    42,220
 1986                    7,096    18,163    32,784    23,195    41,866
 1985 20/                6,921    17,053    31,338    21,673    39,828
 1984 19/                6,778    15,729    29,897    20,071    38,150
 1983                    6,675    14,754    29,192    18,592    36,785
 1982                    6,530    13,917    28,711    17,486    36,074
 1981                    6,413    13,630    29,816    16,950    37,078
 1980                    6,317    12,998    31,140    16,010    38,356




 --Married-Couple Family Households

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                    4,461   $62,328   $62,328   $73,462   $73,462
 2006                    4,489    59,692    61,385    74,546    76,661
 2005                    4,249    56,539    60,049    68,722    72,989
 2004 35/                4,260    54,312    59,618    64,256    70,533
 2003                    4,259    52,671    59,379    63,065    71,097
 2002                    4,268    52,141    60,094    64,231    74,029



 Black Alone
 2007                    4,322    62,204    62,204    73,235    73,235
 2006                    4,358    59,337    61,020    73,864    75,959
 2005                    4,126    56,191    59,680    68,615    72,875
 2004 35/                4,168    54,163    59,454    64,094    70,356
 2003                    4,146    52,645    59,350    63,152    71,195
 2002                    4,165    52,251    60,221    63,734    73,456



 Black
 2001                    4,233    51,557    60,381    59,887    70,137
 2000 30/                4,214    50,692    61,035    60,161    72,436
 1999 29/                4,150    50,678    63,063    60,147    74,846
 1998                    3,975    47,382    60,191    54,269    68,940
 1997                    3,921    45,372    58,442    51,301    66,079
 1996                    3,851    42,069    55,359    49,725    65,433
 1995 25/                3,713    41,362    55,877    49,271    66,562
 1994 24/                3,842    40,432    55,936    46,548    64,397
 1993 23/                3,714    35,409    50,033    43,583    61,582
 1992 22/                3,777    34,414    49,829    39,720    57,512
 1991                    3,631    33,369    49,541    38,557    57,243
 1990                    3,569    33,893    52,123    38,182    58,719
 1989                    3,750    30,833    49,781    35,341    57,059
 1988                    3,722    30,424    51,240    34,758    58,539
 1987 21/                3,681    27,374    47,795    32,071    55,996
 1986                    3,742    26,593    48,000    30,624    55,276
 1985 20/                3,680    24,685    45,363    28,258    51,929
 1984 19/                3,469    23,472    44,614    27,070    51,453
 1983                    3,446    21,893    43,317    24,679    48,829
 1982                    3,486    20,648    42,597    22,772    46,979
 1981                    3,535    19,638    42,958    21,768    47,618
 1980                    3,392    18,704    44,810    20,703    49,599




 --Male Householder, No Spouse Present

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                      824   $37,613   $37,613   $47,624   $47,624
 2006                      882    36,584    37,622    46,992    48,325
 2005                      831    36,710    38,989    48,141    51,130
 2004 35/                  760    37,130    40,757    44,947    49,338
 2003                      804    35,660    40,202    46,084    51,953
 2002                      791    35,018    40,360    44,071    50,793



 Black Alone
 2007                      796    37,471    37,471    47,661    47,661
 2006                      864    36,350    37,381    46,910    48,241
 2005                      805    36,385    38,644    47,956    50,933
 2004 35/                  740    37,284    40,926    45,174    49,587
 2003                      782    35,353    39,856    44,471    50,135
 2002                      762    34,752    40,053    43,342    49,953



 Black
 2001                      773    34,540    40,452    42,081    49,283
 2000 30/                  732    38,276    46,086    44,766    53,900
 1999 29/                  706    37,742    46,965    47,754    59,424
 1998                      660    30,360    38,567    38,262    48,606
 1997                      562    28,593    36,830    35,674    45,951
 1996                      657    30,995    40,786    38,991    51,308
 1995 25/                  573    27,071    36,571    32,095    43,358
 1994 24/                  536    23,073    31,921    29,545    40,874
 1993 23/                  450    22,000    31,086    27,452    38,789
 1992 22/                  467    23,444    33,945    26,720    38,689
 1991                      504    26,428    39,236    29,290    43,485
 1990                      472    24,048    36,983    27,859    42,844
 1989                      446    20,044    32,362    24,832    40,092
 1988                      464    19,501    32,843    23,560    39,679
 1987 21/                  433    19,545    34,125    25,067    43,767
 1986                      386    20,159    36,387    24,433    44,101
 1985 20/                  368    16,901    31,058    19,115    35,127
 1984 19/                  344    16,381    31,136    19,607    37,268
 1983                      354    17,085    33,804    18,574    36,750
 1982                      309    15,285    31,533    17,077    35,230
 1981                      273    14,865    32,517    18,438    40,333
 1980                      291    13,635    32,666    16,888    40,459




 --Female Householder, No Spouse Present

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                    4,218   $25,759   $25,759   $37,141   $37,141
 2006                    4,132    25,305    26,023    33,316    34,261
 2005                    4,215    22,690    24,099    31,195    33,132
 2004 35/                4,090    23,374    25,657    30,358    33,324
 2003                    4,067    22,739    25,635    29,427    33,175
 2002                    4,069    22,412    25,831    29,499    33,999



 Black Alone
 2007                    4,138    25,681    25,681    37,154    37,154
 2006                    4,050    25,221    25,936    33,250    34,193
 2005                    4,117    22,598    24,001    31,035    32,962
 2004 35/                3,995    23,247    25,518    30,192    33,142
 2003                    3,984    22,632    25,514    29,300    33,032
 2002                    4,000    22,309    25,712    29,394    33,878



 Black
 2001                    3,838    22,059    25,834    29,079    34,056
 2000 30/                3,785    21,521    25,912    28,312    34,089
 1999 29/                3,797    19,174    23,860    25,929    32,266
 1998                    3,809    17,737    22,532    24,000    30,488
 1997                    3,926    17,962    23,136    24,053    30,982
 1996                    3,947    16,256    21,391    21,950    28,884
 1995 25/                3,769    15,589    21,060    20,753    28,036
 1994 24/                3,716    14,650    20,268    20,563    28,448
 1993 23/                3,825    12,423    17,554    18,358    25,940
 1992 22/                3,738    12,497    18,095    17,356    25,130
 1991                    3,582    12,196    18,107    17,421    25,864
 1990                    3,430    12,537    19,280    17,555    26,997
 1989                    3,275    12,170    19,649    17,466    28,199
 1988                    3,223    10,995    18,518    15,524    26,145
 1987 21/                3,089    10,250    17,896    14,655    25,587
 1986                    2,967     9,713    17,532    13,666    24,667
 1985 20/                2,874     9,574    17,594    13,569    24,935
 1984 19/                2,964     9,008    17,122    11,934    22,684
 1983                    2,874     8,190    16,204    11,297    22,352
 1982                    2,734     7,742    15,972    10,792    22,264
 1981                    2,605     7,921    17,327    10,256    22,435
 1980                    2,634     7,693    18,431     9,868    23,641




 NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                    5,474   $23,567   $23,567   $32,476   $32,476
 2006                    5,207    21,889    22,510    29,857    30,704
 2005                    5,104    21,410    22,739    29,726    31,572
 2004 35/                5,041    21,037    23,092    28,710    31,515
 2003                    4,840    20,245    22,823    28,492    32,121
 2002                    4,650    19,531    22,510    27,245    31,401



 Black Alone
 2007                    5,295    23,477    23,477    32,165    32,165
 2006                    5,081    21,783    22,401    29,644    30,485
 2005                    4,955    21,408    22,737    29,265    31,082
 2004 35/                4,907    20,842    22,878    28,522    31,308
 2003                    4,716    20,211    22,785    28,323    31,930
 2002                    4,538    19,463    22,432    27,036    31,160



 Black
 2001                    4,470    20,610    24,137    27,946    32,729
 2000 30/                4,443    20,506    24,690    27,611    33,245
 1999 29/                4,185    19,751    24,578    26,762    33,302
 1998                    4,135    16,071    20,416    23,468    29,812
 1997                    4,066    17,073    21,991    23,510    30,283
 1996                    3,654    15,454    20,336    24,441    32,162
 1995 25/                3,521    15,007    20,273    20,551    27,763
 1994 24/                3,562    13,320    18,428    19,641    27,173
 1993 23/                3,292    13,857    19,580    19,055    26,925
 1992 22/                3,287    12,267    17,762    18,079    26,177
 1991                    3,367    12,202    18,116    17,941    26,636
 1990                    3,200    11,789    18,130    17,234    26,504
 1989                    3,015    11,193    18,071    16,854    27,211
 1988                    3,152     9,826    16,549    14,926    25,138
 1987 21/                2,990     9,667    16,878    13,887    24,247
 1986                    2,826     8,776    15,840    12,788    23,082
 1985 20/                2,876     9,571    17,588    13,708    25,191
 1984 19/                2,703     8,909    16,934    12,690    24,121
 1983                    2,562     7,849    15,530    11,159    22,079
 1982                    2,386     7,787    16,065    10,989    22,670
 1981                    2,548     6,635    14,514     9,585    20,967
 1980                    2,530     6,075    14,554     8,879    21,272




 --Male Householder

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                    2,410   $26,903   $26,903   $36,408   $36,408
 2006                    2,312    24,935    25,642    32,422    33,342
 2005                    2,172    25,476    27,058    32,514    34,533
 2004 35/                2,168    24,782    27,203    33,789    37,090
 2003                    2,072    24,495    27,615    31,971    36,043
 2002                    2,100    22,794    26,271    30,120    34,714



 Black Alone
 2007                    2,321    26,743    26,743    35,700    35,700
 2006                    2,249    24,923    25,630    32,259    33,174
 2005                    2,096    25,582    27,170    32,419    34,432
 2004 35/                2,121    24,620    27,025    33,711    37,004
 2003                    2,024    24,565    27,694    31,992    36,067
 2002                    2,043    22,583    26,028    29,844    34,396



 Black
 2001                    1,903    25,486    29,848    33,092    38,756
 2000 30/                1,964    25,406    30,590    32,657    39,320
 1999 29/                1,875    24,137    30,036    30,156    37,526
 1998                    1,827    20,673    26,262    27,510    34,947
 1997                    1,876    19,459    25,065    26,818    34,543
 1996                    1,669    20,525    27,009    25,263    33,244
 1995 25/                1,532    19,172    25,900    24,656    33,309
 1994 24/                1,653    16,868    23,336    23,288    32,218
 1993 23/                1,452    17,752    25,083    22,143    31,288
 1992 22/                1,495    15,510    22,457    21,119    30,579
 1991                    1,594    15,223    22,601    20,511    30,451
 1990                    1,531    15,451    23,762    20,471    31,482
 1989                    1,313    14,737    23,793    19,427    31,365
 1988                    1,508    13,010    21,911    17,765    29,919
 1987 21/                1,420    11,865    20,716    16,416    28,662




 ----Male Householder Living Alone

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                    2,012   $24,080   $24,080   $31,684   $31,684
 2006                    1,928    22,079    22,705    28,486    29,294
 2005                    1,807    22,103    23,475    28,685    30,466
 2004 35/                1,845    22,322    24,503    31,069    34,104
 2003                    1,733    21,304    24,017    28,016    31,584
 2002                    1,753    20,717    23,877    26,751    30,831



 Black Alone
 2007                    1,945    23,738    23,738    31,073    31,073
 2006                    1,881    22,112    22,739    28,409    29,215
 2005                    1,760    22,331    23,717    28,921    30,717
 2004 35/                1,812    22,367    24,552    31,209    34,258
 2003                    1,698    21,341    24,059    27,975    31,538
 2002                    1,708    20,659    23,810    26,577    30,631



 Black
 2001                    1,585    22,544    26,402    30,042    35,184
 2000 30/                1,579    21,972    26,455    29,124    35,066
 1999 29/                1,577    21,936    27,297    26,804    33,354
 1998                    1,545    18,351    23,312    24,722    31,405
 1997                    1,594    17,139    22,076    21,738    28,000
 1996                    1,303    16,447    21,643    21,311    28,043
 1995 25/                1,235    17,017    22,989    22,231    30,033
 1994 24/                1,381    15,223    21,060    20,555    28,437
 1993 23/                1,147    15,893    22,457    19,126    27,025
 1992 22/                1,251    13,532    19,593    18,510    26,801
 1991                    1,319    13,665    20,288    18,467    27,417
 1990                    1,266    13,126    20,186    17,930    27,574
 1989                    1,084    11,964    19,316    17,052    27,531
 1988                    1,218    10,859    18,289    15,185    25,574
 1987 21/                1,191    10,602    18,511    14,789    25,821
 1986                    1,097    10,306    18,602    13,973    25,221
 1985 20/                1,133    11,114    20,424    14,384    26,433
 1984 19/                1,043    10,333    19,640    12,942    24,599
 1983                    1,002     8,845    17,500    11,757    23,262
 1982                      936     9,488    19,574    11,972    24,698
 1981                    1,000     8,345    18,255    10,523    23,019
 1980                    1,042     6,965    16,686     9,023    21,617




 --Female Householder

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                    3,064   $20,614   $20,614   $29,383   $29,383
 2006                    2,894    20,078    20,648    27,807    28,596
 2005                    2,932    18,684    19,844    27,661    29,378
 2004 35/                2,873    18,396    20,193    24,876    27,306
 2003                    2,768    17,001    19,166    25,888    29,185
 2002                    2,550    15,815    18,227    24,877    28,672



 Black Alone
 2007                    2,973    20,727    20,727    29,404    29,404
 2006                    2,832    19,898    20,462    27,567    28,349
 2005                    2,859    18,618    19,774    26,954    28,627
 2004 35/                2,786    18,058    19,822    24,571    26,971
 2003                    2,692    16,961    19,121    25,564    28,820
 2002                    2,495    15,809    18,220    24,736    28,509



 Black
 2001                    2,567    17,022    19,935    24,131    28,261
 2000 30/                2,479    16,533    19,906    23,614    28,432
 1999 29/                2,310    15,812    19,676    24,008    29,875
 1998                    2,308    13,608    17,287    20,268    25,747
 1997                    2,190    15,341    19,760    20,675    26,631
 1996                    1,985    12,434    16,362    23,750    31,253
 1995 25/                1,989    11,872    16,038    17,389    23,491
 1994 24/                1,909    10,458    14,468    16,484    22,805
 1993 23/                1,840    11,093    15,674    16,616    23,478
 1992 22/                1,792    10,202    14,772    15,543    22,505
 1991                    1,773     9,520    14,134    15,631    23,206
 1990                    1,670     8,661    13,320    14,268    21,942
 1989                    1,702     8,944    14,440    14,868    24,005
 1988                    1,644     7,489    12,613    12,321    20,751
 1987 21/                1,569     7,354    12,840    11,599    20,252




 ----Female Householder Living Alone

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007                    2,748   $19,110   $19,110   $27,131   $27,131
 2006                    2,636    18,642    19,171    26,155    26,897
 2005                    2,597    17,058    18,117    24,384    25,898
 2004 35/                2,609    16,926    18,580    23,298    25,574
 2003                    2,505    15,542    17,521    23,902    26,946
 2002                    2,318    14,323    16,508    22,794    26,271



 Black Alone
 2007                    2,673    19,244    19,244    27,121    27,121
 2006                    2,586    18,476    19,000    26,056    26,795
 2005                    2,538    17,038    18,096    24,405    25,920
 2004 35/                2,539    16,739    18,374    23,127    25,386
 2003                    2,439    15,535    17,514    23,575    26,578
 2002                    2,277    14,358    16,548    22,791    26,267



 Black
 2001                    2,287    15,508    18,162    22,287    26,102
 2000 30/                2,184    14,878    17,914    21,165    25,483
 1999 29/                2,030    14,003    17,425    21,570    26,841
 1998                    2,087    12,397    15,748    18,682    23,732
 1997                    1,982    13,738    17,696    19,127    24,637
 1996                    1,823    11,529    15,171    20,925    27,535
 1995 25/                1,819    10,958    14,804    16,289    22,005
 1994 24/                1,728     9,621    13,310    14,909    20,626
 1993 23/                1,657    10,082    14,246    15,203    21,482
 1992 22/                1,619     9,285    13,444    14,486    20,975
 1991                    1,596     8,492    12,608    13,896    20,631
 1990                    1,511     7,674    11,802    12,899    19,837
 1989                    1,525     7,658    12,364    13,180    21,279
 1988                    1,515     7,107    11,969    11,267    18,976
 1987 21/                1,435     6,926    12,093    10,591    18,492
 1986                    1,402     6,206    11,202     9,592    17,313
 1985 20/                1,367     6,691    12,296    10,016    18,406
 1984 19/                1,324     6,627    12,596     9,784    18,597
 1983                    1,209     5,832    11,539     9,057    17,920
 1982                    1,120     5,268    10,868     8,014    16,533
 1981                    1,232     4,812    10,526     7,230    15,816
 1980                    1,178     4,503    10,788     6,730    16,123
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements.                      
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