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Historical Income Tables - Households

                                                                                          
                                                                                               



  Table H-12. Household by Number of Earners by Mean and Median Income
  Black: 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
  Number of                  ____________________  ____________________
  earners          Number    Current       2007    Current       2007
  and year        (thous.)   dollars    dollars    dollars    dollars
  _____________________________________________________________________
  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     17,996     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




  --No Earners

  Black A.O.I.C.
  2007                3,400    $10,501    $10,501    $14,586    $14,586
  2006                3,365     10,019     10,303     14,614     15,029
  2005                3,295      9,829     10,439     13,843     14,702
  2004 35/            3,220      9,449     10,372     13,166     14,452
  2003                3,167      9,291     10,474     12,973     14,625
  2002                3,093      9,434     10,873     13,305     15,334




  Black Alone
  2007                3,322     10,483     10,483     14,637     14,637
  2006                3,315     10,028     10,312     14,567     14,980
  2005                3,229      9,824     10,434     13,818     14,676
  2004 35/            3,159      9,421     10,341     13,081     14,359
  2003                3,105      9,267     10,447     12,824     14,457
  2002                3,036      9,419     10,856     13,284     15,310




  Black
  2001                2,826      9,142     10,707     12,703     14,877
  2000 30/            2,630      9,157     11,025     13,382     16,112
  1999 29/            2,504      8,795     10,944     13,363     16,629
  1998                2,759      8,084     10,269     11,462     14,561
  1997                2,660      8,172     10,526     11,677     15,041
  1996                2,800      7,612     10,017     10,747     14,142
  1995 25/            2,764      7,651     10,336     10,462     14,133
  1994 24/            2,800      6,949      9,614      9,428     13,043
  1993 23/            2,831      6,827      9,647      8,550     12,081
  1992 22/            2,898      6,388      9,249      8,206     11,882
  1991                2,820      6,332      9,401      8,133     12,075
  1990                2,603      5,870      9,027      7,539     11,594
  1989                2,527      5,707      9,214      7,365     11,891
  1988                2,582      5,577      9,393      7,155     12,050
  1987 21/            2,564      5,166      9,020      6,690     11,681
  1986                2,514       (NA)       (NA)      6,555     11,832
  1985 20/            2,335       (NA)       (NA)      6,492     11,930
  1984 19/            2,352       (NA)       (NA)      6,034     11,469
  1983                2,421       (NA)       (NA)      5,744     11,365
  1982                2,332       (NA)       (NA)      5,359     11,056
  1981                2,333       (NA)       (NA)      5,074     11,099
  1980                2,182       (NA)       (NA)      4,759     11,401




  --One Earner

  Black A.O.I.C.
  2007                6,797    $30,895    $30,895    $40,157    $40,157
  2006                6,572     30,119     30,973     36,805     37,849
  2005                6,523     27,878     29,609     35,055     37,231
  2004 35/            6,469     27,433     30,113     34,609     37,990
  2003                6,254     26,682     30,080     33,662     37,949
  2002                6,080     26,103     30,085     32,716     37,706




  Black Alone
  2007                6,600     30,787     30,787     39,989     39,989
  2006                6,413     30,033     30,885     36,463     37,497
  2005                6,360     27,948     29,683     35,115     37,295
  2004 35/            6,321     27,384     30,059     34,595     37,975
  2003                6,114     26,687     30,086     33,435     37,693
  2002                5,957     26,050     30,024     32,631     37,608




  Black
  2001                5,864     26,115     30,585     31,371     36,740
  2000 30/            5,727     25,070     30,185     30,626     36,875
  1999 29/            5,577     23,125     28,776     29,252     36,401
  1998                5,472     22,046     28,006     27,321     34,707
  1997                5,428     21,319     27,460     25,704     33,109
  1996                4,867     20,658     27,184     26,740     35,187
  1995 25/            4,678     20,268     27,381     24,831     33,545
  1994 24/            4,731     18,609     25,745     23,880     33,037
  1993 23/            4,513     18,117     25,599     21,546     30,444
  1992 22/            4,456     17,570     25,440     20,757     30,055
  1991                4,301     17,230     25,580     20,605     30,591
  1990                4,173     17,040     26,205     20,594     31,671
  1989                4,041     16,532     26,691     19,572     31,600
  1988                4,068     14,920     25,128     17,565     29,583
  1987 21/            3,878     14,294     24,957     16,927     29,554
  1986                3,692       (NA)       (NA)     16,157     29,163
  1985 20/            3,867       (NA)       (NA)     15,442     28,377
  1984 19/            3,763       (NA)       (NA)     14,562     27,679
  1983                3,647       (NA)       (NA)     14,108     27,913
  1982                3,490       (NA)       (NA)     13,196     27,223
  1981                3,484       (NA)       (NA)     12,290     26,884
  1980                3,505       (NA)       (NA)     11,549     27,669




  --Two Earners

  Black A.O.I.C.
  2007                3,923    $64,772    $64,772    $75,014    $75,014
  2006                3,922     61,005     62,736     75,256     77,391
  2005                3,735     59,363     63,049     71,111     75,526
  2004 35/            3,655     57,425     63,035     64,507     70,809
  2003                3,773     55,205     62,236     64,036     72,192
  2002                3,756     54,222     62,493     64,673     74,538




  Black Alone
  2007                3,802     64,759     64,759     74,777     74,777
  2006                3,797     60,977     62,707     75,016     77,144
  2005                3,593     59,273     62,953     70,629     75,014
  2004 35/            3,559     57,480     63,095     64,608     70,920
  2003                3,660     55,062     62,075     64,140     72,309
  2002                3,653     54,381     62,676     64,193     73,985




  Black
  2001                3,712     53,563     62,731     62,056     72,677
  2000 30/            3,815     50,959     61,356     60,010     72,254
  1999 29/            3,763     49,322     61,375     57,230     71,216
  1998                3,453     46,905     59,585     53,402     67,839
  1997                3,459     44,728     57,613     50,498     65,045
  1996                3,512     42,539     55,977     50,376     66,290
  1995 25/            3,310     40,357     54,520     46,810     63,237
  1994 24/            3,251     39,752     54,995     46,144     63,838
  1993 23/            3,072     36,224     51,184     44,074     62,276
  1992 22/            2,982     34,346     49,731     38,579     55,860
  1991                3,078     33,991     50,464     38,481     57,130
  1990                3,029     33,657     51,760     37,319     57,392
  1989                2,978     31,977     51,628     36,116     58,310
  1988                3,039     31,334     52,772     34,966     58,889
  1987 21/            2,877     28,727     50,157     31,996     55,865
  1986                2,814       (NA)       (NA)     30,923     55,815
  1985 20/            2,714       (NA)       (NA)     29,628     54,446
  1984 19/            2,553       (NA)       (NA)     28,011     53,242
  1983                2,468       (NA)       (NA)     25,792     51,031
  1982                2,385       (NA)       (NA)     24,706     50,969
  1981                2,379       (NA)       (NA)     23,342     51,061
  1980                2,426       (NA)       (NA)     21,587     51,717




  --Three Earners

  Black A.O.I.C.
  2007                  660    $86,645    $86,645    $94,225    $94,225
  2006                  675     83,380     85,745     91,735     94,337
  2005                  700     77,855     82,689     85,916     91,250
  2004 35/              678     76,935     84,451     89,146     97,855
  2003                  653     73,944     83,362     84,155     94,873
  2002                  689     70,847     81,654     78,995     91,045




  Black Alone
  2007                  638     86,394     86,394     94,279     94,279
  2006                  661     82,663     85,008     91,416     94,009
  2005                  678     77,216     82,010     85,497     90,805
  2004 35/              649     76,657     84,146     88,894     97,578
  2003                  632     73,912     83,325     84,184     94,906
  2002                  668     70,317     81,043     78,028     89,930




  Black
  2001                  745     70,305     82,338     74,969     87,800
  2000 30/              828     64,092     77,169     72,051     86,752
  1999 29/              779     64,457     80,209     79,966     99,508
  1998                  657     58,713     74,585     66,439     84,400
  1997                  755     57,599     74,192     65,823     84,785
  1996                  745     51,894     68,287     56,455     74,289
  1995 25/              624     48,737     65,840     59,980     81,029
  1994 24/              706     49,717     68,782     55,353     76,579
  1993 23/              706     48,914     69,115     53,869     76,117
  1992 22/              755     49,414     71,548     57,014     82,552
  1991                  707     45,882     68,118     51,173     75,974
  1990                  633     42,897     65,970     49,580     76,248
  1989                  716     43,176     69,709     46,436     74,972
  1988                  674     41,435     69,784     43,772     73,720
  1987 21/              617     38,654     67,489     42,434     74,089
  1986                  651       (NA)       (NA)     39,132     70,632
  1985 20/              624       (NA)       (NA)     36,093     66,327
  1984 19/              582       (NA)       (NA)     35,356     67,203
  1983                  505       (NA)       (NA)     32,110     63,531
  1982                  504       (NA)       (NA)     29,357     60,564
  1981                  518       (NA)       (NA)     27,282     59,679
  1980                  500       (NA)       (NA)     25,417     60,893




  --4 Earners or More

  Black A.O.I.C.
  2007                  196   $100,000   $100,000   $113,938   $113,938
  2006                  174    100,000    102,837    120,383    123,798
  2005                  146     86,680     92,062    104,120    110,584
  2004 35/              129     98,713    108,357    110,559    121,360
  2003                  122     95,547    107,716    123,301    139,005
  2002                  160     96,743    111,500    114,290    131,723




  Black Alone
  2007                  190    100,000    100,000    113,354    113,354
  2006                  168    100,000    102,837    121,103    124,539
  2005                  142     86,391     91,755    103,772    110,215
  2004 35/              121     98,527    108,152    111,458    122,347
  2003                  117     95,803    108,004    125,408    141,380
  2002                  150     96,592    111,326    115,728    133,381




  Black
  2001                  167     89,749    105,110     98,784    115,691
  2000 30/              175     85,572    103,032     97,193    117,024
  1999 29/              215     77,245     96,122     90,748    112,925
  1998                  238     74,696     94,889     85,252    108,299
  1997                  172     77,190     99,426     94,496    121,718
  1996                  185     71,429     93,994     74,813     98,447
  1995 25/              201     67,415     91,073     72,187     97,520
  1994 24/              166     71,191     98,490     75,326    104,211
  1993 23/              160     58,941     83,283     77,084    108,919
  1992 22/              177     68,371     98,997     69,969    101,310
  1991                  176     59,256     87,974     64,397     95,606
  1990                  234     60,323     92,769     63,495     97,648
  1989                  223     54,163     87,448     58,622     94,647
  1988                  198     54,151     91,200     59,105     99,544
  1987 21/              257     52,772     92,139     57,119     99,729
  1986                  250       (NA)       (NA)     48,332     87,238
  1985 20/              257       (NA)       (NA)     45,144     82,959
  1984 19/              229       (NA)       (NA)     40,266     76,536
  1983                  195       (NA)       (NA)     38,055     75,294
  1982                  206       (NA)       (NA)     39,644     81,786
  1981                  245       (NA)       (NA)     35,769     78,245
  1980                  234       (NA)       (NA)     32,687     78,310
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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