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 Table H-14. Years of School Completed--Households with
 Householder 25 Years Old and Over by Median and Mean Income:
 1967 to 1990

 (Households as of March of the following year.  Income in
 current and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars28/.  Data after
 1990 are not completely comparable due to changes to the
 educational attainment questions.  See Table H-13 for data
 after 1990 based on the new educational attainment questions.)
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                              Median income        Mean income
 Years of school           ___________________ ___________________
 completed and    Number   Current      2007   Current      2007
 income year     (thous.)  dollars   dollars   dollars   dollars
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 TOTAL

 1990               89,429   $30,757   $47,301   $38,272   $58,858
 1989               88,226    29,864    48,216    37,388    60,364
 1988               87,415    28,126    47,369    34,829    58,658
 1987 21/           85,818    26,843    46,868    33,190    57,949
 1986               84,282    25,707    46,401    31,536    56,922
 1985 20/           82,954    24,527    45,072    29,820    54,799
 1984 19/           81,351    23,252    44,196    28,187    53,576
 1983               79,897    21,576    42,689    26,088    51,617
 1982               78,223    20,760    42,828    24,918    51,406
 1981               77,417    19,804    43,321    23,396    51,179
 1980               75,925    18,383    44,041    21,643    51,851
 1979 18/           74,206    17,039    45,353    20,102    53,506
 1978               70,988    15,517    45,258    18,227    53,162
 1977               69,810    14,130    44,039    16,599    51,734
 1976 17/           68,151    13,194    43,717    15,372    50,933
 1975 16/           66,990    12,296    43,086    14,199    49,754
 1974 16/15/        65,298    11,639    44,135    13,488    51,147
 1973               64,002    10,924    45,567    12,516    52,207
 1972 14/           62,774    10,057    44,576    11,597    51,402
 1971 13/           61,482     9,344    42,657    10,657    48,652
 1970               59,668     8,957    42,682    10,229    48,744
 1969               58,570     8,614    43,070     9,755    48,775
 1968               57,737     7,918    41,356     8,930    46,641
 1967 12/           56,616     7,334    39,808     8,347    45,306



 Elementary, Less than 9 Years

 1990               10,146   $13,523   $20,797   $18,447   $28,369
 1989               10,695    12,696    20,498    18,007    29,073
 1988               11,055    12,363    20,822    17,108    28,813
 1987 21/           11,460    11,930    20,830    16,802    29,336
 1986               11,836    11,646    21,021    16,022    28,919
 1985 20/           12,112    11,347    20,852    15,571    28,614
 1984 19/           12,379    10,937    20,788    15,195    28,882
 1983               12,647    10,398    20,573    14,138    27,973
 1982               13,165    10,172    20,985    13,540    27,933
 1981               13,513     9,676    21,166    13,156    28,779
 1980               14,012     8,875    21,262    12,139    29,082
 1979 18/           14,311     8,274    22,023    11,300    30,077
 1978               14,225     7,639    22,280    10,415    30,377
 1977               14,823     7,031    21,913     9,686    30,188
 1976 17/           15,031     6,736    22,319     9,161    30,354
 1975 16/           15,214     6,329    22,177     8,441    29,577
 1974 16/15/        15,633     6,163    23,370     8,063    30,575



 High School, 1 to 3 Years

 1990               10,077   $18,191   $27,976   $23,400   $35,986
 1989               10,091    17,767    28,685    23,115    37,320
 1988               10,372    16,599    27,956    21,890    36,867
 1987 21/           10,479    16,910    29,525    21,741    37,959
 1986               10,234    16,134    29,122    20,626    37,230
 1985 20/           10,213    15,829    29,088    20,027    36,803
 1984 19/           10,208    15,554    29,564    19,475    37,017
 1983               10,097    14,350    28,392    18,091    35,794
 1982               10,238    14,029    28,942    17,500    36,103
 1981               10,456    13,634    29,824    16,860    36,881
 1980               10,547    13,213    31,655    15,846    37,963
 1979 18/           10,459    12,290    32,712    15,091    40,168
 1978                9,926    11,602    33,839    14,136    41,230
 1977               10,083    10,700    33,349    12,794    39,875
 1976 17/           10,298    10,444    34,605    12,141    40,228
 1975 16/           10,178     9,582    33,576    11,175    39,158
 1974 16/15/         9,984     9,663    36,642    10,943    41,496
 1973               10,037     9,254    38,601    10,396    43,364
 1972 14/           10,082     8,707    38,592     9,800    43,437
 1971 13/           10,179     8,358    38,156     9,245    42,205
 1970                9,816     8,113    38,661     8,976    42,773
 1969                9,737     7,919    39,595     8,667    43,335
 1968                9,623     7,441    38,864     8,092    42,264
 1967 12/            9,755     6,959    37,772     7,575    41,116



 High School, 4 Years

 1990               32,043   $28,744   $44,205   $33,354   $51,294
 1989               31,227    28,060    45,304    32,780    52,924
 1988               30,894    27,009    45,488    31,111    52,397
 1987 21/           30,542    25,927    45,268    29,856    52,128
 1986               29,686    25,165    45,422    28,448    51,348
 1985 20/           28,834    24,123    44,330    27,216    50,014
 1984 19/           28,202    23,331    44,346    26,446    50,267
 1983               27,790    21,577    42,691    24,436    48,348
 1982               26,390    21,069    43,466    23,705    48,904
 1981               26,186    20,552    44,958    22,770    49,809
 1980               25,454    19,638    47,048    21,462    51,418
 1979 18/           24,301    18,226    48,512    20,102    53,506
 1978               23,056    16,572    48,335    18,285    53,331
 1977               22,452    15,309    47,713    16,709    52,077
 1976 17/           21,738    14,304    47,395    15,505    51,374
 1975 16/           21,441    13,256    46,449    14,463    50,679
 1974 16/15/        20,838    12,706    48,182    13,919    52,781
 1973               20,245    12,034    50,197    13,032    54,360
 1972 14/           19,790    11,160    49,465    12,143    53,822
 1971 13/           19,049    10,408    47,515    11,165    50,971
 1970               18,135    10,063    47,953    10,757    51,260
 1969               17,605     9,640    48,200    10,329    51,645
 1968               17,169     8,866    46,307     9,466    49,441
 1967 12/           16,193     8,264    44,855     8,960    48,633



 College, 1 to 3 Years

 1990               16,451   $35,724   $54,939   $41,095   $63,199
 1989               15,842    35,083    56,642    40,215    64,928
 1988               15,055    32,733    55,128    37,930    63,881
 1987 21/           14,310    32,053    55,964    36,536    63,791
 1986               14,165    30,052    54,243    34,351    62,003
 1985 20/           13,989    28,686    52,715    32,522    59,764
 1984 19/           13,163    26,925    51,178    30,433    57,845
 1983               12,582    25,720    50,888    28,813    57,008
 1982               12,088    24,562    50,672    27,343    56,409
 1981               11,807    23,603    51,632    26,149    57,201
 1980               11,480    21,740    52,084    24,188    57,948
 1979 18/           11,097    20,306    54,049    22,433    59,710
 1978               10,596    18,303    53,384    20,284    59,162
 1977               10,009    16,815    52,407    18,866    58,799
 1976 17/            9,203    15,889    52,646    17,560    58,183
 1975 16/            8,882    15,125    52,998    16,464    57,690
 1974 16/15/         8,385    14,119    53,540    15,725    59,630
 1973                7,774    13,379    55,807    14,565    60,754
 1972 14/            7,267    12,439    55,134    13,709    60,763
 1971 13/            6,796    11,585    52,888    12,771    58,302
 1970                6,545    11,280    53,752    12,523    59,675
 1969                6,249    10,836    54,180    11,960    59,800
 1968                5,950     9,961    52,026    10,880    56,826
 1967 12/            5,595     9,304    50,500    10,225    55,499



 College, 4 Years or More

 1990               20,712   $50,549   $77,738   $60,586   $93,174
 1989               20,372    49,180    79,402    59,499    96,063
 1988               20,039    46,284    77,951    54,705    92,133
 1987 21/           19,027    43,971    76,773    52,202    91,144
 1986               18,362    42,434    76,592    50,438    91,040
 1985 20/           17,806    40,441    74,317    47,223    86,780
 1984 19/           17,399    37,942    72,118    43,665    82,996
 1983               16,781    35,455    70,150    40,595    80,320
 1982               16,342    33,512    69,136    38,896    80,243
 1981               15,455    31,167    68,178    35,726    78,151
 1980               14,523    28,880    69,189    33,291    79,757
 1979 18/           14,039    26,507    70,554    30,967    82,425
 1978               13,185    24,066    70,193    27,981    81,611
 1977               12,443    22,218    69,246    25,897    80,713
 1976 17/           11,881    20,889    69,213    24,090    79,819
 1975 16/           11,276    19,721    69,103    22,410    78,525
 1974 16/15/        10,457    18,634    70,661    21,379    81,070
 1973                9,843    17,776    74,148    19,717    82,244
 1972 14/            9,137    16,556    73,381    18,499    81,993
 1971 13/            8,635    15,136    69,099    17,302    78,987
 1970                8,152    14,440    68,810    16,529    78,765
 1969                7,770    13,756    68,780    15,916    79,580
 1968                7,364    12,687    66,264    14,667    76,606
 1967 12/            7,126    11,865    64,401    13,675    74,225



 --College, 4 Years

 1990               11,443   $47,083   $72,408   $55,700   $85,660
 1989               11,189    45,814    73,968    54,097    87,341
 1988               10,897    42,076    70,864    49,390    83,182
 1987 21/           10,342    40,973    71,538    47,683    83,254
 1986                9,897    39,783    71,807    46,379    83,713
 1985 20/            9,848    37,690    69,261    43,586    80,096
 1984 19/            9,452    35,817    68,079    40,709    77,378
 1983                8,972    33,162    65,613    37,772    74,734
 1982                8,648    31,371    64,719    36,005    74,279
 1981                8,271    29,008    63,455    32,653    71,428
 1980                7,862    27,339    65,497    31,491    75,445
 1979 18/            7,468    24,923    66,338    28,608    76,146
 1978                7,042    22,668    66,115    26,088    76,090
 1977                6,678    21,057    65,628    23,952    74,651
 1976 17/            6,414    19,729    65,370    22,162    73,431
 1975 16/            6,203    18,609    65,206    20,841    73,027
 1974 16/15/         5,580    17,752    67,316    20,061    76,072



 --College, 5 Years or More

 1990                9,269   $54,636   $84,024   $66,618  $102,450
 1989                9,183    53,969    87,134    66,081   106,690
 1988                9,142    51,358    86,496    61,041   102,804
 1987 21/            8,684    48,234    84,216    57,585   100,543
 1986                8,465    45,875    82,803    55,184    99,606
 1985 20/            7,958    44,736    82,209    51,724    95,051
 1984 19/            7,947    41,137    78,191    47,180    89,677
 1983                7,809    38,424    76,024    43,839    86,738
 1982                7,694    36,243    74,770    42,146    86,948
 1981                7,185    33,733    73,791    39,264    85,890
 1980                6,661    30,684    73,511    35,416    84,848
 1979 18/            6,571    28,502    75,864    33,648    89,561
 1978                6,143    25,706    74,976    30,152    87,943
 1977                5,765    23,589    73,519    28,149    87,732
 1976 17/            5,467    22,282    73,829    26,352    87,314
 1975 16/            5,073    21,131    74,044    24,329    85,249
 1974 16/15/         4,876    19,813    75,131    22,887    86,788
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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