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Historical Income Tables - People

                                                                                              



 Table P-5.  Regions of White People
 by Median Income and Sex: 1953 to 2007

 (People 15 years old and over begining with March 1980, and people
 14 years old and over as of March of the following year for previous
 years.  Income in current and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
 ________________________________________________________________________
                          Male                         Female
              _____________________________ _____________________________
                 Number    Median income       Number    Median income
                   with ___________________      with ___________________
 Region          income   Current      2007    income   Current      2007
 and year      (thous.)   dollars   dollars  (thous.)   dollars   dollars
 ________________________________________________________________________
 UNITED STATES

 White Alone
 2007            87,223   $35,141   $35,141    85,230   $21,069   $21,069
 2006            86,674    33,843    34,803    84,955    20,082    20,652
 2005            85,996    32,179    34,177    84,768    18,669    19,828
 2004 35/        85,140    31,345    34,407    84,374    17,699    19,428
 2003            84,405    30,732    34,646    83,852    17,422    19,641
 2002            83,899    30,383    35,018    84,014    16,838    19,406



 White
 2001            83,750    30,240    35,416    84,207    16,652    19,502
 2000 30/        83,372    29,797    35,877    84,123    16,079    19,360
 1999 29/        81,911    28,664    35,669    83,690    15,352    19,104
 1998            80,896    27,646    35,120    82,063    14,617    18,569
 1997            80,400    26,115    33,638    81,352    13,792    17,765
 1996            80,041    24,949    32,830    80,741    12,961    17,055
 1995 25/        79,022    23,895    32,281    80,608    12,316    16,638
 1994 24/        78,220    22,669    31,362    80,045    11,630    16,090
 1993 23/        77,650    21,981    31,059    79,484    11,266    15,919
 1992 22/        77,467    21,406    30,994    78,885    10,963    15,874
 1991            76,578    21,395    31,764    78,721    10,721    15,917
 1990            76,480    21,170    32,557    78,566    10,317    15,866
 1989            75,858    20,863    33,684    77,933     9,812    15,842
 1988            75,247    19,959    33,615    77,493     9,103    15,331
 1987 21/        74,647    18,905    33,008    76,940     8,507    14,853
 1986            73,827    18,060    32,598    75,587     7,760    14,007
 1985 20/        73,222    17,111    31,444    74,640     7,357    13,520
 1984 19/        72,162    16,467    31,300    73,977     6,949    13,208
 1983            71,444    15,401    30,472    72,796     6,421    12,704
 1982            70,477    14,748    30,425    71,624     5,967    12,310
 1981            70,351    14,296    31,273    71,566     5,519    12,073
 1980            69,420    13,328    31,931    70,573     4,947    11,852
 1979 18/        69,247    12,305    32,752    69,839     4,393    11,693
 1978            67,273    11,453    33,405    62,695     4,117    12,008
 1977            65,974    10,603    33,046    56,813     4,001    12,470
 1976 17/        64,946     9,937    32,925    55,026     3,606    11,948
 1975 16/        63,629     9,300    32,587    52,936     3,420    11,984
 1974 16/15/     63,388     8,854    33,575    52,038     3,117    11,820
 1973            62,082     8,453    35,259    49,741     2,823    11,775
 1972 14/        60,565     7,814    34,634    47,519     2,616    11,595
 1971 13/        59,729     7,237    33,038    45,941     2,448    11,176
 1970            58,447     7,011    33,409    45,288     2,266    10,798
 1969            57,343     6,765    33,825    44,025     2,182    10,910
 1968            56,219     6,267    32,732    42,482     2,079    10,859
 1967 12/        55,270     5,846    31,731    41,045     1,855    10,069
 1966 11/        54,056     5,592    31,301    38,682     1,715     9,600
 1965 10/        53,276     5,290    30,450    36,996     1,613     9,285
 1964            52,749     4,936    28,849    36,614     1,518     8,872
 1963            51,972     4,806    28,471    35,483     1,438     8,519
 1962 9/         51,071     4,657    27,970    34,233     1,413     8,486
 1961 8/         50,423     4,429    26,865    33,312     1,356     8,225
 1960            49,788     4,296    26,321    32,001     1,352     8,283
 1959            48,991     4,209    26,209    30,137     1,312     8,170
 1958            48,423     3,976    24,963    29,205     1,279     8,030
 1957            47,833     3,908    25,212    28,673     1,313     8,471
 1956            47,038     3,817    25,433    27,668     1,265     8,429
 1955            46,586     3,544    23,981    25,985     1,252     8,472
 1954            45,019     3,364    22,662    24,240     1,289     8,684
 1953            44,991     3,390    23,041    23,738     1,293     8,788




 NORTHEAST

 White Alone
 2007            16,068   $36,226   $36,226    16,435   $21,879   $21,879
 2006            16,129    36,115    37,140    16,443    20,199    20,772
 2005            16,207    34,678    36,831    16,558    19,415    20,620
 2004 35/        16,141    33,224    36,470    16,649    18,355    20,148
 2003            16,061    32,172    36,269    16,847    18,286    20,615
 2002            16,199    31,387    36,175    16,975    17,125    19,737



 White
 2001            16,510    31,426    36,805    17,117    17,134    20,067
 2000 30/        16,205    31,199    37,565    17,217    16,350    19,686
 1999 29/        15,766    30,348    37,764    17,183    15,955    19,854
 1998            15,587    29,648    37,663    16,681    14,996    19,050
 1997            15,652    27,620    35,577    16,445    14,432    18,589
 1996            15,705    26,314    34,627    16,557    13,682    18,004
 1995 25/        15,739    25,795    34,847    16,578    12,604    17,027
 1994 24/        15,801    24,780    34,282    16,691    12,008    16,613
 1993 23/        15,789    23,163    32,729    16,975    11,428    16,148
 1992 22/        15,903    23,002    33,305    16,997    11,442    16,567
 1991            15,960    23,179    34,413    17,112    11,065    16,428
 1990            16,046    22,789    35,047    17,079    10,745    16,525
 1989            16,176    23,329    37,665    17,005    10,509    16,967
 1988            16,012    22,054    37,143    17,385     9,636    16,229
 1987 21/        16,063    20,421    35,655    17,265     8,782    15,333
 1986            15,961    19,662    35,490    16,969     7,983    14,409
 1985 20/        15,745    18,861    34,660    16,905     7,559    13,891
 1984 19/        15,624    17,235    32,759    16,857     7,028    13,358
 1983            15,596    16,022    31,700    16,583     6,393    12,649
 1982            15,477    15,060    31,069    16,413     5,988    12,353
 1981            15,729    14,646    32,038    16,340     5,502    12,036
 1980            15,472    13,818    33,104    16,097     4,942    11,840
 1979 18/        15,375    12,518    33,319    16,248     4,488    11,946
 1978            15,512    11,382    33,198    14,752     4,313    12,580
 1977            15,392    10,809    33,688    13,638     4,105    12,794
 1976 17/        15,200    10,153    33,641    13,165     3,718    12,319
 1975 16/        14,809     9,755    34,182    12,395     3,591    12,583
 1974 16/15/     14,899     9,436    35,782    12,569     3,271    12,404
 1973            14,883     8,789    36,661    12,259     2,919    12,176
 1972 14/          (NA)     8,241    36,527      (NA)     2,787    12,353
 1971 13/          (NA)     7,606    34,723      (NA)     2,746    12,536
 1970              (NA)     7,331    34,934      (NA)     2,550    12,151
 1969              (NA)     7,055    35,275      (NA)     2,422    12,110
 1968              (NA)     6,468    33,782      (NA)     2,256    11,783
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,143    33,343      (NA)     2,075    11,263
 1966 11/          (NA)     5,901    33,030      (NA)     1,952    10,926
 1965 10/          (NA)     5,402    31,095      (NA)     1,918    11,040
 1964              (NA)     5,262    30,754      (NA)     1,811    10,584
 1963              (NA)     5,185    30,717      (NA)     1,679     9,947
 1962 9/           (NA)     5,048    30,318      (NA)     1,666    10,006
 1961 8/           (NA)     4,754    28,837      (NA)     1,577     9,566
 1960              (NA)     4,605    28,214      (NA)     1,636    10,023
 1959              (NA)     4,446    27,685      (NA)     1,583     9,857
 1958              (NA)     4,256    26,721      (NA)     1,560     9,794
 1957              (NA)     4,248    27,405      (NA)     1,495     9,645
 1956              (NA)     4,078    27,172      (NA)     1,439     9,588
 1955              (NA)     3,686    24,942      (NA)     1,453     9,832
 1954              (NA)     3,496    23,552      (NA)     1,584    10,671
 1953              (NA)     3,534    24,020      (NA)     1,556    10,576




 MIDWEST

 White Alone
 2007            20,599   $35,333   $35,333    20,847   $20,847   $20,847
 2006            20,741    34,260    35,232    20,762    20,286    20,861
 2005            20,716    32,777    34,812    20,908    19,056    20,239
 2004 35/        20,436    31,879    34,993    20,738    18,034    19,796
 2003            20,556    31,109    35,071    20,803    17,658    19,907
 2002            20,470    30,928    35,646    20,985    17,119    19,730



 White
 2001            20,667    30,957    36,255    21,390    17,021    19,934
 2000 30/        20,859    30,885    37,187    20,974    16,503    19,870
 1999 29/        20,276    30,464    37,909    20,808    15,675    19,506
 1998            20,336    28,661    36,409    20,645    14,643    18,602
 1997            19,895    26,961    34,728    20,752    13,954    17,974
 1996            19,856    25,785    33,931    20,565    13,107    17,248
 1995 25/        19,702    25,194    34,035    20,751    12,477    16,856
 1994 24/        19,418    23,108    31,969    20,359    11,738    16,239
 1993 23/        19,244    22,344    31,572    20,041    11,234    15,874
 1992 22/        19,346    21,720    31,449    20,053    10,715    15,515
 1991            19,348    21,316    31,647    20,310    10,438    15,497
 1990            19,416    21,341    32,820    20,450    10,401    15,995
 1989            19,341    20,625    33,300    20,185     9,341    15,081
 1988            19,396    19,781    33,315    20,228     8,502    14,319
 1987 21/        19,128    18,772    32,776    19,972     8,005    13,977
 1986            18,862    18,057    32,593    19,896     7,312    13,198
 1985 20/        18,946    16,845    30,955    19,498     6,908    12,695
 1984 19/        18,955    16,308    30,997    19,492     6,569    12,486
 1983            18,903    15,284    30,240    19,384     6,041    11,952
 1982            19,005    14,898    30,735    19,243     5,679    11,716
 1981            18,819    14,595    31,927    19,365     5,252    11,489
 1980            18,590    13,718    32,865    19,411     4,786    11,466
 1979 18/        18,834    13,052    34,741    19,034     4,227    11,251
 1978            18,676    12,056    35,163    17,472     3,984    11,620
 1977            18,428    11,046    34,427    15,806     3,895    12,139
 1976 17/        18,320    10,410    34,492    15,383     3,532    11,703
 1975 16/        17,850     9,672    33,891    14,797     3,341    11,707
 1974 16/15/     18,074     9,280    35,190    14,598     3,034    11,505
 1973            17,919     8,917    37,195    13,812     2,747    11,458
 1972 14/          (NA)     8,144    36,097      (NA)     2,567    11,378
 1971 13/          (NA)     7,469    34,098      (NA)     2,354    10,747
 1970              (NA)     7,216    34,386      (NA)     2,106    10,036
 1969              (NA)     7,133    35,665      (NA)     1,969     9,845
 1968              (NA)     6,594    34,440      (NA)     1,897     9,908
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,086    33,034      (NA)     1,680     9,119
 1966 11/          (NA)     5,845    32,717      (NA)     1,566     8,766
 1965 10/          (NA)     5,414    31,164      (NA)     1,496     8,611
 1964              (NA)     5,162    30,169      (NA)     1,439     8,410
 1963              (NA)     5,045    29,887      (NA)     1,384     8,199
 1962 9/           (NA)     4,898    29,417      (NA)     1,346     8,084
 1961 8/           (NA)     4,506    27,332      (NA)     1,232     7,473
 1960              (NA)     4,429    27,135      (NA)     1,216     7,450
 1959              (NA)     4,327    26,944      (NA)     1,154     7,186
 1958              (NA)     4,023    25,258      (NA)     1,195     7,503
 1957              (NA)     4,057    26,173      (NA)     1,286     8,296
 1956              (NA)     4,005    26,685      (NA)     1,255     8,362
 1955              (NA)     3,738    25,294      (NA)     1,139     7,707
 1954              (NA)     3,483    23,464      (NA)     1,190     8,017
 1953              (NA)     3,629    24,666      (NA)     1,210     8,224




 SOUTH

 White Alone
 2007            30,251   $33,494   $33,494    28,996   $20,524   $20,524
 2006            29,702    32,292    33,208    28,975    19,462    20,014
 2005            29,336    31,213    33,151    28,767    18,209    19,340
 2004 35/        29,057    30,520    33,502    28,536    17,169    18,846
 2003            28,670    29,487    33,242    27,926    16,780    18,917
 2002            28,296    29,548    34,055    28,021    16,227    18,702



 White
 2001            27,858    29,163    34,154    27,822    15,975    18,709
 2000 30/        27,725    27,982    33,691    28,055    15,584    18,764
 1999 29/        27,536    27,250    33,909    27,703    14,869    18,503
 1998            26,660    26,808    34,055    26,962    14,388    18,278
 1997            26,688    25,302    32,591    26,847    13,175    16,970
 1996            26,557    23,658    31,132    26,525    12,553    16,519
 1995 25/        25,989    22,365    30,214    26,428    11,930    16,117
 1994 24/        25,646    21,752    30,093    26,125    11,193    15,485
 1993 23/        25,306    21,157    29,895    25,632    11,016    15,566
 1992 22/        25,029    20,341    29,452    25,249    10,642    15,409
 1991            24,585    20,246    30,058    25,108    10,585    15,715
 1990            24,442    20,070    30,865    24,926     9,913    15,245
 1989            24,111    19,621    31,679    24,794     9,534    15,393
 1988            24,181    18,485    31,132    24,451     8,929    15,038
 1987 21/        23,746    17,747    30,986    24,205     8,495    14,832
 1986            23,804    16,778    30,284    23,730     7,700    13,898
 1985 20/        23,469    16,160    29,697    23,559     7,119    13,082
 1984 19/        23,029    15,582    29,617    23,149     6,916    13,146
 1983            22,812    14,750    29,184    22,680     6,473    12,807
 1982            22,132    14,187    29,268    22,097     5,889    12,149
 1981            21,963    13,388    29,286    22,073     5,494    12,018
 1980            21,790    12,276    29,410    21,323     4,911    11,766
 1979 18/        21,574    11,486    30,572    21,067     4,243    11,294
 1978            20,367    10,718    31,261    18,426     3,977    11,600
 1977            19,744     9,941    30,983    16,829     3,908    12,180
 1976 17/        19,166     9,145    30,301    16,316     3,541    11,733
 1975 16/        19,072     8,546    29,945    15,762     3,317    11,623
 1974 16/15/     18,705     8,042    30,496    15,239     3,003    11,387
 1973            18,120     7,542    31,459    14,466     2,773    11,567
 1972 14/          (NA)     6,973    30,907      (NA)     2,487    11,023
 1971 13/          (NA)     6,530    29,811      (NA)     2,353    10,742
 1970              (NA)     6,314    30,088      (NA)     2,165    10,317
 1969              (NA)     5,841    29,205      (NA)     2,147    10,735
 1968              (NA)     5,421    28,314      (NA)     2,037    10,639
 1967 12/          (NA)     5,026    27,280      (NA)     1,834     9,955
 1966 11/          (NA)     4,649    26,022      (NA)     1,616     9,045
 1965 10/          (NA)     4,166    23,980      (NA)     1,473     8,479
 1964              (NA)     4,081    23,852      (NA)     1,398     8,171
 1963              (NA)     3,889    23,039      (NA)     1,296     7,678
 1962 9/           (NA)     3,656    21,958      (NA)     1,252     7,519
 1961 8/           (NA)     3,465    21,018      (NA)     1,198     7,267
 1960              (NA)     3,361    20,592      (NA)     1,186     7,266
 1959              (NA)     3,406    21,209      (NA)     1,169     7,279
 1958              (NA)     3,233    20,298      (NA)     1,076     6,756
 1957              (NA)     3,144    20,283      (NA)     1,140     7,354
 1956              (NA)     3,088    20,575      (NA)     1,106     7,369
 1955              (NA)     2,962    20,043      (NA)     1,056     7,146
 1954              (NA)     2,860    19,267      (NA)     1,161     7,821
 1953              (NA)     2,738    18,610      (NA)     1,156     7,857




 WEST

 White Alone
 2007            20,305   $35,485   $35,485    18,951   $21,519   $21,519
 2006            20,103    33,899    34,861    18,775    20,514    21,096
 2005            19,736    32,168    34,165    18,535    18,345    19,484
 2004 35/        19,506    30,908    33,927    18,451    17,766    19,502
 2003            19,118    30,836    34,763    18,276    17,651    19,899
 2002            18,935    29,936    34,502    18,034    17,179    19,799



 White
 2001            18,716    28,979    33,939    17,879    16,706    19,565
 2000 30/        18,583    28,194    33,947    17,877    16,206    19,513
 1999 29/        18,332    27,216    33,867    17,996    15,086    18,773
 1998            18,313    26,738    33,966    17,774    14,525    18,452
 1997            18,165    25,164    32,413    17,308    13,941    17,957
 1996            17,924    24,078    31,684    17,094    12,723    16,742
 1995 25/        17,592    22,822    30,831    16,852    12,489    16,872
 1994 24/        17,354    22,355    30,927    16,869    11,830    16,366
 1993 23/        17,311    21,972    31,046    16,837    11,528    16,289
 1992 22/        17,188    21,371    30,944    16,585    11,313    16,380
 1991            16,684    21,934    32,564    16,191    10,968    16,284
 1990            16,576    21,266    32,705    16,111    10,415    16,017
 1989            16,230    20,716    33,447    15,950    10,202    16,471
 1988            15,658    19,766    33,290    15,428     9,665    16,278
 1987 21/        15,710    19,008    33,188    15,498     8,902    15,543
 1986            15,201    18,783    33,903    14,993     8,178    14,761
 1985 20/        15,062    17,985    33,050    14,678     8,109    14,902
 1984 19/        14,554    17,488    33,240    14,478     7,554    14,358
 1983            14,133    15,979    31,615    14,150     6,894    13,640
 1982            13,862    15,225    31,409    13,872     6,583    13,581
 1981            13,840    15,152    33,145    13,788     5,891    12,887
 1980            13,568    14,264    34,173    13,743     5,277    12,642
 1979 18/        13,464    12,825    34,136    13,490     4,669    12,428
 1978            12,718    12,040    35,117    12,045     4,262    12,431
 1977            12,409    10,929    34,062    10,540     4,175    13,012
 1976 17/        12,259    10,136    33,584    10,162     3,643    12,071
 1975 16/        11,897     9,587    33,593     9,982     3,480    12,194
 1974 16/15/     11,710     8,933    33,874     9,632     3,195    12,116
 1973            11,161     8,791    36,669     9,204     2,887    12,042
 1972 14/          (NA)     8,153    36,137      (NA)     2,621    11,617
 1971 13/          (NA)     7,481    34,152      (NA)     2,413    11,016
 1970              (NA)     7,258    34,586      (NA)     2,251    10,727
 1969              (NA)     7,255    36,275      (NA)     2,215    11,075
 1968              (NA)     6,805    35,542      (NA)     2,159    11,276
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,407    34,776      (NA)     1,961    10,644
 1966 11/          (NA)     6,173    34,553      (NA)     1,742     9,751
 1965 10/          (NA)     5,718    32,914      (NA)     1,772    10,200
 1964              (NA)     5,401    31,566      (NA)     1,502     8,778
 1963              (NA)     5,208    30,853      (NA)     1,474     8,732
 1962 9/           (NA)     5,222    31,363      (NA)     1,453     8,727
 1961 8/           (NA)     5,305    32,179      (NA)     1,486     9,014
 1960              (NA)     5,043    30,897      (NA)     1,441     8,829
 1959              (NA)     4,693    29,223      (NA)     1,338     8,332
 1958              (NA)     4,426    27,788      (NA)     1,286     8,074
 1957              (NA)     4,228    27,276      (NA)     1,321     8,522
 1956              (NA)     4,221    28,125      (NA)     1,267     8,442
 1955              (NA)     3,833    25,937      (NA)     1,415     9,575
 1954              (NA)     3,568    24,037      (NA)     1,112     7,491
 1953              (NA)     3,626    24,645      (NA)     1,080     7,341
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements.                      
For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see              
www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cpsmar08.pdf[PDF].
                                                                                                                    
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Income Surveys Branch                                                                                               
Housing & Household Economic Statistics Division                                                                    
U.S. Census Bureau                                                                                                  
U.S. Department of Commerce                                                                                         
Washington, D.C.  20233-8500                                                                                        
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 


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