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Historical Income Tables - People

                                                                                              



 Table P-5.  Regions of  People
 by Median Income and Sex: 1953 to 2006

 (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 2006 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
 ________________________________________________________________________
                          Male                         Female
              _____________________________ _____________________________
                 Number    Median income       Number    Median income
                   with ___________________      with ___________________
 Region          income   Current      2006    income   Current      2006
 and year      (thous.)   dollars   dollars  (thous.)   dollars   dollars
 ________________________________________________________________________
 UNITED STATES
 2006           103,909   $32,265   $32,265   104,582   $20,014   $20,014
 2005           102,986    31,275    32,300   104,245    18,576    19,185
 2004 35/       101,772    30,516    32,573   103,384    17,667    18,858
 2003           100,769    29,931    32,812   102,713    17,259    18,920
 2002            99,788    29,238    32,768   102,487    16,812    18,842
 2001            98,873    29,101    33,142   101,941    16,614    18,921
 2000 30/        98,504    28,343    33,185   101,704    16,063    18,807
 1999 29/        97,063    27,293    33,026   101,036    15,304    18,519
 1998            94,948    26,492    32,725    98,694    14,430    17,825
 1997            94,168    25,212    31,579    97,447    13,703    17,164
 1996            93,439    23,834    30,498    96,558    12,815    16,398
 1995 25/        92,066    22,562    29,639    96,007    12,130    15,935
 1994 24/        91,254    21,720    29,220    95,147    11,466    15,425
 1993 23/        90,194    21,102    28,994    94,417    11,046    15,177
 1992 22/        90,175    20,455    28,800    93,517    10,714    15,085
 1991            88,653    20,469    29,551    92,569    10,476    15,124
 1990            88,220    20,293    30,347    92,245    10,070    15,059
 1989            87,454    19,893    31,232    91,399     9,624    15,110
 1988            86,584    18,908    30,966    90,593     8,884    14,550
 1987 21/        85,713    17,786    30,197    89,661     8,295    14,083
 1986            84,471    17,114    30,038    87,822     7,610    13,357
 1985 20/        83,631    16,311    29,147    86,531     7,217    12,897
 1984 19/        82,183    15,600    28,834    85,555     6,868    12,694
 1983            80,909    14,631    28,150    83,830     6,319    12,158
 1982            79,722    13,950    27,985    82,505     5,887    11,810
 1981            79,688    13,473    28,659    82,139     5,458    11,610
 1980            78,661    12,530    29,191    80,826     4,920    11,462
 1979 18/        78,129    11,779    30,487    79,921     4,352    11,264
 1978            75,609    10,935    31,014    71,864     4,068    11,538
 1977            74,015    10,123    29,974    65,407     3,941    11,669
 1976 17/        72,775     9,426    29,692    63,170     3,576    11,264
 1975 16/        71,234     8,853    29,487    60,807     3,385    11,274
 1974 16/15/     70,863     8,452    30,483    59,642     3,082    11,115
 1973            69,387     8,056    31,933    57,029     2,796    11,083
 1972 14/        67,474     7,450    31,379    54,487     2,599    10,947
 1971 13/        66,486     6,903    29,970    52,603     2,408    10,455
 1970            65,008     6,670    30,245    51,647     2,237    10,144
 1969            63,882     6,429    30,556    50,224     2,132    10,133
 1968            62,501     5,980    29,660    48,544     2,019    10,014
 1967 12/        61,444     5,553    28,645    46,843     1,801     9,291
 1966 11/        60,085     5,306    28,207    44,065     1,638     8,708
 1965 10/        59,157     5,023    27,441    42,160     1,521     8,309
 1964            58,533     4,647    25,816    41,704     1,449     8,050
 1963            57,686     4,511    25,394    40,364     1,372     7,723
 1962 9/         56,624     4,372    24,943    38,988     1,342     7,656
 1961 8/         55,839     4,189    24,132    38,076     1,279     7,368
 1960            55,172     4,080    23,735    36,526     1,261     7,336
 1959            54,285     3,997    23,670    34,380     1,223     7,243
 1958            53,543     3,743    22,300    33,340     1,176     7,006
 1957            52,877     3,677    22,542    32,702     1,200     7,357
 1956            52,016     3,601    22,783    31,823     1,149     7,270
 1955            51,446     3,358    21,568    29,791     1,120     7,194
 1954            49,712     3,193    20,420    27,715     1,160     7,418
 1953            49,667     3,221    20,779    27,379     1,166     7,522




 NORTHEAST
 2006            19,123   $35,220   $35,220    19,956   $20,284   $20,284
 2005            19,237    32,623    33,693    20,025    19,467    20,105
 2004 35/        18,997    31,947    34,101    20,020    18,297    19,530
 2003            18,834    31,412    34,436    20,104    17,951    19,679
 2002            19,040    30,649    34,350    20,251    17,243    19,325
 2001            19,213    30,636    34,890    20,290    17,068    19,438
 2000 30/        18,872    30,338    35,520    20,332    16,301    19,086
 1999 29/        18,371    28,905    34,977    20,307    15,761    19,072
 1998            18,024    27,521    33,997    19,601    14,811    18,296
 1997            17,953    26,378    33,039    19,283    14,333    17,953
 1996            18,060    25,282    32,351    19,400    13,451    17,212
 1995 25/        17,943    24,610    32,329    19,248    12,482    16,397
 1994 24/        17,950    23,709    31,896    19,292    11,963    16,094
 1993 23/        17,928    22,283    30,617    19,547    11,375    15,629
 1992 22/        17,986    22,090    31,102    19,431    11,300    15,910
 1991            17,976    22,349    32,265    19,422    11,047    15,948
 1990            18,083    21,907    32,761    19,477    10,732    16,049
 1989            18,287    22,173    34,811    19,355    10,543    16,552
 1988            17,915    21,544    35,283    19,718     9,611    15,740
 1987 21/        17,888    19,817    33,646    19,473     8,743    14,844
 1986            17,707    18,929    33,224    19,072     8,020    14,077
 1985 20/        17,519    17,581    31,417    19,011     7,543    13,479
 1984 19/        17,285    16,666    30,804    18,967     7,003    12,944
 1983            17,236    15,474    29,772    18,568     6,390    12,294
 1982            17,016    14,544    29,177    18,314     5,975    11,986
 1981            17,314    13,963    29,701    18,182     5,501    11,701
 1980            16,977    13,162    30,663    17,941     4,940    11,509
 1979 18/        16,879    12,158    31,468    18,051     4,520    11,699
 1978            16,913    11,162    31,658    16,445     4,402    12,485
 1977            16,641    10,572    31,304    15,151     4,209    12,463
 1976 17/        16,407     9,920    31,248    14,588     3,804    11,983
 1975 16/        16,084     9,511    31,678    13,815     3,652    12,164
 1974 16/15/     16,141     9,188    33,137    13,934     3,362    12,125
 1973            16,058     8,591    34,053    13,517     3,040    12,050
 1972 14/          (NA)     7,994    33,670      (NA)     2,872    12,097
 1971 13/          (NA)     7,440    32,302      (NA)     2,835    12,309
 1970              (NA)     7,196    32,630      (NA)     2,624    11,898
 1969              (NA)     6,893    32,761      (NA)     2,471    11,744
 1968              (NA)     6,316    31,326      (NA)     2,287    11,343
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,005    30,977      (NA)     2,118    10,926
 1966 11/          (NA)     5,774    30,694      (NA)     1,998    10,621
 1965 10/          (NA)     5,286    28,878      (NA)     1,941    10,604
 1964              (NA)     5,138    28,543      (NA)     1,829    10,161
 1963              (NA)     5,052    28,439      (NA)     1,736     9,772
 1962 9/           (NA)     4,929    28,121      (NA)     1,681     9,590
 1961 8/           (NA)     4,559    26,263      (NA)     1,576     9,079
 1960              (NA)     4,474    26,027      (NA)     1,632     9,494
 1959              (NA)     4,363    25,838      (NA)     1,584     9,380
 1958              (NA)     4,174    24,868      (NA)     1,541     9,181
 1957              (NA)     4,160    25,503      (NA)     1,491     9,140
 1956              (NA)     4,004    25,333      (NA)     1,450     9,174
 1955              (NA)     3,597    23,104      (NA)     1,413     9,076
 1954              (NA)     3,439    21,993      (NA)     1,532     9,798
 1953              (NA)     3,470    22,385      (NA)     1,529     9,864




 MIDWEST
 2006            23,408   $32,863   $32,863    23,872   $20,145   $20,145
 2005            23,379    31,988    33,037    24,022    18,857    19,475
 2004 35/        23,129    31,142    33,241    23,886    17,893    19,099
 2003            23,231    30,289    33,205    23,897    17,498    19,182
 2002            22,931    30,238    33,889    23,933    16,921    18,964
 2001            23,051    30,282    34,487    24,354    16,886    19,231
 2000 30/        23,339    30,109    35,252    23,921    16,483    19,299
 1999 29/        22,787    29,508    35,706    23,785    15,508    18,766
 1998            22,551    27,668    34,178    23,391    14,523    17,940
 1997            22,086    26,285    32,923    23,417    13,899    17,409
 1996            21,908    25,406    32,510    23,219    13,051    16,700
 1995 25/        21,839    24,298    31,919    23,336    12,380    16,263
 1994 24/        21,545    22,275    29,967    22,964    11,572    15,568
 1993 23/        21,362    21,696    29,811    22,887    11,031    15,157
 1992 22/        21,490    20,971    29,527    22,724    10,537    14,836
 1991            21,483    20,571    29,698    22,862    10,199    14,724
 1990            21,415    20,673    30,916    22,856    10,119    15,133
 1989            21,328    19,964    31,343    22,590     9,143    14,354
 1988            21,344    19,156    31,372    22,551     8,299    13,591
 1987 21/        21,087    17,915    30,416    22,220     7,826    13,287
 1986            20,640    17,438    30,607    21,957     7,265    12,751
 1985 20/        20,775    16,377    29,265    21,654     6,853    12,246
 1984 19/        20,729    15,689    28,998    21,609     6,527    12,064
 1983            20,445    14,870    28,610    21,337     5,964    11,475
 1982            20,522    14,590    29,269    21,202     5,612    11,258
 1981            20,500    14,192    30,189    21,241     5,262    11,193
 1980            20,263    13,340    31,078    21,298     4,788    11,154
 1979 18/        20,491    12,646    32,731    20,960     4,244    10,985
 1978            20,318    11,759    33,351    19,238     4,003    11,353
 1977            19,850    10,818    32,032    17,397     3,903    11,557
 1976 17/        19,703    10,225    32,209    16,861     3,596    11,327
 1975 16/        19,220     9,504    31,655    16,281     3,386    11,278
 1974 16/15/     19,393     9,144    32,979    16,034     3,057    11,025
 1973            19,279     8,764    34,739    15,201     2,785    11,039
 1972 14/          (NA)     8,002    33,704      (NA)     2,616    11,018
 1971 13/          (NA)     7,350    31,911      (NA)     2,392    10,385
 1970              (NA)     7,126    32,313      (NA)     2,166     9,822
 1969              (NA)     7,033    33,427      (NA)     1,992     9,468
 1968              (NA)     6,484    32,159      (NA)     1,923     9,538
 1967 12/          (NA)     5,988    30,889      (NA)     1,717     8,857
 1966 11/          (NA)     5,718    30,397      (NA)     1,583     8,415
 1965 10/          (NA)     5,291    28,905      (NA)     1,514     8,271
 1964              (NA)     5,070    28,166      (NA)     1,439     7,994
 1963              (NA)     4,979    28,028      (NA)     1,383     7,785
 1962 9/           (NA)     4,765    27,185      (NA)     1,368     7,805
 1961 8/           (NA)     4,407    25,387      (NA)     1,248     7,189
 1960              (NA)     4,331    25,195      (NA)     1,227     7,138
 1959              (NA)     4,267    25,269      (NA)     1,181     6,994
 1958              (NA)     3,932    23,426      (NA)     1,190     7,090
 1957              (NA)     3,951    24,221      (NA)     1,260     7,724
 1956              (NA)     3,923    24,821      (NA)     1,250     7,909
 1955              (NA)     3,701    23,771      (NA)     1,120     7,194
 1954              (NA)     3,415    21,840      (NA)     1,187     7,591
 1953              (NA)     3,522    22,720      (NA)     1,184     7,638




 SOUTH
 2006            37,141   $31,150   $31,150    37,636   $19,284   $19,284
 2005            36,520    29,984    30,967    37,378    18,011    18,602
 2004 35/        36,158    28,781    30,721    36,908    17,168    18,325
 2003            35,654    27,613    30,271    36,262    16,663    18,267
 2002            35,035    27,524    30,847    36,278    16,223    18,182
 2001            34,368    27,345    31,142    35,751    15,927    18,138
 2000 30/        34,188    26,606    31,151    35,895    15,528    18,180
 1999 29/        34,270    25,918    31,362    35,389    14,724    17,817
 1998            33,002    25,297    31,249    34,618    13,977    17,266
 1997            32,950    23,896    29,931    34,154    13,036    16,328
 1996            32,464    22,234    28,451    33,772    12,357    15,812
 1995 25/        31,785    21,162    27,800    33,621    11,589    15,224
 1994 24/        31,633    20,343    27,367    33,212    10,939    14,716
 1993 23/        31,012    19,714    27,087    32,423    10,557    14,505
 1992 22/        30,889    18,590    26,175    32,067    10,146    14,285
 1991            30,010    18,474    26,671    31,473    10,053    14,513
 1990            29,854    18,429    27,560    31,316     9,417    14,083
 1989            29,360    17,852    28,027    31,109     9,049    14,207
 1988            29,397    16,773    27,469    30,552     8,424    13,796
 1987 21/        28,835    16,344    27,749    30,264     7,983    13,554
 1986            28,818    15,466    27,146    29,523     7,286    12,788
 1985 20/        28,213    14,935    26,688    29,090     6,795    12,142
 1984 19/        27,645    14,209    26,263    28,516     6,694    12,373
 1983            27,205    13,378    25,739    27,819     6,167    11,865
 1982            26,422    12,820    25,718    27,165     5,678    11,391
 1981            26,235    12,206    25,964    27,071     5,217    11,097
 1980            26,036    11,420    26,605    26,086     4,753    11,073
 1979 18/        25,644    10,687    27,661    25,667     4,018    10,400
 1978            24,241     9,863    27,974    22,722     3,723    10,559
 1977            23,643     8,948    26,495    20,998     3,608    10,683
 1976 17/        23,005     8,348    26,296    20,291     3,338    10,515
 1975 16/        22,722     7,762    25,853    19,595     3,118    10,385
 1974 16/15/     22,346     7,323    26,411    18,912     2,799    10,095
 1973            21,741     6,792    26,923    18,091     2,521     9,993
 1972 14/          (NA)     6,354    26,763      (NA)     2,362     9,949
 1971 13/          (NA)     5,820    25,268      (NA)     2,112     9,170
 1970              (NA)     5,601    25,397      (NA)     1,982     8,987
 1969              (NA)     5,198    24,705      (NA)     1,914     9,097
 1968              (NA)     4,816    23,886      (NA)     1,790     8,878
 1967 12/          (NA)     4,379    22,589      (NA)     1,557     8,032
 1966 11/          (NA)     4,025    21,397      (NA)     1,387     7,373
 1965 10/          (NA)     3,565    19,476      (NA)     1,277     6,976
 1964              (NA)     3,510    19,499      (NA)     1,180     6,555
 1963              (NA)     3,339    18,796      (NA)     1,062     5,978
 1962 9/           (NA)     3,150    17,971      (NA)     1,020     5,819
 1961 8/           (NA)     3,000    17,282      (NA)       967     5,571
 1960              (NA)     2,905    16,899      (NA)       961     5,590
 1959              (NA)     2,897    17,156      (NA)       929     5,502
 1958              (NA)     2,748    16,372      (NA)       883     5,261
 1957              (NA)     2,640    16,184      (NA)       903     5,536
 1956              (NA)     2,602    16,463      (NA)       872     5,517
 1955              (NA)     2,470    15,865      (NA)       840     5,395
 1954              (NA)     2,417    15,457      (NA)       888     5,679
 1953              (NA)     2,317    14,947      (NA)       900     5,806




 WEST
 2006            24,236   $32,786   $32,786    23,118   $20,575   $20,575
 2005            23,850    31,586    32,622    22,820    18,569    19,178
 2004 35/        23,489    30,659    32,726    22,571    17,957    19,168
 2003            23,050    30,426    33,355    22,449    17,499    19,183
 2002            22,782    29,094    32,607    22,024    17,283    19,370
 2001            22,241    28,683    32,666    21,546    16,980    19,338
 2000 30/        22,105    28,250    33,076    21,555    16,383    19,182
 1999 29/        21,635    27,053    32,736    21,554    15,548    18,814
 1998            21,370    26,358    32,560    21,085    14,672    18,124
 1997            21,179    24,832    31,103    20,592    14,002    17,538
 1996            21,006    23,395    29,936    20,167    12,831    16,419
 1995 25/        20,498    22,314    29,313    19,801    12,457    16,364
 1994 24/        20,126    22,029    29,636    19,679    11,797    15,870
 1993 23/        19,892    21,536    29,591    19,560    11,568    15,895
 1992 22/        19,810    20,999    29,566    19,294    11,345    15,974
 1991            19,184    21,572    31,143    18,812    10,976    15,846
 1990            18,867    20,989    31,388    18,596    10,467    15,653
 1989            18,478    20,442    32,094    18,345    10,307    16,182
 1988            17,928    19,431    31,823    17,771     9,699    15,884
 1987 21/        17,903    18,453    31,330    17,705     8,940    15,179
 1986            17,306    18,302    32,123    17,270     8,180    14,357
 1985 20/        17,124    17,390    31,075    16,776     8,115    14,501
 1984 19/        16,525    16,915    31,264    16,462     7,569    13,990
 1983            16,022    15,564    29,945    16,106     6,954    13,379
 1982            15,761    14,619    29,327    15,825     6,605    13,250
 1981            15,640    14,600    31,056    15,644     5,974    12,708
 1980            15,384    13,717    31,956    15,501     5,390    12,557
 1979 18/        15,115    12,352    31,971    15,243     4,717    12,209
 1978            14,137    11,696    33,172    13,459     4,302    12,201
 1977            13,881    10,540    31,209    11,862     4,176    12,365
 1976 17/        13,660     9,826    30,952    11,430     3,690    11,624
 1975 16/        13,208     9,321    31,046    11,116     3,497    11,647
 1974 16/15/     12,983     8,742    31,529    10,762     3,211    11,581
 1973            12,308     8,591    34,053    10,220     2,947    11,681
 1972 14/          (NA)     7,977    33,599      (NA)     2,649    11,157
 1971 13/          (NA)     7,349    31,907      (NA)     2,443    10,607
 1970              (NA)     7,124    32,303      (NA)     2,279    10,334
 1969              (NA)     7,070    33,602      (NA)     2,219    10,546
 1968              (NA)     6,688    33,171      (NA)     2,192    10,872
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,274    32,365      (NA)     1,996    10,296
 1966 11/          (NA)     5,980    31,790      (NA)     1,757     9,340
 1965 10/          (NA)     5,573    30,446      (NA)     1,822     9,954
 1964              (NA)     5,278    29,321      (NA)     1,534     8,522
 1963              (NA)     5,077    28,580      (NA)     1,500     8,444
 1962 9/           (NA)     5,106    29,131      (NA)     1,452     8,284
 1961 8/           (NA)     5,205    29,984      (NA)     1,512     8,710
 1960              (NA)     4,930    28,679      (NA)     1,442     8,389
 1959              (NA)     4,560    27,004      (NA)     1,344     7,959
 1958              (NA)     4,330    25,797      (NA)     1,292     7,697
 1957              (NA)     4,142    25,392      (NA)     1,317     8,074
 1956              (NA)     4,142    26,206      (NA)     1,265     8,004
 1955              (NA)     3,712    23,842      (NA)     1,385     8,896
 1954              (NA)     3,463    22,147      (NA)     1,097     7,016
 1953              (NA)     3,485    22,482      (NA)     1,079     6,961
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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