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 Table P-6.  Regions of  People
 by Mean Income and Sex: 1967 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/)
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                          Male                         Female
              _____________________________ _____________________________
                 Number     Mean income        Number     Mean income
                   with ___________________      with ___________________
 Region          income   Current      2007    income   Current      2007
 and year      (thous.)   dollars   dollars  (thous.)   dollars   dollars
 ________________________________________________________________________
 UNITED STATES
 2007           104,789   $47,137   $47,137   105,230   $29,249   $29,249
 2006           103,909    46,677    48,001   104,582    28,416    29,222
 2005           102,986    44,850    47,635   104,245    26,261    27,891
 2004 35/       101,772    42,831    47,015   103,384    25,027    27,472
 2003           100,769    41,483    46,766   102,713    24,630    27,767
 2002            99,788    41,057    47,320   102,487    23,619    27,222
 2001            98,873    40,859    47,852   101,941    23,602    27,642
 2000 30/        98,504    40,254    48,467   101,704    22,428    27,004
 1999 29/        97,063    38,384    47,764   101,036    21,312    26,520
 1998            94,948    36,315    46,132    98,694    20,462    25,994
 1997            94,168    34,794    44,817    97,447    19,511    25,132
 1996            93,439    32,800    43,162    96,558    18,369    24,172
 1995 25/        92,066    31,454    42,492    96,007    17,265    23,324
 1994 24/        91,254    30,367    42,012    95,147    16,478    22,797
 1993 23/        90,194    28,939    40,891    94,417    15,761    22,270
 1992 22/        90,175    26,810    38,819    93,517    14,922    21,606
 1991            88,653    26,369    39,149    92,569    14,449    21,452
 1990            88,220    26,041    40,048    92,245    13,913    21,397
 1989            87,454    25,746    41,568    91,399    13,226    21,354
 1988            86,584    24,054    40,511    90,593    12,311    20,734
 1987 21/        85,713    22,798    39,805    89,661    11,538    20,145
 1986            84,471    21,822    39,388    87,822    10,741    19,387
 1985 20/        83,631    20,652    37,951    86,531    10,173    18,694
 1984 19/        82,183    19,438    36,947    85,555     9,584    18,217
 1983            80,909    18,109    35,830    83,830     8,780    17,372
 1982            79,722    17,381    35,857    82,505     8,195    16,906
 1981            79,688    16,515    36,127    82,139     7,440    16,275
 1980            78,661    15,340    36,751    80,826     6,772    16,224
 1979 18/        78,129    14,311    38,092    79,921     6,026    16,039
 1978            75,609    13,113    38,246    71,864     5,599    16,330
 1977            74,015    12,063    37,597    65,407     5,291    16,490
 1976 17/        72,775    11,165    36,994    63,170     4,875    16,153
 1975 16/        71,234    10,429    36,544    60,807     4,513    15,814
 1974 16/15/     70,863     9,861    37,393    59,642     4,161    15,779
 1973            69,387     9,289    38,747    57,029     3,799    15,847
 1972 14/        67,474     8,635    38,273    54,487     3,577    15,854
 1971 13/        66,486     7,892    36,029    52,603     3,333    15,216
 1970            65,008     7,537    35,916    51,647     3,138    14,953
 1969            63,882     7,202    36,010    50,224     2,945    14,725
 1968            62,501     6,626    34,607    48,544     2,732    14,269
 1967 12/        61,444     6,054    32,860    46,843     2,483    13,477



 NORTHEAST
 2007            19,099   $49,643   $49,643    20,014   $31,317   $31,317
 2006            19,123    51,622    53,086    19,956    30,404    31,267
 2005            19,237    49,354    52,418    20,025    28,430    30,195
 2004 35/        18,997    46,809    51,382    20,020    26,790    29,407
 2003            18,834    44,852    50,564    20,104    26,253    29,597
 2002            19,040    44,144    50,878    20,251    25,379    29,250
 2001            19,213    45,552    53,348    20,290    24,864    29,120
 2000 30/        18,872    43,436    52,298    20,332    23,477    28,267
 1999 29/        18,371    42,072    52,354    20,307    23,021    28,647
 1998            18,024    37,427    47,545    19,601    22,324    28,359
 1997            17,953    37,908    48,828    19,283    20,958    26,995
 1996            18,060    36,268    47,725    19,400    19,606    25,800
 1995 25/        17,943    33,747    45,590    19,248    18,554    25,065
 1994 24/        17,950    33,899    46,898    19,292    17,912    24,781
 1993 23/        17,928    31,582    44,625    19,547    17,126    24,199
 1992 22/        17,986    28,768    41,654    19,431    16,027    23,206
 1991            17,976    28,698    42,606    19,422    15,522    23,045
 1990            18,083    28,169    43,321    19,477    15,091    23,208
 1989            18,287    28,382    45,824    19,355    14,550    23,491
 1988            17,915    26,566    44,742    19,718    13,164    22,171
 1987 21/        17,888    24,365    42,541    19,473    12,216    21,329
 1986            17,707    23,326    42,103    19,072    11,458    20,681
 1985 20/        17,519    21,955    40,346    19,011    10,653    19,577
 1984 19/        17,285    20,193    38,382    18,967     9,780    18,589
 1983            17,236    18,639    36,878    18,568     8,870    17,550
 1982            17,016    17,564    36,235    18,314     8,213    16,943
 1981            17,314    16,627    36,372    18,182     7,468    16,336
 1980            16,977    15,612    37,402    17,941     6,754    16,181
 1979 18/        16,879    14,501    38,598    18,051     6,181    16,452
 1978            16,913    13,190    38,471    16,445     5,829    17,001
 1977            16,641    12,437    38,762    15,151     5,543    17,276
 1976 17/        16,407    11,323    37,517    14,588     5,059    16,762
 1975 16/        16,084    10,888    38,152    13,815     4,794    16,798
 1974 16/15/     16,141    10,291    39,024    13,934     4,457    16,901
 1973            16,058     9,688    40,411    13,517     4,025    16,789
 1972 14/          (NA)     9,118    40,414      (NA)     3,803    16,856
 1971 13/          (NA)     8,275    37,777      (NA)     3,587    16,375
 1970              (NA)     8,006    38,151      (NA)     3,455    16,464
 1969              (NA)     7,536    37,680      (NA)     3,224    16,120
 1968              (NA)     6,946    36,279      (NA)     2,924    15,272
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,525    35,416      (NA)     2,839    15,410



 MIDWEST
 2007            23,303   $46,373   $46,373    24,054   $27,662   $27,662
 2006            23,408    44,853    46,125    23,872    26,699    27,456
 2005            23,379    43,036    45,708    24,022    24,973    26,523
 2004 35/        23,129    41,489    45,542    23,886    23,955    26,295
 2003            23,231    40,427    45,576    23,897    24,085    27,152
 2002            22,931    40,521    46,702    23,933    22,777    26,251
 2001            23,051    39,932    46,767    24,354    23,040    26,983
 2000 30/        23,339    39,910    48,053    23,921    22,205    26,736
 1999 29/        22,787    38,180    47,510    23,785    20,752    25,823
 1998            22,551    36,941    46,928    23,391    19,978    25,379
 1997            22,086    34,501    44,440    23,417    19,132    24,643
 1996            21,908    32,599    42,897    23,219    18,061    23,767
 1995 25/        21,839    32,013    43,247    23,336    16,787    22,678
 1994 24/        21,545    29,156    40,336    22,964    16,194    22,404
 1993 23/        21,362    27,896    39,417    22,887    14,935    21,103
 1992 22/        21,490    26,468    38,324    22,724    14,097    20,411
 1991            21,483    25,684    38,132    22,862    13,777    20,454
 1990            21,415    25,632    39,419    22,856    13,454    20,691
 1989            21,328    24,956    40,292    22,590    12,439    20,083
 1988            21,344    23,499    39,577    22,551    11,591    19,521
 1987 21/        21,087    22,190    38,743    22,220    10,802    18,860
 1986            20,640    21,190    38,248    21,957    10,074    18,183
 1985 20/        20,775    19,924    36,614    21,654     9,638    17,711
 1984 19/        20,729    18,810    35,753    21,609     9,034    17,171
 1983            20,445    17,848    35,313    21,337     8,355    16,531
 1982            20,522    17,308    35,707    21,202     7,789    16,069
 1981            20,500    16,518    36,133    21,241     7,179    15,704
 1980            20,263    15,514    37,168    21,298     6,601    15,814
 1979 18/        20,491    14,612    38,893    20,960     5,917    15,749
 1978            20,318    13,289    38,760    19,238     5,490    16,013
 1977            19,850    12,403    38,656    17,397     5,211    16,241
 1976 17/        19,703    11,691    38,737    16,861     4,867    16,126
 1975 16/        19,220    10,665    37,370    16,281     4,489    15,730
 1974 16/15/     19,393    10,243    38,842    16,034     4,097    15,536
 1973            19,279     9,502    39,635    15,201     3,776    15,751
 1972 14/          (NA)     8,762    38,836      (NA)     3,585    15,890
 1971 13/          (NA)     8,093    36,946      (NA)     3,331    15,207
 1970              (NA)     7,668    36,540      (NA)     3,024    14,410
 1969              (NA)     7,561    37,805      (NA)     2,812    14,060
 1968              (NA)     6,864    35,851      (NA)     2,608    13,622
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,321    34,309      (NA)     2,463    13,369



 SOUTH
 2007            37,742   $45,083   $45,083    37,814   $27,969   $27,969
 2006            37,141    44,438    45,699    37,636    27,253    28,026
 2005            36,520    42,478    45,115    37,378    25,227    26,793
 2004 35/        36,158    40,569    44,532    36,908    24,166    26,527
 2003            35,654    39,417    44,437    36,262    23,376    26,353
 2002            35,035    39,471    45,492    36,278    22,390    25,805
 2001            34,368    38,771    45,407    35,751    22,661    26,540
 2000 30/        34,188    38,304    46,119    35,895    21,284    25,627
 1999 29/        34,270    35,710    44,437    35,389    20,338    25,308
 1998            33,002    34,905    44,341    34,618    19,122    24,291
 1997            32,950    33,288    42,877    34,154    18,374    23,667
 1996            32,464    30,889    40,647    33,772    17,509    23,040
 1995 25/        31,785    29,464    39,804    33,621    16,046    21,677
 1994 24/        31,633    28,460    39,373    33,212    15,421    21,334
 1993 23/        31,012    27,134    38,340    32,423    14,769    20,868
 1992 22/        30,889    24,838    35,964    32,067    14,131    20,461
 1991            30,010    24,356    36,160    31,473    13,667    20,291
 1990            29,854    23,986    36,888    31,316    12,947    19,911
 1989            29,360    23,926    38,629    31,109    12,365    19,964
 1988            29,397    22,311    37,576    30,552    11,636    19,597
 1987 21/        28,835    21,521    37,575    30,264    11,057    19,305
 1986            28,818    20,516    37,031    29,523    10,232    18,469
 1985 20/        28,213    19,536    35,900    29,090     9,610    17,660
 1984 19/        27,645    18,759    35,656    28,516     9,349    17,770
 1983            27,205    17,301    34,231    27,819     8,572    16,960
 1982            26,422    16,701    34,454    27,165     8,033    16,572
 1981            26,235    15,818    34,602    27,071     7,201    15,752
 1980            26,036    14,311    34,286    26,086     6,490    15,548
 1979 18/        25,644    13,327    35,473    25,667     5,658    15,060
 1978            24,241    12,293    35,855    22,722     5,295    15,444
 1977            23,643    11,255    35,078    20,998     4,983    15,530
 1976 17/        23,005    10,268    34,022    20,291     4,593    15,218
 1975 16/        22,722     9,625    33,726    19,595     4,172    14,619
 1974 16/15/     22,346     9,002    34,136    18,912     3,843    14,573
 1973            21,741     8,442    35,214    18,091     3,513    14,654
 1972 14/          (NA)     7,844    34,767      (NA)     3,288    14,573
 1971 13/          (NA)     7,131    32,555      (NA)     3,022    13,796
 1970              (NA)     6,791    32,361      (NA)     2,884    13,743
 1969              (NA)     6,223    31,115      (NA)     2,712    13,560
 1968              (NA)     5,700    29,771      (NA)     2,507    13,094
 1967 12/          (NA)     5,300    28,767      (NA)     2,367    12,848



 WEST
 2007            24,645   $49,062   $49,062    23,348   $31,185   $31,185
 2006            24,236    47,970    49,331    23,118    30,368    31,230
 2005            23,850    46,626    49,521    22,820    27,408    29,110
 2004 35/        23,489    44,418    48,757    22,571    26,003    28,543
 2003            23,050    42,990    48,465    22,449    25,784    29,068
 2002            22,782    41,456    47,780    22,024    24,941    28,745
 2001            22,241    40,991    48,007    21,546    24,609    28,821
 2000 30/        22,105    40,915    49,263    21,555    23,592    28,406
 1999 29/        21,635    39,704    49,407    21,554    21,918    27,274
 1998            21,370    36,895    46,869    21,085    21,470    27,274
 1997            21,179    34,801    44,826    20,592    20,476    26,375
 1996            21,006    32,981    43,400    20,167    18,975    24,969
 1995 25/        20,498    31,937    43,145    19,801    18,649    25,194
 1994 24/        20,126    31,513    43,597    19,679    17,190    23,782
 1993 23/        19,892    30,491    43,084    19,560    17,005    24,028
 1992 22/        19,810    28,479    41,236    19,294    16,095    23,304
 1991            19,184    28,104    41,724    18,812    15,465    22,960
 1990            18,867    27,719    42,628    18,596    14,868    22,865
 1989            18,478    26,938    43,492    18,345    14,256    23,017
 1988            17,928    25,062    42,209    17,771    13,438    22,632
 1987 21/        17,903    24,004    41,911    17,705    12,539    21,893
 1986            17,306    23,213    41,899    17,270    11,665    21,055
 1985 20/        17,124    22,041    40,504    16,776    11,294    20,755
 1984 19/        16,525    20,571    39,100    16,462    10,487    19,933
 1983            16,022    19,244    38,075    16,106     9,598    18,990
 1982            15,761    18,419    37,999    15,825     8,997    18,561
 1981            15,640    17,557    38,406    15,644     8,176    17,885
 1980            15,384    16,554    39,659    15,501     7,503    17,975
 1979 18/        15,115    15,361    40,887    15,243     6,610    17,594
 1978            14,137    14,173    41,338    13,459     5,989    17,468
 1977            13,881    12,505    38,974    11,862     5,633    17,556
 1976 17/        13,660    11,728    38,859    11,430     5,152    17,071
 1975 16/        13,208    10,911    38,232    11,116     4,802    16,826
 1974 16/15/     12,983    10,234    38,808    10,762     4,429    16,795
 1973            12,308     9,931    41,425    10,220     4,040    16,852
 1972 14/          (NA)     9,169    40,640      (NA)     3,776    16,736
 1971 13/          (NA)     8,379    38,252      (NA)     3,543    16,175
 1970              (NA)     7,962    37,941      (NA)     3,319    15,816
 1969              (NA)     7,857    39,285      (NA)     3,176    15,880
 1968              (NA)     7,375    38,520      (NA)     3,058    15,972
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,850    37,180      (NA)     2,885    15,659
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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