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 Table P-6.  Regions of White 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/)
 ________________________________________________________________________
                          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

 White Alone
 2007            87,223   $48,975   $48,975    85,230   $29,441   $29,441
 2006            86,674    48,315    49,686    84,955    28,612    29,424
 2005            85,996    46,565    49,456    84,768    26,495    28,140
 2004 35/        85,140    44,311    48,640    84,374    25,273    27,742
 2003            84,405    43,030    48,510    83,852    24,897    28,068
 2002            83,899    42,581    49,076    84,014    23,802    27,433



 White
 2001            83,750    42,311    49,553    84,207    23,837    27,917
 2000 30/        83,372    41,716    50,227    84,123    22,630    27,247
 1999 29/        81,911    39,932    49,691    83,690    21,491    26,743
 1998            80,896    37,920    48,171    82,063    20,831    26,462
 1997            80,400    36,282    46,734    81,352    19,792    25,494
 1996            80,041    34,051    44,808    80,741    18,524    24,376
 1995 25/        79,022    32,667    44,131    80,608    17,579    23,748
 1994 24/        78,220    31,683    43,832    80,045    16,728    23,143
 1993 23/        77,650    30,171    42,631    79,484    16,015    22,629
 1992 22/        77,467    27,971    40,500    78,885    15,194    22,000
 1991            76,578    27,499    40,826    78,721    14,672    21,783
 1990            76,480    27,142    41,741    78,566    14,138    21,743
 1989            75,858    26,899    43,429    77,933    13,379    21,601
 1988            75,247    25,034    42,162    77,493    12,511    21,071
 1987 21/        74,647    23,773    41,507    76,940    11,738    20,494
 1986            73,827    22,746    41,056    75,587    10,867    19,615
 1985 20/        73,222    21,523    39,552    74,640    10,317    18,959
 1984 19/        72,162    20,259    38,507    73,977     9,682    18,403
 1983            71,444    18,823    37,242    72,796     8,885    17,579
 1982            70,477    18,071    37,281    71,624     8,295    17,113
 1981            70,351    17,195    37,614    71,566     7,519    16,448
 1980            69,420    15,967    38,253    70,573     6,817    16,332
 1979 18/        69,247    14,874    39,590    69,839     6,063    16,138
 1978            67,273    13,609    39,693    62,695     5,631    16,424
 1977            65,974    12,537    39,074    56,813     5,349    16,671
 1976 17/        64,946    11,604    38,449    55,026     4,919    16,299
 1975 16/        63,629    10,832    37,956    52,936     4,550    15,943
 1974 16/15/     63,388    10,223    38,766    52,038     4,203    15,938
 1973            62,082     9,652    40,261    49,741     3,853    16,072
 1972 14/        60,565     8,980    39,802    47,519     3,609    15,996
 1971 13/        59,729     8,203    37,448    45,941     3,384    15,449
 1970            58,447     7,840    37,360    45,288     3,185    15,177
 1969            57,343     7,508    37,540    44,025     3,009    15,045
 1968            56,219     6,895    36,012    42,482     2,801    14,630
 1967 12/        55,270     6,307    34,233    41,045     2,546    13,819



 NORTHEAST

 White Alone
 2007            16,068   $51,691   $51,691    16,435   $31,420   $31,420
 2006            16,129    52,989    54,492    16,443    30,327    31,187
 2005            16,207    51,115    54,289    16,558    28,597    30,372
 2004 35/        16,141    48,523    53,263    16,649    27,167    29,821
 2003            16,061    46,374    52,280    16,847    26,589    29,975
 2002            16,199    45,431    52,361    16,975    25,682    29,599



 White
 2001            16,510    47,187    55,263    17,117    25,211    29,526
 2000 30/        16,205    45,163    54,378    17,217    23,705    28,542
 1999 29/        15,766    43,966    54,710    17,183    23,414    29,136
 1998            15,587    39,160    49,746    16,681    22,847    29,023
 1997            15,652    39,743    51,192    16,445    21,203    27,311
 1996            15,705    37,856    49,815    16,557    19,771    26,017
 1995 25/        15,739    34,917    47,170    16,578    18,837    25,448
 1994 24/        15,801    35,182    48,673    16,691    18,029    24,942
 1993 23/        15,789    32,519    45,949    16,975    17,253    24,378
 1992 22/        15,903    29,698    43,001    16,997    16,219    23,484
 1991            15,960    29,525    43,834    17,112    15,623    23,195
 1990            16,046    29,206    44,915    17,079    15,180    23,345
 1989            16,176    29,420    47,499    17,005    14,558    23,504
 1988            16,012    27,193    45,798    17,385    13,229    22,280
 1987 21/        16,063    25,037    43,714    17,265    12,258    21,402
 1986            15,961    23,977    43,278    16,969    11,418    20,609
 1985 20/        15,745    22,723    41,757    16,905    10,659    19,588
 1984 19/        15,624    20,756    39,452    16,857     9,809    18,644
 1983            15,596    19,178    37,945    16,583     8,896    17,601
 1982            15,477    17,994    37,122    16,413     8,233    16,985
 1981            15,729    17,085    37,373    16,340     7,464    16,328
 1980            15,472    16,069    38,497    16,097     6,754    16,181
 1979 18/        15,375    14,893    39,641    16,248     6,162    16,401
 1978            15,512    13,472    39,293    14,752     5,778    16,853
 1977            15,392    12,679    39,516    13,638     5,503    17,151
 1976 17/        15,200    11,582    38,376    13,165     5,011    16,603
 1975 16/        14,809    11,121    38,968    12,395     4,744    16,623
 1974 16/15/     14,899    10,489    39,775    12,569     4,404    16,700
 1973            14,883     9,888    41,245    12,259     3,992    16,652
 1972 14/          (NA)     9,347    41,429      (NA)     3,758    16,657
 1971 13/          (NA)     8,454    38,594      (NA)     3,541    16,165
 1970              (NA)     8,179    38,975      (NA)     3,438    16,383
 1969              (NA)     7,697    38,485      (NA)     3,228    16,140
 1968              (NA)     7,106    37,115      (NA)     2,944    15,376
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,671    36,209      (NA)     2,857    15,507



 MIDWEST

 White Alone
 2007            20,599   $47,446   $47,446    20,847   $27,677   $27,677
 2006            20,741    45,824    47,124    20,762    26,842    27,603
 2005            20,716    44,234    46,980    20,908    25,091    26,649
 2004 35/        20,436    42,606    46,768    20,738    24,107    26,462
 2003            20,556    41,289    46,548    20,803    24,228    27,314
 2002            20,470    41,542    47,879    20,985    22,986    26,492



 White
 2001            20,667    40,975    47,988    21,390    23,326    27,318
 2000 30/        20,859    40,889    49,232    20,974    22,363    26,926
 1999 29/        20,276    39,305    48,910    20,808    20,913    26,024
 1998            20,336    37,830    48,057    20,645    20,139    25,583
 1997            19,895    35,462    45,678    20,752    19,310    24,873
 1996            19,856    33,200    43,688    20,565    17,981    23,661
 1995 25/        19,702    32,909    44,458    20,751    16,947    22,894
 1994 24/        19,418    29,999    41,502    20,359    16,425    22,723
 1993 23/        19,244    28,628    40,451    20,041    15,110    21,350
 1992 22/        19,346    27,349    39,599    20,053    14,210    20,575
 1991            19,348    26,552    39,420    20,310    13,886    20,616
 1990            19,416    26,366    40,548    20,450    13,609    20,929
 1989            19,341    25,692    41,480    20,185    12,514    20,204
 1988            19,396    23,980    40,387    20,228    11,693    19,693
 1987 21/        19,128    22,884    39,955    19,972    10,886    19,007
 1986            18,862    21,703    39,173    19,896    10,039    18,120
 1985 20/        18,946    20,399    37,486    19,498     9,644    17,722
 1984 19/        18,955    19,347    36,774    19,492     9,021    17,147
 1983            18,903    18,270    36,148    19,384     8,373    16,566
 1982            19,005    17,615    36,340    19,243     7,826    16,145
 1981            18,819    16,896    36,960    19,365     7,177    15,700
 1980            18,590    15,886    38,059    19,411     6,594    15,798
 1979 18/        18,834    14,915    39,699    19,034     5,869    15,622
 1978            18,676    13,537    39,483    17,472     5,426    15,826
 1977            18,428    12,637    39,386    15,806     5,173    16,123
 1976 17/        18,320    11,914    39,476    15,383     4,826    15,990
 1975 16/        17,850    10,860    38,054    14,797     4,448    15,586
 1974 16/15/     18,074    10,411    39,479    14,598     4,079    15,468
 1973            17,919     9,674    40,353    13,812     3,769    15,721
 1972 14/          (NA)     8,929    39,576      (NA)     3,558    15,770
 1971 13/          (NA)     8,232    37,581      (NA)     3,319    15,152
 1970              (NA)     7,788    37,112      (NA)     3,009    14,339
 1969              (NA)     7,706    38,530      (NA)     2,814    14,070
 1968              (NA)     6,993    36,524      (NA)     2,610    13,632
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,427    34,885      (NA)     2,456    13,331



 SOUTH

 White Alone
 2007            30,251   $47,633   $47,633    28,996   $28,447   $28,447
 2006            29,702    46,886    48,216    28,975    27,754    28,541
 2005            29,336    44,955    47,746    28,767    25,843    27,447
 2004 35/        29,057    42,710    46,882    28,536    24,633    27,039
 2003            28,670    41,627    46,929    27,926    23,784    26,813
 2002            28,296    41,787    48,161    28,021    22,553    25,993



 White
 2001            27,858    40,926    47,931    27,822    22,964    26,894
 2000 30/        27,725    40,418    48,665    28,055    21,601    26,008
 1999 29/        27,536    38,050    47,349    27,703    20,699    25,757
 1998            26,660    37,457    47,583    26,962    19,671    24,989
 1997            26,688    35,385    45,578    26,847    18,854    24,285
 1996            26,557    32,771    43,123    26,525    17,900    23,555
 1995 25/        25,989    31,342    42,341    26,428    16,612    22,442
 1994 24/        25,646    30,413    42,075    26,125    15,753    21,794
 1993 23/        25,306    28,981    40,950    25,632    15,276    21,585
 1992 22/        25,029    26,651    38,589    25,249    14,677    21,251
 1991            24,585    26,144    38,814    25,108    14,150    21,008
 1990            24,442    25,713    39,543    24,926    13,430    20,654
 1989            24,111    25,856    41,745    24,794    12,797    20,661
 1988            24,181    24,055    40,513    24,451    12,102    20,382
 1987 21/        23,746    23,061    40,264    24,205    11,497    20,074
 1986            23,804    22,097    39,885    23,730    10,646    19,216
 1985 20/        23,469    20,895    38,398    23,559     9,995    18,367
 1984 19/        23,029    20,102    38,209    23,149     9,644    18,331
 1983            22,812    18,487    36,578    22,680     8,864    17,538
 1982            22,132    17,952    37,035    22,097     8,297    17,117
 1981            21,963    16,966    37,113    22,073     7,462    16,323
 1980            21,790    15,305    36,667    21,323     6,649    15,929
 1979 18/        21,574    14,242    37,908    21,067     5,810    15,465
 1978            20,367    13,189    38,468    18,426     5,489    16,010
 1977            19,744    12,128    37,799    16,829     5,208    16,232
 1976 17/        19,166    11,048    36,606    16,316     4,782    15,845
 1975 16/        19,072    10,356    36,288    15,762     4,342    15,214
 1974 16/15/     18,705     9,716    36,843    15,239     4,019    15,240
 1973            18,120     9,146    38,150    14,466     3,711    15,479
 1972 14/          (NA)     8,464    37,515      (NA)     3,440    15,247
 1971 13/          (NA)     7,751    35,385      (NA)     3,225    14,723
 1970              (NA)     7,412    35,320      (NA)     3,055    14,558
 1969              (NA)     6,782    33,910      (NA)     2,901    14,505
 1968              (NA)     6,210    32,435      (NA)     2,701    14,107
 1967 12/          (NA)     5,804    31,503      (NA)     2,564    13,917



 WEST

 White Alone
 2007            20,305   $50,376   $50,376    18,951   $31,187   $31,187
 2006            20,103    49,247    50,644    18,775    30,391    31,253
 2005            19,736    47,668    50,628    18,535    27,217    28,907
 2004 35/        19,506    44,997    49,393    18,451    25,863    28,390
 2003            19,118    44,195    49,824    18,276    25,797    29,083
 2002            18,935    42,452    48,927    18,034    24,923    28,725



 White
 2001            18,716    41,547    48,658    17,879    24,490    28,682
 2000 30/        18,583    41,575    50,058    17,877    23,523    28,322
 1999 29/        18,332    39,981    49,752    17,996    21,542    26,806
 1998            18,313    37,638    47,813    17,774    21,503    27,316
 1997            18,165    35,516    45,747    17,308    20,486    26,387
 1996            17,924    33,556    44,156    17,094    18,938    24,921
 1995 25/        17,592    32,341    43,690    16,852    18,635    25,175
 1994 24/        17,354    32,258    44,628    16,869    17,314    23,953
 1993 23/        17,311    31,483    44,485    16,837    16,967    23,974
 1992 22/        17,188    28,994    41,981    16,585    16,121    23,342
 1991            16,684    28,657    42,545    16,191    15,464    22,958
 1990            16,576    28,158    43,304    16,111    14,801    22,762
 1989            16,230    27,374    44,196    15,950    14,123    22,802
 1988            15,658    25,642    43,186    15,428    13,421    22,603
 1987 21/        15,710    24,640    43,021    15,498    12,635    22,061
 1986            15,201    23,761    42,888    14,993    11,693    21,106
 1985 20/        15,062    22,664    41,649    14,678    11,335    20,830
 1984 19/        14,554    21,161    40,222    14,478    10,483    19,926
 1983            14,133    19,712    39,001    14,150     9,605    19,004
 1982            13,862    18,971    39,137    13,872     9,015    18,598
 1981            13,840    18,089    39,570    13,788     8,154    17,837
 1980            13,568    17,022    40,780    13,743     7,468    17,891
 1979 18/        13,464    15,809    42,079    13,490     6,610    17,594
 1978            12,718    14,556    42,455    12,045     5,965    17,398
 1977            12,409    12,865    40,096    10,540     5,638    17,572
 1976 17/        12,259    12,039    39,890    10,162     5,162    17,104
 1975 16/        11,897    11,194    39,224     9,982     4,789    16,781
 1974 16/15/     11,710    10,406    39,460     9,632     4,421    16,765
 1973            11,161    10,126    42,238     9,204     4,016    16,752
 1972 14/          (NA)     9,388    41,611      (NA)     3,755    16,643
 1971 13/          (NA)     8,530    38,941      (NA)     3,526    16,097
 1970              (NA)     8,116    38,675      (NA)     3,310    15,773
 1969              (NA)     8,059    40,295      (NA)     3,184    15,920
 1968              (NA)     7,506    39,204      (NA)     3,063    15,998
 1967 12/          (NA)     6,975    37,859      (NA)     2,903    15,757
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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