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    Table P-7. Regions of People (Both Sexes Combined -- All Races)
    by Median and Mean Income: 1974 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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                       Number        Median income              Mean income
                         with    ______________________    ______________________
    Region             income      Current         2007      Current         2007
    and year         (thous.)      dollars      dollars      dollars      dollars
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    UNITED STATES
    2007              210,019      $26,625      $26,625      $38,174      $38,174
    2006              208,491       25,795       26,527       37,517       38,581
    2005              207,231       24,325       25,835       35,499       37,703
    2004 35/          205,157       23,214       25,482       33,859       37,167
    2003              203,482       22,672       25,560       32,976       37,176
    2002              202,275       22,118       25,492       32,222       37,137
    2001              200,814       21,934       25,688       32,099       37,593
    2000 30/          200,208       21,516       25,906       31,199       37,565
    1999 29/          198,099       20,584       25,614       29,677       36,929
    1998              193,642       19,953       25,347       28,236       35,869
    1997              191,615       18,756       24,159       27,022       34,806
    1996              189,997       17,587       23,143       25,466       33,511
    1995 25/          188,073       16,775       22,662       24,211       32,707
    1994 24/          186,402       15,943       22,057       23,278       32,204
    1993 23/          184,611       15,427       21,798       22,199       31,367
    1992 22/          183,692       14,902       21,577       20,758       30,056
    1991              181,222       14,688       21,806       20,280       30,109
    1990              180,465       14,383       22,119       19,842       30,515
    1989              178,852       13,856       22,371       19,348       31,238
    1988              177,177       12,935       21,785       18,049       30,398
    1987 21/          175,374       12,103       21,132       17,041       29,753
    1986              172,293       11,546       20,840       16,174       29,194
    1985 20/          170,163       11,008       20,229       15,323       28,158
    1984 19/          167,738       10,417       19,800       14,412       27,394
    1983              164,739        9,720       19,232       13,362       26,437
    1982              162,227        9,143       18,862       12,709       26,219
    1981              161,828        8,532       18,664       11,909       26,051
    1980              159,487        7,944       19,032       10,998       26,348
    1979 18/          158,050        7,254       19,308       10,121       26,939
    1978              147,473        6,813       19,871        9,451       27,565
    1977              139,422        6,429       20,037        8,886       27,695
    1976 17/          135,945        6,002       19,887        8,242       27,309
    1975 16/          132,041        5,664       19,847        7,704       26,995
    1974 16/15/       130,505        5,335       20,230        7,255       27,511




    NORTHEAST
    2007               39,113      $27,381      $27,381      $40,266      $40,266
    2006               39,079       26,697       27,454       40,787       41,944
    2005               39,262       25,447       27,027       38,682       41,084
    2004 35/           39,017       24,510       26,904       36,538       40,108
    2003               38,938       23,904       26,948       35,249       39,738
    2002               39,292       23,117       26,643       34,472       39,730
    2001               39,503       22,833       26,741       34,926       40,904
    2000 30/           39,205       22,246       26,785       33,085       39,835
    1999 29/           38,678       20,995       26,126       32,070       39,907
    1998               37,625       20,420       25,940       29,559       37,550
    1997               37,236       19,713       25,392       29,130       37,522
    1996               37,460       18,633       24,519       27,639       36,370
    1995 25/           37,192       17,714       23,930       25,884       34,968
    1994 24/           37,242       16,948       23,447       25,618       35,442
    1993 23/           37,476       16,295       23,025       24,041       33,970
    1992 22/           37,418       15,993       23,157       22,152       32,075
    1991               37,398       15,858       23,543       21,855       32,447
    1990               37,560       15,716       24,169       21,388       32,892
    1989               37,642       15,721       25,382       21,270       34,341
    1988               37,634       14,634       24,646       19,544       32,916
    1987 21/           37,361       13,241       23,119       18,033       31,485
    1986               36,779       12,428       22,432       17,172       30,995
    1985 20/           36,530       11,566       21,254       16,073       29,537
    1984 19/           36,252       10,698       20,334       14,745       28,027
    1983               35,804        9,971       19,728       13,573       26,855
    1982               35,330        9,256       19,095       12,717       26,235
    1981               35,496        8,741       19,121       11,935       26,108
    1980               34,918        8,086       19,372       11,061       26,499
    1979 18/           34,930        7,315       19,470       10,201       27,152
    1978               33,359        7,022       20,481        9,561       27,886
    1977               31,792        6,704       20,894        9,151       28,521
    1976 17/           30,995        6,259       20,738        8,375       27,750
    1975 16/           29,900        6,054       21,213        8,072       28,285
    1974 16/15/        30,075        5,817       22,058        7,588       28,774




    MIDWEST
    2007               47,357      $26,611      $26,611      $36,869      $36,869
    2006               47,280       25,892       26,627       35,687       36,699
    2005               47,401       24,694       26,227       33,882       35,986
    2004 35/           47,015       23,553       25,854       32,580       35,763
    2003               47,129       23,040       25,974       32,140       36,233
    2002               46,865       22,389       25,804       31,460       36,259
    2001               47,405       22,407       26,242       31,254       36,603
    2000 30/           47,260       22,162       26,684       30,949       37,264
    1999 29/           46,572       21,342       26,558       29,279       36,434
    1998               45,942       20,493       26,033       28,305       35,957
    1997               45,503       19,222       24,759       26,592       34,252
    1996               45,128       18,269       24,040       25,118       33,053
    1995 25/           45,174       17,415       23,526       24,148       32,622
    1994 24/           44,509       16,167       22,366       22,468       31,084
    1993 23/           44,249       15,584       22,020       21,193       29,946
    1992 22/           44,214       14,783       21,405       20,110       29,118
    1991               44,345       14,501       21,529       19,545       29,017
    1990               44,271       14,449       22,221       19,345       29,750
    1989               43,918       13,514       21,819       18,518       29,898
    1988               43,896       12,582       21,190       17,381       29,273
    1987 21/           43,307       11,807       20,615       16,347       28,542
    1986               42,597       11,310       20,414       15,460       27,905
    1985 20/           42,429       10,649       19,569       14,674       26,966
    1984 19/           42,338       10,071       19,142       13,820       26,268
    1983               41,782        9,335       18,470       13,000       25,721
    1982               41,724        9,025       18,619       12,471       25,728
    1981               41,741        8,475       18,539       11,765       25,736
    1980               41,561        7,989       19,140       10,946       26,224
    1979 18/           41,451        7,450       19,830       10,215       27,189
    1978               39,555        6,961       20,303        9,496       27,697
    1977               37,247        6,619       20,629        9,044       28,187
    1976 17/           36,565        6,307       20,898        8,544       28,310
    1975 16/           35,501        5,871       20,572        7,833       27,447
    1974 16/15/        35,428        5,563       21,095        7,461       28,292




    SOUTH
    2007               75,556      $25,769      $25,769      $36,518      $36,518
    2006               74,777       25,009       25,718       35,789       36,804
    2005               73,899       23,058       24,490       33,753       35,849
    2004 35/           73,065       22,153       24,317       32,283       35,437
    2003               71,916       21,839       24,620       31,328       35,318
    2002               71,313       21,340       24,595       30,782       35,477
    2001               70,118       21,076       24,683       30,557       35,787
    2000 30/           70,083       20,656       24,871       29,587       35,624
    1999 29/           69,659       19,744       24,569       27,901       34,719
    1998               67,620       19,035       24,181       26,825       34,077
    1997               67,104       17,862       23,008       25,697       33,100
    1996               66,236       16,725       22,008       24,067       31,670
    1995 25/           65,407       15,793       21,335       22,566       30,485
    1994 24/           64,845       14,998       20,749       21,781       30,133
    1993 23/           63,435       14,394       20,339       20,814       29,410
    1992 22/           62,956       13,770       19,938       19,384       28,067
    1991               61,483       13,559       20,130       18,884       28,036
    1990               61,170       13,159       20,237       18,335       28,197
    1989               60,468       12,592       20,330       17,979       29,028
    1988               59,949       11,936       20,102       16,871       28,414
    1987 21/           59,099       11,426       19,950       16,163       28,220
    1986               58,341       10,719       19,348       15,312       27,638
    1985 20/           57,304       10,353       19,025       14,497       26,641
    1984 19/           56,160        9,970       18,950       13,981       26,574
    1983               55,024        9,265       18,331       12,888       25,500
    1982               53,587        8,670       17,886       12,307       25,389
    1981               53,306        8,097       17,712       11,442       25,029
    1980               52,123        7,502       17,973       10,397       24,909
    1979 18/           51,311        6,798       18,094        9,491       25,262
    1978               46,963        6,299       18,372        8,907       25,979
    1977               44,640        5,950       18,544        8,305       25,884
    1976 17/           43,296        5,514       18,270        7,608       25,208
    1975 16/           42,317        5,105       17,888        7,100       24,879
    1974 16/15/        41,257        4,733       17,948        6,637       25,168




    WEST
    2007               47,993      $27,619      $27,619      $40,365      $40,365
    2006               47,355       26,469       27,220       39,377       40,494
    2005               46,670       25,012       26,565       37,229       39,540
    2004 35/           46,059       23,878       26,211       35,394       38,852
    2003               45,499       23,196       26,150       34,501       38,895
    2002               44,805       22,442       25,865       33,338       38,423
    2001               43,787       22,145       25,935       32,930       38,566
    2000 30/           43,661       21,803       26,252       32,363       38,966
    1999 29/           43,189       20,763       25,837       30,827       38,361
    1998               42,455       20,245       25,718       29,234       37,137
    1997               41,771       18,998       24,471       27,739       35,730
    1996               41,173       17,613       23,177       26,121       34,373
    1995 25/           40,300       17,042       23,023       25,408       34,324
    1994 24/           39,805       16,462       22,775       24,432       33,801
    1993 23/           39,451       16,102       22,752       23,805       33,636
    1992 22/           39,104       15,814       22,898       22,369       32,389
    1991               37,996       15,712       23,327       21,847       32,435
    1990               37,463       15,132       23,271       21,340       32,818
    1989               36,823       14,680       23,701       20,620       33,292
    1988               35,699       13,944       23,484       19,275       32,463
    1987 21/           35,608       12,857       22,448       18,303       31,957
    1986               34,576       12,385       22,355       17,445       31,488
    1985 20/           33,900       12,115       22,263       16,723       30,731
    1984 19/           32,988       11,365       21,602       15,538       29,534
    1983               32,128       10,682       21,135       14,409       28,509
    1982               31,586       10,030       20,692       13,698       28,259
    1981               31,285        9,400       20,563       12,866       28,144
    1980               30,886        8,590       20,580       12,012       28,778
    1979 18/           30,357        7,797       20,753       10,967       29,191
    1978               27,597        7,305       21,306       10,182       29,698
    1977               25,743        6,759       21,066        9,338       29,104
    1976 17/           25,090        6,271       20,778        8,732       28,932
    1975 16/           24,324        5,967       20,909        8,119       28,449
    1974 16/15/        23,744        5,601       21,239        7,603       28,831
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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