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    Table P-7. Regions of People (Both Sexes Combined -- Black)
    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
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    UNITED STATES

    Black A.O.I.C.
    2007               24,408      $21,844      $21,844      $29,439      $29,439
    2006               23,911       21,441       22,049       28,710       29,524
    2005               23,888       20,190       21,444       26,960       28,634
    2004 35/           23,329       20,138       22,105       25,773       28,291
    2003               23,215       19,048       21,474       25,272       28,491
    2002               22,761       18,855       21,731       25,055       28,877



    Black Alone
    2007               23,654       21,888       21,888       29,429       29,429
    2006               23,274       21,451       22,060       28,743       29,558
    2005               23,172       20,217       21,472       26,919       28,590
    2004 35/           22,693       20,143       22,111       25,809       28,330
    2003               22,567       19,111       21,545       25,250       28,466
    2002               22,113       18,936       21,824       25,002       28,816



    Black
    2001               22,358       18,437       21,593       24,092       28,215
    2000 30/           22,366       18,245       21,968       23,550       28,355
    1999 29/           22,700       17,008       21,164       22,710       28,260
    1998               22,048       15,509       19,702       20,609       26,180
    1997               21,631       15,348       19,769       19,756       25,447
    1996               21,227       13,835       18,206       19,181       25,240
    1995 25/           20,946       12,879       17,399       17,767       24,002
    1994 24/           20,650       12,248       16,945       17,293       23,924
    1993 23/           20,214       11,324       16,001       16,121       22,779
    1992 22/           20,181       10,652       15,423       14,894       21,565
    1991               19,670       10,542       15,651       14,656       21,759
    1990               19,506       10,328       15,883       14,281       21,962
    1989               19,383       10,084       16,281       13,715       22,143
    1988               18,990        9,466       15,942       13,025       21,936
    1987 21/           18,652        8,758       15,291       12,057       21,051
    1986               18,104        8,150       14,711       11,517       20,788
    1985 20/           17,738        7,901       14,519       11,005       20,223
    1984 19/           17,311        7,382       14,031       10,208       19,403
    1983               16,689        6,911       13,674        9,520       18,836
    1982               16,211        6,691       13,804        9,014       18,596
    1981               16,288        6,303       13,788        8,470       18,528
    1980               15,983        5,842       13,996        7,952       19,051
    1979 18/           15,821        5,384       14,331        7,313       19,465
    1978               14,930        4,968       14,490        6,766       19,734
    1977               14,338        4,716       14,698        6,192       19,299
    1976 17/           13,838        4,402       14,586        5,811       19,254
    1975 16/           13,455        4,055       14,209        5,338       18,704
    1974 16/15/        13,188        3,781       14,338        5,003       18,972




    NORTHEAST

    Black A.O.I.C.
    2007                4,365      $22,085      $22,085      $31,169      $31,169
    2006                4,189       22,636       23,278       30,773       31,646
    2005                4,338       21,503       22,838       29,623       31,462
    2004 35/            4,292       20,603       22,616       26,699       29,307
    2003                4,250       19,169       21,610       26,253       29,597
    2002                4,260       20,172       23,249       25,792       29,726



    Black Alone
    2007                4,210       22,041       22,041       31,181       31,181
    2006                4,083       22,698       23,342       30,865       31,741
    2005                4,188       21,559       22,898       29,707       31,551
    2004 35/            4,139       20,685       22,706       26,841       29,463
    2003                4,102       19,209       21,655       26,137       29,466
    2002                4,113       20,314       23,413       25,939       29,896



    Black
    2001                4,173       19,153       22,431       24,718       28,949
    2000 30/            4,088       18,902       22,759       24,201       29,139
    1999 29/            4,188       16,432       20,448       23,351       29,058
    1998                4,065       14,466       18,377       20,537       26,089
    1997                3,935       14,384       18,528       19,815       25,523
    1996                3,947       13,655       17,969       19,707       25,933
    1995 25/            3,744       13,684       18,486       18,447       24,921
    1994 24/            3,554       14,162       19,593       19,218       26,587
    1993 23/            3,447       12,580       17,775       17,953       25,367
    1992 22/            3,359       11,791       17,073       16,421       23,776
    1991                3,388       13,564       20,138       16,908       25,102
    1990                3,471       12,033       18,505       15,835       24,352
    1989                3,463       12,444       20,091       16,021       25,866
    1988                3,337       11,522       19,405       15,165       25,541
    1987 21/            3,201       10,412       18,179       13,707       23,932
    1986                3,094       10,562       19,064       13,340       24,078
    1985 20/            3,225        9,079       16,684       12,018       22,085
    1984 19/            3,254        8,046       15,293       11,145       21,184
    1983                3,164        7,558       14,954       10,156       20,094
    1982                2,924        7,671       15,825        9,740       20,094
    1981                2,946        6,945       15,192        9,072       19,845
    1980                2,949        6,202       14,858        8,155       19,537
    1979 18/            2,902        6,206       16,519        7,976       21,230
    1978                2,734        6,366       18,568        7,637       22,275
    1977                2,505        5,737       17,880        7,049       21,970
    1976 17/            2,363        5,465       18,108        6,493       21,514
    1975 16/            2,380        5,114       17,920        6,291       22,044
    1974 16/15/         2,354        5,112       19,385        6,048       22,934




    MIDWEST

    Black A.O.I.C.
    2007                4,285      $20,938      $20,938      $28,011      $28,011
    2006                4,204       20,587       21,171       27,384       28,161
    2005                4,175       18,687       19,847       25,192       26,756
    2004 35/            4,177       19,583       21,496       25,084       27,535
    2003                4,201       18,451       20,801       24,343       27,443
    2002                4,044       17,940       20,676       24,358       28,073



    Black Alone
    2007                4,098       21,335       21,335       28,350       28,350
    2006                4,048       20,651       21,237       27,515       28,296
    2005                4,038       18,694       19,855       25,223       26,789
    2004 35/            4,061       19,490       21,394       25,055       27,503
    2003                4,073       18,526       20,885       24,444       27,557
    2002                3,908       18,019       20,768       24,041       27,708



    Black
    2001                4,052       17,469       20,459       22,857       26,769
    2000 30/            4,054       18,469       22,237       23,519       28,318
    1999 29/            4,200       17,003       21,158       22,877       28,468
    1998                3,978       15,344       19,492       20,929       26,587
    1997                3,850       15,126       19,483       19,791       25,492
    1996                3,733       15,093       19,861       21,082       27,742
    1995 25/            3,754       14,331       19,360       18,304       24,727
    1994 24/            3,835       11,615       16,069       16,471       22,787
    1993 23/            4,086       11,334       16,015       16,444       23,235
    1992 22/            4,019       10,565       15,297       15,014       21,739
    1991                3,902        9,865       14,646       14,499       21,526
    1990                3,712        9,873       15,183       14,578       22,419
    1989                3,731        9,332       15,067       13,813       22,301
    1988                3,537        8,918       15,020       13,235       22,290
    1987 21/            3,531        8,116       14,170       11,938       20,844
    1986                3,302        8,875       16,019       12,508       22,577
    1985 20/            3,405        7,890       14,499       11,789       21,664
    1984 19/            3,390        6,829       12,980       10,445       19,853
    1983                3,047        6,571       13,001        9,830       19,449
    1982                2,981        6,374       13,150        9,579       19,762
    1981                3,161        6,762       14,792        9,313       20,372
    1980                3,154        6,309       15,115        8,782       21,039
    1979 18/            3,226        6,115       16,276        8,312       22,124
    1978                3,055        6,037       17,608        8,173       23,838
    1977                2,719        5,486       17,098        7,264       22,640
    1976 17/            2,618        5,484       18,171        6,925       22,945
    1975 16/            2,664        5,074       17,779        6,337       22,205
    1974 16/15/         2,626        4,788       18,156        5,985       22,695




    SOUTH

    Black A.O.I.C.
    2007               13,253      $21,620      $21,620      $28,730      $28,730
    2006               13,201       21,067       21,665       27,682       28,467
    2005               13,003       19,835       21,066       25,677       27,271
    2004 35/           12,599       19,590       21,504       24,873       27,303
    2003               12,540       18,650       21,025       24,452       27,566
    2002               12,281       18,366       21,167       24,279       27,982



    Black Alone
    2007               13,015       21,596       21,596       28,619       28,619
    2006               12,987       21,076       21,674       27,650       28,434
    2005               12,804       19,848       21,080       25,686       27,281
    2004 35/           12,400       19,602       21,517       24,913       27,347
    2003               12,325       18,686       21,066       24,426       27,537
    2002               12,084       18,372       21,174       24,209       27,902



    Black
    2001               12,190       17,853       20,909       23,566       27,599
    2000 30/           12,283       17,559       21,142       22,861       27,525
    1999 29/           12,506       16,669       20,743       21,591       26,867
    1998               12,151       15,380       19,538       19,864       25,234
    1997               11,996       15,204       19,584       18,992       24,463
    1996               11,668       13,127       17,274       17,813       23,440
    1995 25/           11,613       12,109       16,358       16,565       22,378
    1994 24/           11,516       11,626       16,084       16,364       22,639
    1993 23/           11,102       10,689       15,103       14,902       21,056
    1992 22/           11,160       10,038       14,534       13,926       20,164
    1991               10,716        9,523       14,138       13,422       19,927
    1990               10,801        9,621       14,796       13,031       20,040
    1989               10,555        9,177       14,817       12,217       19,725
    1988               10,444        8,382       14,117       11,556       19,462
    1987 21/           10,293        8,175       14,273       11,250       19,642
    1986               10,051        7,309       13,193       10,166       18,349
    1985 20/            9,531        7,290       13,397        9,965       18,312
    1984 19/            9,218        7,086       13,469        9,497       18,051
    1983                8,914        6,356       12,576        8,785       17,382
    1982                8,717        6,153       12,694        8,210       16,937
    1981                8,617        5,666       12,394        7,581       16,583
    1980                8,359        5,340       12,793        7,207       17,266
    1979 18/            8,192        4,761       12,672        6,514       17,338
    1978                7,818        4,086       11,918        5,811       16,949
    1977                7,755        3,958       12,336        5,331       16,615
    1976 17/            7,560        3,674       12,173        5,043       16,709
    1975 16/            7,215        3,398       11,907        4,527       15,863
    1974 16/15/         7,020        3,018       11,444        4,126       15,646




    WEST

    Black A.O.I.C.
    2007                2,504      $25,035      $25,035      $32,613      $32,613
    2006                2,317       24,378       25,070       33,243       34,186
    2005                2,372       21,609       22,951       32,232       34,233
    2004 35/            2,261       22,117       24,278       30,300       33,260
    2003                2,225       21,719       24,485       29,775       33,567
    2002                2,176       20,777       23,946       29,288       33,755



    Black Alone
    2007                2,331       25,215       25,215       32,685       32,685
    2006                2,156       24,249       24,937       33,616       34,570
    2005                2,142       21,888       23,247       32,040       34,029
    2004 35/            2,094       22,169       24,335       30,540       33,524
    2003                2,067       21,973       24,771       29,992       33,812
    2002                2,008       21,113       24,333       29,727       34,261



    Black
    2001                1,942       22,313       26,132       28,626       33,525
    2000 30/            1,940       20,876       25,135       26,603       32,031
    1999 29/            1,806       21,673       26,969       28,584       35,569
    1998                1,854       20,085       25,515       24,967       31,717
    1997                1,850       19,885       25,613       24,507       31,567
    1996                1,879       16,211       21,332       22,792       29,992
    1995 25/            1,835       14,555       19,663       22,889       30,921
    1994 24/            1,745       16,872       23,342       21,314       29,487
    1993 23/            1,580       14,988       21,178       19,860       28,062
    1992 22/            1,644       13,748       19,906       18,054       26,141
    1991                1,663       14,549       21,600       18,384       27,294
    1990                1,522       13,929       21,421       18,883       29,040
    1989                1,635       14,260       23,023       18,277       29,509
    1988                1,672       15,323       25,807       17,478       29,436
    1987 21/            1,627       10,544       18,410       14,171       24,742
    1986                1,657       10,504       18,960       14,331       25,867
    1985 20/            1,577       11,067       20,337       13,527       24,858
    1984 19/            1,450        9,860       18,741       12,066       22,934
    1983                1,565       10,048       19,881       11,815       23,377
    1982                1,589        8,474       17,482       11,025       22,745
    1981                1,564        8,219       17,979       10,524       23,021
    1980                1,520        7,654       18,337        9,931       23,792
    1979 18/            1,501        6,204       16,513        8,241       21,935
    1978                1,324        5,321       15,520        7,368       21,490
    1977                1,359        5,419       16,889        7,381       23,004
    1976 17/            1,297        5,031       16,670        6,801       22,534
    1975 16/            1,196        4,798       16,812        6,110       21,410
    1974 16/15/         1,188        4,966       18,831        5,940       22,525
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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