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    Table P-7. Regions of People (Both Sexes Combined -- White not Hispanic)
    by Median and Mean Income: 1987 to 2007

    (People 15 years old and over begining with March 1980.
    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

    White Alone, not Hispanic
    2007              148,519      $29,118      $29,118      $41,139      $41,139
    2006              148,007       27,699       28,485       40,351       41,496
    2005              148,232       26,249       27,879       38,253       40,628
    2004 35/          147,610       25,221       27,685       36,313       39,861
    2003              147,021       24,922       28,096       35,488       40,008
    2002              146,960       24,059       27,729       34,566       39,839



    White not Hispanic
    2001              147,766       23,831       27,910       34,457       40,354
    2000 30/          147,736       23,162       27,888       33,512       40,350
    1999 29/          146,711       22,085       27,482       31,959       39,769
    1998              145,813       21,519       27,336       30,391       38,607
    1997              144,859       20,374       26,243       29,060       37,431
    1996              144,529       19,295       25,390       27,230       35,832
    1995 25/          144,260       18,261       24,669       25,960       35,070
    1994 24/          144,585       17,109       23,670       24,820       34,338
    1993 23/          143,307       16,630       23,498       23,740       33,544
    1992 22/          142,466       16,123       23,345       22,165       32,093
    1991              142,925       15,828       23,499       21,543       31,984
    1990              142,925       15,538       23,896       21,092       32,437
    1989              142,068       14,904       24,063       20,528       33,143
    1988              141,358       14,000       23,579       19,103       32,173
    1987 21/          140,578       12,994       22,687       18,029       31,478




    NORTHEAST

    White Alone, not Hispanic
    2007               29,333      $30,120      $30,120      $42,952      $42,952
    2006               29,440       28,572       29,383       43,067       44,289
    2005               29,679       26,733       28,393       40,932       43,473
    2004 35/           29,933       25,899       28,429       38,889       42,688
    2003               30,163       25,518       28,768       37,309       42,061
    2002               30,387       24,644       28,403       36,244       41,773



    White not Hispanic
    2001               30,988       24,618       28,831       37,148       43,506
    2000 30/           30,802       23,865       28,734       35,143       42,313
    1999 29/           30,383       22,312       27,765       34,354       42,749
    1998               29,714       21,798       27,691       31,612       40,158
    1997               29,586       21,129       27,216       31,122       40,087
    1996               29,815       20,195       26,575       29,592       38,940
    1995 25/           30,152       19,124       25,835       27,405       37,022
    1994 24/           30,724       17,763       24,574       26,884       37,193
    1993 23/           30,830       17,198       24,301       25,173       35,569
    1992 22/           30,957       16,847       24,393       23,203       33,596
    1991               31,325       16,490       24,482       22,703       33,706
    1990               31,283       16,486       25,353       22,392       34,436
    1989               31,426       16,334       26,372       22,162       35,781
    1988               31,635       15,250       25,684       20,218       34,051
    1987 21/           31,519       13,931       24,323       18,716       32,678




    MIDWEST

    White Alone, not Hispanic
    2007               39,528      $27,390      $27,390      $38,018      $38,018
    2006               39,549       26,754       27,513       36,757       37,800
    2005               39,849       25,540       27,126       35,034       37,209
    2004 35/           39,321       24,506       26,900       33,636       36,922
    2003               39,483       24,094       27,163       33,104       37,320
    2002               39,630       23,328       26,886       32,565       37,532



    White not Hispanic
    2001               40,384       23,355       27,352       32,270       37,793
    2000 30/           40,301       22,962       27,647       31,866       38,368
    1999 29/           39,547       22,108       27,511       30,296       37,700
    1998               39,709       21,173       26,897       29,082       36,944
    1997               39,414       19,830       25,542       27,414       35,311
    1996               39,232       18,825       24,772       25,649       33,752
    1995 25/           39,389       18,058       24,395       24,881       33,613
    1994 24/           38,957       16,710       23,118       23,162       32,044
    1993 23/           38,416       16,150       22,820       21,863       30,892
    1992 22/           38,388       15,442       22,359       20,794       30,108
    1991               38,818       15,170       22,522       20,158       29,927
    1990               39,067       15,035       23,122       19,916       30,628
    1989               38,700       14,055       22,692       19,054       30,763
    1988               38,775       13,075       22,021       17,791       29,963
    1987 21/           38,407       12,188       21,280       16,818       29,364




    SOUTH

    White Alone, not Hispanic
    2007               50,349      $27,872      $27,872      $40,041      $40,041
    2006               49,898       27,010       27,776       39,300       40,415
    2005               49,713       25,788       27,389       37,265       39,579
    2004 35/           49,524       24,470       26,861       35,324       38,775
    2003               48,672       24,172       27,251       34,371       38,748
    2002               48,621       23,391       26,959       33,593       38,717



    White not Hispanic
    2001               48,538       22,950       26,878       33,418       39,138
    2000 30/           48,557       22,208       26,739       32,344       38,943
    1999 29/           48,607       21,436       26,675       30,621       38,104
    1998               47,636       21,103       26,808       29,598       37,599
    1997               47,727       19,818       25,527       28,142       36,249
    1996               47,569       18,548       24,407       26,145       34,404
    1995 25/           47,068       17,455       23,581       24,887       33,621
    1994 24/           46,935       16,576       22,932       23,792       32,915
    1993 23/           46,235       16,044       22,670       22,753       32,150
    1992 22/           45,778       15,512       22,460       21,264       30,789
    1991               45,700       15,242       22,629       20,602       30,587
    1990               45,534       14,806       22,770       20,003       30,762
    1989               45,194       14,137       22,825       19,722       31,842
    1988               44,895       13,359       22,499       18,513       31,179
    1987 21/           44,378       12,502       21,828       17,607       30,742




    WEST

    White Alone, not Hispanic
    2007               29,309      $31,703      $31,703      $45,418      $45,418
    2006               29,120       30,572       31,439       44,286       45,542
    2005               28,992       27,991       29,729       41,631       44,216
    2004 35/           28,832       26,538       29,131       38,986       42,795
    2003               28,703       26,588       29,974       38,749       43,684
    2002               28,322       25,682       29,599       37,237       42,917



    White not Hispanic
    2001               27,857       25,306       29,637       36,442       42,679
    2000 30/           28,075       24,712       29,754       36,105       43,472
    1999 29/           28,174       23,267       28,953       34,022       42,336
    1998               28,754       22,542       28,636       32,251       40,970
    1997               28,133       21,311       27,450       30,755       39,615
    1996               27,912       20,236       26,629       28,777       37,868
    1995 25/           27,651       19,315       26,093       27,746       37,483
    1994 24/           27,968       18,256       25,256       26,590       36,786
    1993 23/           27,825       17,953       25,367       26,386       37,283
    1992 22/           27,343       17,467       25,291       24,422       35,361
    1991               27,081       17,278       25,652       23,777       35,300
    1990               27,041       16,715       25,706       23,118       35,553
    1989               26,749       15,874       25,629       22,102       35,684
    1988               26,054       15,245       25,675       20,721       34,898
    1987 21/           26,274       14,166       24,734       19,691       34,380
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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