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    Table P-7. Regions of People (Both Sexes Combined -- White)
    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

    White Alone
    2007              172,453      $27,238      $27,238      $39,321      $39,321
    2006              171,629       26,398       27,147       38,562       39,656
    2005              170,764       25,106       26,665       36,602       38,874
    2004 35/          169,514       23,860       26,191       34,835       38,238
    2003              168,257       23,483       26,474       33,993       38,322
    2002              167,914       22,660       26,116       33,185       38,247



    White
    2001              167,958       22,418       26,255       33,049       38,705
    2000 30/          167,495       21,950       26,429       32,130       38,686
    1999 29/          165,600       21,073       26,223       30,612       38,093
    1998              162,959       20,603       26,173       29,314       37,239
    1997              161,752       19,393       24,980       27,989       36,052
    1996              160,783       18,288       24,065       26,254       34,548
    1995 25/          159,630       17,351       23,440       25,048       33,838
    1994 24/          158,264       16,520       22,855       24,119       33,368
    1993 23/          157,134       16,008       22,619       23,010       32,513
    1992 22/          156,351       15,548       22,512       21,524       31,165
    1991              155,299       15,332       22,763       20,997       31,173
    1990              155,046       15,035       23,122       20,552       31,606
    1989              153,790       14,465       23,354       20,048       32,368
    1988              152,740       13,578       22,868       18,680       31,461
    1987 21/          151,587       12,594       21,989       17,665       30,843
    1986              149,414       11,989       21,640       16,737       30,210
    1985 20/          147,862       11,403       20,955       15,867       29,158
    1984 19/          146,139       10,810       20,547       14,905       28,331
    1983              144,240       10,138       20,059       13,807       27,318
    1982              142,101        9,560       19,722       13,143       27,114
    1981              141,917        8,920       19,513       12,315       26,939
    1980              139,994        8,231       19,719       11,354       27,201
    1979 18/          139,086        7,504       19,973       10,450       27,815
    1978              129,968        7,067       20,612        9,760       28,467
    1977              122,787        6,720       20,944        9,211       28,708
    1976 17/          119,972        6,258       20,735        8,537       28,286
    1975 16/          116,565        5,889       20,635        7,979       27,959
    1974 16/15/       115,426        5,552       21,053        7,508       28,471




    NORTHEAST

    White Alone
    2007               32,504      $28,484      $28,484      $41,441      $41,441
    2006               32,571       27,176       27,947       41,549       42,728
    2005               32,765       25,960       27,572       39,735       42,202
    2004 35/           32,789       25,091       27,542       37,680       41,361
    2003               32,908       24,669       27,811       36,245       40,861
    2002               33,174       23,677       27,289       35,325       40,713



    White
    2001               33,627       23,565       27,598       36,001       42,163
    2000 30/           33,422       22,770       27,416       34,109       41,068
    1999 29/           32,949       21,573       26,845       33,248       41,373
    1998               32,268       21,103       26,808       30,727       39,034
    1997               32,098       20,429       26,314       30,244       38,956
    1996               32,262       19,355       25,469       28,575       37,602
    1995 25/           32,317       18,409       24,869       26,668       36,027
    1994 24/           32,492       17,304       23,939       26,371       36,483
    1993 23/           32,764       16,689       23,581       24,610       34,774
    1992 22/           32,900       16,419       23,774       22,734       32,917
    1991               33,072       16,148       23,974       22,332       33,155
    1990               33,125       16,085       24,737       21,974       33,793
    1989               33,181       16,068       25,942       21,803       35,202
    1988               33,398       14,969       25,211       19,924       33,556
    1987 21/           33,328       13,619       23,779       18,417       32,156
    1986               32,930       12,671       22,871       17,505       31,596
    1985 20/           32,650       11,794       21,673       16,477       30,279
    1984 19/           32,481       10,926       20,768       15,075       28,654
    1983               32,179       10,220       20,221       13,879       27,460
    1982               31,890        9,468       19,533       12,970       26,757
    1981               32,069        8,947       19,572       12,183       26,650
    1980               31,569        8,264       19,798       11,319       27,118
    1979 18/           31,623        7,410       19,723       10,407       27,700
    1978               30,264        7,089       20,676        9,722       28,356
    1977               29,031        6,811       21,228        9,308       29,010
    1976 17/           28,365        6,351       21,043        8,532       28,270
    1975 16/           27,204        6,129       21,476        8,215       28,786
    1974 16/15/        27,468        5,878       22,290        7,705       29,218




    MIDWEST

    White Alone
    2007               41,446      $27,102      $27,102      $37,502      $37,502
    2006               41,503       26,429       27,179       36,328       37,359
    2005               41,625       25,256       26,824       34,618       36,767
    2004 35/           41,174       24,181       26,543       33,288       36,540
    2003               41,359       23,747       26,771       32,708       36,874
    2002               41,454       23,000       26,508       32,149       37,053



    White
    2001               42,057       23,076       27,026       31,999       37,476
    2000 30/           41,833       22,641       27,261       31,600       38,047
    1999 29/           41,085       21,877       27,223       29,990       37,319
    1998               40,982       20,995       26,671       28,918       36,736
    1997               40,648       19,662       25,326       27,216       35,056
    1996               40,420       18,670       24,568       25,457       33,499
    1995 25/           40,452       17,871       24,143       24,721       33,396
    1994 24/           39,778       16,638       23,018       23,051       31,890
    1993 23/           39,285       16,053       22,683       21,732       30,707
    1992 22/           39,399       15,334       22,203       20,662       29,917
    1991               39,659       15,095       22,411       20,066       29,791
    1990               39,866       14,954       22,997       19,822       30,484
    1989               39,525       13,991       22,589       18,962       30,615
    1988               39,624       13,001       21,896       17,708       29,823
    1987 21/           39,100       12,149       21,212       16,756       29,256
    1986               38,757       11,528       20,808       15,716       28,367
    1985 20/           38,444       10,906       20,042       14,944       27,462
    1984 19/           38,447       10,352       19,677       14,112       26,823
    1983               38,287        9,646       19,085       13,260       26,236
    1982               38,247        9,276       19,136       12,690       26,180
    1981               38,184        8,675       18,977       11,967       26,178
    1980               38,001        8,155       19,537       11,140       26,689
    1979 18/           37,867        7,563       20,131       10,368       27,597
    1978               36,148        7,048       20,557        9,616       28,047
    1977               34,235        6,738       21,000        9,191       28,645
    1976 17/           33,703        6,401       21,209        8,679       28,757
    1975 16/           32,648        5,943       20,824        7,954       27,871
    1974 16/15/        32,672        5,621       21,315        7,582       28,751




    SOUTH

    White Alone
    2007               59,247      $26,566      $26,566      $38,243      $38,243
    2006               58,677       25,799       26,531       37,439       38,501
    2005               58,103       24,298       25,807       35,493       37,697
    2004 35/           57,594       22,921       25,160       33,753       37,050
    2003               56,596       22,567       25,441       32,823       37,003
    2002               56,317       21,982       25,335       32,217       37,131



    White
    2001               55,679       21,746       25,468       31,951       37,420
    2000 30/           55,780       21,248       25,583       30,954       37,270
    1999 29/           55,238       20,511       25,523       29,348       36,520
    1998               53,622       20,174       25,628       28,514       36,222
    1997               53,534       18,775       24,184       27,095       34,900
    1996               53,083       17,569       23,119       25,340       33,345
    1995 25/           52,417       16,697       22,557       23,916       32,309
    1994 24/           51,771       15,906       22,005       23,015       31,840
    1993 23/           50,938       15,423       21,793       22,084       31,205
    1992 22/           50,279       14,902       21,577       20,638       29,882
    1991               49,694       14,718       21,851       20,084       29,818
    1990               49,368       14,301       21,993       19,511       30,006
    1989               48,905       13,649       22,037       19,235       31,055
    1988               48,632       12,877       21,687       18,045       30,391
    1987 21/           47,951       12,191       21,285       17,223       30,071
    1986               47,534       11,570       20,884       16,381       29,567
    1985 20/           47,029       11,064       20,332       15,434       28,362
    1984 19/           46,178       10,678       20,296       14,859       28,243
    1983               45,492       10,059       19,902       13,689       27,084
    1982               44,229        9,473       19,543       13,128       27,083
    1981               44,036        8,757       19,156       12,202       26,692
    1980               43,113        8,022       19,219       11,024       26,411
    1979 18/           42,642        7,264       19,335       10,076       26,819
    1978               38,793        6,875       20,052        9,532       27,802
    1977               36,573        6,529       20,349        8,944       27,876
    1976 17/           35,482        5,997       19,870        8,167       27,060
    1975 16/           34,834        5,605       19,640        7,635       26,753
    1974 16/15/        33,943        5,191       19,684        7,159       27,147




    WEST

    White Alone
    2007               39,256      $28,160      $28,160      $41,113      $41,113
    2006               38,878       26,808       27,569       40,141       41,280
    2005               38,271       25,214       26,779       37,763       40,108
    2004 35/           37,957       23,891       26,225       35,696       39,183
    2003               37,394       23,586       26,590       35,204       39,688
    2002               36,969       22,843       26,327       33,901       39,072



    White
    2001               36,594       22,145       25,935       33,214       38,899
    2000 30/           36,459       21,799       26,247       32,724       39,401
    1999 29/           36,328       20,599       25,633       30,847       38,385
    1998               36,087       20,364       25,869       29,691       37,718
    1997               35,473       19,054       24,543       28,182       36,300
    1996               35,017       17,865       23,509       26,420       34,766
    1995 25/           34,444       17,184       23,214       25,635       34,631
    1994 24/           34,224       16,632       23,010       24,892       34,437
    1993 23/           34,148       16,260       22,975       24,326       34,372
    1992 22/           33,774       16,004       23,173       22,673       32,829
    1991               32,875       15,874       23,567       22,159       32,898
    1990               32,687       15,260       23,468       21,574       33,178
    1989               32,180       14,779       23,861       20,806       33,592
    1988               31,086       14,134       23,804       19,577       32,971
    1987 21/           31,208       13,116       22,900       18,678       32,612
    1986               30,194       12,655       22,842       17,769       32,073
    1985 20/           29,740       12,273       22,554       17,073       31,374
    1984 19/           29,033       11,493       21,845       15,836       30,100
    1983               28,283       10,781       21,331       14,656       28,998
    1982               27,734       10,171       20,983       13,992       28,866
    1981               27,628        9,568       20,930       13,131       28,724
    1980               27,311        8,726       20,905       12,215       29,264
    1979 18/           26,954        7,950       21,161       11,205       29,824
    1978               24,764        7,417       21,633       10,377       30,266
    1977               22,949        6,927       21,589        9,546       29,752
    1976 17/           22,421        6,383       21,149        8,922       29,562
    1975 16/           21,879        6,021       21,098        8,272       28,985
    1974 16/15/        21,342        5,677       21,527        7,705       29,218
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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