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    Table P-7. Regions of People (Both Sexes Combined -- All Races)
    by Median and Mean Income: 1974 to 2006

    (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 2006 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
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                       Number        Median income              Mean income
                         with    ______________________    ______________________
    Region             income      Current         2006      Current         2006
    and year         (thous.)      dollars      dollars      dollars      dollars
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    UNITED STATES
    2006              208,491      $25,795      $25,795      $37,517      $37,517
    2005              207,231       24,325       25,123       35,499       36,663
    2004 35/          205,157       23,214       24,779       33,859       36,141
    2003              203,482       22,672       24,854       32,976       36,150
    2002              202,275       22,118       24,789       32,222       36,113
    2001              200,814       21,934       24,979       32,099       36,556
    2000 30/          200,208       21,516       25,191       31,199       36,528
    1999 29/          198,099       20,584       24,908       29,677       35,911
    1998              193,642       19,953       24,648       28,236       34,880
    1997              191,615       18,756       23,493       27,022       33,846
    1996              189,997       17,587       22,504       25,466       32,586
    1995 25/          188,073       16,775       22,037       24,211       31,805
    1994 24/          186,402       15,943       21,448       23,278       31,316
    1993 23/          184,611       15,427       21,197       22,199       30,502
    1992 22/          183,692       14,902       20,982       20,758       29,227
    1991              181,222       14,688       21,205       20,280       29,278
    1990              180,465       14,383       21,509       19,842       29,673
    1989              178,852       13,856       21,754       19,348       30,376
    1988              177,177       12,935       21,184       18,049       29,559
    1987 21/          175,374       12,103       20,549       17,041       28,933
    1986              172,293       11,546       20,265       16,174       28,388
    1985 20/          170,163       11,008       19,671       15,323       27,382
    1984 19/          167,738       10,417       19,254       14,412       26,638
    1983              164,739        9,720       18,701       13,362       25,708
    1982              162,227        9,143       18,342       12,709       25,495
    1981              161,828        8,532       18,149       11,909       25,332
    1980              159,487        7,944       18,507       10,998       25,622
    1979 18/          158,050        7,254       18,775       10,121       26,196
    1978              147,473        6,813       19,323        9,451       26,805
    1977              139,422        6,429       19,036        8,886       26,311
    1976 17/          135,945        6,002       18,906        8,242       25,962
    1975 16/          132,041        5,664       18,865        7,704       25,660
    1974 16/15/       130,505        5,335       19,241        7,255       26,166




    NORTHEAST
    2006               39,079      $26,697      $26,697      $40,787      $40,787
    2005               39,262       25,447       26,281       38,682       39,950
    2004 35/           39,017       24,510       26,162       36,538       39,001
    2003               38,938       23,904       26,205       35,249       38,642
    2002               39,292       23,117       25,908       34,472       38,634
    2001               39,503       22,833       26,003       34,926       39,775
    2000 30/           39,205       22,246       26,046       33,085       38,737
    1999 29/           38,678       20,995       25,405       32,070       38,806
    1998               37,625       20,420       25,225       29,559       36,514
    1997               37,236       19,713       24,691       29,130       36,486
    1996               37,460       18,633       23,843       27,639       35,367
    1995 25/           37,192       17,714       23,270       25,884       34,003
    1994 24/           37,242       16,948       22,800       25,618       34,464
    1993 23/           37,476       16,295       22,390       24,041       33,033
    1992 22/           37,418       15,993       22,518       22,152       31,190
    1991               37,398       15,858       22,894       21,855       31,552
    1990               37,560       15,716       23,503       21,388       31,985
    1989               37,642       15,721       24,682       21,270       33,394
    1988               37,634       14,634       23,966       19,544       32,008
    1987 21/           37,361       13,241       22,481       18,033       30,617
    1986               36,779       12,428       21,813       17,172       30,140
    1985 20/           36,530       11,566       20,668       16,073       28,722
    1984 19/           36,252       10,698       19,773       14,745       27,253
    1983               35,804        9,971       19,184       13,573       26,114
    1982               35,330        9,256       18,568       12,717       25,512
    1981               35,496        8,741       18,593       11,935       25,388
    1980               34,918        8,086       18,838       11,061       25,768
    1979 18/           34,930        7,315       18,933       10,201       26,403
    1978               33,359        7,022       19,916        9,561       27,117
    1977               31,792        6,704       19,851        9,151       27,096
    1976 17/           30,995        6,259       19,716        8,375       26,381
    1975 16/           29,900        6,054       20,164        8,072       26,885
    1974 16/15/        30,075        5,817       20,979        7,588       27,367




    MIDWEST
    2006               47,280      $25,892      $25,892      $35,687      $35,687
    2005               47,401       24,694       25,504       33,882       34,993
    2004 35/           47,015       23,553       25,141       32,580       34,776
    2003               47,129       23,040       25,258       32,140       35,234
    2002               46,865       22,389       25,092       31,460       35,259
    2001               47,405       22,407       25,518       31,254       35,593
    2000 30/           47,260       22,162       25,948       30,949       36,236
    1999 29/           46,572       21,342       25,825       29,279       35,429
    1998               45,942       20,493       25,315       28,305       34,965
    1997               45,503       19,222       24,076       26,592       33,307
    1996               45,128       18,269       23,377       25,118       32,141
    1995 25/           45,174       17,415       22,877       24,148       31,722
    1994 24/           44,509       16,167       21,749       22,468       30,226
    1993 23/           44,249       15,584       21,413       21,193       29,119
    1992 22/           44,214       14,783       20,814       20,110       28,315
    1991               44,345       14,501       20,935       19,545       28,217
    1990               44,271       14,449       21,608       19,345       28,930
    1989               43,918       13,514       21,217       18,518       29,073
    1988               43,896       12,582       20,606       17,381       28,465
    1987 21/           43,307       11,807       20,046       16,347       27,754
    1986               42,597       11,310       19,851       15,460       27,135
    1985 20/           42,429       10,649       19,029       14,674       26,222
    1984 19/           42,338       10,071       18,614       13,820       25,544
    1983               41,782        9,335       17,960       13,000       25,012
    1982               41,724        9,025       18,105       12,471       25,018
    1981               41,741        8,475       18,028       11,765       25,026
    1980               41,561        7,989       18,612       10,946       25,500
    1979 18/           41,451        7,450       19,283       10,215       26,439
    1978               39,555        6,961       19,743        9,496       26,933
    1977               37,247        6,619       19,599        9,044       26,779
    1976 17/           36,565        6,307       19,867        8,544       26,914
    1975 16/           35,501        5,871       19,555        7,833       26,089
    1974 16/15/        35,428        5,563       20,063        7,461       26,909




    SOUTH
    2006               74,777      $25,009      $25,009      $35,789      $35,789
    2005               73,899       23,058       23,814       33,753       34,860
    2004 35/           73,065       22,153       23,646       32,283       34,459
    2003               71,916       21,839       23,941       31,328       34,344
    2002               71,313       21,340       23,917       30,782       34,499
    2001               70,118       21,076       24,002       30,557       34,800
    2000 30/           70,083       20,656       24,184       29,587       34,641
    1999 29/           69,659       19,744       23,891       27,901       33,762
    1998               67,620       19,035       23,514       26,825       33,137
    1997               67,104       17,862       22,373       25,697       32,186
    1996               66,236       16,725       21,401       24,067       30,796
    1995 25/           65,407       15,793       20,747       22,566       29,644
    1994 24/           64,845       14,998       20,177       21,781       29,302
    1993 23/           63,435       14,394       19,778       20,814       28,599
    1992 22/           62,956       13,770       19,388       19,384       27,292
    1991               61,483       13,559       19,575       18,884       27,263
    1990               61,170       13,159       19,679       18,335       27,419
    1989               60,468       12,592       19,769       17,979       28,227
    1988               59,949       11,936       19,548       16,871       27,630
    1987 21/           59,099       11,426       19,399       16,163       27,442
    1986               58,341       10,719       18,814       15,312       26,875
    1985 20/           57,304       10,353       18,500       14,497       25,906
    1984 19/           56,160        9,970       18,428       13,981       25,841
    1983               55,024        9,265       17,826       12,888       24,796
    1982               53,587        8,670       17,393       12,307       24,689
    1981               53,306        8,097       17,224       11,442       24,339
    1980               52,123        7,502       17,477       10,397       24,221
    1979 18/           51,311        6,798       17,595        9,491       24,565
    1978               46,963        6,299       17,865        8,907       25,262
    1977               44,640        5,950       17,618        8,305       24,591
    1976 17/           43,296        5,514       17,369        7,608       23,965
    1975 16/           42,317        5,105       17,003        7,100       23,648
    1974 16/15/        41,257        4,733       17,070        6,637       23,937




    WEST
    2006               47,355      $26,469      $26,469      $39,377      $39,377
    2005               46,670       25,012       25,832       37,229       38,450
    2004 35/           46,059       23,878       25,488       35,394       37,780
    2003               45,499       23,196       25,429       34,501       37,822
    2002               44,805       22,442       25,152       33,338       37,363
    2001               43,787       22,145       25,220       32,930       37,502
    2000 30/           43,661       21,803       25,527       32,363       37,891
    1999 29/           43,189       20,763       25,124       30,827       37,302
    1998               42,455       20,245       25,009       29,234       36,113
    1997               41,771       18,998       23,796       27,739       34,744
    1996               41,173       17,613       22,538       26,121       33,424
    1995 25/           40,300       17,042       22,387       25,408       33,378
    1994 24/           39,805       16,462       22,146       24,432       32,868
    1993 23/           39,451       16,102       22,124       23,805       32,708
    1992 22/           39,104       15,814       22,266       22,369       31,495
    1991               37,996       15,712       22,683       21,847       31,540
    1990               37,463       15,132       22,629       21,340       31,913
    1989               36,823       14,680       23,047       20,620       32,373
    1988               35,699       13,944       22,836       19,275       31,567
    1987 21/           35,608       12,857       21,829       18,303       31,075
    1986               34,576       12,385       21,738       17,445       30,619
    1985 20/           33,900       12,115       21,649       16,723       29,883
    1984 19/           32,988       11,365       21,006       15,538       28,719
    1983               32,128       10,682       20,552       14,409       27,723
    1982               31,586       10,030       20,121       13,698       27,480
    1981               31,285        9,400       19,995       12,866       27,368
    1980               30,886        8,590       20,012       12,012       27,984
    1979 18/           30,357        7,797       20,181       10,967       28,386
    1978               27,597        7,305       20,718       10,182       28,878
    1977               25,743        6,759       20,013        9,338       27,650
    1976 17/           25,090        6,271       19,754        8,732       27,506
    1975 16/           24,324        5,967       19,874        8,119       27,042
    1974 16/15/        23,744        5,601       20,200        7,603       27,421
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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