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 Income



Historical Income Tables - People

                                                                                              



   Table P-10. Age--People (Both Sexes Combined--Black 3/)
   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/)
   ________________________________________________________________________
                     Number       Median income            Mean income
   Age and year        with   _____________________   _____________________
                     income     Current        2007     Current        2007
                   (thous.)     dollars     dollars     dollars     dollars
   ________________________________________________________________________
   15 YEARS OLD AND OVER

   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




   15 TO 24 YEARS

   Black A.O.I.C.
   2007               3,695      $8,887      $8,887     $13,076     $13,076
   2006               3,549       8,693       8,940      12,766      13,128
   2005               3,721       8,590       9,123      12,301      13,065
   2004 35/           3,592       7,248       7,956      11,362      12,472
   2003               3,628       7,304       8,234      10,872      12,257
   2002               3,482       7,318       8,434      11,456      13,203



   Black Alone
   2007               3,475       8,906       8,906      13,149      13,149
   2006               3,363       8,773       9,022      12,556      12,912
   2005               3,514       8,489       9,016      12,288      13,051
   2004 35/           3,408       7,200       7,903      11,245      12,344
   2003               3,422       7,353       8,289      10,902      12,290
   2002               3,296       7,388       8,515      11,523      13,281



   Black
   2001               3,583       7,558       8,852      12,563      14,713
   2000 30/           3,647       7,370       8,874      10,773      12,971
   1999 29/           3,680       6,606       8,220       9,445      11,753
   1998               3,587       6,046       7,680       8,945      11,363
   1997               3,618       6,324       8,146       9,466      12,193
   1996               3,597       5,796       7,627       8,220      10,817
   1995 25/           3,552       5,326       7,195       7,628      10,305
   1994 24/           3,471       5,265       7,284       7,224       9,994
   1993 23/           3,456       4,562       6,446       7,548      10,665
   1992 22/           3,492       4,534       6,565       7,015      10,157
   1991               3,347       4,696       6,972       6,868      10,197
   1990               3,431       4,610       7,090       6,629      10,195
   1989               3,576       4,435       7,160       6,734      10,872
   1988               3,633       4,154       6,996       6,443      10,851
   1987 21/           3,593       3,943       6,884       5,897      10,296
   1986               3,539       3,662       6,610       5,173       9,337
   1985 20/           3,568       3,125       5,743       5,102       9,376
   1984 19/           3,498       3,178       6,041       4,669       8,875
   1983               3,401       2,822       5,583       4,232       8,373
   1982               3,475       2,936       6,057       4,353       8,980
   1981               3,648       1,241       2,715       4,547       9,947
   1980               3,716       2,904       6,957       4,452      10,666
   1979 18/           3,764       2,701       7,189       4,098      10,908
   1978               3,566       2,545       7,423       3,683      10,742
   1977               3,364       2,165       6,748       3,324      10,360
   1976 17/           3,149       2,197       7,280       3,163      10,480
   1975 16/           3,146       2,062       7,225       3,008      10,540
   1974 16/15/        3,190       1,928       7,311       2,806      10,640




   25 TO 34 YEARS OLD

   Black A.O.I.C.
   2007               4,773     $24,421     $24,421     $30,459     $30,459
   2006               4,789      23,956      24,636      28,326      29,130
   2005               4,806      21,862      23,219      27,184      28,872
   2004 35/           4,747      22,415      24,605      25,825      28,348
   2003               4,672      21,919      24,711      27,416      30,908
   2002               4,647      22,245      25,638      25,907      29,859



   Black Alone
   2007               4,608      24,266      24,266      30,348      30,348
   2006               4,614      23,836      24,512      28,295      29,098
   2005               4,610      21,869      23,227      26,908      28,579
   2004 35/           4,562      22,387      24,574      25,786      28,305
   2003               4,536      21,839      24,620      27,224      30,691
   2002               4,494      22,164      25,545      25,861      29,806



   Black
   2001               4,560      22,001      25,767      25,353      29,692
   2000 30/           4,659      21,522      25,913      25,332      30,501
   1999 29/           4,901      20,790      25,871      24,453      30,429
   1998               4,952      18,843      23,937      21,330      27,096
   1997               4,928      18,444      23,757      20,435      26,322
   1996               4,897      15,961      21,003      19,318      25,421
   1995 25/           4,890      15,404      20,810      17,924      24,214
   1994 24/           5,024      15,195      21,022      17,651      24,419
   1993 23/           5,045      13,409      18,947      16,407      23,183
   1992 22/           5,106      12,393      17,944      15,085      21,842
   1991               5,016      12,473      18,518      15,235      22,619
   1990               5,095      11,979      18,422      14,515      22,322
   1989               5,082      12,640      20,408      14,561      23,509
   1988               4,992      12,161      20,481      14,324      24,124
   1987 21/           4,984      11,227      19,602      12,905      22,532
   1986               4,797      10,961      19,784      12,991      23,448
   1985 20/           4,701      10,866      19,968      12,542      23,048
   1984 19/           4,560      10,163      19,317      11,411      21,689
   1983               4,383       9,904      19,596      10,984      21,732
   1982               4,149      10,099      20,834      11,069      22,835
   1981               4,129       9,415      20,595      10,519      23,010
   1980               3,928       8,871      21,253       9,844      23,584
   1979 18/           3,805       8,250      21,959       9,252      24,626
   1978               3,378       7,665      22,356       8,652      25,235
   1977               3,243       7,152      22,291       7,983      24,880
   1976 17/           3,142       6,782      22,471       7,397      24,509
   1975 16/           2,901       6,586      23,078       6,928      24,276
   1974 16/15/        2,804       6,071      23,021       6,631      25,145




   35 TO 44 YEARS OLD

   Black A.O.I.C.
   2007               4,967     $30,748     $30,748     $36,553     $36,553
   2006               4,945      30,045      30,897      36,636      37,675
   2005               5,058      28,217      29,969      34,342      36,474
   2004 35/           4,950      26,488      29,076      31,654      34,746
   2003               5,095      26,068      29,388      30,812      34,736
   2002               5,123      25,300      29,159      30,196      34,802



   Black Alone
   2007               4,822      30,637      30,637      36,429      36,429
   2006               4,840      30,061      30,914      36,727      37,769
   2005               4,915      28,211      29,963      34,246      36,372
   2004 35/           4,862      26,481      29,068      31,647      34,739
   2003               4,977      26,069      29,389      30,633      34,534
   2002               5,010      25,350      29,217      30,235      34,847



   Black
   2001               5,078      25,785      30,198      30,054      35,198
   2000 30/           5,150      24,821      29,885      29,290      35,266
   1999 29/           5,279      23,533      29,284      27,309      33,983
   1998               5,216      22,014      27,965      25,606      32,528
   1997               5,070      20,334      26,192      23,777      30,626
   1996               5,044      19,720      25,950      23,735      31,233
   1995 25/           5,023      18,444      24,917      22,846      30,863
   1994 24/           4,839      17,065      23,609      21,699      30,020
   1993 23/           4,637      17,255      24,381      21,189      29,940
   1992 22/           4,577      16,360      23,688      19,390      28,075
   1991               4,174      16,688      24,776      19,558      29,037
   1990               4,051      17,382      26,731      20,031      30,805
   1989               3,879      16,863      27,226      19,184      30,973
   1988               3,674      15,980      26,913      18,417      31,018
   1987 21/           3,489      14,649      25,577      17,534      30,614
   1986               3,349      13,578      24,508      16,075      29,015
   1985 20/           3,192      13,843      25,439      15,331      28,173
   1984 19/           3,014      12,485      23,731      14,607      27,764
   1983               2,867      11,757      23,262      13,652      27,011
   1982               2,738      10,541      21,746      12,382      25,544
   1981               2,674      10,123      22,144      11,642      25,467
   1980               2,538       9,713      23,270      10,973      26,289
   1979 18/           2,495       8,827      23,495      10,176      27,086
   1978               2,406       8,105      23,640       9,370      27,329
   1977               2,284       7,408      23,088       8,809      27,455
   1976 17/           2,223       7,054      23,373       7,911      26,212
   1975 16/           2,213       6,297      22,065       7,205      25,247
   1974 16/15/        2,094       6,138      23,275       6,936      26,302




   45 TO 54 YEARS OLD

   Black A.O.I.C.
   2007               4,799     $30,475     $30,475     $36,674     $36,674
   2006               4,709      28,381      29,186      35,831      36,847
   2005               4,617      26,385      28,023      34,280      36,408
   2004 35/           4,520      26,540      29,133      32,698      35,892
   2003               4,428      25,524      28,775      31,140      35,106
   2002               4,269      25,095      28,923      30,771      35,465



   Black Alone
   2007               4,692      30,420      30,420      36,547      36,547
   2006               4,632      28,446      29,253      35,768      36,783
   2005               4,537      26,388      28,026      34,245      36,371
   2004 35/           4,448      26,484      29,071      32,672      35,864
   2003               4,338      25,491      28,738      31,054      35,009
   2002               4,184      25,023      28,840      30,539      35,197



   Black
   2001               4,123      24,989      29,266      30,085      35,234
   2000 30/           3,997      24,407      29,387      29,759      35,831
   1999 29/           3,949      24,446      30,420      30,903      38,455
   1998               3,600      23,443      29,781      28,747      36,518
   1997               3,377      22,143      28,522      27,453      35,361
   1996               3,250      21,087      27,748      28,406      37,380
   1995 25/           3,168      18,487      24,975      24,032      32,466
   1994 24/           2,970      19,234      26,610      25,066      34,678
   1993 23/           2,801      17,317      24,469      22,002      31,089
   1992 22/           2,694      16,908      24,482      21,274      30,803
   1991               2,606      16,312      24,217      19,866      29,494
   1990               2,497      16,474      25,335      20,288      31,200
   1989               2,469      15,708      25,361      18,852      30,437
   1988               2,364      13,037      21,957      17,158      28,897
   1987 21/           2,342      13,410      23,414      16,504      28,816
   1986               2,266      13,909      25,105      16,160      29,168
   1985 20/           2,255      13,114      24,099      15,136      27,815
   1984 19/           2,157      11,729      22,294      14,138      26,873
   1983               2,102      10,554      20,882      12,793      25,312
   1982               2,014      10,117      20,871      11,802      24,348
   1981               2,030       9,226      20,182      10,801      23,627
   1980               2,070       8,223      19,700      10,155      24,329
   1979 18/           2,064       7,413      19,731       9,147      24,347
   1978               2,058       7,135      20,810       8,848      25,807
   1977               2,049       6,271      19,545       7,716      24,048
   1976 17/           1,985       6,070      20,112       7,391      24,489
   1975 16/           1,946       5,353      18,757       6,519      22,843
   1974 16/15/        1,938       5,289      20,056       6,220      23,586




   55 TO 64 YEARS OLD

   Black A.O.I.C.
   2007               3,152     $25,004     $25,004     $32,847     $32,847
   2006               2,978      23,834      24,510      33,411      34,359
   2005               2,824      22,247      23,628      30,450      32,341
   2004 35/           2,686      21,733      23,856      30,181      33,129
   2003               2,581      21,433      24,163      29,883      33,689
   2002               2,481      20,831      24,008      31,489      36,292



   Black Alone
   2007               3,095      24,815      24,815      32,601      32,601
   2006               2,925      23,760      24,434      33,306      34,251
   2005               2,777      22,172      23,549      30,375      32,261
   2004 35/           2,627      21,575      23,683      30,136      33,080
   2003               2,538      21,365      24,086      29,883      33,689
   2002               2,426      20,807      23,981      30,704      35,387



   Black
   2001               2,292      19,121      22,394      25,652      30,042
   2000 30/           2,221      18,677      22,488      25,337      30,507
   1999 29/           2,230      17,623      21,930      25,011      31,123
   1998               2,091      14,102      17,914      21,317      27,080
   1997               2,053      16,015      20,628      21,588      27,807
   1996               1,936      14,290      18,804      19,553      25,730
   1995 25/           1,928      13,970      18,873      19,211      25,953
   1994 24/           1,887      13,440      18,594      19,518      27,002
   1993 23/           1,866      12,281      17,353      17,662      24,956
   1992 22/           1,851      10,957      15,865      16,003      23,171
   1991               1,980      11,043      16,395      15,699      23,307
   1990               1,955      10,213      15,706      14,592      22,441
   1989               1,936       9,143      14,762      13,903      22,447
   1988               1,932       9,280      15,629      13,209      22,246
   1987 21/           1,904       8,607      15,028      11,680      20,393
   1986               1,862       8,520      15,378      11,472      20,707
   1985 20/           1,804       8,023      14,744      11,372      20,898
   1984 19/           1,893       7,623      14,489      10,440      19,844
   1983               1,795       7,209      14,263       9,624      19,042
   1982               1,754       6,891      14,216       9,257      19,097
   1981               1,750       5,950      13,016       8,281      18,115
   1980               1,726       5,510      13,201       7,876      18,869
   1979 18/           1,696       5,258      13,995       7,454      19,840
   1978               1,627       4,680      13,650       6,646      19,384
   1977               1,539       4,518      14,081       6,103      19,021
   1976 17/           1,530       4,227      14,006       5,919      19,612
   1975 16/           1,525       3,880      13,596       5,544      19,426
   1974 16/15/        1,500       3,482      13,204       4,806      18,224




   65 YEARS OLD AND OVER

   Black A.O.I.C.
   2007               3,021     $13,072     $13,072     $21,093     $21,093
   2006               2,941      12,713      13,074      19,084      19,625
   2005               2,862      11,754      12,484      17,341      18,418
   2004 35/           2,833      11,590      12,722      18,451      20,254
   2003               2,811      11,352      12,798      16,775      18,911
   2002               2,760      10,955      12,626      16,609      19,142



   Black Alone
   2007               2,962      13,084      13,084      21,109      21,109
   2006               2,900      12,687      13,047      19,078      19,619
   2005               2,818      11,713      12,440      17,204      18,272
   2004 35/           2,785      11,562      12,692      18,434      20,235
   2003               2,756      11,317      12,758      16,694      18,820
   2002               2,703      10,963      12,635      16,627      19,163



   Black
   2001               2,722      10,631      12,451      15,642      18,319
   2000 30/           2,691      10,350      12,462      16,100      19,385
   1999 29/           2,662       9,781      12,171      14,635      18,212
   1998               2,603       9,075      11,528      13,474      17,117
   1997               2,587       9,372      12,072      13,467      17,346
   1996               2,504       8,656      11,390      13,227      17,405
   1995 25/           2,385       8,156      11,018      12,360      16,698
   1994 24/           2,458       7,690      10,639      11,003      15,222
   1993 23/           2,410       7,319      10,342      10,039      14,185
   1992 22/           2,461       6,758       9,785       9,500      13,755
   1991               2,546       6,813      10,115       9,572      14,211
   1990               2,479       6,297       9,684       8,697      13,375
   1989               2,441       6,069       9,799       8,145      13,150
   1988               2,395       5,525       9,305       7,798      13,133
   1987 21/           2,342       5,295       9,245       7,403      12,926
   1986               2,291       5,030       9,079       7,005      12,644
   1985 20/           2,218       4,925       9,050       6,522      11,985
   1984 19/           2,190       4,819       9,160       6,423      12,209
   1983               2,142       4,541       8,985       6,089      12,047
   1982               2,081       4,010       8,273       5,363      11,064
   1981               2,057       3,868       8,461       5,046      11,038
   1980               2,005       3,547       8,498       4,698      11,255
   1979 18/           1,998       3,019       8,036       4,085      10,873
   1978               1,895       2,825       8,240       3,746      10,926
   1977               1,860       2,694       8,396       3,439      10,718
   1976 17/           1,809       2,452       8,124       3,262      10,808
   1975 16/           1,724       2,354       8,248       3,006      10,533
   1974 16/15/        1,663       2,218       8,411       2,796      10,603




   --65 to 74 years old

   Black A.O.I.C.
   2007               1,766     $14,328     $14,328     $23,579     $23,579
   2006               1,754      13,493      13,876      20,748      21,337
   2005               1,603      12,733      13,524      19,729      20,954
   2004 35/           1,632      12,608      13,840      19,709      21,634
   2003               1,560      12,325      13,895      18,747      21,135
   2002               1,598      11,568      13,333      17,458      20,121



   Black Alone
   2007               1,728      14,346      14,346      23,559      23,559
   2006               1,730      13,471      13,853      20,773      21,362
   2005               1,581      12,648      13,433      19,563      20,778
   2004 35/           1,605      12,599      13,830      19,702      21,627
   2003               1,536      12,309      13,877      18,699      21,081
   2002               1,571      11,615      13,387      17,499      20,168



   Black
   2001               1,682      11,416      13,370      17,654      20,676
   2000 30/           1,626      11,433      13,766      18,225      21,944
   1999 29/           1,566      10,468      13,026      16,405      20,414
   1998               1,528       9,338      11,862      14,579      18,520
   1997               1,532      10,419      13,420      14,388      18,533
   1996               1,503       9,197      12,102      14,648      19,275
   1995 25/           1,436       8,970      12,118      14,106      19,056
   1994 24/           1,480       8,295      11,476      12,025      16,636
   1993 23/           1,495       7,924      11,197      11,131      15,728
   1992 22/           1,578       7,061      10,224      10,443      15,121
   1991               1,613       6,948      10,315      10,296      15,286
   1990               1,548       6,827      10,499       9,851      15,150
   1989               1,488       6,389      10,315       9,092      14,679
   1988               1,507       5,626       9,475       8,497      14,310
   1987 21/           1,485       5,837      10,191       8,133      14,200




   --75 years and over

   Black A.O.I.C.
   2007               1,255     $12,092     $12,092     $17,594     $17,594
   2006               1,187      12,025      12,366      16,625      17,097
   2005               1,260      10,804      11,475      14,303      15,191
   2004 35/           1,201      10,425      11,443      16,741      18,376
   2003               1,251      10,077      11,360      14,318      16,142
   2002               1,161      10,096      11,636      15,439      17,794



   Black Alone
   2007               1,234      12,087      12,087      17,677      17,677
   2006               1,170      12,007      12,348      16,572      17,042
   2005               1,238      10,760      11,428      14,192      15,073
   2004 35/           1,179      10,388      11,403      16,707      18,339
   2003               1,220       9,989      11,261      14,171      15,976
   2002               1,132      10,045      11,577      15,418      17,770



   Black
   2001               1,040       9,672      11,327      12,389      14,509
   2000 30/           1,065       9,269      11,160      12,859      15,483
   1999 29/           1,095       9,014      11,217      12,104      15,062
   1998               1,075       8,720      11,077      11,903      15,121
   1997               1,055       8,266      10,647      12,131      15,626
   1996               1,001       7,845      10,323      11,092      14,596
   1995 25/             948       7,267       9,817       9,716      13,126
   1994 24/             978       7,237      10,012       9,455      13,081
   1993 23/             915       6,789       9,593       8,256      11,666
   1992 22/             883       6,354       9,200       7,814      11,314
   1991                 933       6,609       9,812       8,319      12,351
   1990                 931       5,518       8,486       6,778      10,424
   1989                 953       5,664       9,145       6,665      10,761
   1988                 888       5,376       9,054       6,611      11,134
   1987 21/             857       4,699       8,204       6,136      10,713
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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