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Historical Income Tables - People

                                                                                              



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

   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       9,761      28,470
   1977             122,787       6,720      20,944       9,211      28,708
   1976 17/         119,972       6,258      20,735       8,538      28,290
   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




   15 TO 24 YEARS

   White Alone
   2007              21,871     $10,336     $10,336     $14,166     $14,166
   2006              22,118      10,145      10,433      13,992      14,389
   2005              22,252       9,429      10,014      13,374      14,204
   2004 35/          22,483       9,089       9,977      13,066      14,342
   2003              22,491       8,922      10,058      12,219      13,775
   2002              22,502       8,833      10,180      12,463      14,364



   White
   2001              23,140       8,495       9,949      12,522      14,665
   2000 30/          23,554       8,536      10,278      12,029      14,483
   1999 29/          22,856       7,505       9,339      10,828      13,474
   1998              22,977       7,388       9,385      11,111      14,115
   1997              22,736       7,002       9,019      10,202      13,141
   1996              22,662       6,559       8,631       9,304      12,243
   1995 25/          22,526       6,254       8,449       9,124      12,326
   1994 24/          22,345       6,398       8,851       8,995      12,444
   1993 23/          22,646       6,076       8,585       8,503      12,015
   1992 22/          23,238       5,927       8,582       8,332      12,064
   1991              22,399       5,963       8,853       8,172      12,132
   1990              23,262       5,773       8,878       8,057      12,391
   1989              23,772       5,630       9,090       8,100      13,078
   1988              24,510       5,252       8,845       7,765      13,078
   1987 21/          25,297       5,085       8,878       7,291      12,730
   1986              25,428       4,817       8,695       6,940      12,527
   1985 20/          25,958       4,614       8,479       6,647      12,215
   1984 19/          26,475       4,290       8,154       6,298      11,971
   1983              26,847       4,034       7,982       5,934      11,741
   1982              27,311       3,985       8,221       5,912      12,197
   1981              28,497       2,782       6,086       5,736      12,548
   1980              28,832       3,932       9,420       5,511      13,203
   1979 18/          29,750       3,594       9,566       5,140      13,681
   1978              29,088       3,123       9,109       4,554      13,283
   1977              27,872       2,813       8,767       4,056      12,641
   1976 17/          27,532       2,545       8,433       3,732      12,366
   1975 16/          26,478       2,380       8,340       3,485      12,212
   1974 16/15/       26,918       2,247       8,521       3,296      12,499




   25 TO 34 YEARS OLD

   White Alone
   2007              28,615     $30,706     $30,706     $37,258     $37,258
   2006              28,526      29,866      30,713      36,140      37,165
   2005              28,334      27,946      29,681      33,674      35,765
   2004 35/          28,249      27,188      29,844      32,830      36,037
   2003              28,382      26,777      30,187      32,596      36,747
   2002              28,641      26,871      30,970      32,209      37,122



   White
   2001              28,907      26,632      31,190      32,345      37,881
   2000 30/          29,112      26,078      31,399      31,780      38,264
   1999 29/          29,257      25,096      31,229      30,052      37,396
   1998              29,096      24,177      30,713      28,382      36,055
   1997              30,043      22,394      28,845      26,721      34,419
   1996              30,899      21,653      28,493      25,104      33,034
   1995 25/          31,722      20,457      27,636      24,159      32,637
   1994 24/          32,155      19,705      27,261      23,124      31,991
   1993 23/          32,704      19,135      27,038      22,315      31,531
   1992 22/          33,164      18,697      27,072      21,491      31,117
   1991              33,721      18,273      27,129      20,755      30,814
   1990              34,335      17,938      27,586      20,555      31,611
   1989              34,632      17,597      28,411      20,177      32,576
   1988              34,717      16,969      28,579      19,193      32,324
   1987 21/          34,614      15,961      27,868      18,175      31,733
   1986              34,199      15,459      27,903      17,432      31,464
   1985 20/          33,805      15,008      27,580      16,868      30,998
   1984 19/          33,071      14,164      26,922      15,732      29,903
   1983              32,307      13,177      26,071      14,707      29,099
   1982              31,571      12,387      25,554      14,071      29,029
   1981              31,373      11,981      26,208      13,382      29,273
   1980              30,732      11,522      27,604      12,539      30,040
   1979 18/          29,867      10,705      28,494      11,731      31,225
   1978              26,700      10,139      29,572      10,995      32,069
   1977              24,854       9,753      30,397      10,481      32,666
   1976 17/          23,906       9,131      30,255       9,855      32,653
   1975 16/          22,876       8,634      30,254       9,248      32,405
   1974 16/15/       22,026       8,175      31,000       8,710      33,029




   35 TO 44 YEARS OLD

   White Alone
   2007              31,034     $36,647     $36,647     $48,755     $48,755
   2006              31,745      35,816      36,832      48,272      49,641
   2005              32,225      34,009      36,120      44,624      47,395
   2004 35/          32,560      32,233      35,382      43,771      48,047
   2003              32,982      31,583      35,605      42,006      47,356
   2002              33,702      30,949      35,670      41,829      48,209



   White
   2001              34,325      30,986      36,289      41,621      48,745
   2000 30/          34,799      30,895      37,199      40,524      48,792
   1999 29/          34,909      29,255      36,404      37,529      46,700
   1998              35,241      28,298      35,948      36,523      46,397
   1997              35,118      26,771      34,483      34,594      44,560
   1996              34,875      25,955      34,154      33,688      44,330
   1995 25/          34,390      25,179      34,015      32,176      43,468
   1994 24/          33,871      24,139      33,395      31,119      43,052
   1993 23/          33,205      23,532      33,251      29,917      42,273
   1992 22/          32,579      22,789      32,997      27,873      40,358
   1991              32,368      22,221      32,990      27,128      40,275
   1990              31,859      21,973      33,792      26,899      41,367
   1989              30,586      21,454      34,638      26,306      42,472
   1988              29,547      20,850      35,115      25,086      42,249
   1987 21/          28,644      19,994      34,909      23,806      41,565
   1986              27,804      18,831      33,990      22,455      40,531
   1985 20/          26,749      17,697      32,521      21,388      39,304
   1984 19/          25,734      16,922      32,164      20,031      38,074
   1983              24,731      15,633      30,931      18,628      36,857
   1982              23,569      14,852      30,640      17,615      36,340
   1981              22,526      14,246      31,163      16,863      36,888
   1980              21,404      12,815      30,702      15,477      37,079
   1979 18/          20,913      11,912      31,706      14,482      38,547
   1978              19,238      11,536      33,647      13,650      39,813
   1977              17,775      11,288      35,181      13,108      40,853
   1976 17/          17,080      10,429      34,555      12,128      40,185
   1975 16/          16,612       9,806      34,360      11,286      39,546
   1974 16/15/       16,351       9,357      35,482      10,721      40,654




   45 TO 54 YEARS OLD

   White Alone
   2007              33,649     $37,851     $37,851     $51,078     $51,078
   2006              33,383      37,259      38,316      51,677      53,143
   2005              33,099      36,435      38,697      49,983      53,086
   2004 35/          32,630      34,908      38,318      46,852      51,429
   2003              32,144      34,833      39,269      45,802      51,635
   2002              31,693      33,222      38,290      45,337      52,253



   White
   2001              31,354      32,950      38,590      44,751      52,410
   2000 30/          30,964      32,348      38,948      44,480      53,555
   1999 29/          29,975      31,649      39,383      42,443      52,815
   1998              28,609      30,545      38,802      39,911      50,700
   1997              27,658      29,471      37,961      38,872      50,070
   1996              26,879      27,270      35,885      36,818      48,449
   1995 25/          25,662      26,788      36,189      34,968      47,239
   1994 24/          25,134      25,882      35,807      34,475      47,695
   1993 23/          24,166      24,795      35,035      33,454      47,270
   1992 22/          23,247      24,057      34,833      30,282      43,846
   1991              22,296      22,885      33,976      28,957      42,991
   1990              21,105      22,081      33,958      28,282      43,494
   1989              20,775      21,385      34,527      28,095      45,360
   1988              20,158      20,508      34,539      25,808      43,465
   1987 21/          19,445      19,759      34,499      24,742      43,199
   1986              18,795      18,516      33,421      23,090      41,677
   1985 20/          18,469      16,941      31,132      21,627      39,743
   1984 19/          18,301      15,916      30,252      20,194      38,384
   1983              18,248      15,168      30,011      18,980      37,553
   1982              18,116      14,001      28,884      17,767      36,653
   1981              18,380      13,216      28,910      16,637      36,393
   1980              18,539      12,485      29,911      15,680      37,565
   1979 18/          18,744      11,520      30,663      14,344      38,180
   1978              17,831      11,282      32,906      13,861      40,428
   1977              17,054      10,972      34,196      13,270      41,358
   1976 17/          17,250      10,202      33,803      12,250      40,589
   1975 16/          17,163       9,737      34,119      11,521      40,370
   1974 16/15/       17,419       9,117      34,572      10,812      40,999




   55 TO 64 YEARS OLD

   White Alone
   2007              26,340     $35,152     $35,152     $47,896     $47,896
   2006              25,425      33,177      34,118      46,593      47,915
   2005              24,686      31,546      33,505      44,791      47,572
   2004 35/          23,590      29,892      32,812      42,110      46,224
   2003              22,604      29,292      33,023      42,046      47,401
   2002              22,003      27,551      31,754      39,414      45,426



   White
   2001              21,029      26,658      31,221      39,411      46,156
   2000 30/          19,883      25,335      30,504      37,101      44,671
   1999 29/          19,514      24,046      29,922      36,546      45,477
   1998              18,766      23,605      29,986      35,088      44,574
   1997              18,113      22,088      28,451      34,715      44,715
   1996              17,487      21,084      27,745      31,202      41,059
   1995 25/          17,279      20,220      27,316      29,854      40,331
   1994 24/          17,183      18,155      25,117      27,703      38,326
   1993 23/          17,221      17,378      24,555      25,798      36,452
   1992 22/          17,078      17,471      25,297      24,687      35,745
   1991              17,447      17,236      25,589      24,544      36,439
   1990              17,793      16,502      25,378      23,693      36,437
   1989              17,708      16,058      25,926      23,234      37,512
   1988              17,983      15,011      25,281      21,195      35,696
   1987 21/          18,197      14,450      25,230      20,325      35,487
   1986              18,253      13,706      24,739      19,500      35,197
   1985 20/          18,498      13,003      23,895      18,435      33,877
   1984 19/          18,571      12,371      23,514      17,713      33,668
   1983              18,606      11,762      23,272      16,337      32,324
   1982              18,533      11,367      23,450      15,741      32,474
   1981              18,564      10,732      23,476      14,728      32,218
   1980              18,419       9,955      23,850      13,525      32,403
   1979 18/          18,191       9,085      24,182      12,507      33,290
   1978              16,557       8,983      26,200      12,006      35,018
   1977              15,822       8,506      26,511      11,359      35,402
   1976 17/          15,336       8,137      26,961      10,476      34,711
   1975 16/          15,039       7,413      25,975       9,576      33,555
   1974 16/15/       14,769       7,009      26,578       9,034      34,257




   65 YEARS OLD AND OVER

   White Alone
   2007              30,944     $18,080     $18,080     $29,462     $29,462
   2006              30,432      17,664      18,165      27,467      28,246
   2005              30,168      16,217      17,224      26,536      28,184
   2004 35/          30,002      15,762      17,302      24,548      26,946
   2003              29,655      15,172      17,104      23,993      27,049
   2002              29,373      14,699      16,941      22,315      25,719



   White
   2001              29,203      14,601      17,100      22,790      26,691
   2000 30/          29,182      14,203      17,101      22,205      26,736
   1999 29/          29,089      14,395      17,913      22,249      27,686
   1998              28,271      13,826      17,564      21,526      27,345
   1997              28,085      13,202      17,005      20,428      26,313
   1996              27,980      12,623      16,611      18,744      24,665
   1995 25/          28,051      12,238      16,533      18,065      24,405
   1994 24/          27,577      11,698      16,184      17,266      23,887
   1993 23/          27,191      11,242      15,885      16,445      23,237
   1992 22/          27,045      10,916      15,806      15,730      22,776
   1991              27,068      10,901      16,184      15,738      23,365
   1990              26,692      10,783      16,583      15,659      24,082
   1989              26,317      10,048      16,223      14,901      24,058
   1988              25,824       9,621      16,204      13,706      23,083
   1987 21/          25,391       9,183      16,033      13,050      22,785
   1986              24,935       8,544      15,422      12,584      22,714
   1985 20/          24,384       8,264      15,186      11,925      21,914
   1984 19/          23,987       7,905      15,025      11,556      21,965
   1983              23,501       7,379      14,600      10,470      20,715
   1982              23,001       6,928      14,293      10,139      20,917
   1981              22,578       6,187      13,534       9,098      19,902
   1980              22,067       5,482      13,134       7,893      18,910
   1979 18/          21,621       4,857      12,928       6,978      18,573
   1978              20,554       4,381      12,778       6,521      19,020
   1977              19,409       4,004      12,479       6,101      19,015
   1976 17/          18,868       3,802      12,597       5,665      18,770
   1975 16/          18,395       3,553      12,450       5,274      18,480
   1974 16/15/       17,942       3,294      12,491       4,969      18,843




   --65 to 74 years old

   White Alone
   2007              16,169     $20,544     $20,544     $34,179     $34,179
   2006              15,735      19,986      20,553      31,072      31,953
   2005              15,511      17,510      18,597      30,666      32,570
   2004 35/          15,364      17,524      19,236      28,564      31,354
   2003              15,364      16,974      19,136      27,694      31,221
   2002              15,256      15,917      18,345      24,804      28,588



   White
   2001              15,321      15,805      18,510      25,972      30,417
   2000 30/          15,490      15,317      18,442      24,745      29,794
   1999 29/          15,587      15,805      19,667      24,802      30,863
   1998              15,382      14,836      18,847      23,474      29,820
   1997              15,474      14,348      18,481      22,391      28,841
   1996              15,684      13,615      17,916      20,599      27,106
   1995 25/          16,089      13,215      17,853      19,872      26,846
   1994 24/          15,981      12,408      17,166      18,565      25,684
   1993 23/          15,876      12,074      17,060      17,761      25,096
   1992 22/          15,840      11,742      17,002      17,109      24,773
   1991              16,182      11,518      17,100      16,907      25,101
   1990              16,077      11,826      18,187      16,862      25,932
   1989              15,939      11,141      17,987      16,248      26,233
   1988              15,706      10,714      18,044      14,775      24,884
   1987 21/          15,518      10,111      17,654      14,202      24,796




   --75 years and over

   White Alone
   2007              14,775     $16,542     $16,542     $24,300     $24,300
   2006              14,696      16,119      16,576      23,607      24,277
   2005              14,658      15,065      16,000      22,166      23,542
   2004 35/          14,638      14,556      15,978      20,334      22,320
   2003              14,291      14,034      15,821      20,014      22,563
   2002              14,117      13,846      15,958      19,624      22,617



   White
   2001              13,882      13,749      16,102      19,278      22,578
   2000 30/          13,691      13,347      16,070      19,332      23,276
   1999 29/          13,501      13,286      16,533      19,301      24,018
   1998              12,889      12,862      16,339      19,202      24,393
   1997              12,611      12,251      15,780      18,020      23,211
   1996              12,296      11,720      15,422      16,377      21,551
   1995 25/          11,962      11,394      15,393      15,636      21,123
   1994 24/          11,596      10,991      15,206      15,476      21,410
   1993 23/          11,316      10,272      14,514      14,599      20,628
   1992 22/          11,205       9,920      14,363      13,781      19,954
   1991              10,886      10,096      14,989      14,000      20,785
   1990              10,615       9,548      14,684      13,838      21,281
   1989              10,378       9,002      14,534      12,832      20,718
   1988              10,118       8,425      14,189      12,047      20,289
   1987 21/           9,873       8,071      14,092      11,239      19,623
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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