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 Table P-13 Marital Status --All Races 18 Years Old
 and Over by Median Income and Sex:  1974 to 2007

 (People 18 years old and over as of March of the following year.
 Income in current and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
 NOTE:  The category "Married, Total" is not available before 1987.
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                          Male                         Female
              _____________________________ _____________________________
 Marital         Number    Median income       Number    Median income
 status            with ___________________      with ___________________
 and year        income   Current      2007    income   Current      2007
               (thous.)   dollars   dollars  (thous.)   dollars   dollars
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 TOTAL
 2007           102,371   $34,639   $34,639   102,903   $21,429   $21,429
 2006           101,423    33,254    34,197   102,245    20,507    21,089
 2005           100,422    31,898    33,878   101,850    19,231    20,425
 2004 35/        99,136    31,146    34,189   100,940    18,346    20,138
 2003            98,218    30,571    34,465   100,301    17,856    20,130
 2002            97,220    30,170    34,772    99,957    17,303    19,942
 2001            96,139    30,144    35,303    99,371    17,122    20,052
 2000 30/        95,556    29,645    35,694    98,987    16,620    20,011
 1999 29/        94,151    28,375    35,309    98,311    15,813    19,677
 1998            92,119    27,234    34,596    95,948    14,977    19,026
 1997            91,290    25,936    33,407    94,734    14,281    18,395
 1996            90,449    24,806    32,642    93,868    13,379    17,605
 1995 25/        89,236    23,524    31,779    93,222    12,565    16,974
 1994 24/        88,742    22,321    30,880    92,851    11,807    16,335
 1993 23/        87,673    21,695    30,655    92,141    11,384    16,086
 1992 22/        87,376    21,109    30,564    91,142    11,070    16,029
 1991            86,022    21,085    31,304    90,211    10,825    16,071
 1990            85,393    20,932    32,191    89,652    10,463    16,091
 1989            84,605    20,561    33,196    88,658    10,027    16,189
 1988            83,565    19,741    33,247    87,768     9,317    15,692
 1987 21/        82,527    18,697    32,645    86,649     8,728    15,239
 1986            81,284    17,905    32,318    84,999     7,958    14,364
 1985 20/        80,384    17,015    31,268    83,708     7,568    13,907
 1984 19/        79,021    16,319    31,018    82,724     7,193    13,672
 1983            77,785    15,334    30,339    81,066     6,629    13,116
 1982            76,651    14,667    30,258    79,735     6,176    12,741
 1981            76,172    14,296    31,273    79,018     5,749    12,576
 1980            74,972    13,356    31,998    77,487     5,233    12,537
 1979 18/        74,052    12,414    33,043    76,359     4,658    12,398
 1978            71,317    11,693    34,105    68,124     4,417    12,883
 1977            69,971    10,717    33,401    61,930     4,261    13,280
 1976 17/        68,760    10,051    33,303    59,704     3,882    12,863
 1975 16/        67,397     9,426    33,029    57,503     3,642    12,762
 1974 16/15/     66,604     9,016    34,189    56,242     3,317    12,578




 Single, Never Married
 2007            27,803   $21,312   $21,312    22,616   $19,003   $19,003
 2006            26,746    20,769    21,358    21,867    17,251    17,740
 2005            26,618    20,193    21,447    21,808    16,607    17,638
 2004 35/        26,007    19,299    21,184    21,259    16,335    17,931
 2003            25,913    18,391    20,733    20,886    15,706    17,706
 2002            25,234    18,501    21,323    20,571    15,747    18,149
 2001            25,222    18,001    21,082    20,536    15,779    18,480
 2000 30/        24,560    18,079    21,768    20,160    15,005    18,067
 1999 29/        23,661    16,838    20,953    20,053    14,061    17,497
 1998            23,350    16,792    21,332    19,872    13,239    16,818
 1997            23,180    15,076    19,419    19,230    12,208    15,725
 1996            23,086    14,183    18,663    18,732    11,555    15,205
 1995 25/        22,617    13,484    18,216    18,236    10,941    14,781
 1994 24/        22,493    12,783    17,685    17,688    10,429    14,428
 1993 23/        22,431    12,219    17,265    17,951     9,939    14,044
 1992 22/        22,420    11,573    16,757    17,710     9,914    14,355
 1991            21,452    11,681    17,342    17,181     9,956    14,781
 1990            21,318    11,712    18,012    17,213     9,814    15,093
 1989            20,868    11,632    18,780    16,669     9,372    15,131
 1988            20,676    11,208    18,876    16,669     8,738    14,716
 1987 21/        20,287    10,277    17,944    16,396     8,220    14,352
 1986            19,474     9,727    17,557    15,749     7,577    13,676
 1985 20/        19,288     8,897    16,350    15,308     7,323    13,457
 1984 19/        18,898     7,993    15,193    15,037     6,992    13,290
 1983            18,625     7,500    14,839    14,794     6,399    12,661
 1982            18,052     7,366    15,196    14,599     6,011    12,401
 1981            17,710     7,148    15,636    14,071     5,861    12,821
 1980            17,023     7,025    16,830    13,590     5,562    13,325
 1979 18/        16,819     6,554    17,445    13,302     5,060    13,468
 1978            15,891     5,894    17,191    12,520     4,541    13,245
 1977            14,928     4,989    15,549    11,771     4,014    12,510
 1976 17/        14,157     4,540    15,043    10,791     3,599    11,925
 1975 16/        13,344     4,264    14,941    10,226     3,427    12,008
 1974 16/15/     13,109     3,993    15,142     9,807     3,153    11,956




 Married, Total
 2007            62,458   $42,183   $42,183    56,423   $22,787   $22,787
 2006            62,948    41,112    42,278    57,015    21,591    22,204
 2005            62,098    39,789    42,259    56,693    20,236    21,492
 2004 35/        61,735    38,742    42,527    56,556    19,375    21,268
 2003            61,129    37,293    42,043    56,379    18,829    21,227
 2002            60,813    36,389    41,940    56,382    17,936    20,672
 2001            60,042    36,261    42,467    55,985    17,627    20,644
 2000 30/        60,106    35,638    42,909    56,159    17,059    20,540
 1999 29/        59,772    34,559    43,005    56,120    16,213    20,175
 1998            58,039    32,840    41,718    54,738    15,342    19,490
 1997            57,623    31,517    40,596    54,138    14,833    19,106
 1996            56,883    30,442    40,059    53,586    13,869    18,250
 1995 25/        56,773    29,101    39,313    53,998    12,654    17,095
 1994 24/        56,869    27,558    38,125    54,393    11,769    16,282
 1993 23/        56,125    26,635    37,635    53,499    11,442    16,167
 1992 22/        56,088    26,174    37,898    52,983    11,042    15,988
 1991            55,525    25,860    38,393    52,573    10,597    15,733
 1990            55,271    25,485    39,193    52,384    10,180    15,656
 1989            55,296    24,940    40,266    52,108     9,655    15,588
 1988            54,747    23,796    40,077    51,548     8,982    15,127
 1987 21/        54,386    22,613    39,482    51,169     8,346    14,572




 --Married, Spouse Present
 2007            58,744   $43,666   $43,666    52,490   $23,228   $23,228
 2006            59,311    41,863    43,051    53,019    21,791    22,409
 2005            58,291    40,640    43,163    52,655    20,432    21,701
 2004 35/        58,199    40,066    43,980    52,506    19,647    21,566
 2003            57,928    38,387    43,276    52,518    19,109    21,543
 2002            57,551    37,081    42,737    52,489    18,106    20,868
 2001            56,923    36,920    43,239    52,195    17,717    20,749
 2000 30/        56,960    36,282    43,685    52,438    17,093    20,581
 1999 29/        56,750    35,316    43,947    52,386    16,324    20,313
 1998            55,122    33,785    42,918    50,965    15,472    19,655
 1997            54,506    31,983    41,196    50,428    14,965    19,276
 1996            53,856    30,916    40,682    49,794    13,958    18,367
 1995 25/        53,972    29,884    40,371    50,091    12,748    17,222
 1994 24/        54,213    28,377    39,259    50,638    11,859    16,406
 1993 23/        53,462    27,126    38,329    49,836    11,522    16,281
 1992 22/        53,574    26,573    38,476    49,613    11,131    16,117
 1991            52,979    26,259    38,985    49,138    10,700    15,886
 1990            52,736    25,894    39,822    48,944    10,250    15,763
 1989            52,825    25,368    40,957    48,814     9,654    15,587
 1988            52,508    24,282    40,895    48,410     9,027    15,203
 1987 21/        52,075    23,063    40,268    47,950     8,356    14,589
 1986            51,866    22,141    39,964    47,303     7,611    13,738
 1985 20/        51,265    21,073    38,725    46,446     6,970    12,808
 1984 19/        50,647    20,361    38,701    45,787     6,603    12,551
 1983            50,361    18,856    37,308    45,167     6,047    11,964
 1982            50,149    17,943    37,017    44,720     5,643    11,642
 1981            49,934    17,446    38,163    44,397     5,153    11,272
 1980            49,570    16,463    39,441    43,881     4,552    10,905
 1979 18/        49,418    15,467    41,169    43,720     3,897    10,373
 1978            48,027    14,275    41,635    37,242     3,979    11,605
 1977            47,719    13,046    40,660    32,150     4,126    12,859
 1976 17/        47,759    12,151    40,261    31,461     3,845    12,740
 1975 16/        47,631    11,278    39,518    30,285     3,601    12,618
 1974 16/15/     47,453    10,683    40,510    29,987     3,260    12,362




 --Married, Spouse Absent
 2007             3,713   $26,026   $26,026     3,933   $20,028   $20,028
 2006             3,636    26,151    26,893     3,996    18,814    19,348
 2005             3,808    24,865    26,409     4,038    17,646    18,742
 2004 35/         3,536    24,614    27,019     4,050    16,843    18,488
 2003             3,201    23,257    26,219     3,861    16,616    18,732
 2002             3,263    22,273    25,670     3,894    16,639    19,177
 2001             3,119    22,724    26,613     3,790    16,953    19,855
 2000 30/         3,146    22,394    26,963     3,722    16,707    20,116
 1999 29/         3,022    21,731    27,042     3,735    15,031    18,704
 1998             2,917    22,209    28,213     3,772    14,056    17,856
 1997             3,117    21,530    27,732     3,710    13,406    17,268
 1996             3,027    19,847    26,117     3,792    12,773    16,808
 1995 25/         2,801    17,274    23,336     3,907    11,969    16,169
 1994 24/         2,656    15,828    21,897     3,755    10,776    14,908
 1993 23/         2,664    15,955    22,544     3,663    10,558    14,918
 1992 22/         2,514    17,082    24,734     3,370     9,960    14,421
 1991             2,545    16,615    24,667     3,435     9,385    13,933
 1990             2,535    16,434    25,274     3,440     9,393    14,445
 1989             2,471    15,577    25,150     3,294     9,676    15,622
 1988             2,239    15,298    25,765     3,139     8,302    13,982
 1987 21/         2,310    14,596    25,484     3,218     8,221    14,354
 1986             2,461    15,008    27,089     3,215     7,669    13,842
 1985 20/         2,434    13,639    25,064     3,072     7,594    13,955
 1984 19/         2,301    12,492    23,744     3,116     7,234    13,750
 1983             2,043    12,143    24,026     3,075     6,890    13,632
 1982             2,095    11,478    23,679     2,994     5,972    12,320
 1981             2,193    11,209    24,520     3,202     5,811    12,712
 1980             2,187    10,562    25,304     3,152     6,084    14,576
 1979 18/         2,038    10,244    27,267     3,014     5,355    14,253
 1978             2,053     8,289    24,176     2,857     4,758    13,878
 1977             2,155     7,804    24,323     2,904     4,574    14,256
 1976 17/         1,854     7,245    24,005     2,838     4,147    13,741
 1975 16/         1,920     6,622    23,204     2,881     3,927    13,760
 1974 16/15/      1,795     6,890    26,127     2,758     3,622    13,735




 Widowed
 2007             2,791   $21,544   $21,544    10,892   $16,366   $16,366
 2006             2,593    21,937    22,559    10,778    16,128    16,586
 2005             2,533    20,116    21,365    10,825    14,961    15,890
 2004 35/         2,627    19,390    21,284    10,704    14,276    15,671
 2003             2,565    19,010    21,431    10,691    14,286    16,105
 2002             2,611    19,568    22,553    10,824    13,677    15,763
 2001             2,532    18,764    21,976    11,031    13,557    15,877
 2000 30/         2,449    18,014    21,689    11,112    13,151    15,834
 1999 29/         2,434    18,107    22,532    11,047    12,706    15,811
 1998             2,470    16,794    21,334    10,568    12,418    15,775
 1997             2,505    16,503    21,257    10,670    12,039    15,507
 1996             2,625    14,806    19,483    10,747    11,353    14,939
 1995 25/         2,433    15,037    20,314    10,740    11,101    14,997
 1994 24/         2,232    13,773    19,054    10,764    10,659    14,746
 1993 23/         2,169    13,822    19,530    10,809    10,159    14,355
 1992 22/         2,299    13,071    18,926    10,860     9,776    14,155
 1991             2,493    12,680    18,825    11,105     9,730    14,446
 1990             2,341    12,307    18,927    11,062     9,397    14,451
 1989             2,276    12,041    19,441    11,261     9,249    14,933
 1988             2,246    11,732    19,759    11,234     8,341    14,048
 1987 21/         2,233    10,741    18,754    11,060     7,990    13,950
 1986             2,077    10,122    18,270    10,882     7,476    13,494
 1985 20/         2,110     9,672    17,774    11,012     7,327    13,465
 1984 19/         2,075     8,518    16,191    11,139     7,009    13,322
 1983             2,017     9,251    18,304    10,861     6,584    13,027
 1982             1,904     8,688    17,923    10,658     6,142    12,671
 1981             1,834     7,998    17,496    10,635     5,594    12,237
 1980             1,920     6,800    16,291    10,582     5,053    12,106
 1979 18/         1,933     6,287    16,734    10,497     4,588    12,212
 1978             1,916     5,822    16,981    10,291     4,162    12,139
 1977             1,847     5,094    15,876     9,969     3,811    11,878
 1976 17/         1,868     4,613    15,285     9,863     3,442    11,405
 1975 16/         1,762     4,232    14,829     9,819     3,249    11,385
 1974 16/15/      1,766     4,183    15,862     9,783     2,964    11,240




 Divorced
 2007             9,319   $33,717   $33,717    12,972   $26,826   $26,826
 2006             9,137    32,616    33,541    12,585    26,364    27,112
 2005             9,172    31,421    33,372    12,524    25,934    27,544
 2004 35/         8,767    30,374    33,341    12,422    24,802    27,225
 2003             8,611    30,409    34,282    12,346    24,734    27,884
 2002             8,562    28,861    33,263    12,180    24,424    28,150
 2001             8,343    29,892    35,008    11,819    23,595    27,633
 2000 30/         8,442    29,551    35,580    11,555    23,402    28,177
 1999 29/         8,283    28,885    35,944    11,091    21,966    27,334
 1998             8,260    26,808    34,055    10,771    21,118    26,827
 1997             7,982    25,397    32,713    10,696    19,512    25,133
 1996             7,856    24,858    32,711    10,804    18,690    24,594
 1995 25/         7,413    23,374    31,577    10,248    18,467    24,948
 1994 24/         7,149    22,105    30,581    10,005    17,578    24,318
 1993 23/         6,947    21,461    30,324     9,882    17,054    24,097
 1992 22/         6,570    21,011    30,422     9,589    16,496    23,885
 1991             6,553    20,949    31,102     9,350    16,557    24,581
 1990             6,462    20,588    31,662     8,993    15,639    24,051
 1989             6,164    20,676    33,382     8,621    15,328    24,747
 1988             5,896    19,308    32,518     8,316    14,398    24,249
 1987 21/         5,622    18,206    31,787     8,025    13,907    24,281
 1986             5,406    17,257    31,149     7,850    12,556    22,663
 1985 20/         5,287    17,628    32,394     7,871    12,504    22,978
 1984 19/         5,099    16,789    31,912     7,645    11,740    22,315
 1983             4,739    16,092    31,839     7,169    10,959    21,683
 1982             4,450    15,189    31,335     6,765    10,536    21,736
 1981             4,502    15,107    33,047     6,712    10,080    22,050
 1980             4,272    12,908    30,924     6,282     9,060    21,706
 1979 18/         3,842    12,165    32,380     5,827     8,366    22,268
 1978             3,430    11,041    32,203     5,214     7,572    22,085
 1977             3,321     9,888    30,818     5,135     6,962    21,698
 1976 17/         3,121     9,234    30,596     4,751     6,233    20,652
 1975 16/         2,740     8,786    30,786     4,292     5,961    20,888
 1974 16/15/      2,481     7,926    30,056     3,907     5,707    21,641
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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