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 Table P-13 Marital Status --Black 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.
 ________________________________________________________________________
                          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
 ________________________________________________________________________
 TOTAL

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007            10,701   $26,360   $26,360    13,136   $20,236   $20,236
 2006            10,462    25,608    26,334    12,891    19,675    20,233
 2005            10,367    23,462    24,919    12,951    18,168    19,296
 2004 35/        10,070    23,700    26,015    12,718    17,873    19,619
 2003             9,963    22,652    25,537    12,631    16,978    19,140
 2002             9,840    22,000    25,356    12,420    17,029    19,627



 Black Alone
 2007            10,333    26,372    26,372    12,792    20,243    20,243
 2006            10,183    25,565    26,290    12,580    19,679    20,237
 2005            10,045    23,421    24,875    12,611    18,168    19,296
 2004 35/         9,814    23,647    25,957    12,375    17,842    19,585
 2003             9,698    22,686    25,575    12,288    17,002    19,167
 2002             9,547    22,016    25,374    12,110    17,064    19,667



 Black
 2001             9,653    22,050    25,824    12,141    16,680    19,535
 2000 30/         9,594    21,964    26,445    12,143    16,403    19,750
 1999 29/        10,003    20,996    26,127    12,062    15,276    19,009
 1998             9,480    20,074    25,501    11,951    13,557    17,222
 1997             9,332    19,039    24,524    11,624    13,681    17,622
 1996             9,069    17,171    22,595    11,507    12,143    15,979
 1995 25/         9,028    16,552    22,361    11,282    11,363    15,351
 1994 24/         8,924    15,523    21,475    11,205    10,845    15,004
 1993 23/         8,668    15,275    21,583    11,013     9,816    13,870
 1992 22/         8,812    13,795    19,974    10,839     9,178    13,289
 1991             8,703    13,489    20,026    10,503     9,071    13,467
 1990             8,572    13,480    20,731    10,396     8,681    13,350
 1989             8,496    13,296    21,467    10,233     8,343    13,470
 1988             8,262    12,681    21,357    10,071     7,664    12,908
 1987 21/         8,169    11,681    20,395     9,850     7,186    12,547
 1986             7,984    11,281    20,362     9,569     6,769    12,218
 1985 20/         7,819    11,284    20,736     9,326     6,528    11,996
 1984 19/         7,576    10,009    19,025     9,217     6,396    12,157
 1983             7,318     9,522    18,840     8,882     5,744    11,365
 1982             7,062     9,247    19,077     8,675     5,478    11,301
 1981             7,170     8,983    19,650     8,550     5,114    11,187
 1980             7,016     8,534    20,445     8,270     4,836    11,586
 1979 18/         6,919     8,071    21,483     8,167     4,261    11,342
 1978             6,571     7,342    21,414     7,651     3,889    11,343
 1977             6,456     6,647    20,717     7,274     3,651    11,379
 1976 17/         6,332     6,409    21,235     6,933     3,537    11,719
 1975 16/         6,120     5,967    20,909     6,701     3,250    11,388
 1974 16/15/      6,017     5,885    22,316     6,485     2,975    11,281




 Single, Never Married

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             4,189   $17,967   $17,967     5,124   $17,401   $17,401
 2006             3,970    17,915    18,423     4,881    16,998    17,480
 2005             4,045    17,244    18,315     4,976    15,780    16,760
 2004 35/         3,828    16,633    18,258     4,893    15,796    17,339
 2003             3,759    16,514    18,617     4,674    14,906    16,804
 2002             3,652    16,271    18,753     4,455    15,079    17,379



 Black Alone
 2007             3,994    18,073    18,073     4,968    17,329    17,329
 2006             3,845    17,929    18,438     4,745    16,991    17,473
 2005             3,888    17,213    18,282     4,823    15,742    16,719
 2004 35/         3,709    16,579    18,199     4,730    15,783    17,325
 2003             3,641    16,581    18,693     4,525    14,941    16,844
 2002             3,523    16,385    18,884     4,337    15,118    17,424



 Black
 2001             3,587    16,092    18,846     4,502    15,137    17,728
 2000 30/         3,484    15,758    18,973     4,413    14,753    17,763
 1999 29/         3,749    15,296    19,034     4,495    12,677    15,775
 1998             3,537    17,270    21,939     4,440    11,738    14,911
 1997             3,535    12,813    16,504     4,241    11,487    14,796
 1996             3,424    11,680    15,370     4,190    10,101    13,292
 1995 25/         3,511    11,134    15,041     4,020     9,099    12,292
 1994 24/         3,367    10,235    14,160     3,908     8,279    11,454
 1993 23/         3,347    10,276    14,520     3,897     7,415    10,477
 1992 22/         3,366     8,827    12,781     3,780     7,455    10,794
 1991             3,247     8,441    12,532     3,598     7,276    10,802
 1990             3,182     8,797    13,529     3,494     7,049    10,841
 1989             3,012     8,973    14,487     3,268     6,953    11,226
 1988             2,848     8,241    13,879     3,184     6,394    10,769
 1987 21/         2,811     7,245    12,650     3,148     5,978    10,438
 1986             2,735     7,026    12,682     2,970     5,304     9,574
 1985 20/         2,644     6,651    12,222     2,892     4,946     9,089
 1984 19/         2,605     5,618    10,678     2,856     5,039     9,578
 1983             2,474     4,936     9,766     2,612     4,509     8,921
 1982             2,246     5,456    11,256     2,604     4,329     8,931
 1981             2,254     5,442    11,904     2,461     4,205     9,198
 1980             2,171     4,881    11,694     2,203     3,922     9,396
 1979 18/         2,150     4,821    12,832     2,201     3,706     9,864
 1978             1,942     3,959    11,547     2,049     3,421     9,978
 1977             1,795     3,857    12,021     1,946     3,109     9,690
 1976 17/         1,696     3,245    10,752     1,564     2,933     9,718
 1975 16/         1,533     3,361    11,777     1,529     2,765     9,689
 1974 16/15/      1,451     3,191    12,100     1,382     2,581     9,787




 Married, Total

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             5,096   $34,032   $34,032     4,794   $24,198   $24,198
 2006             5,137    32,361    33,279     4,920    23,207    23,865
 2005             4,915    30,957    32,879     4,727    21,707    23,055
 2004 35/         4,909    30,364    33,330     4,697    21,413    23,505
 2003             4,858    29,590    33,359     4,792    20,271    22,853
 2002             4,906    28,592    32,953     4,825    20,406    23,519



 Black Alone
 2007             4,947    33,980    33,980     4,671    24,259    24,259
 2006             5,004    32,397    33,316     4,808    23,323    23,985
 2005             4,773    30,829    32,743     4,601    21,737    23,087
 2004 35/         4,807    30,373    33,340     4,582    21,423    23,516
 2003             4,733    29,600    33,370     4,678    20,309    22,896
 2002             4,781    28,576    32,935     4,700    20,414    23,528



 Black
 2001             4,896    28,018    32,813     4,693    19,958    23,374
 2000 30/         4,791    26,946    32,444     4,766    19,431    23,396
 1999 29/         4,852    26,185    32,584     4,652    18,791    23,383
 1998             4,532    25,706    32,655     4,594    16,388    20,818
 1997             4,479    25,310    32,601     4,464    16,459    21,200
 1996             4,431    23,101    30,399     4,543    15,558    20,473
 1995 25/         4,330    21,446    28,972     4,487    13,902    18,781
 1994 24/         4,464    21,280    29,440     4,518    13,440    18,594
 1993 23/         4,282    20,170    28,500     4,397    11,757    16,613
 1992 22/         4,289    19,439    28,146     4,383    11,007    15,937
 1991             3,247    18,338    27,225     4,191    10,904    16,189
 1990             4,224    18,562    28,546     4,215    10,740    16,517
 1989             4,395    17,477    28,217     4,319    10,056    16,236
 1988             4,281    16,807    28,306     4,368     9,897    16,668
 1987 21/         4,271    15,667    27,354     4,255     8,907    15,551




 --Married, Spouse Present

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             4,460   $35,912   $35,912     3,841   $25,428   $25,428
 2006             4,510    35,128    36,125     3,882    25,165    25,879
 2005             4,218    32,144    34,140     3,723    22,891    24,312
 2004 35/         4,247    30,913    33,933     3,734    22,248    24,421
 2003             4,295    30,561    34,453     3,804    21,544    24,288
 2002             4,308    30,111    34,704     3,802    21,514    24,796



 Black Alone
 2007             4,333    35,875    35,875     3,729    25,484    25,484
 2006             4,392    35,156    36,153     3,784    25,265    25,982
 2005             4,106    31,964    33,949     3,621    22,953    24,378
 2004 35/         4,155    30,914    33,934     3,649    22,244    24,417
 2003             4,186    30,579    34,474     3,711    21,573    24,321
 2002             4,200    30,092    34,682     3,696    21,538    24,823



 Black
 2001             4,234    29,975    35,105     3,750    20,790    24,348
 2000 30/         4,212    27,583    33,211     3,758    20,488    24,668
 1999 29/         4,171    27,622    34,372     3,703    20,678    25,731
 1998             4,013    26,536    33,710     3,613    17,750    22,548
 1997             3,950    26,061    33,568     3,521    17,125    22,058
 1996             3,833    24,224    31,876     3,396    11,531    15,174
 1995 25/         3,688    22,488    30,380     3,314    15,277    20,638
 1994 24/         3,845    22,956    31,759     3,480    14,600    20,199
 1993 23/         3,675    21,587    30,502     3,302    12,661    17,890
 1992 22/         3,785    20,184    29,225     3,352    11,813    17,104
 1991             3,617    19,452    28,879     3,197    11,766    17,468
 1990             3,621    19,432    29,884     3,230    11,443    17,598
 1989             3,796    18,728    30,237     3,314    10,507    16,964
 1988             3,758    17,915    30,172     3,305    10,764    18,129
 1987 21/         3,709    16,497    28,804     3,223     7,196    12,564
 1986             3,747    16,046    28,963     3,224     9,208    16,620
 1985 20/         3,674    15,245    28,015     3,066     8,487    15,596
 1984 19/         3,443    13,905    26,430     2,960     8,499    16,154
 1983             3,435    13,315    26,344     2,909     7,748    15,330
 1982             3,458    12,274    25,321     2,889     7,346    15,155
 1981             3,510    12,150    26,578     2,903     6,847    14,978
 1980             3,393    11,762    28,179     2,801     5,729    13,725
 1979 18/         3,439    10,821    28,802     2,822     4,978    13,250
 1978             3,264    10,519    30,680     2,562     5,122    14,939
 1977             3,293     8,954    27,907     2,443     4,483    13,972
 1976 17/         3,424     8,517    28,220     2,481     4,407    14,602
 1975 16/         3,392     7,876    27,598     2,372     3,851    13,494
 1974 16/15/      3,394     7,475    28,345     2,361     3,283    12,449




 --Married, Spouse Absent

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007               636   $21,144   $21,144       953   $20,311   $20,311
 2006               627    22,211    22,841     1,038    19,038    19,578
 2005               697    20,873    22,169     1,003    18,246    19,379
 2004 35/           661    24,858    27,286       963    16,841    18,486
 2003               564    21,466    24,200       989    16,108    18,160
 2002               597    20,832    24,010     1,023    16,411    18,914



 Black Alone
 2007               614    20,758    20,758       942    20,346    20,346
 2006               611    22,286    22,918     1,024    18,966    19,504
 2005               668    20,858    22,153       981    18,287    19,422
 2004 35/           652    24,867    27,296       933    16,865    18,513
 2003               547    21,500    24,238       967    16,016    18,056
 2002               581    20,966    24,164     1,004    16,410    18,913



 Black
 2001               662    21,430    25,098       942    16,438    19,251
 2000 30/           579    20,832    25,082     1,008    15,832    19,062
 1999 29/           681    16,898    21,028       949    13,496    16,794
 1998               519    18,648    23,689       981    12,928    16,423
 1997               529    17,072    21,990       943    13,980    18,007
 1996               599    16,733    22,019     1,147    11,531    15,174
 1995 25/           642    13,304    17,973     1,174    10,587    14,302
 1994 24/           619    13,340    18,455     1,038    10,621    14,694
 1993 23/           607    12,431    17,565     1,095     9,837    13,900
 1992 22/           504    13,625    19,728     1,031     8,246    11,940
 1991               618    11,831    17,565       994     8,303    12,327
 1990               603    14,691    22,593       985     8,210    12,626
 1989               599     9,333    15,068     1,005     8,638    13,946
 1988               522     8,975    15,116     1,063     6,828    11,500
 1987 21/           562     9,501    16,589     1,032     7,196    12,564
 1986               535     9,810    17,707       987     6,548    11,819
 1985 20/           587     9,478    17,417       938     5,925    10,888
 1984 19/           613     8,067    15,333       891     6,476    12,309
 1983               548     8,293    16,408       993     6,071    12,012
 1982               501     8,321    17,166       964     5,563    11,477
 1981               516     7,561    16,540     1,018     5,354    11,712
 1980               561     7,337    17,578     1,080     5,623    13,471
 1979 18/           542     7,078    18,840     1,029     4,989    13,279
 1978               573     6,061    17,678     1,023     4,349    12,685
 1977               617     5,732    17,865       980     4,389    13,679
 1976 17/           530     5,298    17,554     1,026     3,838    12,717
 1975 16/           574     4,381    15,351     1,021     3,766    13,196
 1974 16/15/        557     5,598    21,228     1,027     3,369    12,775




 Widowed

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007               303   $16,416   $16,416     1,302   $12,053   $12,053
 2006               313    15,526    15,966     1,299    11,844    12,180
 2005               316    13,345    14,174     1,359    12,154    12,909
 2004 35/           295    14,999    16,464     1,311    11,168    12,259
 2003               299    14,332    16,157     1,307    11,570    13,044
 2002               315    14,849    17,114     1,304    11,237    12,951



 Black Alone
 2007               303    16,424    16,424     1,279    12,038    12,038
 2006               312    15,484    15,923     1,281    11,846    12,182
 2005               316    13,353    14,182     1,343    12,153    12,908
 2004 35/           293    15,145    16,625     1,296    11,142    12,230
 2003               299    14,332    16,157     1,276    11,482    12,944
 2002               309    14,940    17,219     1,285    11,214    12,925



 Black
 2001               289    14,963    17,524     1,286    10,649    12,472
 2000 30/           309    12,106    14,576     1,317    10,083    12,140
 1999 29/           305    11,978    14,905     1,307     9,914    12,337
 1998               357    10,884    13,826     1,323     8,763    11,132
 1997               355    11,646    15,001     1,330     9,139    11,772
 1996               321    10,108    13,301     1,256     8,665    11,402
 1995 25/           264    11,777    15,910     1,251     7,544    10,191
 1994 24/           301    10,082    13,948     1,308     7,645    10,577
 1993 23/           273    10,172    14,373     1,272     7,336    10,366
 1992 22/           350     8,081    11,701     1,312     6,918    10,017
 1991               417     7,781    11,552     1,354     6,958    10,330
 1990               320     7,075    10,880     1,382     6,491     9,982
 1989               314     7,382    11,918     1,336     6,167     9,957
 1988               314     7,133    12,013     1,379     5,598     9,428
 1987 21/           313     7,294    12,735     1,346     5,332     9,310
 1986               298     6,757    12,196     1,244     5,073     9,157
 1985 20/           315     6,739    12,384     1,263     4,901     9,006
 1984 19/           313     5,785    10,996     1,428     4,846     9,211
 1983               318     5,281    10,449     1,305     4,267     8,443
 1982               300     5,178    10,682     1,225     3,978     8,207
 1981               288     5,369    11,745     1,268     3,857     8,437
 1980               304     4,632    11,097     1,245     3,682     8,821
 1979 18/           293     4,340    11,552     1,262     3,055     8,132
 1978               296     4,080    11,900     1,256     2,888     8,423
 1977               285     3,511    10,943     1,141     2,804     8,739
 1976 17/           323     3,053    10,116     1,143     2,640     8,747
 1975 16/           258     3,026    10,603     1,160     2,354     8,248
 1974 16/15/        310     2,667    10,113     1,134     2,192     8,312




 Divorced

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             1,114   $28,051   $28,051     1,915   $25,719   $25,719
 2006             1,041    24,940    25,648     1,791    25,508    26,232
 2005             1,091    23,392    24,844     1,889    24,553    26,077
 2004 35/         1,038    25,385    27,865     1,817    23,140    25,401
 2003             1,047    25,036    28,225     1,857    22,029    24,835
 2002               968    21,841    25,173     1,835    21,413    24,679



 Black Alone
 2007             1,089    27,856    27,856     1,874    25,822    25,822
 2006             1,022    24,981    25,690     1,746    25,267    25,984
 2005             1,067    23,147    24,584     1,845    24,433    25,950
 2004 35/         1,004    25,268    27,737     1,767    23,168    25,431
 2003             1,024    25,228    28,441     1,809    22,024    24,829
 2002               934    21,746    25,063     1,787    21,503    24,783



 Black
 2001               882    24,289    28,446     1,661    20,733    24,282
 2000 30/         1,009    22,267    26,810     1,648    20,490    24,671
 1999 29/         1,097    23,805    29,622     1,608    18,959    23,592
 1998             1,054    20,622    26,197     1,594    16,423    20,863
 1997               964    20,179    25,992     1,589    17,103    22,030
 1996               893    21,012    27,650     1,519    15,794    20,783
 1995 25/           923    18,359    24,802     1,523    16,231    21,927
 1994 24/           793     1,912     2,645     1,470    15,502    21,446
 1993 23/           766    15,947    22,533     1,448    13,655    19,294
 1992 22/           807    14,989    21,703     1,364    13,370    19,359
 1991               804    16,172    24,010     1,359    13,982    20,758
 1990               845    15,606    24,000     1,305    12,135    18,662
 1989               777    14,783    23,868     1,310    12,470    20,133
 1988               820    13,521    22,772     1,140    11,317    19,060
 1987 21/           773    12,241    21,373     1,101    11,148    19,464
 1986               668    12,111    21,860     1,144     9,964    17,985
 1985 20/           599    13,786    25,334     1,166    10,572    19,428
 1984 19/           602    11,532    21,919     1,082     9,103    17,303
 1983               543    11,758    23,264     1,063     8,378    16,576
 1982               557    11,292    23,295       992     8,560    17,659
 1981               602    10,008    21,893       900     7,326    16,026
 1980               587     9,551    22,882       942     6,661    15,958
 1979 18/           496     9,474    25,217       853     6,649    17,698
 1978               496     7,448    21,723       761     5,354    15,616
 1977               466     7,609    23,715       764     5,145    16,035
 1976 17/           359     7,856    26,030       720     4,919    16,299
 1975 16/           362     6,126    21,466       619     5,271    18,470
 1974 16/15/        305     5,854    22,199       581     4,532    17,185
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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