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 Table P-14 Marital Status --Black 3/ 18 Years Old
 and Over by Mean 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     Mean income        Number     Mean 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   $33,208   $33,208    13,136   $27,432   $27,432
 2006            10,462    32,969    33,904    12,891    26,342    27,089
 2005            10,367    31,512    33,468    12,951    24,310    25,819
 2004 35/        10,070    30,486    33,464    12,718    22,970    25,214
 2003             9,963    29,704    33,487    12,631    22,846    25,756
 2002             9,840    29,464    33,958    12,420    22,437    25,859



 Black Alone
 2007            10,333    33,103    33,103    12,792    27,467    27,467
 2006            10,183    32,915    33,849    12,580    26,387    27,136
 2005            10,045    31,340    33,286    12,611    24,314    25,824
 2004 35/         9,814    30,531    33,514    12,375    22,956    25,199
 2003             9,698    29,652    33,428    12,288    22,799    25,703
 2002             9,547    29,297    33,766    12,110    22,431    25,853



 Black
 2001             9,653    28,423    33,288    12,141    21,604    25,302
 2000 30/         9,594    28,265    34,032    12,143    20,873    25,132
 1999 29/        10,003    27,030    33,636    12,062    20,166    25,094
 1998             9,480    24,634    31,294    11,951    18,308    23,257
 1997             9,332    23,462    30,221    11,624    17,707    22,808
 1996             9,069    23,253    30,599    11,507    16,877    22,208
 1995 25/         9,028    21,959    29,665    11,282    15,259    20,614
 1994 24/         8,924    20,760    28,721    11,205    15,219    21,055
 1993 23/         8,668    19,638    27,748    11,013    14,040    19,838
 1992 22/         8,812    17,993    26,053    10,839    13,002    18,826
 1991             8,703    17,472    25,940    10,503    12,868    19,104
 1990             8,572    17,414    26,781    10,396    12,324    18,953
 1989             8,496    16,659    26,896    10,233    12,011    19,392
 1988             8,262    16,416    27,648    10,071    10,917    18,386
 1987 21/         8,169    15,079    26,328     9,850    10,179    17,772
 1986             7,984    14,320    25,847     9,569     9,744    17,588
 1985 20/         7,819    13,841    25,435     9,326     9,224    16,951
 1984 19/         7,576    12,502    23,763     9,217     8,812    16,749
 1983             7,318    11,862    23,470     8,882     8,044    15,916
 1982             7,062    11,359    23,434     8,675     7,514    15,501
 1981             7,170    10,895    23,833     8,550     6,905    15,105
 1980             7,016    10,296    24,667     8,270     6,521    15,623
 1979 18/         6,747     9,826    26,154     7,944     5,881    15,654
 1978             6,571     9,001    26,253     7,651     5,373    15,671
 1977             6,456     8,093    25,223     7,274     4,958    15,453
 1976 17/         6,332     7,510    24,884     6,933     4,683    15,517
 1975 16/         6,120     6,982    24,465     6,701     4,269    14,959
 1974 16/15/      6,017     6,684    25,346     6,485     3,897    14,778




 Single, Never Married

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             4,189   $24,254   $24,254     5,124   $25,188   $25,188
 2006             3,970    22,587    23,228     4,881    22,654    23,297
 2005             4,045    23,257    24,701     4,976    21,123    22,434
 2004 35/         3,828    21,966    24,112     4,893    20,306    22,290
 2003             3,759    21,226    23,929     4,674    19,970    22,513
 2002             3,652    21,076    24,291     4,455    19,331    22,280



 Black Alone
 2007             3,994    24,184    24,184     4,968    25,215    25,215
 2006             3,845    22,439    23,076     4,745    22,684    23,328
 2005             3,888    22,907    24,329     4,823    21,115    22,426
 2004 35/         3,709    21,929    24,071     4,730    20,267    22,247
 2003             3,641    20,999    23,673     4,525    19,900    22,434
 2002             3,523    21,013    24,218     4,337    19,334    22,283



 Black
 2001             3,587    20,043    23,473     4,502    19,899    23,305
 2000 30/         3,484    20,534    24,724     4,413    18,449    22,213
 1999 29/         3,749    19,804    24,644     4,495    17,466    21,734
 1998             3,537    17,270    21,939     4,440    15,928    20,234
 1997             3,535    16,813    21,656     4,241    15,195    19,572
 1996             3,424    16,749    22,040     4,190    14,557    19,156
 1995 25/         3,511    14,778    19,964     4,020    12,963    17,512
 1994 24/         3,367    14,063    19,456     3,908    12,055    16,678
 1993 23/         3,347    13,514    19,095     3,897    11,845    16,737
 1992 22/         3,366    12,644    18,308     3,780    11,152    16,147
 1991             3,247    11,881    17,639     3,598    11,034    16,382
 1990             3,182    11,997    18,450     3,494    10,300    15,840
 1989             3,012    11,902    19,216     3,268    10,614    17,137
 1988             2,848    11,366    19,142     3,184     9,242    15,565
 1987 21/         2,811     9,894    17,275     3,148     8,537    14,905
 1986             2,735     9,226    16,653     2,970     7,781    14,045
 1985 20/         2,644     9,662    17,755     2,892     7,571    13,913
 1984 19/         2,605     8,116    15,426     2,856     7,571    14,391
 1983             2,474     7,256    14,356     2,612     6,683    13,223
 1982             2,246     7,584    15,646     2,604     6,271    12,937
 1981             2,254     7,235    15,827     2,461     5,852    12,801
 1980             2,171     6,658    15,951     2,203     5,700    13,656
 1979 18/         2,150     6,414    17,072     2,201     5,330    14,187
 1978             1,942     5,683    16,575     2,049     4,656    13,580
 1977             1,795     5,235    16,316     1,946     4,306    13,420
 1976 17/         1,696     4,477    14,834     1,564     4,109    13,615
 1975 16/         1,533     4,622    16,196     1,529     3,822    13,392
 1974 16/15/      1,451     4,180    15,851     1,382     3,481    13,200




 Married, Total

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             5,096   $40,939   $40,939     4,794   $30,351   $30,351
 2006             5,137    41,793    42,979     4,920    30,077    30,930
 2005             4,915    38,897    41,312     4,727    27,538    29,248
 2004 35/         4,909    37,030    40,648     4,697    25,747    28,262
 2003             4,858    36,222    40,835     4,792    25,769    29,051
 2002             4,906    36,385    41,935     4,825    25,079    28,904



 Black Alone
 2007             4,947    40,723    40,723     4,671    30,360    30,360
 2006             5,004    41,787    42,972     4,808    30,221    31,078
 2005             4,773    38,775    41,182     4,601    27,603    29,317
 2004 35/         4,807    37,031    40,649     4,582    25,778    28,296
 2003             4,733    36,250    40,867     4,678    25,800    29,086
 2002             4,781    36,022    41,517     4,700    25,069    28,893



 Black
 2001             4,896    34,511    40,418     4,693    23,451    27,465
 2000 30/         4,791    34,319    41,321     4,766    23,201    27,935
 1999 29/         4,852    32,636    40,612     4,652    23,136    28,790
 1998             4,532    30,402    38,621     4,594    20,751    26,361
 1997             4,479    29,350    37,805     4,464    19,607    25,255
 1996             4,431    28,850    37,964     4,543    18,226    23,984
 1995 25/         4,330    28,375    38,333     4,487    17,134    23,147
 1994 24/         4,464    25,954    35,906     4,518    17,465    24,162
 1993 23/         4,282    24,840    35,099     4,397    15,671    22,143
 1992 22/         4,289    22,605    32,730     4,383    14,407    20,860
 1991             4,235    21,707    32,227     4,191    14,159    21,021
 1990             4,224    21,648    33,292     4,215    13,711    21,086
 1989             4,395    20,053    32,376     4,319    12,793    20,655
 1988             4,281    20,127    33,898     4,368    12,159    20,478
 1987 21/         4,271    18,549    32,386     4,255    11,274    19,684




 --Married, Spouse Present

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             4,460   $42,814   $42,814     3,841   $31,454   $31,454
 2006             4,510    43,711    44,951     3,882    31,687    32,586
 2005             4,218    40,847    43,383     3,723    28,706    30,488
 2004 35/         4,247    38,140    41,866     3,734    26,826    29,447
 2003             4,295    37,122    41,850     3,804    26,819    30,235
 2002             4,308    37,853    43,627     3,802    26,310    30,323



 Black Alone
 2007             4,333    42,677    42,677     3,729    31,497    31,497
 2006             4,392    43,700    44,940     3,784    31,915    32,820
 2005             4,106    40,678    43,204     3,621    28,780    30,567
 2004 35/         4,155    38,145    41,871     3,649    26,853    29,476
 2003             4,186    37,164    41,897     3,711    26,875    30,298
 2002             4,200    37,441    43,152     3,696    26,298    30,309



 Black
 2001             4,234    35,592    41,684     3,750    24,276    28,431
 2000 30/         4,212    35,178    42,355     3,758    24,352    29,321
 1999 29/         4,171    34,513    42,947     3,703    24,574    30,579
 1998             4,013    31,600    40,143     3,613    22,055    28,017
 1997             3,950    30,468    39,245     3,521    20,302    26,150
 1996             3,833    29,420    38,714     3,396    19,237    25,314
 1995 25/         3,688    30,261    40,881     3,314    18,396    24,852
 1994 24/         3,845    27,455    37,983     3,480    18,357    25,396
 1993 23/         3,675    26,350    37,232     3,302    16,608    23,467
 1992 22/         3,785    23,151    33,521     3,352    15,054    21,797
 1991             3,617    22,689    33,685     3,197    14,587    21,656
 1990             3,621    22,457    34,536     3,230    14,261    21,932
 1989             3,796    21,228    34,273     3,314    13,128    21,196
 1988             3,758    21,151    35,622     3,305    12,779    21,522
 1987 21/         3,709    19,049    33,259     3,223    11,866    20,718
 1986             3,747    18,197    32,845     3,224    11,787    21,275
 1985 20/         3,674    17,083    31,393     3,066    10,748    19,751
 1984 19/         3,443    16,198    30,788     2,960    10,399    19,766
 1983             3,435    15,244    30,161     2,909     9,375    18,549
 1982             3,458    14,013    28,909     2,889     8,710    17,969
 1981             3,510    13,542    29,623     2,903     7,876    17,229
 1980             3,393    13,113    31,415     2,801     7,048    16,885
 1979 18/         3,360    12,053    32,082     2,761     6,249    16,633
 1978             3,264    11,345    33,090     2,562     6,057    17,666
 1977             3,293     9,947    31,002     2,443     5,430    16,924
 1976 17/         3,424     9,311    30,851     2,481     5,160    17,097
 1975 16/         3,392     8,410    29,469     2,372     4,613    16,164
 1974 16/15/      3,394     7,986    30,283     2,361     4,200    15,927




 --Married, Spouse Absent

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007               636   $27,780   $27,780       953   $25,906   $25,906
 2006               627    28,011    28,806     1,038    24,054    24,736
 2005               697    27,092    28,774     1,003    23,204    24,645
 2004 35/           661    29,907    32,829       963    21,565    23,672
 2003               564    29,367    33,107       989    21,732    24,500
 2002               597    25,792    29,726     1,023    20,503    23,630



 Black Alone
 2007               614    26,943    26,943       942    25,858    25,858
 2006               611    28,044    28,840     1,024    23,960    24,640
 2005               668    27,074    28,755       981    23,257    24,701
 2004 35/           652    29,925    32,848       933    21,575    23,683
 2003               547    29,255    32,981       967    21,673    24,433
 2002               581    25,762    29,692     1,004    20,548    23,682



 Black
 2001               662    27,595    32,318       942    20,168    23,620
 2000 30/           579    28,075    33,803     1,008    18,905    22,762
 1999 29/           681    21,146    26,314       949    17,523    21,805
 1998               519    21,142    26,857       981    15,949    20,261
 1997               529    21,005    27,056       943    17,014    21,915
 1996               599    25,202    33,163     1,147    15,229    20,040
 1995 25/           642    17,541    23,697     1,174    13,572    18,335
 1994 24/           619    16,635    23,014     1,038    14,475    20,026
 1993 23/           607    15,704    22,190     1,095    12,847    18,153
 1992 22/           504    18,505    26,794     1,031    12,303    17,814
 1991               618    15,961    23,696       994    12,783    18,978
 1990               603    16,790    25,821       985    11,910    18,316
 1989               599    12,610    20,359     1,005    11,688    18,871
 1988               522    12,760    21,490     1,063    10,233    17,234
 1987 21/           562    15,248    26,623     1,032     9,422    16,451
 1986               535    13,810    24,927       987     9,288    16,765
 1985 20/           587    12,483    22,939       938     8,705    15,997
 1984 19/           613    11,683    22,206       891     8,346    15,864
 1983               548    11,239    22,237       993     7,743    15,320
 1982               501    10,167    20,975       964     7,069    14,583
 1981               516    10,067    22,022     1,018     7,091    15,512
 1980               561     8,842    21,183     1,080     6,985    16,734
 1979 18/           562     8,743    23,271     1,004     6,206    16,519
 1978               573     8,012    23,368     1,023     5,530    16,129
 1977               617     6,937    21,620       980     5,064    15,783
 1976 17/           530     6,201    20,546     1,026     4,672    15,480
 1975 16/           574     5,683    19,913     1,021     4,487    15,723
 1974 16/15/        557     6,560    24,876     1,027     3,944    14,956




 Widowed

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007               303   $26,589   $26,589     1,302   $17,661   $17,661
 2006               313    21,584    22,196     1,299    18,151    18,666
 2005               316    24,216    25,719     1,359    17,207    18,275
 2004 35/           295    27,033    29,674     1,311    16,568    18,187
 2003               299    23,142    26,089     1,307    16,480    18,579
 2002               315    22,344    25,752     1,304    17,371    20,021



 Black Alone
 2007               303    26,602    26,602     1,279    17,738    17,738
 2006               312    21,567    22,179     1,281    18,143    18,658
 2005               316    24,233    25,738     1,343    17,256    18,327
 2004 35/           293    27,157    29,810     1,296    16,384    17,985
 2003               299    23,142    26,089     1,276    16,133    18,188
 2002               309    22,273    25,670     1,285    17,362    20,010



 Black
 2001               289    21,194    24,821     1,286    15,234    17,841
 2000 30/           309    19,730    23,756     1,317    15,316    18,441
 1999 29/           305    16,235    20,203     1,307    14,548    18,103
 1998               357    18,181    23,096     1,323    13,241    16,821
 1997               355    14,226    18,324     1,330    13,747    17,707
 1996               321    15,226    20,036     1,519    22,550    29,674
 1995 25/           264    16,871    22,792     1,251    10,314    13,934
 1994 24/           301    13,038    18,038     1,308    11,397    15,767
 1993 23/           273    12,873    18,189     1,272    10,096    14,266
 1992 22/           350    11,260    16,304     1,312     9,625    13,936
 1991               417    11,943    17,731     1,354     9,841    14,610
 1990               320    10,873    16,721     1,382     8,985    13,818
 1989               314    10,109    16,321     1,336     8,648    13,962
 1988               314    10,644    17,926     1,379     7,819    13,169
 1987 21/           313     9,118    15,920     1,346     7,503    13,100
 1986               298     9,375    16,922     1,244     6,971    12,583
 1985 20/           315     9,290    17,072     1,263     7,007    12,876
 1984 19/           313     7,503    14,261     1,428     6,535    12,421
 1983               318     7,688    15,211     1,305     6,033    11,937
 1982               300     7,412    15,291     1,225     5,514    11,375
 1981               288     6,822    14,923     1,268     5,212    11,401
 1980               304     6,928    16,598     1,245     5,033    12,058
 1979 18/           304     7,060    18,792     1,225     4,279    11,389
 1978               296     5,976    17,430     1,256     4,043    11,792
 1977               285     4,845    15,100     1,141     3,835    11,952
 1976 17/           323     4,969    16,464     1,143     3,601    11,931
 1975 16/           258     4,218    14,780     1,160     3,134    10,982
 1974 16/15/        310     4,268    16,184     1,134     3,100    11,755




 Divorced

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             1,114   $33,316   $33,316     1,915   $32,770   $32,770
 2006             1,041    32,443    33,363     1,791    32,071    32,981
 2005             1,091    30,963    32,885     1,889    29,734    31,580
 2004 35/         1,038    31,936    35,056     1,817    27,587    30,282
 2003             1,047    31,777    35,824     1,857    27,021    30,462
 2002               968    28,356    32,681     1,835    26,628    30,690



 Black Alone
 2007             1,089    33,001    33,001     1,874    32,870    32,870
 2006             1,022    32,355    33,273     1,746    31,942    32,848
 2005             1,067    30,909    32,828     1,845    29,613    31,452
 2004 35/         1,004    32,180    35,324     1,767    27,658    30,360
 2003             1,024    31,825    35,878     1,809    26,995    30,433
 2002               934    28,441    32,779     1,787    26,651    30,716



 Black
 2001               882    31,078    36,397     1,661    25,937    30,376
 2000 30/         1,009    28,829    34,711     1,648    25,068    30,183
 1999 29/         1,097    29,924    37,237     1,608    23,690    29,479
 1998             1,054    26,729    33,955     1,594    22,105    28,081
 1997               964    23,887    30,768     1,589    22,386    28,835
 1996               893    23,299    30,659     1,519    22,550    29,674
 1995 25/           923    20,626    27,864     1,523    19,856    26,824
 1994 24/           793    22,887    31,663     1,470    20,130    27,849
 1993 23/           766    19,728    27,876     1,448    18,460    26,084
 1992 22/           807    18,717    27,101     1,364    16,864    24,418
 1991               804    20,610    30,598     1,359    16,759    24,881
 1990               845    19,120    29,404     1,305    16,781    25,807
 1989               777    18,544    29,940     1,310    16,342    26,385
 1988               820    16,788    28,274     1,140    14,581    24,557
 1987 21/           773    17,182    30,000     1,101    13,913    24,292
 1986               668    16,037    28,946     1,144    12,496    22,555
 1985 20/           599    16,116    29,616     1,166    12,137    22,304
 1984 19/           602    13,774    26,181     1,082    11,138    21,171
 1983               543    14,521    28,731     1,063    10,499    20,773
 1982               557    13,302    27,442       992    10,196    21,034
 1981               602    11,824    25,865       900     8,826    19,307
 1980               587    10,602    25,400       942     8,312    19,913
 1979 18/           495    11,177    29,750       832     7,975    21,227
 1978               496     9,516    27,755       761     6,981    20,361
 1977               466     9,521    29,674       764     6,652    20,732
 1976 17/           359     8,870    29,390       720     6,022    19,953
 1975 16/           362     7,630    26,736       619     5,818    20,386
 1974 16/15/        305     6,791    25,752       581     5,129    19,449
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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