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 Table P-14 Marital Status --White 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

 White Alone
 2007            85,213   $50,046   $50,046    83,326   $30,032   $30,032
 2006            84,577    49,409    50,811    83,027    29,201    30,029
 2005            83,854    47,671    50,631    82,787    27,050    28,729
 2004 35/        82,916    45,399    49,834    82,330    25,815    28,337
 2003            82,320    44,036    49,644    81,872    25,432    28,671
 2002            81,719    43,626    50,281    81,867    24,352    28,067



 White
 2001            81,427    43,421    50,853    82,035    24,374    28,546
 2000 30/        80,873    42,891    51,642    81,828    23,182    27,912
 1999 29/        79,494    41,047    51,078    81,409    22,012    27,391
 1998            78,491    38,990    49,530    79,757    21,353    27,126
 1997            77,950    37,323    48,075    79,084    20,278    26,120
 1996            77,506    35,079    46,161    78,447    18,998    25,000
 1995 25/        76,626    33,604    45,397    78,265    18,036    24,365
 1994 24/        76,066    32,509    44,975    78,089    17,091    23,645
 1993 23/        75,481    30,982    43,777    77,549    16,366    23,125
 1992 22/        75,045    28,798    41,698    76,844    15,549    22,514
 1991            74,284    28,286    41,995    76,675    15,015    22,292
 1990            74,032    27,971    43,016    76,369    14,490    22,284
 1989            73,403    27,723    44,760    75,635    13,730    22,167
 1988            72,660    25,854    43,543    75,086    12,851    21,643
 1987 21/        71,891    24,612    42,972    74,345    12,086    21,102
 1986            71,013    23,583    42,567    73,081    11,185    20,189
 1985 20/        70,383    22,327    41,029    72,181    10,621    19,518
 1984 19/        69,369    21,006    39,927    71,452     9,973    18,956
 1983            68,648    19,535    38,651    70,329     9,154    18,112
 1982            67,694    18,759    38,700    69,171     8,545    17,628
 1981            67,183    17,935    39,233    68,789     7,771    16,999
 1980            66,189    16,677    39,954    67,615     7,065    16,926
 1979 18/        64,503    15,668    41,704    65,509     6,302    16,774
 1978            63,440    14,363    41,892    59,313     5,899    17,205
 1977            62,311    13,216    41,190    53,673     5,616    17,503
 1976 17/        61,310    12,239    40,553    51,863     5,179    17,160
 1975 16/        60,210    11,398    39,939    49,945     4,782    16,756
 1974 16/15/     59,575    10,824    41,045    48,985     4,426    16,784




 Single, Never Married

 White Alone
 2007            21,662   $30,148   $30,148    15,984   $26,534   $26,534
 2006            20,867    29,541    30,379    15,462    25,241    25,957
 2005            20,702    28,384    30,146    15,350    23,992    25,482
 2004 35/        20,429    26,995    29,632    15,045    22,827    25,057
 2003            20,401    25,732    29,009    14,937    21,977    24,776
 2002            19,780    26,194    30,190    14,745    22,135    25,511



 White
 2001            20,003    26,620    31,176    14,854    22,947    26,874
 2000 30/        19,552    26,121    31,451    14,626    21,692    26,118
 1999 29/        18,519    24,124    30,019    14,368    20,545    25,566
 1998            18,535    23,666    30,064    14,322    18,894    24,002
 1997            18,486    22,606    29,118    14,022    18,185    23,424
 1996            18,430    20,354    26,784    13,605    17,481    23,003
 1995 25/        17,939    19,715    26,634    13,298    16,833    22,740
 1994 24/        17,980    18,809    26,022    13,017    16,417    22,712
 1993 23/        18,017    17,711    25,026    13,237    15,372    21,721
 1992 22/        17,927    16,819    24,353    13,145    14,671    21,243
 1991            17,348    16,592    24,633    12,957    14,577    21,642
 1990            17,289    16,902    25,993    13,076    14,504    22,305
 1989            17,064    16,685    26,938    12,811    13,733    22,172
 1988            17,041    15,764    26,549    12,979    13,074    22,019
 1987 21/        16,766    14,353    25,060    12,764    12,127    21,174
 1986            16,066    13,534    24,429    12,285    11,446    20,660
 1985 20/        16,018    13,028    23,941    12,014    10,886    20,005
 1984 19/        15,711    11,868    22,558    11,793    10,159    19,310
 1983            15,617    11,070    21,903    11,805     9,438    18,674
 1982            15,275    10,436    21,530    11,623     8,822    18,200
 1981            14,904    10,108    22,111    11,308     8,146    17,819
 1980            14,300     9,571    22,930    11,059     7,510    17,992
 1979 18/        14,241     8,791    23,399    10,781     6,958    18,520
 1978            13,624     7,934    23,141    10,241     6,210    18,113
 1977            12,774     6,861    21,384     9,643     5,586    17,410
 1976 17/        12,161     6,262    20,748     9,011     5,125    16,981
 1975 16/        11,522     5,795    20,306     8,489     4,819    16,886
 1974 16/15/     11,379     5,509    20,890     8,254     4,449    16,871




 Married, Total

 White Alone
 2007            53,321   $59,418   $59,418    47,763   $31,090   $31,090
 2006            53,769    58,194    59,845    48,300    30,149    31,004
 2005            53,343    55,963    59,438    48,313    27,331    29,028
 2004 35/        52,926    53,824    59,082    48,275    26,370    28,946
 2003            52,510    52,371    59,041    48,008    26,054    29,372
 2002            52,459    51,409    59,251    48,157    24,581    28,330



 White
 2001            52,105    51,020    59,752    48,141    24,383    28,556
 2000 30/        52,108    50,068    60,284    48,266    23,034    27,734
 1999 29/        51,958    47,552    59,173    48,533    21,863    27,206
 1998            50,919    45,529    57,837    47,608    21,464    27,267
 1997            50,599    43,458    55,977    47,168    20,292    26,138
 1996            50,148    41,206    54,223    46,675    18,940    24,923
 1995 25/        50,280    39,209    52,969    47,330    17,824    24,079
 1994 24/        50,052    38,147    52,775    47,640    16,628    23,004
 1993 23/        49,605    36,475    51,539    46,909    16,047    22,674
 1992 22/        49,661    33,551    48,580    46,452    15,199    22,007
 1991            49,292    32,896    48,839    46,511    14,422    21,412
 1990            49,260    32,362    49,769    46,423    13,828    21,266
 1989            49,168    31,926    51,545    46,037    12,975    20,949
 1988            48,787    29,668    49,966    45,514    12,068    20,325
 1987 21/        48,492    28,547    49,843    45,293    11,303    19,735




 --Married, Spouse Present

 White Alone
 2007            50,602   $60,572   $60,572    45,100   $31,365   $31,365
 2006            51,094    59,327    61,010    45,631    30,275    31,134
 2005            50,529    56,953    60,489    45,570    27,452    29,156
 2004 35/        50,337    54,786    60,138    45,468    26,403    28,982
 2003            50,144    53,233    60,013    45,407    26,120    29,447
 2002            50,055    52,188    60,149    45,591    24,672    28,435



 White
 2001            49,907    51,819    60,688    45,569    24,474    28,663
 2000 30/        49,791    50,914    61,302    45,794    23,017    27,713
 1999 29/        49,861    48,145    59,911    46,008    21,922    27,279
 1998            48,728    46,075    58,531    44,987    15,157    19,255
 1997            48,197    44,065    56,759    44,599    20,353    26,216
 1996            47,901    41,695    54,867    44,229    18,940    24,923
 1995 25/        48,264    39,696    53,627    44,750    17,864    24,133
 1994 24/        48,174    38,637    53,453    45,141    16,658    23,046
 1993 23/        47,736    36,857    52,079    44,511    16,053    22,683
 1992 22/        47,807    33,853    49,017    44,243    15,240    22,066
 1991            47,556    33,152    49,219    44,183    14,448    21,450
 1990            47,457    32,627    50,176    44,100    13,805    21,230
 1989            47,395    32,138    51,888    43,860    12,945    20,900
 1988            47,197    29,925    50,399    43,556    12,023    20,249
 1987 21/        46,845    28,743    50,185    43,225    11,261    19,662
 1986            46,727    27,488    49,615    42,678    10,409    18,788
 1985 20/        46,237    25,952    47,691    42,012     9,690    17,807
 1984 19/        45,939    24,403    46,384    41,603     9,019    17,143
 1983            45,789    22,614    44,743    41,158     8,229    16,282
 1982            45,488    21,764    44,899    40,708     7,698    15,881
 1981            45,310    20,697    45,275    40,473     6,967    15,240
 1980            45,119    19,196    45,989    40,135     6,305    15,105
 1979 18/        44,285    18,136    48,273    39,361     5,556    14,788
 1978            43,936    16,590    48,388    33,999     5,309    15,485
 1977            43,711    15,355    47,857    29,149     5,212    16,244
 1976 17/        43,613    14,183    46,994    28,470     4,882    16,176
 1975 16/        43,567    13,116    45,959    27,443     4,508    15,796
 1974 16/15/     43,397    12,462    47,256    27,193     4,122    15,631




 --Married, Spouse Absent

 White Alone
 2007             2,719   $37,944   $37,944     2,664   $26,430   $26,430
 2006             2,674    36,545    37,582     2,669    27,984    28,778
 2005             2,814    38,190    40,561     2,743    25,320    26,892
 2004 35/         2,589    35,139    38,572     2,807    25,834    28,358
 2003             2,365    34,107    38,451     2,601    24,911    28,084
 2002             2,404    35,193    40,561     2,565    22,954    26,455



 White
 2001             2,197    32,882    38,510     2,572    22,777    26,675
 2000 30/         2,317    31,880    38,385     2,472    23,339    28,101
 1999 29/         2,096    33,461    41,638     2,525    20,791    25,872
 1998             2,191    33,372    42,394     2,621    21,201    26,932
 1997             2,402    31,293    40,308     2,568    19,228    24,767
 1996             2,246    30,790    40,517     2,446    18,935    24,917
 1995 25/         2,017    27,542    37,207     2,580    17,128    23,139
 1994 24/         1,878    25,572    35,378     2,499    16,096    22,268
 1993 23/         1,869    26,716    37,750     2,397    15,941    22,525
 1992 22/         1,855    25,747    37,280     2,209    14,360    20,792
 1991             1,736    25,890    38,437     2,328    13,934    20,687
 1990             1,802    25,396    39,056     2,324    14,255    21,922
 1989             1,773    26,267    42,409     2,177    13,574    21,916
 1988             1,590    22,043    37,124     1,958    12,023    20,249
 1987 21/         1,647    22,965    40,097     2,069    12,176    21,259
 1986             1,815    21,202    38,269     2,116    11,199    20,214
 1985 20/         1,755    19,602    36,022     2,040    11,346    20,850
 1984 19/         1,587    19,014    36,141     2,147    10,578    20,106
 1983             1,433    18,163    35,937     2,002     9,877    19,542
 1982             1,523    16,872    34,807     1,933     8,751    18,053
 1981             1,621    16,768    36,680     2,110     8,101    17,721
 1980             1,542    15,666    37,532     1,996     8,124    19,463
 1979 18/         1,418    14,430    38,409     1,886     7,021    18,688
 1978             1,414    13,240    38,617     1,772     6,521    19,020
 1977             1,479    11,670    36,372     1,875     6,143    19,146
 1976 17/         1,277    10,400    34,459     1,779     5,643    18,697
 1975 16/         1,305     9,693    33,965     1,817     4,908    17,198
 1974 16/15/      1,191     8,998    34,121     1,692     4,743    17,986




 Widowed

 White Alone
 2007             2,375   $37,909   $37,909     9,104   $24,618   $24,618
 2006             2,193    33,591    34,544     9,020    23,748    24,422
 2005             2,121    34,094    36,211     9,057    22,541    23,940
 2004 35/         2,220    30,297    33,257     8,978    20,896    22,937
 2003             2,170    29,219    32,940     8,963    20,486    23,095
 2002             2,197    30,365    34,997     9,104    19,498    22,472



 White
 2001             2,160    28,670    33,577     9,359    18,941    22,183
 2000 30/         2,061    29,410    35,411     9,438    18,756    22,583
 1999 29/         2,066    29,851    37,146     9,387    18,576    23,116
 1998             2,049    27,264    34,634     8,982    18,601    23,630
 1997             2,079    27,364    35,247     9,079    17,988    23,170
 1996             2,224    23,190    30,516     9,193    16,696    21,970
 1995 25/         6,305    32,354    43,708     9,199    15,571    21,035
 1994 24/         1,881    23,628    32,688     9,192    15,830    21,900
 1993 23/         1,854    23,274    32,886     9,249    14,498    20,486
 1992 22/         1,876    21,286    30,821     9,311    14,271    20,663
 1991             2,018    18,899    28,058     9,493    13,992    20,773
 1990             1,978    18,528    28,494     9,431    13,822    21,257
 1989             1,905    18,594    30,021     9,677    13,666    22,064
 1988             1,886    18,867    31,775     9,638    12,835    21,616
 1987 21/         1,892    16,790    29,315     9,519    12,060    21,057
 1986             1,744    15,602    28,161     9,466    11,423    20,618
 1985 20/         1,754    14,857    27,302     9,561    11,179    20,543
 1984 19/         1,721    14,855    28,236     9,497    11,003    20,914
 1983             1,668    14,796    29,275     9,386    10,109    20,001
 1982             1,577    14,727    30,382     9,281     9,441    19,477
 1981             1,519    13,680    29,925     9,215     8,354    18,274
 1980             1,591    11,041    26,451     9,203     7,537    18,057
 1979 18/         1,602    10,029    26,694     8,883     6,826    18,169
 1978             1,581     9,447    27,554     8,905     6,197    18,075
 1977             1,527     8,941    27,866     8,712     5,613    17,494
 1976 17/         1,528     7,935    26,292     8,621     5,103    16,908
 1975 16/         1,478     7,376    25,846     8,583     4,713    16,514
 1974 16/15/      1,444     7,189    27,261     8,565     4,438    16,829




 Divorced

 White Alone
 2007             7,855   $44,967   $44,967    10,474   $35,252   $35,252
 2006             7,749    46,430    47,747    10,245    35,509    36,516
 2005             7,688    45,821    48,666    10,066    34,423    36,560
 2004 35/         7,342    40,435    44,385    10,033    32,029    35,158
 2003             7,240    39,604    44,648     9,964    32,063    36,147
 2002             7,284    38,905    44,839     9,861    31,035    35,769



 White
 2001             7,160    39,503    46,264     9,681    31,769    37,206
 2000 30/         7,151    40,337    48,567     9,499    30,629    36,878
 1999 29/         6,951    40,834    50,813     9,121    28,648    35,649
 1998             6,988    35,425    45,002     8,845    27,529    34,971
 1997             6,786    34,716    44,717     8,815    25,895    33,355
 1996             6,704    33,669    44,305     8,974    23,963    31,533
 1995 25/         6,305    32,354    43,708     8,437    23,811    32,167
 1994 24/         6,153    29,398    40,671     8,239    22,240    30,768
 1993 23/         6,005    27,804    39,287     8,154    21,935    30,994
 1992 22/         5,581    27,505    39,825     7,936    20,549    29,754
 1991             5,626    27,320    40,560     7,714    20,584    30,560
 1990             5,506    26,830    41,261     7,438    19,448    29,909
 1989             5,266    27,549    44,479     7,110    18,706    30,201
 1988             4,946    25,657    43,211     6,955    17,580    29,608
 1987 21/         4,741    23,775    41,511     6,769    17,281    30,172
 1986             4,660    22,979    41,477     6,537    15,405    27,806
 1985 20/         4,619    22,152    40,708     6,554    15,055    27,666
 1984 19/         4,411    21,292    40,471     6,412    14,094    26,789
 1983             4,141    19,795    39,166     5,978    13,218    26,153
 1982             3,831    18,675    38,527     5,625    12,551    25,893
 1981             3,829    17,905    39,167     5,683    11,688    25,568
 1980             3,637    16,271    38,981     5,222    10,720    25,682
 1979 18/         3,246    14,654    39,005     4,791     9,738    25,920
 1978             2,885    14,051    40,982     4,395     8,888    25,923
 1977             2,819    11,970    37,307     4,294     8,205    25,572
 1976 17/         2,730    11,075    36,696     3,982     7,378    24,446
 1975 16/         2,339    10,482    36,729     3,613     6,881    24,111
 1974 16/15/      2,163     9,368    35,524     3,281     6,688    25,361
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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