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Historical Income Tables - People
Table P-17. Years of School Completed--People 25 Years Old and Over
by Median Income and Sex: 1958 to 1990
(People 25 years old and over as of March of the following year. Income in
current and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/) Data after 1990 are not
completely comparable due to changes to the educational attainment
questions. See Table P-16 for median income after 1990 based on the new
educational attainment questions.
___________________________________________________________________________
Male Female
Years of _____________________________ _____________________________
school Number Median income Number Median income
completed with ___________________ with ___________________
and income income Current 2007 income Current 2007
year (thous.) dollars dollars (thous.) dollars dollars
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TOTAL
1990 74,244 $23,341 $35,896 78,496 $11,272 $17,335
1989 73,237 22,860 36,908 77,284 10,814 17,460
1988 71,988 22,038 37,116 76,083 10,082 16,980
1987 21/ 70,737 21,221 37,052 74,802 9,435 16,473
1986 69,473 20,538 37,071 73,080 8,582 15,490
1985 20/ 68,229 19,684 36,172 71,591 8,154 14,984
1984 19/ 66,612 18,902 35,928 70,348 7,756 14,742
1983 65,041 17,577 34,777 68,656 7,139 14,125
1982 63,725 16,927 34,921 66,965 6,631 13,680
1981 62,914 16,555 36,214 66,026 6,081 13,302
1980 61,690 15,579 37,323 64,450 5,492 13,157
1979 18/ 60,693 14,559 38,752 63,149 4,853 12,917
1978 58,448 13,377 39,016 55,797 4,636 13,522
1977 57,421 12,375 38,569 50,228 4,556 14,200
1976 17/ 56,408 11,562 38,309 48,347 4,143 13,727
1975 16/ 55,420 10,878 38,117 46,531 3,913 13,711
1974 16/15/ 54,626 10,404 39,452 45,311 3,519 13,344
1973 53,699 9,800 40,878 43,265 3,268 13,632
1972 14/ 52,576 8,989 39,842 41,452 3,031 13,434
1971 13/ 51,840 8,242 37,627 40,090 2,844 12,983
1970 50,888 7,891 37,603 39,160 2,595 12,366
1969 50,383 7,578 37,890 38,153 2,448 12,240
1968 49,685 6,985 36,483 37,097 2,302 12,023
1967 12/ 49,126 6,466 35,096 35,945 2,106 11,431
1966 11/ 48,404 6,128 34,301 34,062 1,926 10,781
1965 10/ 47,990 5,598 32,223 32,976 1,828 10,522
1964 47,701 5,410 31,619 32,940 1,726 10,088
1963 47,519 5,221 30,930 31,959 1,611 9,544
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 46,642 4,795 29,085 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 45,356 4,213 26,451 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Elementary, Less than 9 Years
1990 7,974 $10,300 $15,840 7,508 $5,918 $9,101
1989 8,298 10,003 16,150 8,006 5,627 9,085
1988 8,342 9,922 16,710 8,206 5,205 8,766
1987 21/ 8,420 9,742 17,009 8,460 5,056 8,828
1986 8,805 9,240 16,678 8,748 4,886 8,819
1985 20/ 9,041 8,996 16,532 8,912 4,891 8,988
1984 19/ 9,302 8,604 16,354 9,194 4,723 8,977
1983 9,286 8,400 16,620 9,316 4,380 8,666
1982 9,546 8,072 16,653 9,659 4,194 8,652
1981 9,838 7,995 17,489 10,011 3,867 8,459
1980 10,235 7,444 17,834 10,399 3,527 8,450
1979 18/ 10,623 6,797 18,092 10,615 3,082 8,203
1978 10,814 6,520 19,017 10,092 2,882 8,406
1977 11,248 6,134 19,118 10,008 2,769 8,630
1976 17/ 11,484 5,819 19,281 9,762 2,595 8,598
1975 16/ 11,655 5,473 19,178 9,795 2,396 8,396
1974 16/15/ 12,187 5,315 20,155 10,138 2,240 8,494
1973 12,635 5,258 21,932 10,048 2,017 8,413
1972 14/ 12,904 4,893 21,687 9,931 1,817 8,054
1971 13/ 13,267 4,589 20,950 10,026 1,678 7,660
1970 13,716 4,420 21,062 10,345 1,565 7,458
1969 14,120 4,285 21,425 10,338 1,407 7,035
1968 14,469 4,084 21,331 10,442 1,379 7,202
1967 12/ 14,812 3,717 20,175 10,710 1,218 6,611
1966 11/ 15,303 3,488 19,524 10,600 1,190 6,661
1965 10/ 15,808 3,222 18,546 10,483 1,072 6,171
1964 16,204 3,131 18,299 10,660 992 5,798
1963 16,309 3,050 18,069 10,753 953 5,646
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 17,110 2,948 17,882 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 17,279 2,714 17,039 (NA) (NA) (NA)
High School, 1 to 3 Years
1990 7,616 $15,131 $23,270 8,566 $7,042 $10,830
1989 7,737 14,439 23,312 8,526 6,752 10,901
1988 7,826 14,067 23,691 8,601 6,295 10,602
1987 21/ 7,985 14,141 24,690 8,554 6,292 10,986
1986 7,715 13,401 24,189 8,466 5,831 10,525
1985 20/ 7,622 12,870 23,651 8,536 5,689 10,454
1984 19/ 7,540 12,529 23,814 8,659 5,559 10,566
1983 7,568 12,117 23,974 8,378 5,160 10,209
1982 7,592 12,079 24,919 8,568 4,930 10,171
1981 7,792 11,936 26,110 8,813 4,655 10,183
1980 7,919 11,536 27,637 8,643 4,252 10,187
1979 18/ 7,882 10,947 29,138 8,768 3,938 10,482
1978 7,510 10,419 30,389 7,918 3,701 10,795
1977 7,715 10,023 31,239 7,733 3,679 11,466
1976 17/ 7,839 9,536 31,596 7,603 3,423 11,342
1975 16/ 7,842 8,825 30,923 7,418 3,308 11,591
1974 16/15/ 7,883 8,919 33,821 7,218 3,129 11,865
1973 7,907 8,622 35,964 7,185 2,836 11,830
1972 14/ 8,034 7,976 35,352 6,947 2,692 11,932
1971 13/ 8,327 7,570 34,559 6,951 2,581 11,783
1970 8,097 7,335 34,953 6,753 2,387 11,375
1969 8,098 7,079 35,395 6,683 2,338 11,690
1968 8,156 6,569 34,310 6,491 2,177 11,370
1967 12/ 8,338 6,157 33,419 6,464 2,040 11,073
1966 11/ 8,303 5,982 33,484 6,124 1,913 10,708
1965 10/ 8,365 5,534 31,854 5,992 1,825 10,505
1964 8,313 5,352 31,280 5,969 1,636 9,562
1963 8,539 5,153 30,527 5,779 1,582 9,372
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 8,242 4,853 29,437 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 8,186 4,367 27,418 (NA) (NA) (NA)
High School, 4 Years
1990 26,779 $21,713 $33,392 32,122 $10,653 $16,383
1989 26,010 21,650 34,955 31,662 10,439 16,854
1988 25,438 21,186 35,681 31,415 9,748 16,417
1987 21/ 25,254 20,262 35,377 31,280 9,143 15,964
1986 24,501 19,772 35,688 30,379 8,366 15,100
1985 20/ 23,885 18,997 34,910 29,728 8,137 14,953
1984 19/ 23,196 18,825 35,782 28,988 7,839 14,900
1983 22,562 17,568 34,759 28,616 7,365 14,572
1982 21,590 17,055 35,185 27,439 6,965 14,369
1981 21,485 16,989 37,163 27,237 6,495 14,208
1980 20,781 16,211 38,838 26,409 5,903 14,142
1979 18/ 19,901 15,466 41,166 25,423 5,319 14,158
1978 19,119 14,341 41,828 21,904 5,221 15,228
1977 18,505 13,207 41,162 18,982 5,276 16,444
1976 17/ 18,178 12,393 41,063 18,297 4,925 16,318
1975 16/ 17,931 11,834 41,467 17,579 4,549 15,940
1974 16/15/ 17,711 11,338 42,994 17,131 4,203 15,938
1973 17,355 10,832 45,183 16,173 3,970 16,560
1972 14/ 16,898 9,905 43,902 15,566 3,757 16,652
1971 13/ 16,307 9,088 41,489 14,785 3,594 16,407
1970 15,758 8,772 41,801 14,137 3,400 16,202
1969 15,380 8,434 42,170 13,823 3,240 16,200
1968 14,959 7,731 40,379 13,202 3,073 16,050
1967 12/ 14,444 7,244 39,319 12,104 2,909 15,789
1966 11/ 13,765 6,924 38,757 11,199 2,673 14,962
1965 10/ 13,466 6,458 37,173 10,679 2,544 14,644
1964 13,113 6,266 36,622 10,603 2,369 13,846
1963 12,761 5,999 35,539 9,847 2,288 13,554
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 11,651 5,552 33,677 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 10,686 4,992 31,342 (NA) (NA) (NA)
College, 1 to 3 Years
1990 13,625 $27,186 $41,809 14,943 $14,748 $22,681
1989 13,143 26,402 42,627 14,269 14,244 22,997
1988 12,584 25,397 42,773 13,459 13,367 22,512
1987 21/ 11,928 24,687 43,103 13,276 12,487 21,802
1986 11,911 23,738 42,847 12,845 11,574 20,891
1985 20/ 11,711 22,581 41,496 12,317 11,018 20,247
1984 19/ 11,005 21,378 40,634 11,696 10,473 19,907
1983 10,533 20,327 40,218 11,022 9,524 18,844
1982 10,170 19,980 41,219 10,644 8,583 17,707
1981 9,927 19,504 42,665 10,196 8,257 18,062
1980 9,631 18,010 43,147 9,816 7,529 18,038
1979 18/ 9,519 16,815 44,757 9,275 6,499 17,298
1978 9,046 15,459 45,089 8,071 6,204 18,095
1977 8,611 14,247 44,403 6,840 6,239 19,445
1976 17/ 8,040 13,347 44,224 6,242 5,502 18,230
1975 16/ 7,655 13,060 45,763 5,815 5,403 18,932
1974 16/15/ 7,221 12,412 47,067 5,414 4,969 18,843
1973 6,715 11,670 48,678 4,951 4,564 19,038
1972 14/ 6,326 10,971 48,627 4,491 4,122 18,270
1971 13/ 5,930 10,303 47,035 4,183 3,732 17,037
1970 5,727 9,879 47,076 4,072 3,722 17,736
1969 5,523 9,394 46,970 3,716 3,509 17,545
1968 5,228 8,618 45,012 3,513 3,247 16,959
1967 12/ 4,869 8,155 44,264 3,396 3,083 16,734
1966 11/ 4,721 7,709 43,151 3,148 2,827 15,824
1965 10/ 4,282 7,222 41,571 2,909 2,676 15,403
1964 4,266 7,032 41,099 2,867 2,496 14,588
1963 4,333 6,802 40,296 2,859 2,327 13,785
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 4,276 6,022 36,528 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 3,704 5,600 35,159 (NA) (NA) (NA)
College, 4 Years or More
1990 18,250 $37,860 $58,224 15,358 $22,509 $34,616
1989 18,049 37,553 60,630 14,821 21,659 34,969
1988 17,799 35,697 60,120 14,402 20,465 34,467
1987 21/ 17,150 34,148 59,622 13,231 18,872 32,950
1986 16,540 33,304 60,113 12,641 18,065 32,607
1985 20/ 15,970 31,946 58,706 12,098 17,235 31,672
1984 19/ 15,570 30,298 57,589 11,812 15,871 30,167
1983 15,092 28,107 55,611 11,325 14,679 29,043
1982 14,827 26,441 54,548 10,555 13,484 27,818
1981 13,872 25,486 55,751 9,769 12,085 26,436
1980 13,124 23,182 55,538 9,182 11,011 26,380
1979 18/ 12,768 21,444 57,078 9,068 9,908 26,372
1978 11,958 20,151 58,774 7,813 9,273 27,046
1977 11,342 18,530 57,752 6,664 9,095 28,346
1976 17/ 10,868 17,323 57,398 6,443 8,540 28,296
1975 16/ 10,337 16,682 58,454 5,924 8,327 29,178
1974 16/15/ 9,624 16,001 60,676 5,411 7,713 29,248
1973 9,087 14,704 61,334 4,908 7,042 29,374
1972 14/ 8,414 14,125 62,606 4,517 6,897 30,570
1971 13/ 8,009 13,126 59,923 4,145 6,620 30,222
1970 7,590 12,681 60,428 3,855 6,175 29,425
1969 7,263 12,255 61,275 3,593 5,817 29,085
1968 6,873 11,257 58,795 3,449 5,305 27,708
1967 12/ 6,663 10,555 57,291 3,270 5,173 28,078
1966 11/ 6,312 9,840 55,079 2,991 4,768 26,689
1965 10/ 6,069 9,048 52,082 2,913 4,664 26,847
1964 5,805 8,805 51,461 2,841 4,358 25,470
1963 5,577 7,987 47,316 2,721 4,034 23,898
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 5,363 7,697 46,688 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 4,678 6,866 43,107 (NA) (NA) (NA)
--College, 4 Years
1990 10,166 $35,181 $54,104 9,668 $20,363 $31,316
1989 9,979 34,680 55,992 9,195 19,454 31,409
1988 9,785 32,328 54,446 8,843 18,415 31,014
1987 21/ 9,445 31,406 54,834 8,133 16,893 29,495
1986 8,965 31,602 57,041 7,877 16,126 29,107
1985 20/ 8,838 29,698 54,575 7,564 15,256 28,035
1984 19/ 8,451 28,206 53,613 7,346 13,644 25,934
1983 7,989 26,152 51,743 7,006 12,492 24,716
1982 7,871 24,630 50,812 6,534 11,717 24,172
1981 7,322 23,640 51,713 6,070 10,497 22,962
1980 7,094 21,838 52,318 5,870 9,607 23,016
1979 18/ 6,790 20,125 53,567 5,732 8,310 22,119
1978 6,384 18,774 54,758 4,812 8,090 23,596
1977 6,118 17,391 54,202 4,144 8,077 25,173
1976 17/ 5,849 16,466 54,558 4,099 7,643 25,324
1975 16/ 5,682 15,659 54,870 3,754 7,459 26,137
1974 16/15/ (NA) 14,401 54,609 (NA) 6,477 24,561
1973 4,908 13,939 58,143 3,160 6,214 25,920
1972 14/ 4,608 13,520 59,925 2,950 6,007 26,625
1971 13/ 4,323 12,573 57,398 2,734 5,736 26,186
1970 4,175 12,144 57,869 2,535 5,362 25,551
1969 4,021 11,893 59,465 2,367 5,208 26,040
1968 3,733 10,866 56,753 2,272 4,437 23,174
1967 12/ 3,649 10,090 54,767 2,279 4,426 24,023
1966 11/ 3,645 9,728 54,452 2,095 4,165 23,313
1965 10/ 3,562 8,748 50,355 1,960 4,293 24,711
1964 3,349 8,430 49,269 1,953 3,931 22,975
1963 3,147 7,804 46,232 1,931 3,393 20,101
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 3,128 7,586 46,015 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 2,706 6,710 42,128 (NA) (NA) (NA)
College, 5 Years or More
1990 8,084 $42,581 $65,484 5,690 $27,008 $41,535
1989 8,070 41,827 67,531 5,626 26,076 42,100
1988 8,014 40,047 67,446 5,559 23,477 39,540
1987 21/ 7,705 37,857 66,098 5,099 22,382 39,079
1986 7,575 36,241 65,414 4,764 21,599 38,986
1985 20/ 7,132 35,249 64,776 4,535 20,678 37,999
1984 19/ 7,119 32,891 62,518 4,465 19,684 37,414
1983 7,102 30,539 60,423 4,319 18,114 35,840
1982 6,956 28,765 59,342 4,121 16,755 34,566
1981 6,550 27,339 59,804 3,699 15,386 33,657
1980 6,030 25,234 60,454 3,313 13,940 33,397
1979 18/ 5,977 23,182 61,704 3,336 12,146 32,329
1978 5,574 21,428 62,498 3,001 11,365 33,148
1977 5,224 20,108 62,670 2,521 11,081 34,536
1976 17/ 5,019 18,456 61,152 2,344 10,499 34,787
1975 16/ 4,654 17,914 62,771 2,170 10,421 36,515
1974 16/15/ (NA) 16,162 61,287 (NA) 9,182 34,818
1973 4,179 16,027 66,852 1,749 8,936 37,274
1972 14/ 3,807 14,956 66,290 1,568 8,580 38,029
1971 13/ 3,686 13,840 63,183 1,411 8,341 38,078
1970 3,415 13,426 63,978 1,320 7,889 37,593
1969 3,242 12,723 63,615 1,226 7,156 35,780
1968 3,140 11,737 61,302 1,177 6,755 35,281
1967 12/ 3,014 11,187 60,721 991 6,707 36,404
1966 11/ 2,667 10,041 56,204 896 6,114 34,223
1965 10/ 2,507 9,613 55,334 953 5,670 32,637
1964 2,456 9,365 54,734 888 5,518 32,250
1963 2,430 8,434 49,964 790 5,358 31,741
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 2,235 7,875 47,768 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 1,972 7,103 44,595 (NA) (NA) (NA)
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