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Historical Income Tables - People
Table P-19. Years of School Completed--People 25 Years Old and Over
by Mean Income and Sex: 1967 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-18 for mean income after 1990 based on the new
educational attainment questions.
___________________________________________________________________________
Male Female
Years of _____________________________ _____________________________
school Number Mean income Number Mean 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 $29,307 $45,071 78,496 $15,124 $23,259
1989 73,237 29,021 46,855 77,284 14,372 23,204
1988 71,988 27,197 45,805 76,083 13,400 22,568
1987 21/ 70,737 25,958 45,322 74,802 12,578 21,961
1986 69,473 24,914 44,969 73,080 11,719 21,153
1985 20/ 68,229 23,663 43,485 71,591 11,140 20,472
1984 19/ 66,612 22,373 42,525 70,348 10,500 19,958
1983 65,041 20,952 41,455 68,656 9,624 19,042
1982 63,725 20,113 41,493 66,965 8,958 18,480
1981 62,914 19,190 41,978 66,026 8,118 17,758
1980 61,690 17,815 42,680 64,450 7,381 17,683
1979 18/ 60,693 16,697 44,443 63,149 6,568 17,482
1978 58,448 15,423 44,984 55,797 6,170 17,996
1977 57,421 14,209 44,285 50,228 5,913 18,429
1976 17/ 56,408 13,163 43,614 48,347 5,454 18,071
1975 16/ 55,420 12,254 42,938 46,531 5,051 17,699
1974 16/15/ 54,626 11,656 44,200 45,311 4,665 17,690
1973 53,699 10,943 45,646 43,265 4,258 17,761
1972 14/ 52,576 10,125 44,877 41,452 3,998 17,720
1971 13/ 51,840 9,292 42,420 40,090 3,712 16,946
1970 50,888 8,839 42,120 39,160 3,493 16,645
1969 50,383 8,430 42,150 38,153 3,273 16,365
1968 49,685 7,705 40,243 37,097 3,023 15,789
1967 12/ 49,126 7,121 38,651 35,945 2,868 15,567
Elementary, Less than 9 Years
1990 7,974 $13,008 $20,005 7,508 $7,245 $11,142
1989 8,298 12,852 20,750 8,006 7,001 11,303
1988 8,342 12,712 21,409 8,206 6,527 10,993
1987 21/ 8,420 12,615 22,026 8,460 6,456 11,272
1986 8,805 11,883 21,449 8,748 6,237 11,258
1985 20/ 9,041 11,444 21,030 8,912 6,111 11,230
1984 19/ 9,302 11,204 21,296 9,194 5,966 11,340
1983 9,286 10,624 21,020 9,316 5,394 10,672
1982 9,546 10,156 20,952 9,659 5,133 10,589
1981 9,838 10,058 22,002 10,011 4,799 10,498
1980 10,235 9,347 22,393 10,399 4,349 10,419
1979 18/ 10,623 8,779 23,367 10,615 3,898 10,375
1978 10,814 8,176 23,847 10,092 3,627 10,579
1977 11,248 7,717 24,051 10,008 3,455 10,768
1976 17/ 11,484 7,284 24,135 9,762 3,227 10,692
1975 16/ 11,655 6,722 23,554 9,795 2,992 10,484
1974 16/15/ 12,187 6,449 24,455 10,138 2,806 10,640
1973 12,635 6,465 26,967 10,048 2,560 10,678
1972 14/ 12,904 5,949 26,368 9,931 2,393 10,607
1971 13/ 13,267 5,463 24,940 10,026 2,216 10,117
1970 13,716 5,202 24,789 10,345 2,092 9,969
1969 14,120 4,987 24,935 10,338 1,973 9,865
1968 14,469 4,679 24,438 10,442 1,898 9,913
1967 12/ 14,812 4,342 23,568 10,710 1,766 9,586
High School, 1 to 3 Years
1990 7,616 $17,699 $27,219 8,566 $9,124 $14,032
1989 7,737 17,151 27,691 8,526 8,743 14,116
1988 7,826 16,879 28,427 8,601 8,073 13,596
1987 21/ 7,985 16,804 29,340 8,554 8,057 14,067
1986 7,715 16,136 29,125 8,466 7,491 13,521
1985 20/ 7,622 15,589 28,647 8,536 7,306 13,426
1984 19/ 7,540 15,269 29,023 8,659 7,066 13,431
1983 7,568 14,295 28,283 8,378 6,461 12,783
1982 7,592 13,842 28,556 8,568 6,119 12,624
1981 7,792 13,650 29,859 8,813 5,762 12,604
1980 7,919 12,968 31,068 8,643 5,346 12,808
1979 18/ 7,882 12,289 32,710 8,768 4,892 13,021
1978 7,510 11,784 34,370 7,918 4,768 13,907
1977 7,715 10,916 34,022 7,733 4,473 13,941
1976 17/ 7,839 10,369 34,356 7,603 4,188 13,876
1975 16/ 7,842 9,534 33,407 7,418 3,950 13,841
1974 16/15/ 7,883 9,458 35,865 7,218 3,741 14,186
1973 7,907 9,125 38,063 7,185 3,443 14,362
1972 14/ 8,034 8,449 37,449 6,947 3,284 14,556
1971 13/ 8,327 7,988 36,467 6,951 3,082 14,070
1970 8,097 7,629 36,354 6,753 2,899 13,814
1969 8,098 7,279 36,395 6,683 2,819 14,095
1968 8,156 6,769 35,354 6,491 2,616 13,663
1967 12/ 8,338 6,335 34,385 6,464 2,498 13,559
High School, 4 Years
1990 26,779 $24,553 $37,760 32,122 $13,034 $20,045
1989 26,010 24,768 39,989 31,662 12,471 20,135
1988 25,438 23,614 39,770 31,415 11,743 19,777
1987 21/ 25,254 22,436 39,173 31,280 11,176 19,513
1986 24,501 21,700 39,168 30,379 10,517 18,983
1985 20/ 23,885 20,916 38,436 29,728 10,120 18,597
1984 19/ 23,196 20,479 38,925 28,988 9,610 18,266
1983 22,562 19,145 37,879 28,616 8,934 17,676
1982 21,590 18,598 38,368 27,439 8,512 17,560
1981 21,485 18,139 39,679 27,237 7,817 17,100
1980 20,781 17,181 41,161 26,409 7,138 17,101
1979 18/ 19,901 16,288 43,354 25,423 6,402 17,040
1978 19,119 15,152 44,193 21,904 6,173 18,005
1977 18,505 14,017 43,687 18,982 6,063 18,896
1976 17/ 18,178 13,051 43,243 18,297 5,603 18,565
1975 16/ 17,931 12,354 43,289 17,579 5,155 18,063
1974 16/15/ 17,711 11,884 45,064 17,131 4,813 18,251
1973 17,355 11,218 46,793 16,173 4,489 18,725
1972 14/ 16,898 10,433 46,242 15,566 4,261 18,886
1971 13/ 16,307 9,566 43,671 14,785 3,952 18,042
1970 15,758 9,185 43,769 14,137 3,758 17,908
1969 15,380 8,827 44,135 13,823 3,543 17,715
1968 14,959 8,148 42,557 13,202 3,321 17,346
1967 12/ 14,444 7,629 41,409 12,104 3,149 17,092
College, 1 to 3 Years
1990 13,625 $31,032 $47,723 14,943 $16,843 $25,902
1989 13,143 30,034 48,491 14,269 16,281 26,286
1988 12,584 28,306 47,672 13,459 15,573 26,228
1987 21/ 11,928 27,562 48,123 13,276 14,541 25,388
1986 11,911 26,210 47,309 12,845 13,255 23,925
1985 20/ 11,711 24,987 45,918 12,317 12,754 23,437
1984 19/ 11,005 23,185 44,069 11,696 11,990 22,790
1983 10,533 22,204 43,932 11,022 11,030 21,823
1982 10,170 21,405 44,159 10,644 10,298 21,245
1981 9,927 20,767 45,428 10,196 9,509 20,801
1980 9,631 19,358 46,377 9,816 8,814 21,116
1979 18/ 9,519 18,170 48,363 9,275 7,690 20,469
1978 9,046 16,708 48,732 8,071 7,123 20,775
1977 8,611 15,625 48,698 6,840 7,051 21,976
1976 17/ 8,040 14,600 48,375 6,242 6,330 20,974
1975 16/ 7,655 13,972 48,958 5,815 6,060 21,234
1974 16/15/ 7,221 13,477 51,105 5,414 5,641 21,391
1973 6,715 12,515 52,203 4,951 5,216 21,757
1972 14/ 6,326 11,867 52,598 4,491 4,758 21,089
1971 13/ 5,930 11,045 50,423 4,183 4,504 20,562
1970 5,727 10,891 51,898 4,072 4,367 20,810
1969 5,523 10,387 51,935 3,716 4,082 20,410
1968 5,228 9,397 49,080 3,513 3,717 19,414
1967 12/ 4,869 8,843 47,998 3,396 3,713 20,153
College, 4 Years or More
1990 18,250 $46,961 $72,220 15,358 $25,019 $38,476
1989 18,049 46,932 75,773 14,821 23,817 38,453
1988 17,799 42,861 72,186 14,402 22,084 37,193
1987 21/ 17,150 40,840 71,306 13,231 20,759 36,245
1986 16,540 39,773 71,789 12,641 19,675 35,513
1985 20/ 15,970 37,570 69,041 12,098 18,410 33,831
1984 19/ 15,570 34,736 66,024 11,812 17,254 32,796
1983 15,092 32,472 64,248 11,325 15,817 31,295
1982 14,827 31,055 64,067 10,555 14,516 29,947
1981 13,872 29,278 64,046 9,769 13,033 28,510
1980 13,124 27,216 65,203 9,182 11,901 28,512
1979 18/ 12,768 25,544 67,991 9,068 10,632 28,299
1978 11,958 23,724 69,195 7,813 9,881 28,820
1977 11,342 22,125 68,957 6,664 9,677 30,160
1976 17/ 10,868 20,516 67,977 6,443 9,048 29,979
1975 16/ 10,337 19,111 66,965 5,924 8,539 29,921
1974 16/15/ 9,624 18,265 69,261 5,411 7,933 30,082
1973 9,087 17,064 71,178 4,908 7,203 30,045
1972 14/ 8,414 16,201 71,808 4,517 6,957 30,836
1971 13/ 8,009 15,133 69,085 4,145 6,734 30,742
1970 7,590 14,434 68,782 3,855 6,403 30,512
1969 7,263 14,079 70,395 3,593 5,984 29,920
1968 6,873 12,938 67,575 3,449 5,349 27,938
1967 12/ 6,663 11,924 64,721 3,270 5,291 28,719
--College, 4 Years
1990 10,166 $42,281 $65,023 9,668 $22,147 $34,059
1989 9,979 41,911 67,666 9,195 21,140 34,131
1988 9,785 38,397 64,668 8,843 19,814 33,370
1987 21/ 9,445 36,907 64,439 8,133 18,347 32,034
1986 8,965 36,150 65,250 7,877 17,603 31,773
1985 20/ 8,838 34,243 62,927 7,564 16,288 29,932
1984 19/ 8,451 32,056 60,930 7,346 15,141 28,779
1983 7,989 29,718 58,799 7,006 13,793 27,290
1982 7,871 28,278 58,338 6,534 12,711 26,223
1981 7,322 26,694 58,393 6,070 11,360 24,850
1980 7,094 25,337 60,701 5,870 10,614 25,429
1979 18/ 6,790 23,399 62,281 5,732 9,184 24,445
1978 6,384 22,010 64,196 4,812 8,595 25,069
1977 6,118 20,222 63,026 4,144 8,529 26,582
1976 17/ 5,849 18,796 62,278 4,099 7,980 26,441
1975 16/ 5,682 17,618 61,734 3,754 7,537 26,410
1974 16/15/ (NA) 17,083 64,779 (NA) 7,092 26,893
1973 4,908 15,794 65,880 3,160 6,383 26,625
1972 14/ 4,608 15,256 67,619 2,950 6,121 27,130
1971 13/ 4,323 14,158 64,634 2,734 5,915 27,003
1970 4,175 13,372 63,721 2,535 5,701 27,167
1969 4,021 13,258 66,290 2,367 5,309 26,545
1968 3,733 12,418 64,859 2,272 4,639 24,229
1967 12/ 3,649 11,232 60,965 2,279 4,759 25,831
--College, 5 Years or More
1990 8,084 $52,847 $81,272 5,690 $29,899 $45,981
1989 8,070 53,140 85,796 5,626 28,193 45,518
1988 8,014 48,311 81,364 5,559 25,694 43,273
1987 21/ 7,705 45,661 79,723 5,099 24,606 42,962
1986 7,575 44,060 79,527 4,764 23,101 41,697
1985 20/ 7,132 41,692 76,616 4,535 21,950 40,337
1984 19/ 7,119 37,917 72,071 4,465 20,730 39,403
1983 7,102 35,569 70,375 4,319 19,098 37,786
1982 6,956 34,198 70,551 4,121 17,379 35,853
1981 6,550 32,167 70,365 3,699 15,778 34,514
1980 6,030 29,427 70,500 3,313 14,180 33,972
1979 18/ 5,977 27,981 74,477 3,336 13,119 34,919
1978 5,574 25,687 74,920 3,001 11,943 34,834
1977 5,224 24,355 75,907 2,521 11,563 36,038
1976 17/ 5,019 22,520 74,617 2,344 10,916 36,169
1975 16/ 4,654 20,934 73,353 2,170 10,271 35,990
1974 16/15/ (NA) 19,631 74,441 (NA) 9,435 35,778
1973 4,179 18,555 77,397 1,749 8,686 36,231
1972 14/ 3,807 17,346 76,883 1,568 8,529 37,803
1971 13/ 3,686 16,276 74,303 1,411 8,320 37,983
1970 3,415 15,732 74,967 1,320 7,752 36,940
1969 3,242 15,097 75,485 1,226 7,288 36,440
1968 3,140 13,555 70,798 1,177 6,720 35,098
1967 12/ 3,014 12,763 69,275 991 6,516 35,368
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