Changes in Median Household Income: 1969 to 1996 - Table A13

Table A13. One-Person Households, Female Under 65 Years Old

Year	Number of households (thousands)	Percent of all house- holds	Median income		House- holder poverty rate	Percent with specified level of relative income
Year	Number of households (thousands)	Percent of all house- holds	Value	SE	House- holder poverty rate	Low	Middle	High
1969	3,422	5.4	$15,929	$291	22.8	28.7	62.4	8.9
1970	3,512	5.5	$15,800	$295	23.2	30.8	60.4	8.8
1971	3,726	5.6	$16,120	$319	24.7	31.4	59.3	9.3
1972	3,847	5.6	$16,683	$316	23.3	31.4	59.8	8.8
1973	4,138	5.9	$17,296	$285	21.4	30.4	62.5	7.1
1974	4,333	6.1	$17,368	$252	19.0	29.5	63.5	7.0
1975	4,431	6.1	$16,751	$301	21.6	30.6	61.7	7.7
1976	4,754	6.4	$17,230	$285	21.8	30.9	61.8	7.3
1977	5,001	6.5	$17,564	$281	20.6	29.4	63.0	7.5
1978	5,143	6.5	$18,503	$314	19.8	29.3	63.3	7.4
1979	5,489	6.8	$18,366	$310	19.7	28.7	64.9	6.4
1980	5,649	6.9	$19,064	$311	19.9	27.3	65.3	7.3
1981	5,692	6.8	$18,683	$305	20.3	27.0	64.4	8.6
1982	5,566	6.6	$19,695	$333	20.0	27.0	63.2	9.8
1983	6,034	7.1	$20,440	$372	19.2	25.1	64.3	10.7
1984	6,183	7.1	$20,293	$367	19.2	26.1	63.5	10.5
1985	6,256	7.1	$20,473	$373	19.2	26.1	63.4	10.6
1986	6,172	6.9	$20,774	$338	20.5	28.2	60.9	10.8
1987	6,367	7.0	$21,289	$393	18.6	28.1	61.3	10.7
1988	6,581	7.1	$22,878	$404	17.5	24.9	62.7	12.4
1989	6,716	7.2	$22,776	$468	17.2	25.4	62.6	12.0
1990	6,770	7.2	$23,409	$514	18.2	25.4	62.4	12.2
1991	6,924	7.2	$21,921	$392	17.7	25.1	61.0	13.9
1992	6,808	7.1	$21,701	$394	18.7	26.0	61.9	12.0
1993	6,963	7.2	$21,550	$377	19.9	26.8	59.9	13.3
1994	7,032	7.1	$21,177	$323	19.6	27.2	59.1	13.7
1995	7,096	7.1	$21,426	$376	18.5	27.2	58.9	13.8
1996	7,358	7.3	$21,432	$387	18.9	26.7	59.2	14.1

Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census, March Current Population Surveys.