Changes in Median Household Income: 1969 to 1996 - Table A14

Table A14. One-Person Households, Male 65 Years Old or Over

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	1,173	1.9	$8,936	$209	39.1	53.7	42.2	4.0
1970	1,181	1.8	$8,707	$184	38.9	56.2	40.7	3.1
1971	1,213	1.8	$9,421	$194	31.9	50.4	44.5	5.0
1972	1,247	1.8	$10,559	$308	22.7	47.1	48.7	4.3
1973	1,279	1.8	$10,059	$320	25.4	52.3	41.5	6.2
1974	1,297	1.8	$10,569	$366	23.9	48.4	45.6	6.0
1975	1,332	1.8	$10,397	$313	26.5	47.7	47.0	5.2
1976	1,343	1.8	$10,685	$321	24.4	47.5	48.1	4.3
1977	1,439	1.9	$10,558	$292	21.7	49.9	45.6	4.6
1978	1,471	1.9	$11,206	$420	20.3	48.2	46.2	5.5
1979	1,486	1.8	$11,227	$372	23.8	48.6	45.3	6.1
1980	1,450	1.8	$11,326	$375	24.3	47.1	46.3	6.6
1981	1,492	1.8	$11,901	$381	22.5	42.7	49.5	7.9
1982	1,624	1.9	$12,688	$397	20.5	40.9	49.1	10.0
1983	1,590	1.9	$13,615	$421	20.7	39.3	52.4	8.3
1984	1,614	1.9	$12,700	$416	19.5	42.9	50.9	6.2
1985	1,681	1.9	$13,526	$425	19.2	41.5	51.0	7.5
1986	1,801	2.0	$13,706	$431	19.0	42.7	49.8	7.4
1987	1,904	2.1	$13,812	$371	19.4	42.5	51.6	5.9
1988	1,916	2.1	$13,573	$423	18.0	43.1	49.5	7.5
1989	1,942	2.1	$14,288	$394	17.4	42.5	50.3	7.2
1990	2,010	2.1	$15,389	$533	16.3	36.8	55.1	8.1
1991	2,086	2.2	$14,113	$364	17.5	38.5	53.6	7.8
1992	1,969	2.0	$13,701	$331	17.6	37.0	55.4	7.6
1993	2,046	2.1	$14,821	$379	13.9	32.7	57.8	9.5
1994	2,254	2.3	$14,624	$327	14.8	32.6	58.2	9.2
1995	2,307	2.3	$15,048	$417	13.3	36.7	54.8	8.5
1996	2,314	2.3	$14,586	$339	13.4	34.9	57.1	8.1

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