Changes in Median Household Income: 1969 to 1996 - Table A15

Table A15. One-Person Households, Female 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	3,897	6.1	$7,025	$97	49.4	68.2	29.1	2.7
1970	4,044	6.3	$7,138	$92	51.1	66.8	30.6	2.6
1971	4,342	6.5	$7,539	$89	44.9	64.1	32.9	3.0
1972	4,391	6.4	$8,114	$84	39.4	65.5	31.5	3.0
1973	4,509	6.5	$8,603	$84	34.4	63.3	34.7	2.0
1974	4,715	6.6	$8,785	$72	31.3	62.2	35.2	2.5
1975	5,136	7.0	$8,990	$73	31.6	58.5	39.1	2.4
1976	5,139	6.9	$9,020	$74	30.7	58.4	39.2	2.4
1977	5,362	7.1	$9,320	$73	28.3	58.8	39.1	2.1
1978	5,595	7.2	$9,574	$96	28.3	57.0	40.1	2.8
1979	5,841	7.2	$9,382	$92	30.3	59.8	37.7	2.6
1980	6,034	7.3	$9,437	$88	32.1	57.8	39.7	2.5
1981	6,180	7.4	$9,602	$91	31.2	55.3	41.4	3.3
1982	6,232	7.4	$10,039	$174	27.9	52.8	44.2	3.1
1983	6,327	7.4	$10,926	$206	26.0	48.7	46.6	4.7
1984	6,497	7.5	$10,865	$194	24.6	50.7	45.2	4.1
1985	6,637	7.5	$10,508	$197	26.8	53.4	42.9	3.7
1986	6,709	7.5	$10,648	$195	26.2	54.4	42.3	3.3
1987	6,764	7.4	$10,922	$203	25.3	53.9	43.0	3.1
1988	6,935	7.5	$10,858	$219	25.0	54.5	42.3	3.1
1989	7,233	7.7	$11,388	$195	23.3	52.9	43.5	3.6
1990	7,370	7.8	$11,257	$187	26.5	51.9	44.6	3.5
1991	7,437	7.8	$11,068	$188	26.6	51.4	45.9	2.7
1992	7,306	7.6	$10,924	$180	26.5	51.5	45.2	3.3
1993	7,273	7.5	$10,823	$180	26.2	51.9	44.9	3.2
1994	7.607	7.7	$11,145	$166	24.9	50.3	46.4	3.2
1995	7,540	7.6	$11,304	$175	23.6	51.0	45.9	3.1
1996	7,619	7.5	$11,454	$170	23.1	51.1	45.6	3.2

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