[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Families ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table F-12A. Earners--White Families by Median and Mean Income: 1967 to 1998 (Families as of March of the following year. From 1974 to 1988, income is for families with civilian members. Income in current and 1998 CPI-U adjusted dollars1/) ---------------------------------------------------------- Median income Mean income Number of ------------------------------------ earners Number Current 1998 Current 1998 and year (thous.) dollars dollars dollars dollars ---------------------------------------------------------- Total 1998 60,077 $49,023 $49,023 $62,384 $62,384 1997 59,515 46,754 47,482 59,587 60,515 1996 58,934 44,756 46,496 56,197 58,382 1995 25/ 58,872 42,646 45,612 53,596 57,324 1994 24/ 58,444 40,884 44,967 51,709 56,873 1993 23/ 57,881 39,300 44,332 49,567 55,913 1992 22/ 57,669 38,670 44,927 46,433 53,946 1991 57,224 37,783 45,218 45,274 54,183 1990 56,803 36,915 46,038 44,532 55,537 1989 56,590 35,975 47,290 43,403 57,054 1988 56,492 33,915 46,730 40,312 55,544 1987 21/ 56,086 32,385 46,468 38,529 55,284 1986 54,979 30,869 45,909 36,480 54,254 1985 20/ 54,267 29,253 44,314 34,448 52,184 1984 19/ 53,777 27,752 43,538 32,470 50,939 1983 53,305 25,838 42,285 29,942 49,001 1982 52,776 24,654 42,036 28,648 48,845 1981 52,680 23,574 42,648 26,984 48,817 1980 52,159 21,949 43,471 24,987 49,488 1979 18/ 51,615 20,492 45,138 23,289 51,299 1978 50,312 18,432 44,510 20,916 50,508 1977 49,898 16,782 43,283 19,042 49,111 1976 17/ 49,378 15,571 42,729 17,561 48,189 1975 16/ 49,161 14,320 41,533 16,150 46,841 1974 16/15/ 48,595 13,456 42,261 15,288 48,014 1973 48,919 12,595 43,495 14,163 48,910 1972 14/ 48,477 11,549 42,398 13,106 48,114 1971 13/ 47,641 10,672 40,360 11,997 45,371 1970 46,535 10,236 40,399 11,495 45,368 1969 46,022 9,794 40,518 10,953 45,313 1968 45,437 8,937 38,640 10,002 43,245 1967 12/ 44,814 8,274 37,153 9,334 41,913 No Earners 1998 8,152 $22,672 $22,672 $29,634 $29,634 1997 8,367 21,516 21,851 28,008 28,444 1996 8,198 20,311 21,101 26,355 27,380 1995 25/ 8,438 19,663 21,031 25,531 27,307 1994 24/ 8,467 18,575 20,430 23,406 25,743 1993 23/ 8,622 17,656 19,916 22,376 25,241 1992 22/ 8,384 17,766 20,640 22,151 25,735 1991 8,355 18,183 21,761 22,762 27,241 1990 7,882 17,369 21,661 22,595 28,179 1989 7,816 16,360 21,505 21,300 27,999 1988 7,820 15,552 21,428 19,714 27,163 1987 21/ 7,821 14,932 21,425 18,664 26,780 1986 7,820 14,252 21,196 18,356 27,300 1985 20/ 7,704 13,682 20,726 17,666 26,762 1984 19/ 7,674 12,941 20,302 17,208 26,996 1983 7,646 11,883 19,447 15,286 25,016 1982 7,370 11,384 19,410 14,641 24,963 1981 7,062 10,684 19,328 13,589 24,584 1980 6,733 9,584 18,982 12,063 23,891 1979 18/ 6,404 8,523 18,774 10,442 23,001 1978 5,937 7,395 17,858 9,146 22,086 1977 5,959 6,608 17,043 8,511 21,951 1976 17/ 5,803 6,184 16,970 7,857 21,560 1975 16/ 5,753 5,645 16,373 7,038 20,413 1974 16/15/ 5,205 5,329 16,737 6,568 20,628 1973 4,886 4,571 15,785 5,820 20,099 1972 14/ 4,514 4,160 15,272 5,156 18,929 1971 13/ 4,337 3,809 14,405 4,691 17,741 1970 4,061 3,489 13,770 4,374 17,263 1969 3,799 3,183 13,168 4,118 17,036 1968 3,639 2,941 12,716 3,676 15,894 1967 12/ 3,644 2,541 11,410 3,333 14,966 One Earner 1998 16,991 $34,466 $34,466 $49,189 $49,189 1997 16,239 32,811 33,322 46,570 47,295 1996 16,025 30,831 32,030 43,205 44,885 1995 25/ 16,091 30,600 32,728 41,913 44,828 1994 24/ 15,681 29,484 32,428 40,504 44,549 1993 23/ 15,556 28,574 32,232 39,199 44,218 1992 22/ 15,672 28,383 32,975 36,669 42,602 1991 15,245 28,095 33,623 36,261 43,396 1990 15,047 27,670 34,508 36,054 44,964 1989 14,970 27,145 35,683 34,956 45,950 1988 15,107 25,993 35,815 32,095 44,222 1987 21/ 15,136 25,313 36,321 31,235 44,818 1986 15,175 24,026 35,732 29,552 43,951 1985 20/ 15,468 22,884 34,666 27,899 42,263 1984 19/ 15,219 22,050 34,592 26,558 41,665 1983 15,765 20,710 33,893 24,508 40,108 1982 16,097 20,244 34,516 24,119 41,123 1981 16,007 19,132 34,612 22,562 40,817 1980 15,999 17,869 35,391 20,987 41,566 1979 18/ 15,796 16,714 36,816 19,881 43,792 1978 15,940 15,223 36,761 17,636 42,588 1977 16,350 14,077 36,306 16,327 42,109 1976 17/ 16,569 13,123 36,011 15,103 41,444 1975 16/ 17,245 12,198 35,379 14,230 41,272 1974 16/15/ 16,823 11,579 36,366 13,268 41,670 1973 17,436 10,813 37,342 12,478 43,091 1972 14/ 18,158 9,969 36,598 11,566 42,461 1971 13/ 18,138 9,173 34,691 10,541 39,865 1970 17,426 8,713 34,388 10,042 39,633 1969 17,568 8,450 34,958 9,711 40,175 1968 17,648 7,724 33,396 8,860 38,307 1967 12/ 17,706 7,271 32,649 8,228 36,947 Two Earners 1998 27,410 $59,480 $59,480 $72,653 $72,653 1997 27,467 56,624 57,506 69,600 70,684 1996 27,068 54,292 56,403 66,197 68,771 1995 25/ 26,991 51,938 55,550 62,738 67,102 1994 24/ 26,845 50,112 55,116 60,812 66,885 1993 23/ 26,336 48,332 54,520 58,594 66,096 1992 22/ 26,321 46,693 54,248 53,884 62,602 1991 25,946 44,711 53,509 51,536 61,677 1990 26,003 43,036 53,672 50,009 62,368 1989 25,737 41,429 54,459 48,684 63,996 1988 25,513 39,413 54,305 45,286 62,397 1987 21/ 25,119 37,647 54,018 42,884 61,532 1986 24,015 35,848 53,314 40,751 60,606 1985 20/ 23,304 34,084 51,633 38,865 58,875 1984 19/ 23,303 32,260 50,610 36,324 56,986 1983 22,667 30,357 49,681 33,711 55,170 1982 22,016 28,628 48,811 31,940 54,458 1981 22,162 27,312 49,410 29,910 54,110 1980 21,995 25,108 49,728 27,497 54,459 1979 18/ 21,736 23,080 50,838 25,356 55,852 1978 20,913 20,745 50,095 22,979 55,490 1977 20,086 19,019 49,052 20,964 54,069 1976 17/ 19,706 17,643 48,414 19,298 52,956 1975 16/ 19,146 16,360 47,450 17,803 51,635 1974 16/15/ 19,376 15,166 47,631 16,688 52,411 1973 19,653 14,077 48,613 15,414 53,231 1972 14/ 19,093 12,998 47,718 14,241 52,281 1971 13/ 18,469 11,973 45,281 13,150 49,732 1970 18,269 11,450 45,190 12,584 49,666 1969 17,953 10,885 45,032 11,824 48,917 1968 17,735 10,001 43,240 10,872 47,006 1967 12/ 17,211 9,257 41,567 10,236 45,963 Three Earners 1998 5,678 $71,374 $71,374 $86,585 $86,585 1997 5,618 69,239 70,317 81,407 82,675 1996 5,713 65,008 67,535 75,946 78,899 1995 25/ 5,438 64,742 69,245 74,778 79,979 1994 24/ 5,642 62,412 68,645 71,000 78,090 1993 23/ 5,486 58,651 66,160 67,498 76,140 1992 22/ 5,397 57,247 66,509 64,684 75,150 1991 5,658 56,583 67,717 63,100 75,516 1990 5,770 54,632 68,133 61,103 76,203 1989 5,832 52,582 69,120 59,715 78,496 1988 5,798 49,927 68,792 55,435 76,381 1987 21/ 5,626 48,520 69,619 54,259 77,854 1986 5,631 45,251 67,298 50,779 75,520 1985 20/ 5,564 42,821 64,868 47,770 72,365 1984 19/ 5,317 40,374 63,339 44,681 70,096 1983 4,914 38,025 62,230 42,175 69,021 1982 4,870 36,824 62,786 40,009 68,216 1981 4,965 35,156 63,601 38,027 68,795 1980 5,012 32,522 64,412 35,527 70,363 1979 18/ 5,125 29,995 66,070 32,944 72,566 1978 4,883 26,150 63,147 29,280 70,706 1977 4,988 24,058 62,048 26,188 67,542 1976 17/ 4,703 22,265 61,098 24,698 67,774 1975 16/ 4,835 21,005 60,922 22,672 65,757 1974 16/15/ 4,755 19,612 61,595 21,216 66,632 1973 4,633 18,586 64,185 19,493 67,317 1972 14/ 4,675 17,469 64,132 18,540 68,064 1971 13/ 4,706 15,610 59,036 16,638 62,923 1970 4,716 14,795 58,392 15,928 62,864 1969 4,664 13,978 57,828 15,202 62,892 1968 4,539 12,658 54,728 13,851 59,886 1967 12/ 4,484 11,652 52,322 12,795 57,454 Four Earners or More 1998 1,846 $91,307 $91,307 $101,529 $101,529 1997 1,824 87,747 89,114 102,328 103,922 1996 1,931 80,110 83,225 92,098 95,679 1995 25/ 1,914 76,314 81,622 86,428 92,439 1994 24/ 1,809 76,272 83,889 86,042 94,635 1993 23/ 1,882 73,269 82,649 81,238 91,639 1992 22/ 1,895 69,986 81,309 79,145 91,950 1991 2,019 70,354 84,197 76,048 91,012 1990 2,100 67,753 84,497 74,269 92,623 1989 2,236 66,890 87,928 73,886 97,124 1988 2,255 65,853 90,736 71,620 98,682 1987 21/ 2,385 60,840 87,297 66,980 96,107 1986 2,338 57,037 84,827 63,765 94,833 1985 20/ 2,227 52,382 79,352 58,487 88,600 1984 19/ 2,263 51,309 80,494 55,587 87,206 1983 2,312 48,540 79,438 52,506 85,928 1982 2,424 45,052 76,815 48,587 82,842 1981 2,484 42,879 77,572 45,395 82,124 1980 2,421 40,416 80,046 42,730 84,629 1979 18/ 2,554 36,881 81,238 39,616 87,262 1978 2,640 29,430 71,068 35,374 85,422 1977 2,514 27,689 71,413 32,136 82,882 1976 17/ 2,597 25,986 71,308 28,827 79,104 1975 16/ 2,183 24,203 70,197 26,391 76,543 1974 16/15/ 2,435 23,106 72,568 25,165 79,035 1973 2,311 21,672 74,842 23,191 80,088 1972 14/ 2,038 20,081 73,721 21,339 78,339 1971 13/ 1,991 18,457 69,803 19,501 73,751 1970 2,062 17,311 68,322 18,009 71,077 1969 2,038 16,243 67,198 16,996 70,313 1968 1,876 14,566 62,978 15,487 66,960 1967 12/ 1,769 13,778 61,868 15,220 68,343 ---------------------------------------------------------- See separate page for "Footnotes". See separate page for "Suggested Citations". SOURCE: March Current Population Survey PREPARED BY: Income Statistics Branch/HHES Division U.S. Bureau of the Census U.S. Department of Commerce Washington, D.C. 20233-8500 (301) 457-3242 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go to Historical Income and Poverty Tables Go to Income 1998 Go to Income Statistics Go to Poverty Statistics Last Revised: Monday, 04-Oct-99 14:20:56 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]