[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Families ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table F-7A. Type of Family--White Families by Median and Mean Income: 1967 to 1998 (Families as of March of the following year. Income in current and 1998 CPI-U adjusted dollars1/) ---------------------------------------------------------- Median income Mean income Type of ------------------------------------ family Number Current 1998 Current 1998 and year (thous.) dollars dollars dollars dollars ---------------------------------------------------------- ALL FAMILIES 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 57,225 37,782 45,216 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 55,676 30,809 45,820 36,416 54,159 1985 20/ 54,991 29,152 44,161 34,375 52,074 1984 19/ 54,400 27,686 43,434 32,422 50,864 1983 53,934 25,757 42,153 29,875 48,892 1982 53,407 24,603 41,949 28,603 48,769 1981 53,269 23,517 42,545 26,934 48,726 1980 52,710 21,904 43,382 24,939 49,393 1979 18/ 52,243 20,439 45,021 23,232 51,173 1978 50,910 18,368 44,355 20,860 50,373 1977 50,530 16,740 43,174 18,997 48,995 1976 17/ 50,083 15,537 42,635 17,525 48,090 1975 16/ 49,873 14,268 41,382 16,111 46,728 1974 16/15/ 49,440 13,408 42,110 15,252 47,901 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 8,234 36,974 9,116 40,934 MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES 1998 48,461 $54,736 $54,736 $68,855 $68,855 1997 48,070 52,098 52,909 65,651 66,674 1996 47,650 50,190 52,141 61,965 64,374 1995 25/ 47,877 47,539 50,846 58,926 63,025 1994 24/ 47,905 45,474 50,015 56,793 62,465 1993 23/ 47,452 43,675 49,267 54,238 61,182 1992 22/ 47,383 42,504 49,381 50,539 58,716 1991 47,124 41,506 49,673 49,187 58,865 1990 47,014 40,331 50,298 48,136 60,032 1989 46,981 39,208 51,540 46,744 61,446 1988 46,877 36,840 50,760 43,399 59,797 1987 21/ 46,510 35,434 50,843 41,458 59,486 1986 46,410 33,426 49,712 39,284 58,424 1985 20/ 45,924 31,602 47,873 36,911 55,915 1984 19/ 45,643 30,058 47,155 34,672 54,394 1983 45,529 27,691 45,318 31,941 52,273 1982 45,252 26,443 45,086 30,518 52,034 1981 45,007 25,474 46,085 28,764 52,037 1980 44,860 23,501 46,545 26,528 52,540 1979 18/ 44,751 21,754 47,918 24,631 54,255 1978 43,636 19,638 47,422 22,112 53,396 1977 43,423 17,916 46,207 20,125 51,905 1976 17/ 43,397 16,501 45,281 18,526 50,837 1975 16/ 43,311 15,125 43,868 16,992 49,283 1974 16/15/ 43,049 14,183 44,544 16,050 50,408 1973 42,894 13,297 45,920 14,895 51,438 1972 14/ 42,585 12,137 44,557 13,741 50,446 1971 13/ 42,039 11,191 42,323 12,570 47,539 1970 41,092 10,723 42,321 12,013 47,412 1969 40,802 10,241 42,368 11,431 47,291 1968 40,354 9,339 40,378 10,435 45,117 1967 12/ 39,821 8,629 38,747 9,710 43,601 --Wife in Paid Labor Force 1998 31,012 $64,012 $64,012 $77,804 $77,804 1997 29,344 61,441 62,398 (NA) (NA) 1996 29,308 58,995 61,289 (NA) (NA) 1995 25/ 29,003 56,409 60,332 (NA) (NA) 1994 24/ 29,045 53,977 59,367 (NA) (NA) 1993 23/ 28,539 51,630 58,240 (NA) (NA) 1992 22/ 27,768 50,466 58,631 (NA) (NA) 1991 27,463 48,802 58,405 (NA) (NA) 1990 27,008 47,247 58,923 (NA) (NA) 1989 26,829 45,803 60,209 (NA) (NA) 1988 26,402 43,182 59,498 (NA) (NA) 1987 21/ 25,709 41,351 59,333 (NA) (NA) 1986 25,202 38,972 57,960 $44,404 $66,039 1985 20/ 24,305 36,992 56,038 41,818 63,349 1984 19/ 23,979 35,176 55,185 39,170 61,451 1983 23,347 32,569 53,301 36,342 59,475 1982 22,692 30,801 52,516 34,280 58,448 1981 22,252 29,713 53,754 32,283 58,403 1980 22,138 27,238 53,946 29,734 58,890 1979 18/ 21,621 25,236 55,587 27,698 61,010 1978 20,624 22,372 54,024 24,775 59,827 1977 19,662 20,518 52,918 22,518 58,076 1976 17/ 19,272 19,046 52,264 20,764 56,979 1975 16/ 18,609 17,550 50,901 18,963 54,999 1974 16/15/ 18,283 16,488 51,783 17,827 55,988 1973 17,470 15,654 54,059 16,763 57,889 1972 14/ 16,899 14,148 51,940 15,406 56,558 1971 13/ 16,367 13,098 49,535 14,160 53,552 1970 15,651 12,543 49,504 13,603 53,687 1969 15,562 11,886 49,173 12,873 53,256 1968 14,862 10,967 47,417 11,795 50,997 1967 12/ 14,134 10,232 45,945 11,094 49,816 --Wife Not in Paid Labor Force 1998 17,449 $36,170 $36,170 $52,949 $52,949 1997 18,726 36,343 36,909 (NA) (NA) 1996 18,342 34,213 35,543 (NA) (NA) 1995 25/ 18,873 33,060 35,359 (NA) (NA) 1994 24/ 18,860 31,747 34,917 (NA) (NA) 1993 23/ 18,913 30,878 34,831 (NA) (NA) 1992 22/ 19,615 30,848 35,839 (NA) (NA) 1991 19,661 30,792 36,851 (NA) (NA) 1990 20,006 30,781 38,388 (NA) (NA) 1989 20,153 29,689 39,027 (NA) (NA) 1988 20,475 27,958 38,522 (NA) (NA) 1987 21/ 20,801 27,376 39,281 (NA) (NA) 1986 21,208 26,421 39,294 $33,201 $49,377 1985 20/ 21,618 25,307 38,337 31,394 47,558 1984 19/ 21,664 24,246 38,038 29,694 46,584 1983 22,182 22,359 36,592 27,309 44,692 1982 22,560 21,849 37,253 26,735 45,584 1981 22,755 20,880 37,774 25,323 45,812 1980 22,722 19,430 38,482 23,403 46,351 1979 18/ 23,130 18,158 39,997 21,765 47,942 1978 23,012 16,533 39,924 19,725 47,632 1977 23,761 15,389 39,690 18,144 46,795 1976 17/ 24,125 14,289 39,211 16,739 45,934 1975 16/ 24,702 13,042 37,826 15,508 44,979 1974 16/15/ 24,766 12,480 39,195 14,739 46,290 1973 25,424 11,716 40,460 13,612 47,008 1972 14/ 25,686 10,806 39,671 12,645 46,422 1971 13/ 25,671 9,976 37,728 11,557 43,707 1970 25,441 9,531 37,616 11,035 43,552 1969 25,240 9,111 37,693 10,543 43,617 1968 25,492 8,393 36,288 9,643 41,693 1967 12/ 25,687 7,783 34,948 8,949 40,184 MALE HOUSEHOLDER, WIFE ABSENT 1998 3,087 $37,798 $37,798 $45,705 $45,705 1997 3,137 34,802 35,344 44,500 45,193 1996 2,944 32,439 33,700 41,217 42,819 1995 25/ 2,712 31,461 33,649 39,009 41,722 1994 24/ 2,508 29,460 32,402 36,434 40,072 1993 23/ 2,298 28,269 31,888 35,801 40,385 1992 22/ 2,418 29,382 34,136 35,969 41,789 1991 2,374 28,924 34,615 35,846 42,899 1990 2,276 30,570 38,125 36,280 45,246 1989 2,303 30,487 40,076 37,219 48,925 1988 2,274 28,935 39,868 34,638 47,726 1987 21/ 2,279 26,513 38,042 32,382 46,464 1986 2,038 26,247 39,035 30,744 45,723 1985 20/ 1,956 24,190 36,645 29,041 43,993 1984 19/ 1,816 25,110 39,393 28,715 45,049 1983 1,621 23,208 37,981 26,653 43,619 1982 1,648 21,416 36,515 24,216 41,289 1981 1,642 20,421 36,944 23,526 42,561 1980 1,584 18,731 37,098 21,680 42,939 1979 18/ 1,441 17,661 38,902 20,975 46,202 1978 1,355 16,914 40,844 19,883 48,014 1977 1,278 15,630 40,312 17,415 44,915 1976 17/ 1,219 13,530 37,128 15,530 42,616 1975 16/ 1,182 13,793 40,005 15,350 44,520 1974 16/15/ 1,182 12,431 39,041 14,055 44,142 1973 1,172 11,585 40,008 21,879 75,557 1972 14/ 1,220 10,935 40,144 12,257 44,998 1971 13/ 1,113 9,208 34,824 10,368 39,211 1970 1,056 9,524 37,589 10,948 43,209 1969 1,036 8,818 36,481 10,113 41,838 1968 1,028 7,629 32,985 8,455 36,556 1967 12/ 985 7,353 33,018 8,408 37,755 FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER, HUSBAND ABSENT 1998 8,529 $25,175 $25,175 $31,651 $31,651 1997 8,308 22,999 23,357 30,195 30,665 1996 8,339 22,373 23,243 28,526 29,635 1995 25/ 8,284 22,068 23,603 27,570 29,488 1994 24/ 8,031 20,795 22,872 26,151 28,763 1993 23/ 8,131 20,000 22,561 26,195 29,549 1992 22/ 7,868 19,922 23,145 24,919 28,951 1991 7,727 19,552 23,399 24,303 29,085 1990 7,512 19,528 24,354 24,479 30,529 1989 7,306 18,946 24,905 23,866 31,372 1988 7,342 17,672 24,349 22,356 30,803 1987 21/ 7,297 17,013 24,411 21,779 31,250 1986 7,227 15,716 23,373 19,598 29,147 1985 20/ 7,111 15,825 23,973 19,468 29,491 1984 19/ 6,941 15,134 23,742 18,596 29,174 1983 6,784 13,761 22,521 16,777 27,456 1982 6,507 13,496 23,011 16,397 27,957 1981 6,620 12,508 22,628 15,341 27,753 1980 6,266 11,908 23,584 14,388 28,496 1979 18/ 6,052 11,432 25,181 13,419 29,558 1978 5,918 9,911 23,933 11,849 28,613 1977 5,828 8,799 22,694 10,947 28,234 1976 17/ 5,467 8,226 22,573 10,017 27,488 1975 16/ 5,380 7,651 22,191 9,183 26,634 1974 16/15/ 5,208 7,405 23,257 8,923 28,024 1973 4,853 6,560 22,654 8,003 27,637 1972 14/ 4,672 6,213 22,809 7,543 27,692 1971 13/ 4,489 5,842 22,094 7,030 26,587 1970 4,386 5,754 22,709 6,773 26,731 1969 4,185 5,500 22,754 6,497 26,878 1968 4,053 5,160 22,310 6,087 26,318 1967 12/ 4,008 4,879 21,908 5,823 26,147 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 14:21:56 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]