[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Households ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table H-6A. Regions--White Households by Median and Mean Income: 1975 to 1998 (Households as of March of the following year. Income in current and 1998 CPI-U adjusted dollars1/) ------------------------------------------------------------ Median income Mean income Region ------------------------------------ and Number Current 1998 Current 1998 year (thous.) dollars dollars dollars dollars ------------------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES 1998 87,212 $40,912 $40,912 $54,207 $54,207 1997 86,106 38,972 39,579 51,902 52,710 1996 85,059 37,161 38,606 48,994 50,899 1995 25/ 84,511 35,766 38,254 46,729 49,979 1994 24/ 83,737 34,028 37,426 45,034 49,531 1993 23/ 82,387 32,960 37,180 43,285 48,827 1992 22/ 81,795 32,209 37,420 40,594 47,162 1991 81,675 31,569 37,781 39,523 47,300 1990 80,968 31,231 38,949 38,912 48,528 1989 80,163 30,406 39,969 38,041 50,006 1988 79,734 28,781 39,656 35,468 48,870 1987 21/ 78,519 27,458 39,398 33,795 48,491 1986 77,284 26,175 38,928 32,040 47,651 1985 20/ 76,576 24,908 37,732 30,259 45,838 1984 19/ 75,328 23,647 37,098 28,597 44,863 1983 74,376 21,902 35,844 26,455 43,295 1982 73,182 21,117 36,005 25,311 43,156 1981 72,845 20,153 36,459 23,742 42,952 1980 71,872 18,684 37,005 21,913 43,400 1979 18/ 70,766 17,259 38,016 20,325 44,770 1978 68,028 15,660 37,816 18,387 44,401 1977 66,934 14,272 36,809 16,729 43,146 1976 17/ 65,353 13,289 36,466 15,496 42,523 1975 16/ 64,392 12,340 35,790 14,288 41,440 NORTHEAST 1998 16,901 $43,246 $43,246 $57,934 $57,934 1997 16,962 41,214 41,856 56,388 57,266 1996 16,848 40,120 41,680 53,920 56,016 1995 25/ 16,959 37,772 40,399 50,132 53,619 1994 24/ 16,962 36,477 40,120 49,838 54,815 1993 23/ 16,926 35,385 39,915 46,823 52,818 1992 22/ 16,882 34,599 40,197 43,527 50,569 1991 16,934 35,208 42,136 43,058 51,530 1990 16,870 34,387 42,885 42,479 52,977 1989 16,773 34,225 44,989 42,522 55,896 1988 17,014 31,578 43,510 38,653 53,258 1987 21/ 16,972 29,484 42,305 35,766 51,319 1986 16,749 27,523 40,933 33,973 50,526 1985 20/ 16,435 26,594 40,286 32,259 48,868 1984 19/ 16,244 24,766 38,853 29,702 46,597 1983 16,160 22,748 37,228 27,240 44,580 1982 16,037 21,363 36,424 25,508 43,492 1981 16,066 20,689 37,428 24,008 43,433 1980 15,912 19,126 37,880 22,211 43,990 1979 18/ 15,651 17,652 38,882 20,746 45,697 1978 15,464 16,031 38,712 18,677 45,101 1977 15,553 14,806 38,186 17,123 44,162 1976 17/ 15,277 13,588 37,287 15,611 42,838 1975 16/ 14,852 12,713 36,872 14,843 43,050 MIDWEST 1998 21,659 $42,218 $42,218 $54,210 $54,210 1997 21,465 40,040 40,664 50,955 51,749 1996 21,254 38,057 39,537 47,863 49,724 1995 25/ 21,095 37,220 39,809 46,864 50,124 1994 24/ 20,950 34,103 37,509 43,231 47,548 1993 23/ 20,586 33,010 37,236 40,963 46,207 1992 22/ 20,411 32,341 37,574 39,359 45,727 1991 20,710 31,177 37,312 38,033 45,517 1990 20,772 31,054 38,728 37,628 46,927 1989 20,339 29,948 39,367 36,389 47,834 1988 20,206 28,875 39,786 34,375 47,364 1987 21/ 20,057 26,844 38,517 32,406 46,498 1986 19,775 25,738 38,278 30,528 45,402 1985 20/ 19,648 24,493 37,104 28,916 43,804 1984 19/ 19,599 23,445 36,781 27,398 42,982 1983 19,480 21,775 35,636 25,762 42,161 1982 19,349 21,526 36,702 24,855 42,378 1981 19,261 20,385 36,879 23,462 42,445 1980 19,201 18,983 37,597 21,866 43,307 1979 18/ 18,944 17,869 39,360 20,518 45,195 1978 18,691 16,021 38,688 18,359 44,334 1977 18,487 14,757 38,060 16,874 43,520 1976 17/ 17,930 14,063 38,590 16,124 44,246 1975 16/ 17,613 12,906 37,432 14,576 42,276 SOUTH 1998 29,305 $38,489 $38,489 $51,637 $51,637 1997 28,948 36,681 37,252 49,568 50,340 1996 28,382 35,214 36,583 46,797 48,616 1995 25/ 28,297 32,917 35,207 43,814 46,861 1994 24/ 27,721 32,095 35,300 42,519 46,765 1993 23/ 27,170 30,820 34,766 40,897 46,133 1992 22/ 26,792 30,206 35,093 38,244 44,432 1991 26,582 29,525 35,335 37,202 44,522 1990 26,104 29,162 36,369 36,549 45,581 1989 26,155 27,887 36,658 35,666 46,884 1988 25,811 26,949 37,132 33,765 46,523 1987 21/ 25,170 26,326 37,774 32,571 46,735 1986 24,939 24,774 36,845 30,975 46,067 1985 20/ 24,798 23,213 35,165 28,945 43,848 1984 19/ 24,283 22,376 35,104 27,995 43,919 1983 23,782 21,094 34,521 25,892 42,373 1982 23,243 20,283 34,583 24,845 42,361 1981 23,052 19,083 34,523 23,133 41,850 1980 22,404 17,746 35,147 21,056 41,703 1979 18/ 22,099 16,201 35,686 19,286 42,481 1978 20,565 14,971 36,152 17,783 42,943 1977 20,065 13,474 34,751 16,160 41,678 1976 17/ 19,576 12,413 34,063 14,659 40,226 1975 16/ 19,491 11,479 33,293 13,512 39,190 WEST 1998 19,347 $41,122 $41,122 $54,838 $54,838 1997 18,767 39,479 40,094 52,540 53,358 1996 18,575 37,281 38,730 49,176 51,088 1995 25/ 18,160 36,390 38,921 47,939 51,273 1994 24/ 18,103 35,063 38,565 46,471 51,112 1993 23/ 17,705 34,565 38,990 46,269 52,193 1992 22/ 17,710 33,797 39,265 42,779 49,700 1991 17,449 32,404 38,780 41,394 49,539 1990 17,222 31,794 39,651 40,547 50,567 1989 16,896 31,406 41,284 39,257 51,604 1988 16,703 29,160 40,178 36,179 49,849 1987 21/ 16,321 28,370 40,707 35,338 50,705 1986 15,821 27,408 40,762 33,563 49,916 1985 20/ 15,696 26,019 39,415 31,920 48,355 1984 19/ 15,202 24,863 39,005 29,922 46,942 1983 14,953 22,593 36,974 27,405 44,850 1982 14,554 21,704 37,006 26,444 45,088 1981 14,465 20,823 37,671 24,793 44,853 1980 14,355 19,304 38,233 22,982 45,517 1979 18/ 14,072 17,810 39,230 21,232 46,768 1978 13,308 15,852 38,280 19,025 45,942 1977 12,829 14,314 36,917 16,930 43,664 1976 17/ 12,570 13,323 36,560 15,764 43,258 1975 16/ 12,436 12,395 35,950 14,435 41,867 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Friday, 01-Oct-99 15:23:28 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]