[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Households ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table H-9A. Type of Household--White Households by Median and Mean Income: 1980 to 1998 (Households as of March of the following year. Income in current and 1998 CPI-U adjusted dollars1/) ------------------------------------------------------------ Median income Mean income Type of ------------------------------------ household Number Current 1998 Current 1998 and year (thous.) dollars dollars dollars dollars ------------------------------------------------------------ ALL HOUSEHOLDS 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 FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS 1998 60,068 $49,781 $49,781 $63,210 $63,210 1997 59,511 47,454 48,193 60,317 61,256 1996 58,934 45,382 47,146 56,839 59,049 1995 25/ 58,869 43,265 46,274 54,207 57,977 1994 24/ 58,437 41,334 45,462 52,198 57,411 1993 23/ 57,870 39,841 44,942 50,052 56,460 1992 22/ 57,669 39,086 45,410 46,890 54,477 1991 57,224 38,229 45,751 45,712 54,707 1990 56,803 37,219 46,417 44,903 56,000 1989 56,590 36,325 47,750 43,803 57,580 1988 56,492 34,222 47,153 40,603 55,945 1987 21/ 56,086 32,678 46,888 38,811 55,688 1986 55,676 31,044 46,169 36,676 54,546 1985 20/ 54,991 29,404 44,543 34,605 52,422 1984 19/ 54,400 27,913 43,790 32,648 51,219 1983 53,934 25,926 42,429 30,072 49,214 1982 53,407 24,763 42,221 28,764 49,043 1981 53,269 23,677 42,834 27,085 49,000 1980 52,710 22,024 43,620 25,074 49,661 --Married-Couple Families 1998 48,456 $54,845 $54,845 $68,999 $68,999 1997 48,066 52,199 53,012 65,820 66,845 1996 47,650 50,302 52,258 62,095 64,509 1995 25/ 47,873 47,608 50,919 59,033 63,139 1994 24/ 47,899 45,555 50,104 56,896 62,578 1993 23/ 47,443 43,785 49,391 54,363 61,323 1992 22/ 47,383 42,589 49,480 50,625 58,816 1991 47,124 41,584 49,766 49,285 58,983 1990 47,014 40,433 50,425 48,250 60,174 1989 46,981 39,328 51,697 46,868 61,609 1988 46,877 36,883 50,819 43,471 59,897 1987 21/ 46,510 35,493 50,927 41,521 59,577 1986 46,410 33,500 49,822 39,362 58,540 1985 20/ 45,924 31,660 47,961 36,991 56,037 1984 19/ 45,643 30,123 47,257 34,746 54,510 1983 45,529 27,736 45,391 32,008 52,383 1982 45,252 26,493 45,171 30,578 52,136 1981 45,007 25,513 46,156 28,807 52,115 1980 44,860 23,535 46,612 26,567 52,618 --Male Householder, No Wife Present 1998 3,086 $41,384 $41,384 $50,340 $50,340 1997 3,137 38,511 39,111 48,146 48,896 1996 2,944 36,938 38,374 44,646 46,382 1995 25/ 2,712 35,129 37,572 42,329 45,273 1994 24/ 2,507 32,227 35,445 39,365 43,296 1993 23/ 2,297 31,177 35,169 38,983 43,974 1992 22/ 2,418 32,113 37,309 39,143 45,476 1991 2,374 31,634 37,859 38,355 45,902 1990 2,276 32,869 40,992 38,412 47,905 1989 2,303 32,218 42,351 39,786 52,299 1988 2,274 30,689 42,285 36,430 50,195 1987 21/ 2,279 28,086 40,299 34,310 49,230 1986 2,038 27,464 40,845 32,252 47,966 1985 20/ 1,956 25,799 39,082 30,743 46,572 1984 19/ 1,816 26,018 40,817 30,141 47,286 1983 1,621 24,295 39,760 28,088 45,967 1982 1,648 22,478 38,325 25,298 43,134 1981 1,642 21,117 38,203 24,693 44,672 1980 1,584 19,772 39,160 22,621 44,802 --Female Householder, No Husband Present 1998 8,526 $27,542 $27,542 $34,965 $34,965 1997 8,308 25,670 26,070 33,075 33,590 1996 8,339 24,375 25,323 31,116 32,326 1995 25/ 8,284 24,431 26,130 30,207 32,308 1994 24/ 8,031 22,605 24,862 28,183 30,997 1993 23/ 8,130 21,583 24,346 28,022 31,610 1992 22/ 7,868 21,756 25,276 26,780 31,113 1991 7,726 21,213 25,387 26,181 31,333 1990 7,512 20,867 26,024 25,921 32,327 1989 7,306 20,164 26,506 25,361 33,337 1988 7,342 18,685 25,745 23,582 32,493 1987 21/ 7,297 18,083 25,947 22,945 32,923 1986 7,227 16,607 24,698 20,675 30,748 1985 20/ 7,111 16,544 25,062 20,256 30,685 1984 19/ 6,941 15,874 24,903 19,510 30,608 1983 6,784 14,353 23,489 17,552 28,725 1982 6,507 13,940 23,768 17,033 29,042 1981 6,620 13,076 23,656 15,976 28,902 1980 6,266 12,327 24,414 15,000 29,708 NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS 1998 27,144 $24,582 $24,582 $34,283 $34,283 1997 26,596 22,380 22,729 33,073 33,588 1996 26,125 21,536 22,373 31,296 32,513 1995 25/ 25,642 20,585 22,017 29,563 31,619 1994 24/ 25,300 19,783 21,759 28,486 31,331 1993 23/ 24,518 19,639 22,153 27,314 30,811 1992 22/ 24,126 18,436 21,419 25,545 29,678 1991 24,451 18,461 22,094 25,037 29,964 1990 24,166 18,449 23,008 24,830 30,966 1989 23,573 17,715 23,287 24,208 31,822 1988 23,242 16,932 23,330 22,987 31,673 1987 21/ 22,433 15,696 22,522 21,252 30,494 1986 21,608 14,855 22,093 20,096 29,887 1985 20/ 21,585 14,391 21,800 19,187 29,066 1984 19/ 20,928 13,590 21,320 18,066 28,342 1983 20,442 12,478 20,421 16,912 27,677 1982 19,776 11,856 20,215 15,984 27,253 1981 19,576 10,914 19,745 14,645 26,494 1980 19,162 9,871 19,550 13,218 26,179 --Male Householder 1998 11,995 $31,659 $31,659 $42,058 $42,058 1997 11,725 30,009 30,476 40,196 40,822 1996 11,481 28,520 29,629 38,833 40,343 1995 25/ 11,367 26,898 28,769 36,653 39,202 1994 24/ 11,093 25,756 28,328 35,067 38,569 1993 23/ 10,602 25,717 29,009 33,926 38,269 1992 22/ 10,343 24,575 28,551 31,534 36,636 1991 10,476 24,531 29,358 31,110 37,231 1990 10,312 23,778 29,654 30,897 38,533 1989 9,951 23,799 31,284 30,696 40,350 1988 10,013 22,196 30,583 28,359 39,075 1987 21/ 9,574 21,150 30,347 26,591 38,154 ----Male Householder Living Alone 1998 9,028 $27,096 $27,096 $36,311 $36,311 1997 9,018 25,415 25,811 34,890 35,433 1996 8,730 25,098 26,074 34,458 35,798 1995 25/ 8,728 23,552 25,190 32,167 34,404 1994 24/ 8,453 22,153 24,365 30,266 33,289 1993 23/ 8,023 22,383 25,249 29,049 32,768 1992 22/ 7,868 21,110 24,526 27,857 32,364 1991 8,029 21,126 25,283 26,949 32,252 1990 7,963 20,900 26,065 26,754 33,366 1989 7,718 20,644 27,137 27,092 35,613 1988 7,716 19,584 26,984 24,703 34,037 1987 21/ 7,400 18,202 26,117 22,847 32,782 1986 6,946 17,325 25,766 21,764 32,368 1985 20/ 7,000 17,267 26,157 21,083 31,938 1984 19/ 6,681 16,087 25,238 19,976 31,339 1983 6,377 15,049 24,628 18,587 30,418 1982 6,373 14,756 25,159 17,828 30,397 1981 6,304 13,832 25,023 16,986 30,729 1980 6,058 12,274 24,309 15,302 30,307 --Female Householder 1998 15,150 $19,239 $19,239 $28,128 $28,128 1997 14,871 17,997 18,277 27,456 27,884 1996 14,644 16,765 17,417 25,387 26,374 1995 25/ 14,275 16,325 17,460 23,917 25,581 1994 24/ 14,207 15,521 17,071 23,348 25,680 1993 23/ 13,916 15,330 17,293 22,276 25,128 1992 22/ 13,783 14,842 17,243 21,050 24,456 1991 13,975 14,790 17,700 20,484 24,515 1990 13,853 14,629 18,244 20,314 25,334 1989 13,622 14,205 18,673 19,469 25,592 1988 13,229 13,548 18,667 18,922 26,072 1987 21/ 12,858 12,231 17,550 17,277 24,790 ----Female Householder Living Alone 1998 13,148 $16,960 $16,960 $24,063 $24,063 1997 12,980 15,818 16,064 23,540 23,907 1996 12,783 14,890 15,469 21,771 22,617 1995 25/ 12,465 14,667 15,687 20,668 22,106 1994 24/ 12,547 13,912 15,301 20,415 22,454 1993 23/ 12,180 13,468 15,192 18,926 21,349 1992 22/ 12,232 13,357 15,518 18,246 21,198 1991 12,490 13,317 15,937 18,172 21,748 1990 12,356 13,094 16,330 17,807 22,208 1989 12,161 12,582 16,539 17,129 22,516 1988 11,798 12,115 16,693 16,601 22,874 1987 21/ 11,525 11,176 16,036 15,289 21,938 1986 11,276 10,430 15,512 14,243 21,183 1985 20/ 11,337 10,138 15,358 13,751 20,831 1984 19/ 11,196 9,965 15,633 13,327 20,908 1983 11,061 9,454 15,472 12,387 20,272 1982 10,529 8,476 14,452 11,331 19,320 1981 10,490 7,808 14,125 10,243 18,531 1980 10,366 6,927 13,719 9,124 18,071 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 15:23:36 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]