[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Families ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table F-1A. Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of White Families: 1947 to 1998 (Families as of March of the following year. Income in current and 1998 CPI-U adjusted dollars1/2/) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upper limit of each fifth (dollars) Lower Race ------------------------------------ limit of and top 5 year Number percent (thous.) Lowest Second Third Fourth (dollars) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Dollars 1998 60,077 $23,916 $40,000 $58,450 $86,000 $149,920 1997 59,515 22,576 38,258 55,783 82,442 142,400 1996 58,934 21,729 36,520 53,304 77,420 132,200 1995 25/ 58,872 20,916 35,046 51,000 75,000 127,196 1994 24/ 58,444 19,946 33,406 49,228 72,200 124,090 1993 23/ 57,881 19,027 32,030 47,300 69,050 117,278 1992 22/ 57,669 18,864 31,784 46,014 66,004 109,185 1991 57,224 18,922 31,000 44,874 64,950 106,119 1990 56,803 18,656 30,660 43,986 63,020 105,000 1989 56,590 17,938 29,888 42,450 61,039 101,354 1988 56,492 16,814 28,000 40,000 57,350 93,900 1987 21/ 56,086 16,173 27,000 38,290 54,829 89,261 1986 55,676 15,327 25,572 36,489 52,000 86,000 1985 20/ 54,991 14,683 24,236 34,682 49,824 81,131 1984 54,400 14,004 23,250 33,004 46,959 76,615 1983 19/ 53,890 13,010 21,542 30,500 43,300 71,400 1982 53,407 12,590 20,600 29,076 41,476 67,812 1981 53,269 12,032 19,983 27,834 38,903 61,384 1980 52,710 11,460 18,560 25,600 35,643 56,163 1979 18/ 52,243 10,713 17,220 23,729 32,510 52,300 1978 50,910 9,600 15,510 21,389 29,500 47,135 1977 50,530 8,752 14,200 19,592 26,800 42,413 1976 17/ 50,083 8,160 13,100 18,000 24,676 38,614 1975 16/ 49,873 7,500 12,040 16,518 22,759 35,449 1974 16/15/ 49,440 7,300 11,472 15,578 21,316 33,580 1973 48,919 6,660 10,599 14,400 19,816 30,645 1972 14/ 48,477 6,124 9,815 13,224 18,158 28,500 1971 13/ 47,641 5,661 9,055 12,101 16,640 25,890 1970 46,535 5,500 8,727 11,691 15,929 24,941 1969 46,261 5,359 8,380 11,100 15,025 23,375 1968 45,437 5,000 7,640 10,097 13,700 21,000 1967 12/ 44,814 4,500 7,020 9,399 12,700 20,125 1966 11/ 44,110 4,270 6,700 8,924 12,000 18,514 1965 10/ 43,497 3,870 6,100 8,123 11,013 17,067 1964 43,081 3,586 5,800 7,800 10,500 16,056 1963 42,663 3,480 5,502 7,481 10,093 15,525 1962 9/ 42,437 3,300 5,281 7,040 9,800 15,159 1961 8/ 41,888 3,086 5,041 6,862 9,292 15,000 1960 41,123 3,025 5,000 6,585 9,000 13,964 1959 40,872 3,000 4,872 6,300 8,600 13,050 1958 40,236 2,855 4,518 5,984 8,000 12,035 1957 39,676 2,813 4,464 5,788 7,691 11,777 1956 39,498 2,729 4,310 5,641 7,568 11,733 1955 38,982 2,465 4,004 5,252 7,080 10,866 1954 38,185 2,235 3,741 4,982 6,747 10,646 1953 (NA) 2,354 3,808 5,036 6,727 10,437 1952 7/ (NA) 2,282 3,552 4,690 6,264 9,738 1951 (NA) 2,154 3,352 4,353 5,923 9,258 1950 (NA) 1,836 3,021 3,955 5,419 8,852 1949 6/ (NA) 1,715 2,784 3,677 5,151 8,272 1948 35,345 1,844 2,877 3,762 5,198 8,475 1947 5/ 34,120 1,756 2,692 3,589 5,052 8,304 1998 Dollars 1998 60,077 $23,916 $40,000 $58,450 $86,000 $149,920 1997 59,515 22,928 38,854 56,652 83,726 144,618 1996 58,934 22,574 37,940 55,376 80,430 137,340 1995 25/ 58,872 22,371 37,484 54,547 80,217 136,043 1994 24/ 58,444 21,938 36,742 54,144 79,410 136,482 1993 23/ 57,881 21,463 36,131 53,356 77,890 132,293 1992 22/ 57,669 21,916 36,927 53,459 76,683 126,851 1991 57,224 22,645 37,100 53,704 77,730 127,000 1990 56,803 23,266 38,237 54,856 78,594 130,949 1989 56,590 23,580 39,288 55,801 80,237 133,231 1988 56,492 23,167 38,580 55,114 79,020 129,380 1987 21/ 56,086 23,206 38,741 54,941 78,672 128,077 1986 55,676 22,795 38,031 54,267 77,336 127,901 1985 20/ 54,991 22,243 36,714 52,539 75,477 122,903 1984 54,400 21,970 36,475 51,777 73,670 120,195 1983 19/ 53,890 21,291 35,254 49,915 70,862 116,849 1982 53,407 21,466 35,123 49,575 70,717 115,621 1981 53,269 21,767 36,151 50,355 70,379 111,050 1980 52,710 22,697 36,759 50,702 70,593 111,234 1979 18/ 52,243 23,598 37,931 52,268 71,610 115,201 1978 50,910 23,182 37,454 51,650 71,237 113,822 1977 50,530 22,572 36,623 50,530 69,120 109,388 1976 17/ 50,083 22,392 35,948 49,394 67,714 105,961 1975 16/ 49,873 21,753 34,920 47,908 66,009 102,815 1974 16/15/ 49,440 22,927 36,030 48,925 66,946 105,463 1973 48,919 23,000 36,602 49,729 68,432 105,829 1972 14/ 48,477 22,482 36,033 48,548 66,661 104,628 1971 13/ 47,641 21,409 34,245 45,765 62,931 97,913 1970 46,535 21,707 34,443 46,141 62,867 98,435 1969 46,261 22,170 34,669 45,921 62,159 96,704 1968 45,437 21,618 33,032 43,655 59,233 90,796 1967 12/ 44,814 20,207 31,522 42,205 57,028 90,368 1966 11/ 44,110 19,773 31,026 41,324 55,568 85,732 1965 10/ 43,497 18,445 29,073 38,715 52,489 81,343 1964 43,081 17,345 28,053 37,727 50,786 77,660 1963 42,663 17,034 26,932 36,619 49,404 75,993 1962 9/ 42,437 16,399 26,244 34,985 48,701 75,333 1961 8/ 41,888 15,477 25,283 34,416 46,603 75,231 1960 41,123 15,313 25,311 33,334 45,559 70,687 1959 40,872 15,475 25,131 32,497 44,361 67,315 1958 40,236 14,821 23,453 31,063 41,529 62,475 1957 39,676 15,033 23,857 30,933 41,103 62,939 1956 39,498 15,028 23,734 31,064 41,675 64,611 1955 38,982 13,807 22,428 29,418 39,658 60,865 1954 38,185 12,476 20,883 27,810 37,663 59,428 1953 (NA) 13,231 21,404 28,306 37,810 58,663 1952 7/ (NA) 12,915 20,103 26,544 35,452 55,114 1951 (NA) 12,406 19,307 25,072 34,115 53,323 1950 (NA) 11,422 18,795 24,606 33,714 55,072 1949 6/ (NA) 10,793 17,521 23,141 32,417 52,059 1948 35,345 11,472 17,899 23,405 32,339 52,726 1947 5/ 34,120 11,828 18,132 24,174 34,028 55,932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- See separate page for "Footnotes". See separate page for "Suggested Citations". SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 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 14:21:02 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]