[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Families ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table F-3A. Mean Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of White Families: 1966 to 1998 (Families as of March of the following year. Income in current and 1998 CPI-U adjusted dollars 1/2/) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Top Year Lowest Second Third Fourth Highest 5 fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent --------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Dollars 1998 $14,217 $31,702 $48,933 $70,769 $146,296 $258,617 1997 13,598 30,316 46,755 67,787 139,504 246,176 1996 13,097 29,059 44,784 64,272 129,773 225,126 1995 25/ 12,861 27,956 42,749 61,662 122,754 209,373 1994 24/ 11,945 26,586 40,884 59,491 119,685 206,390 1993 23/ 11,457 25,543 39,280 57,005 114,603 198,323 1992 22/ 11,318 25,275 38,663 55,122 101,813 160,422 1991 11,407 24,997 37,773 53,913 98,313 152,297 1990 11,356 24,737 37,011 52,513 97,076 152,658 1989 10,902 23,873 35,943 50,881 95,453 153,206 1988 10,261 22,455 33,856 47,814 87,204 136,694 1987 21/ 9,837 21,572 32,494 45,760 83,018 130,278 1986 9,389 20,512 30,895 43,488 77,848 118,114 1985 20/ 8,906 19,444 29,235 41,336 73,032 108,960 1984 8,602 18,651 27,909 39,247 67,781 97,856 1983 19/ 7,993 17,363 25,945 36,419 62,695 89,991 1982 7,773 16,678 24,720 34,653 59,310 84,244 1981 7,668 15,942 23,686 32,802 54,691 76,137 1980 7,203 14,995 22,016 30,137 50,429 71,581 1979 18/ 6,764 13,943 20,428 27,715 47,365 69,970 1978 6,048 12,574 18,415 25,025 42,304 61,965 1977 5,587 11,511 16,814 22,864 38,321 55,765 1976 17/ 5,235 10,683 15,552 20,996 35,220 51,622 1975 16/ 4,790 9,816 14,260 19,330 32,428 47,568 1974 16/15/ 4,647 9,439 13,453 18,218 30,582 44,474 1973 4,159 8,703 12,463 16,817 28,705 43,431 1972 14/ 3,808 8,019 11,464 15,484 26,791 41,126 1971 13/ 3,499 7,420 10,577 14,173 24,353 37,224 1970 3,355 7,193 10,151 13,558 23,265 35,530 1969 3,249 6,961 9,728 12,898 22,028 33,981 1968 3,016 6,360 8,878 11,746 20,041 31,049 1967 12/ 2,697 5,848 8,183 10,865 19,110 30,277 1966 11/ 2,585 5,568 7,750 10,261 17,482 26,936 1998 Dollars 1998 $14,217 $31,702 $48,933 $70,769 $146,296 $258,617 1997 13,810 30,788 47,483 68,843 141,677 250,010 1996 13,606 30,189 46,525 66,771 134,818 233,878 1995 25/ 13,756 29,900 45,722 65,951 131,292 223,936 1994 24/ 13,138 29,241 44,967 65,432 131,637 227,001 1993 23/ 12,924 28,813 44,309 64,303 129,275 223,714 1992 22/ 13,149 29,364 44,919 64,041 118,286 186,378 1991 13,652 29,916 45,206 64,521 117,658 182,264 1990 14,162 30,850 46,158 65,491 121,066 190,385 1989 14,331 31,381 47,248 66,884 125,474 201,392 1988 14,138 30,940 46,649 65,881 120,154 188,344 1987 21/ 14,115 30,953 46,624 65,659 119,119 186,931 1986 13,964 30,506 45,948 64,676 115,778 175,662 1985 20/ 13,491 29,455 44,287 62,619 110,634 165,060 1984 13,495 29,260 43,784 61,571 106,336 153,518 1983 19/ 13,081 28,415 42,460 59,601 102,603 147,274 1982 13,253 28,436 42,148 59,084 101,125 143,638 1981 13,872 28,841 42,850 59,342 98,942 137,740 1980 14,266 29,698 43,604 59,688 99,878 141,770 1979 18/ 14,899 30,712 44,997 61,048 104,331 154,123 1978 14,605 30,364 44,469 60,431 102,156 149,634 1977 14,410 29,688 43,365 58,969 98,834 143,824 1976 17/ 14,365 29,315 42,676 57,615 96,647 141,656 1975 16/ 13,893 28,470 41,359 56,064 94,053 137,964 1974 16/15/ 14,595 29,645 42,251 57,216 96,048 139,677 1973 14,363 30,055 43,040 58,076 99,130 149,984 1972 14/ 13,980 29,439 42,086 56,844 98,354 150,981 1971 13/ 13,233 28,062 40,001 53,601 92,101 140,778 1970 13,241 28,389 40,063 53,510 91,821 140,227 1969 13,441 28,798 40,245 53,360 91,131 140,581 1968 13,040 27,498 38,385 50,785 86,649 134,244 1967 12/ 12,110 26,260 36,745 48,788 85,811 135,955 1966 11/ 11,970 25,784 35,888 47,515 80,954 124,732 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14:21:33 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]