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Historical Income Tables - Families
Table F-12. Earners--Families, All Races
by Median and Mean Income: 1947 to 2007
(Families as of March of the following year. Income in current
and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
NOTE: From 1974 to 1988, income is for families with civilian
members. Data are not available for 4 or more earners before 1966.
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Median income Mean income
Number of ____________________ ____________________
earners Number Current 2007 Current 2007
and year (thous.) dollars dollars dollars dollars
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Total
2007 77,908 $61,355 $61,355 $78,845 $78,845
2006 78,454 58,407 60,064 77,315 79,508
2005 77,418 56,194 59,683 73,304 77,855
2004 35/ 76,866 54,061 59,342 70,389 77,266
2003 76,232 52,680 59,389 68,563 77,295
2002 75,616 51,680 59,563 66,970 77,185
2001 74,340 51,407 60,206 66,863 78,307
2000 30/ 73,778 50,732 61,083 65,773 79,193
1999 29/ 73,206 48,831 60,764 62,567 77,857
1998 71,551 46,737 59,372 59,589 75,698
1997 70,884 44,568 57,407 56,902 73,294
1996 70,241 42,300 55,663 53,676 70,632
1995 25/ 69,597 40,611 54,863 51,353 69,374
1994 24/ 69,313 38,782 53,653 49,340 68,260
1993 23/ 68,506 36,959 52,223 47,221 66,723
1992 22/ 68,216 36,573 52,955 44,221 64,029
1991 67,173 35,939 53,357 43,237 64,191
1990 66,322 35,353 54,369 42,652 65,594
1989 66,090 34,213 55,238 41,506 67,013
1988 65,837 32,191 54,215 38,608 65,023
1987 21/ 65,204 30,970 54,073 36,884 64,399
1986 64,491 29,458 53,171 34,924 63,037
1985 20/ 63,558 27,735 50,967 32,944 60,540
1984 19/ 62,706 26,433 50,243 31,052 59,022
1983 61,997 24,580 48,633 28,638 56,662
1982 61,393 23,433 48,342 27,391 56,508
1981 61,019 22,388 48,974 25,838 56,521
1980 60,309 21,023 50,366 23,974 57,436
1979 18/ 59,550 19,587 52,135 22,316 59,399
1978 57,804 17,640 51,450 20,091 58,599
1977 57,215 16,009 49,895 18,264 56,923
1976 17/ 56,710 14,958 49,562 16,870 55,897
1975 16/ 56,245 13,719 48,072 15,546 54,474
1974 16/15/ 55,698 12,902 48,925 14,711 55,785
1973 55,053 12,051 50,268 13,622 56,821
1972 14/ 54,373 11,116 49,270 12,625 55,958
1971 13/ 53,296 10,285 46,953 11,583 52,879
1970 52,227 9,867 47,019 11,106 52,923
1969 51,586 9,433 47,165 10,577 52,885
1968 50,823 8,632 45,085 9,670 50,506
1967 12/ 50,111 7,933 43,059 8,801 47,770
1966 11/ 49,214 7,532 42,160 8,395 46,990
1965 10/ 48,509 6,957 40,045 7,704 44,345
1964 47,956 6,569 38,393 7,336 42,875
1963 47,540 6,249 37,020 6,998 41,457
1962 9/ 47,059 5,956 35,771 6,670 40,059
1961 8/ 46,418 5,735 34,787 6,471 39,251
1960 45,539 5,620 34,432 6,227 38,151
1959 45,111 5,417 33,732 5,976 37,213
1958 44,232 5,087 31,938 5,565 34,939
1957 43,696 4,966 32,037 5,443 35,114
1956 43,497 4,780 31,849 5,341 35,587
1955 42,889 4,418 29,895 4,962 33,576
1954 41,951 4,167 28,072 4,684 31,555
1953 41,202 4,242 28,832 4,706 31,986
1952 7/ 41,832 3,890 26,618 4,457 30,498
1951 40,578 3,709 25,844 4,194 29,224
1950 39,929 3,319 24,954 3,815 28,683
1949 6/ 39,303 3,107 23,652 3,569 27,169
1948 38,624 3,187 23,962 3,671 27,600
1947 5/ 37,237 3,031 24,612 3,546 28,794
No Earners
2007 10,831 $24,875 $24,875 $32,989 $32,989
2006 11,185 24,564 25,261 31,839 32,742
2005 11,063 23,727 25,200 30,231 32,108
2004 35/ 10,970 22,336 24,518 29,099 31,942
2003 10,929 21,878 24,664 28,283 31,885
2002 10,421 21,917 25,260 27,770 32,006
2001 10,120 21,958 25,716 28,223 33,053
2000 30/ 9,676 21,944 26,421 27,879 33,567
1999 29/ 9,594 21,885 27,233 28,981 36,063
1998 9,692 20,689 26,282 27,221 34,580
1997 9,835 19,731 25,415 25,865 33,316
1996 9,947 18,088 23,802 23,831 31,359
1995 25/ 10,180 17,713 23,929 23,185 31,321
1994 24/ 10,306 16,445 22,751 21,185 29,309
1993 23/ 10,546 15,515 21,923 20,032 28,305
1992 22/ 10,330 15,379 22,268 19,765 28,618
1991 10,158 15,631 23,206 20,395 30,279
1990 9,519 15,047 23,140 20,239 31,125
1989 9,439 14,285 23,064 19,125 30,878
1988 9,438 13,729 23,122 17,817 30,007
1987 21/ 9,421 13,045 22,776 16,779 29,296
1986 9,391 12,506 22,573 16,588 29,941
1985 20/ 9,162 12,073 22,186 16,066 29,524
1984 19/ 9,221 11,377 21,625 15,491 29,445
1983 9,266 10,438 20,652 13,773 27,251
1982 8,943 9,911 20,446 13,153 27,135
1981 8,526 9,410 20,584 12,276 26,854
1980 8,050 8,562 20,512 11,006 26,368
1979 18/ 7,601 7,662 20,394 9,602 25,558
1978 7,028 6,718 19,594 8,453 24,655
1977 7,083 6,019 18,759 7,802 24,316
1976 17/ 6,906 5,689 18,850 7,271 24,092
1975 16/ 6,788 5,232 18,333 6,559 22,983
1974 16/15/ 6,170 4,925 18,676 6,109 23,166
1973 5,781 4,262 17,778 5,410 22,566
1972 14/ 5,383 3,862 17,118 4,800 21,275
1971 13/ 5,100 3,557 16,238 4,409 20,128
1970 4,691 3,289 15,673 4,128 19,671
1969 4,337 3,014 15,070 3,910 19,550
1968 4,146 2,831 14,786 3,520 18,385
1967 12/ 4,147 2,452 13,309 3,177 17,244
1966 11/ 4,073 2,304 12,896 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 4,073 2,283 13,141 (NA) (NA)
1964 3,727 2,144 12,531 (NA) (NA)
1963 3,687 1,973 11,688 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ 3,761 1,931 11,597 (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 3,635 1,829 11,094 (NA) (NA)
1960 3,306 1,797 11,010 (NA) (NA)
1959 3,351 1,682 10,474 (NA) (NA)
1958 3,181 1,570 9,857 (NA) (NA)
1957 2,721 1,456 9,393 (NA) (NA)
1956 2,614 1,394 9,288 (NA) (NA)
1955 2,604 1,294 8,756 (NA) (NA)
1954 3,000 1,168 7,868 (NA) (NA)
1953 (NA) 1,126 7,653 (NA) (NA)
1952 7/ 2,589 1,079 7,383 (NA) (NA)
1951 2,441 921 6,417 (NA) (NA)
1950 2,619 923 6,940 (NA) (NA)
1949 6/ 2,097 868 6,608 (NA) (NA)
1948 2,110 953 7,165 (NA) (NA)
1947 5/ 2,236 983 7,982 (NA) (NA)
One Earner
2007 24,963 $41,603 $41,603 $59,895 $59,895
2006 25,013 40,717 41,872 58,971 60,644
2005 24,642 39,368 41,812 56,423 59,926
2004 35/ 24,615 37,620 41,295 53,764 59,016
2003 24,168 36,661 41,330 52,744 59,461
2002 23,668 35,196 40,565 50,362 58,044
2001 22,518 34,517 40,425 50,991 59,718
2000 30/ 21,968 34,568 41,621 50,034 60,243
1999 29/ 21,694 32,412 40,333 46,780 58,212
1998 21,221 31,483 39,994 45,323 57,576
1997 20,494 30,204 38,905 42,848 55,191
1996 20,052 28,383 37,349 40,210 52,912
1995 25/ 19,894 28,423 38,398 39,109 52,834
1994 24/ 19,455 27,145 37,554 37,707 52,166
1993 23/ 19,301 26,193 37,011 36,168 51,105
1992 22/ 19,311 26,059 37,732 34,062 49,319
1991 18,500 25,960 38,541 33,728 50,074
1990 18,215 25,878 39,797 33,717 51,853
1989 18,146 25,226 40,728 32,534 52,527
1988 18,189 23,872 40,205 29,822 50,226
1987 21/ 18,133 23,111 40,351 29,145 50,887
1986 17,945 22,310 40,269 27,805 50,187
1985 20/ 18,217 21,190 38,940 26,146 48,047
1984 19/ 17,949 20,291 38,568 24,881 47,293
1983 18,459 19,409 38,402 23,217 45,936
1982 18,761 18,913 39,018 22,778 46,991
1981 18,555 17,626 38,557 21,320 46,638
1980 18,586 16,714 40,043 19,890 47,651
1979 18/ 18,236 15,585 41,483 18,734 49,865
1978 18,346 14,239 41,530 16,705 48,723
1977 18,621 13,148 40,978 15,501 48,312
1976 17/ 18,789 12,436 41,205 14,394 47,693
1975 16/ 19,466 11,568 40,535 13,592 47,627
1974 16/15/ 18,930 11,000 41,712 12,690 48,121
1973 19,604 10,243 42,726 11,858 49,462
1972 14/ 20,285 9,489 42,058 11,047 48,964
1971 13/ 20,104 8,752 39,955 10,119 46,195
1970 19,252 8,352 39,799 9,628 45,880
1969 19,251 8,104 40,520 9,310 46,550
1968 19,310 7,451 38,916 8,525 44,526
1967 12/ 19,307 7,006 38,027 7,943 43,113
1966 11/ 20,454 6,639 37,161 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 20,829 6,060 34,882 (NA) (NA)
1964 20,804 5,854 34,214 (NA) (NA)
1963 20,838 5,614 33,258 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ 21,094 5,429 32,606 (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 21,274 5,254 31,869 (NA) (NA)
1960 21,077 5,192 31,810 (NA) (NA)
1959 21,533 4,976 30,986 (NA) (NA)
1958 21,279 4,666 29,295 (NA) (NA)
1957 21,241 4,495 28,998 (NA) (NA)
1956 21,091 4,328 28,838 (NA) (NA)
1955 21,791 4,069 27,534 (NA) (NA)
1954 22,062 3,814 25,694 (NA) (NA)
1953 (NA) 3,868 26,290 (NA) (NA)
1952 7/ 21,500 3,538 24,209 (NA) (NA)
1951 22,258 3,401 23,698 (NA) (NA)
1950 21,645 3,128 23,518 (NA) (NA)
1949 6/ 21,390 2,840 21,620 (NA) (NA)
1948 20,851 2,900 21,804 (NA) (NA)
1947 5/ 21,889 2,738 22,233 (NA) (NA)
Two Earners
2007 33,721 $80,710 $80,710 $97,932 $97,932
2006 33,808 76,920 79,102 95,905 98,626
2005 33,308 72,687 77,200 90,446 96,061
2004 35/ 33,069 71,288 78,252 87,947 96,539
2003 32,981 69,662 78,534 84,651 95,432
2002 33,123 67,345 77,618 83,519 96,259
2001 32,886 66,151 77,473 81,715 95,701
2000 30/ 32,931 63,784 76,798 79,619 95,864
1999 29/ 32,656 60,773 75,625 74,728 92,990
1998 31,787 58,397 74,184 70,834 89,983
1997 31,752 55,443 71,415 67,861 87,410
1996 31,309 53,361 70,218 64,796 85,265
1995 25/ 31,041 50,989 68,883 61,435 82,994
1994 24/ 30,885 48,970 67,748 59,358 82,120
1993 23/ 30,137 47,424 67,010 57,361 81,051
1992 22/ 30,007 45,563 65,972 55,857 80,877
1991 29,681 43,623 64,765 50,317 74,703
1990 29,536 42,146 64,815 48,919 75,231
1989 29,235 40,658 65,643 47,674 76,971
1988 28,984 38,702 65,181 44,450 74,862
1987 21/ 28,481 36,799 64,251 41,943 73,232
1986 27,228 35,108 63,369 39,932 72,076
1985 20/ 26,350 33,411 61,398 38,029 69,884
1984 19/ 26,160 31,707 60,267 35,650 67,762
1983 25,437 29,808 58,977 33,069 65,429
1982 24,776 28,073 57,915 31,309 64,591
1981 24,856 26,860 58,756 29,330 64,159
1980 24,650 24,657 59,072 26,972 64,618
1979 18/ 24,423 22,630 60,235 24,847 66,136
1978 23,333 20,468 59,698 22,563 65,809
1977 22,414 18,704 58,294 20,541 64,020
1976 17/ 22,055 17,341 57,457 18,909 62,653
1975 16/ 21,377 16,058 56,268 17,434 61,089
1974 16/15/ 21,637 14,866 56,372 16,328 61,916
1973 21,918 13,798 57,555 15,069 62,856
1972 14/ 21,296 12,735 56,446 13,918 61,689
1971 13/ 20,602 11,741 53,600 12,844 58,636
1970 20,443 11,190 53,323 12,254 58,393
1969 20,125 10,583 52,915 11,481 57,405
1968 19,812 9,747 50,908 10,560 55,155
1967 12/ 19,280 8,971 48,693 9,904 53,757
1966 11/ 17,991 8,539 47,796 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 17,499 7,983 45,951 (NA) (NA)
1964 17,628 7,549 44,120 (NA) (NA)
1963 17,308 7,202 42,666 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ 17,001 6,910 41,501 (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 16,544 6,689 40,574 (NA) (NA)
1960 16,224 6,438 39,444 (NA) (NA)
1959 15,609 6,269 39,037 (NA) (NA)
1958 15,368 5,879 36,910 (NA) (NA)
1957 15,315 5,776 37,263 (NA) (NA)
1956 15,384 5,576 37,153 (NA) (NA)
1955 14,390 5,250 35,525 (NA) (NA)
1954 13,498 5,000 33,684 (NA) (NA)
1953 (NA) 5,060 34,392 (NA) (NA)
1952 7/ 13,369 4,723 32,318 (NA) (NA)
1951 12,550 4,459 31,070 (NA) (NA)
1950 12,122 3,913 29,420 (NA) (NA)
1949 6/ 12,077 3,704 28,197 (NA) (NA)
1948 11,918 3,774 28,375 (NA) (NA)
1947 5/ 9,855 3,750 30,450 (NA) (NA)
Three Earners
2007 6,332 $97,068 $97,068 $112,478 $112,478
2006 6,377 93,582 96,237 113,020 116,226
2005 6,379 89,946 95,530 106,888 113,524
2004 35/ 6,327 85,192 93,515 99,253 108,949
2003 6,102 84,030 94,732 99,306 111,954
2002 6,389 81,224 93,614 92,378 106,469
2001 6,702 78,290 91,690 91,914 107,645
2000 30/ 6,793 76,360 91,940 89,775 108,092
1999 29/ 6,852 74,948 93,264 87,480 108,858
1998 6,642 70,339 89,354 84,993 107,970
1997 6,638 68,028 87,625 79,757 102,733
1996 6,697 63,281 83,272 73,989 97,362
1995 25/ 6,249 63,924 86,357 74,116 100,126
1994 24/ 6,558 61,017 84,415 69,312 95,891
1993 23/ 6,367 57,745 81,593 66,314 93,701
1992 22/ 6,393 56,346 81,585 52,509 76,029
1991 6,542 55,871 82,948 61,976 92,012
1990 6,598 53,721 82,616 60,025 92,311
1989 6,724 51,758 83,565 58,394 94,279
1988 6,680 48,977 82,486 54,374 91,576
1987 21/ 6,428 47,591 83,093 53,345 93,140
1986 6,408 44,306 79,971 49,769 89,832
1985 20/ 6,338 41,805 76,823 46,617 85,666
1984 19/ 6,029 39,828 75,703 43,861 83,369
1983 5,517 37,327 73,854 41,383 81,879
1982 5,477 35,798 73,852 39,069 80,600
1981 5,563 34,298 75,027 37,125 81,211
1980 5,601 31,833 76,264 34,633 82,972
1979 18/ 5,692 29,452 78,393 32,243 85,822
1978 5,454 25,741 75,078 28,518 83,178
1977 5,533 23,511 73,276 25,665 79,990
1976 17/ 5,269 21,680 71,834 23,991 79,491
1975 16/ 5,348 20,531 71,941 22,146 77,600
1974 16/15/ 5,284 19,173 72,705 20,660 78,343
1973 5,196 18,050 75,291 18,931 78,966
1972 14/ 5,147 17,051 75,575 18,103 80,238
1971 13/ 5,269 14,949 68,245 16,125 73,614
1970 5,221 14,438 68,801 15,500 73,862
1969 5,204 13,595 67,975 14,723 73,615
1968 5,074 12,264 64,055 13,358 69,769
1967 12/ 5,051 11,288 61,269 12,318 66,860
1966 11/ 6,404 11,013 61,644 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 5,878 10,269 59,110 (NA) (NA)
1964 5,676 9,694 56,657 (NA) (NA)
1963 5,603 9,339 55,325 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ 5,142 8,821 52,978 (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 4,888 8,564 51,947 (NA) (NA)
1960 4,828 8,002 49,026 (NA) (NA)
1959 4,569 7,814 48,658 (NA) (NA)
1958 4,374 7,201 45,210 (NA) (NA)
1957 4,437 7,042 45,430 (NA) (NA)
1956 4,356 6,946 46,281 (NA) (NA)
1955 4,058 6,496 43,956 (NA) (NA)
1954 3,374 6,669 44,927 (NA) (NA)
1953 (NA) 6,683 45,424 (NA) (NA)
1952 7/ 3,562 5,848 40,016 (NA) (NA)
1951 3,193 6,120 42,644 (NA) (NA)
1950 3,436 5,268 39,608 (NA) (NA)
1949 6/ 3,629 5,113 38,923 (NA) (NA)
1948 3,658 5,209 39,164 (NA) (NA)
1947 5/ 3,300 5,332 43,296 (NA) (NA)
Four Earners or More
2007 2,062 $100,000 $100,000 $133,724 $133,724
2006 2,070 100,000 102,837 131,057 134,775
2005 2,025 100,000 106,209 126,243 134,081
2004 35/ 1,885 100,000 109,769 122,859 134,861
2003 2,053 100,000 112,736 119,418 134,627
2002 2,015 99,729 114,941 112,186 129,298
2001 2,115 95,082 111,356 110,427 129,327
2000 30/ 2,410 93,262 112,291 104,548 125,879
1999 29/ 2,410 91,220 113,512 102,788 127,907
1998 2,209 88,031 111,829 100,450 127,605
1997 2,165 85,978 110,746 100,135 128,981
1996 2,236 79,371 104,445 90,660 119,300
1995 25/ 2,234 75,386 101,841 84,990 114,816
1994 24/ 2,109 75,609 104,602 85,426 118,184
1993 23/ 2,155 72,673 102,686 81,065 114,544
1992 22/ 2,175 69,717 100,945 78,557 113,745
1991 2,293 70,019 103,953 76,037 112,888
1990 2,453 67,700 104,114 73,796 113,489
1989 2,546 65,722 106,110 73,003 117,865
1988 2,546 64,920 109,337 70,564 118,843
1987 21/ 2,741 60,550 105,719 66,008 115,249
1986 2,647 55,655 100,456 62,197 112,264
1985 20/ 2,568 51,229 94,141 57,146 105,015
1984 19/ 2,570 50,278 95,566 54,147 102,920
1983 2,564 47,732 94,441 51,498 101,892
1982 2,697 44,409 91,616 47,934 98,888
1981 2,812 41,989 91,851 44,524 97,396
1980 2,753 39,599 94,869 41,922 100,435
1979 18/ 2,842 36,020 95,875 38,792 103,253
1978 2,934 29,103 84,884 34,818 101,553
1977 2,797 27,236 84,886 31,198 97,234
1976 17/ 2,847 25,696 85,141 28,237 93,560
1975 16/ 2,455 23,785 83,343 25,830 90,509
1974 16/15/ 2,717 22,886 86,784 24,505 92,924
1973 2,555 21,186 88,372 22,532 93,986
1972 14/ 2,262 19,677 87,215 20,751 91,975
1971 13/ 2,221 17,797 81,247 18,838 86,000
1970 2,340 16,688 79,523 17,411 82,968
1969 2,320 15,529 77,645 16,402 82,010
1968 2,169 14,073 73,503 14,850 77,561
1967 12/ 2,049 13,282 72,092 14,522 78,823
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