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Historical Income Tables - Households

                                                                                          
                                                                                               



  Table H-1. Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households
  All Races:  1967 to 2007

  (Households as of March of the following year.  Income in current and
  2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars28/)
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                                                                           Lower
                                                                        limit of
                              Upper limit of each fifth (dollars)          top 5
                  Number   __________________________________________    percent
  Year          (thous.)     Lowest     Second      Third     Fourth   (dollars)
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  Current Dollars

  2007            116,783    $20,291    $39,100    $62,000   $100,000   $177,000
  2006            116,011     20,035     37,774     60,000     97,032    174,012
  2005            114,384     19,178     36,000     57,660     91,705    166,000
  2004 35/        113,343     18,486     34,675     55,230     88,002    157,152
  2003            112,000     17,984     34,000     54,453     86,867    154,120
  2002            111,278     17,916     33,377     53,162     84,016    150,002
  2001            109,297     17,970     33,314     53,000     83,500    150,499
  2000 30/        108,209     17,920     33,000     52,174     81,766    145,220
  1999 29/        106,434     17,136     31,920     50,384     79,232    142,000
  1998            103,874     16,116     30,408     48,337     75,000    132,199
  1997            102,528     15,400     29,200     46,000     71,500    126,550
  1996            101,018     14,768     27,760     44,006     68,015    119,540
  1995 25/         99,627     14,400     26,914     42,002     65,124    113,000
  1994 24/         98,990     13,426     25,200     40,100     62,841    109,821
  1993 23/         97,107     12,967     24,679     38,793     60,300    104,639
  1992 22/         96,426     12,600     24,140     37,900     58,007     99,020
  1991             95,669     12,591     24,000     37,070     56,759     96,400
  1990             94,312     12,500     23,662     36,200     55,205     94,748
  1989             93,347     12,096     23,000     35,350     53,710     91,750
  1988             92,830     11,382     21,500     33,506     50,593     85,640
  1987 21/         91,124     10,800     20,500     32,000     48,363     80,928
  1986             89,479     10,247     19,600     30,419     45,982     77,106
  1985 20/         88,458      9,941     18,704     28,975     43,578     72,004
  1984             86,789      9,500     17,780     27,393     41,380     68,500
  1983 19/         85,290      8,949     16,640     25,539     38,596     63,500
  1982             83,918      8,400     15,976     24,410     36,400     60,086
  1981             83,527      8,024     15,000     23,200     34,300     55,200
  1980             82,368      7,478     14,024     21,500     31,480     50,661
  1979 18/         80,776      7,000     13,000     20,001     29,000     46,860
  1978             77,330      6,318     11,946     18,075     26,288     42,055
  1977             76,030      5,734     10,800     16,462     24,000     38,000
  1976 17/         74,142      5,405     10,070     15,340     22,070     35,000
  1975 16/         72,867      5,000      9,384     14,180     20,360     32,129
  1974 16/15/      71,163      4,860      9,015     13,321     19,333     30,600
  1973             69,859      4,397      8,455     12,510     18,012     28,950
  1972 14/         68,251      4,050      7,800     11,528     16,500     26,555
  1971 13/         66,676      3,800      7,244     10,660     15,200     24,138
  1970             64,778      3,688      7,065     10,276     14,661     23,175
  1969             63,401      3,575      6,860      9,921     13,900     21,800
  1968             62,214      3,323      6,300      9,030     12,688     19,850
  1967 12/         60,813      3,000      5,850      8,303     11,840     19,000



   2007 Dollars

  2007            116,783    $20,291    $39,100    $62,000   $100,000   $177,000
  2006            116,011     20,603     38,846     61,702     99,785    178,949
  2005            114,384     20,369     38,235     61,240     97,399    176,306
  2004 35/        113,343     20,292     38,063     60,626     96,599    172,505
  2003            112,000     20,274     38,330     61,388     97,930    173,749
  2002            111,278     20,649     38,468     61,271     96,831    172,883
  2001            109,297     21,046     39,016     62,071     97,791    176,257
  2000 30/        108,209     21,576     39,733     62,819     98,449    174,850
  1999 29/        106,434     21,324     39,721     62,697     98,595    176,702
  1998            103,874     20,473     38,628     61,404     95,275    167,937
  1997            102,528     19,836     37,612     59,251     92,097    163,005
  1996            101,018     19,433     36,529     57,908     89,501    157,303
  1995 25/         99,627     19,453     36,359     56,742     87,978    152,655
  1994 24/         98,990     18,574     34,863     55,477     86,938    151,933
  1993 23/         97,107     18,322     34,871     54,814     85,203    147,854
  1992 22/         96,426     18,244     34,953     54,877     83,990    143,374
  1991             95,669     18,693     35,631     55,036     84,267    143,119
  1990             94,312     19,223     36,389     55,671     84,899    145,711
  1989             93,347     19,529     37,134     57,074     86,716    148,133
  1988             92,830     19,169     36,210     56,430     85,208    144,233
  1987 21/         91,124     18,857     35,793     55,872     84,441    141,299
  1986             89,479     18,496     35,378     54,906     82,997    139,175
  1985 20/         88,458     18,268     34,372     53,246     80,081    132,319
  1984             86,789     18,057     33,795     52,067     78,653    130,201
  1983 19/         85,290     17,706     32,923     50,530     76,364    125,638
  1982             83,918     17,329     32,959     50,358     75,093    123,958
  1981             83,527     17,553     32,813     50,750     75,031    120,750
  1980             82,368     17,915     33,598     51,509     75,418    121,371
  1979 18/         80,776     18,632     34,602     53,237     77,190    124,728
  1978             77,330     18,428     34,843     52,719     76,673    122,660
  1977             76,030     17,871     33,660     51,307     74,800    118,434
  1976 17/         74,142     17,909     33,366     50,827     73,126    115,968
  1975 16/         72,867     17,520     32,882     49,687     71,342    112,581
  1974 16/15/      71,163     18,429     34,185     50,514     73,311    116,036
  1973             69,859     18,341     35,268     52,182     75,132    120,757
  1972 14/         68,251     17,951     34,572     51,096     73,133    117,700
  1971 13/         66,676     17,348     33,070     48,665     69,391    110,195
  1970             64,778     17,574     33,667     48,968     69,863    110,435
  1969             63,401     17,875     34,300     49,605     69,500    109,000
  1968             62,214     17,356     32,905     47,164     66,269    103,676
  1967 12/         60,813     16,283     31,753     45,067     64,265    103,128
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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