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Historical Income Tables - Households

                                                                                          
                                                                                               



  Table H-1. Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of White
  not Hispanic Households:  1972 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

  White Alone, not Hispanic

  2007             82,765    $23,075    $43,002    $68,051   $106,406   $189,198
  2006             82,675     22,928     41,502     65,300    102,714    184,338
  2005             82,003     21,576     40,000     62,675     98,781    177,100
  2004 35/         81,628     20,424     38,222     60,335     94,196    165,900
  2003             81,148     20,008     37,500     59,455     92,722    163,731
  2002             81,166     20,000     37,000     58,060     89,810    157,588



  White not Hispanic

  2001             80,818     19,890     36,216     57,155     88,704    159,373
  2000 30/         80,527     19,800     36,000     56,156     86,648    153,230
  1999 29/         79,819     19,120     35,000     54,400     83,530    150,300
  1998             78,577     18,511     34,000     52,074     79,898    140,250
  1997             77,936     17,520     32,100     50,016     76,109    133,540
  1996             77,240     16,750     30,510     47,541     72,000    125,244
  1995 25/         76,932     16,313     29,964     45,300     69,089    120,008
  1994 24/         77,004     15,200     28,000     43,040     66,106    115,453
  1993 23/         75,697     14,865     27,150     41,800     63,700    109,500
  1992 22/         75,107     14,500     26,590     40,790     61,024    103,200
  1991             75,625     14,280     26,000     39,700     59,800    100,000
  1990             75,035     14,275     25,710     38,676     58,022     99,156
  1989             74,495     13,754     25,000     37,704     56,242     95,625
  1988             74,067     13,000     23,831     35,776     53,039     89,216
  1987 21/         73,120     12,300     22,582     34,200     50,625     83,900
  1986             72,067     11,736     21,372     32,306     48,162     80,246
  1985 20/         71,540     11,140     20,279     30,680     45,623     75,100
  1984             70,586     10,692     19,344     29,070     43,200     71,226
  1983 19/         69,648     10,080     18,121     27,146     40,246     66,516
  1982             69,214      9,520     17,243     25,816     38,120     62,200
  1981             68,996      9,023     16,200     24,580     35,684     57,170
  1980             68,106      8,383     15,161     22,744     32,750     52,316
  1979 18/         67,203      7,714     14,050     21,000     30,043     48,707
  1978             64,836      7,000     12,750     19,050     27,200     43,547
  1977             63,721      6,300     11,725     17,306     24,967     39,604
  1976 17/         62,365      5,992     10,901     16,106     22,960     36,050
  1975 16/         61,533      5,476     10,031     14,966     21,187     33,243
  1974 16/15/      60,164      5,276      9,746     14,016     20,000     31,600
  1973             59,276      4,796      9,052     13,141     18,720     30,000
  1972 14/         58,004      4,486      8,360     12,098     17,150     27,472



  2007 Dollars

  White Alone, not Hispanic

  2007             82,765    $23,075    $43,002    $68,051   $106,406   $189,198
  2006             82,675     23,578     42,679     67,152    105,628    189,567
  2005             82,003     22,916     42,483     66,566    104,914    188,095
  2004 35/         81,628     22,419     41,956     66,229    103,398    182,107
  2003             81,148     22,556     42,276     67,027    104,531    184,584
  2002             81,166     23,051     42,644     66,916    103,509    181,626



  White not Hispanic

  2001             80,818     23,294     42,415     66,937    103,886    186,650
  2000 30/         80,527     23,840     43,345     67,614    104,327    184,494
  1999 29/         79,819     23,793     43,553     67,694    103,943    187,030
  1998             78,577     23,515     43,191     66,152    101,497    178,165
  1997             77,936     22,567     41,347     64,424     98,034    172,009
  1996             77,240     22,041     40,148     62,559     94,745    164,809
  1995 25/         76,932     22,038     40,479     61,197     93,335    162,123
  1994 24/         77,004     21,029     38,737     59,544     91,455    159,725
  1993 23/         75,697     21,004     38,363     59,063     90,008    154,723
  1992 22/         75,107     20,995     38,500     59,061     88,359    149,427
  1991             75,625     21,201     38,601     58,940     88,782    148,464
  1990             75,035     21,953     39,539     59,479     89,231    152,490
  1989             74,495     22,206     40,363     60,874     90,804    154,389
  1988             74,067     21,894     40,136     60,253     89,327    150,256
  1987 21/         73,120     21,476     39,428     59,713     88,391    146,488
  1986             72,067     21,183     38,576     58,312     86,931    144,842
  1985 20/         71,540     20,472     37,266     56,379     83,839    138,008
  1984             70,586     20,323     36,768     55,255     82,112    135,383
  1983 19/         69,648     19,944     35,853     53,710     79,629    131,606
  1982             69,214     19,640     35,572     53,259     78,642    128,319
  1981             68,996     19,738     35,438     53,769     78,059    125,059
  1980             68,106     20,084     36,322     54,489     78,461    125,336
  1979 18/         67,203     20,532     37,397     55,896     79,966    129,644
  1978             64,836     20,417     37,188     55,563     79,333    127,012
  1977             63,721     19,635     36,543     53,937     77,814    123,433
  1976 17/         62,365     19,854     36,119     53,365     76,075    119,447
  1975 16/         61,533     19,188     35,149     52,441     74,240    116,484
  1974 16/15/      60,164     20,007     36,957     53,149     75,841    119,828
  1973             59,276     20,005     37,758     54,814     78,085    125,137
  1972 14/         58,004     19,883     37,054     53,622     76,014    121,765
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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