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  Table F-7 Type of White Family
  by Median and Mean Income: 1967 to 2007

  (Families as of March of the following year.  Income in current
  and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
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                              Median income          Mean income
  Type of                  ____________________  ____________________
  family         Number    Current       2007    Current       2007
  and year      (thous.)   dollars    dollars    dollars    dollars
  ___________________________________________________________________
  ALL FAMILIES

  White Alone
  2007             63,595    $64,427    $64,427    $82,043    $82,043
  2006             64,120     61,280     63,018     80,271     82,548
  2005             63,414     59,317     63,000     76,546     81,298
  2004 35/         63,084     56,723     62,264     73,409     80,581
  2003             62,620     55,768     62,871     71,770     80,911
  2002             62,313     54,633     62,966     69,803     80,450



  White
  2001             61,647     54,067     63,321     69,856     81,812
  2000 30/         61,330     53,029     63,849     68,475     82,446
  1999 29/         61,074     51,079     63,562     65,071     80,973
  1998             60,077     49,023     62,276     62,384     79,249
  1997             59,515     46,754     60,222     59,587     76,752
  1996             58,934     44,756     58,895     56,197     73,950
  1995 25/         58,872     42,646     57,612     53,596     72,405
  1994 24/         58,444     40,884     56,561     51,709     71,537
  1993 23/         57,881     39,300     55,531     49,567     70,038
  1992 22/         57,669     38,670     55,992     46,433     67,232
  1991             57,224     37,783     56,094     45,274     67,216
  1990             56,803     36,915     56,771     44,532     68,485
  1989             56,590     35,975     58,083     43,403     70,075
  1988             56,492     33,915     57,119     40,312     67,893
  1987 21/         56,086     32,385     56,544     38,529     67,271
  1986             55,676     30,809     55,610     36,416     65,730
  1985 20/         54,991     29,152     53,571     34,375     63,170
  1984 19/         54,400     27,686     52,624     32,422     61,626
  1983             53,934     25,757     50,962     29,875     59,109
  1982             53,407     24,603     50,756     28,603     59,008
  1981             53,269     23,517     51,443     26,934     58,918
  1980             52,710     21,904     52,477     24,939     59,748
  1979 18/         52,243     20,439     54,403     23,232     61,837
  1978             50,910     18,368     53,573     20,860     60,842
  1977             50,530     16,740     52,173     18,997     59,208
  1976 17/         50,083     15,537     51,480     17,525     58,067
  1975 16/         49,873     14,268     49,995     16,111     56,453
  1974 16/         49,440     13,408     50,844     15,252     57,836
  1973             48,919     12,595     52,537     14,163     59,077
  1972 14/         48,477     11,549     51,189     13,106     58,090
  1971 13/         47,641     10,672     48,720     11,997     54,769
  1970             46,535     10,236     48,777     11,495     54,777
  1969             46,022      9,794     48,970     10,953     54,765
  1968             45,437      8,937     46,678     10,002     52,240
  1967 12/         44,814      8,234     44,693      9,116     49,480



  MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES

  White Alone
  2007             50,269    $73,449    $73,449    $91,406    $91,406
  2006             50,747     70,182     72,173     89,307     91,841
  2005             50,369     66,565     70,698     84,529     89,777
  2004 35/         50,158     64,452     70,749     81,410     89,363
  2003             50,025     63,038     71,067     79,517     89,644
  2002             49,923     61,757     71,177     77,208     88,985



  White
  2001             49,612     61,000     71,440     77,062     90,251
  2000 30/         49,473     59,804     72,006     75,010     90,315
  1999 /29         49,493     56,891     70,794     71,345     88,780
  1998             48,461     54,736     69,533     68,855     87,469
  1997             48,070     52,098     67,106     65,651     84,563
  1996             47,650     50,190     66,045     61,965     81,540
  1995 25/         47,877     47,539     64,222     58,926     79,605
  1994 24/         47,905     45,474     62,912     56,793     78,571
  1993 23/         47,452     43,675     61,712     54,238     76,638
  1992 22/         47,383     42,504     61,543     50,539     73,177
  1991             47,124     41,506     61,622     49,187     73,025
  1990             47,014     40,331     62,024     48,136     74,027
  1989             46,981     39,208     63,302     46,744     75,470
  1988             46,877     36,840     62,045     43,399     73,092
  1987 21/         46,510     35,434     61,867     41,458     72,385
  1986             46,410     33,426     60,333     39,284     70,907
  1985 20/         45,924     31,602     58,074     36,911     67,830
  1984 19/         45,643     30,058     57,133     34,672     65,903
  1983             45,529     27,691     54,788     31,941     63,197
  1982             45,252     26,443     54,552     30,518     62,959
  1981             45,007     25,474     55,724     28,764     62,921
  1980             44,860     23,501     56,303     26,528     63,554
  1979 18/         44,751     21,754     57,903     24,631     65,561
  1978             43,636     19,638     57,278     22,112     64,493
  1977             43,423     17,916     55,839     20,125     62,723
  1976 17/         43,397     16,501     54,674     18,526     61,384
  1975 16/         43,311     15,125     52,998     16,992     59,540
  1974 16/         43,049     14,183     53,782     16,050     60,862
  1973             42,894     13,297     55,465     14,895     62,131
  1972 14/         42,585     12,137     53,795     13,741     60,904
  1971 13/         42,039     11,191     51,089     12,570     57,385
  1970             41,092     10,723     51,098     12,013     57,245
  1969             40,802     10,241     51,205     11,431     57,155
  1968             40,354      9,339     48,777     10,435     54,502
  1967 12/         39,821      8,629     46,837      9,710     52,704



  --Wife in Paid Labor Force

  White Alone
  2007             30,766    $87,194    $87,194   $104,575   $104,575
  2006             31,015     83,807     86,185    102,264    105,165
  2005             30,361     79,514     84,451     97,242    103,279
  2004 35/         29,944     78,179     85,817     93,762    102,922
  2003             30,124     76,259     85,971     91,473    103,123
  2002             30,548     73,864     85,131     88,452    101,944



  White
  2001             30,230     71,687     83,957     86,679    101,514
  2000 30/         30,199     70,146     84,458     84,803    102,106
  1999 /29         30,153     67,142     83,550     80,972    100,760
  1998             29,378     64,480     81,911     77,754     98,774
  1997             29,344     61,441     79,140       (NA)       (NA)
  1996             29,308     58,995     77,632       (NA)       (NA)
  1995 25/         29,003     56,409     76,205       (NA)       (NA)
  1994 24/         29,045     53,977     74,675       (NA)       (NA)
  1993 23/         28,539     51,630     72,953       (NA)       (NA)
  1992 22/         27,768     50,466     73,071       (NA)       (NA)
  1991             27,463     48,802     72,453       (NA)       (NA)
  1990             27,008     47,247     72,660       (NA)       (NA)
  1989             26,829     45,803     73,950       (NA)       (NA)
  1988             26,402     43,182     72,726       (NA)       (NA)
  1987 21/         25,709     41,351     72,198       (NA)       (NA)
  1986             25,202     38,972     70,344     44,404     80,148
  1985 20/         24,305     36,992     67,979     41,818     76,847
  1984 19/         23,979     35,176     66,861     39,170     74,452
  1983             23,347     32,569     64,440     36,342     71,905
  1982             22,692     30,801     63,543     34,280     70,720
  1981             22,252     29,713     64,997     32,283     70,619
  1980             22,138     27,238     65,255     29,734     71,235
  1979 18/         21,621     25,236     67,171     27,698     73,724
  1978             20,624     22,372     65,252     24,775     72,260
  1977             19,662     20,518     63,948     22,518     70,181
  1976 17/         19,272     19,046     63,107     20,764     68,799
  1975 16/         18,609     17,550     61,496     18,963     66,447
  1974 16/         18,283     16,488     62,523     17,827     67,601
  1973             17,470     15,654     65,296     16,763     69,922
  1972 14/         16,899     14,148     62,708     15,406     68,284
  1971 13/         16,367     13,098     59,795     14,160     64,643
  1970             15,651     12,543     59,771     13,603     64,822
  1969             15,562     11,886     59,430     12,873     64,365
  1968             14,862     10,967     57,280     11,795     61,605
  1967 12/         14,134     10,232     55,537     11,094     60,216



  --Wife Not in Paid Labor Force

  White Alone
  2007             19,503    $47,772    $47,772    $70,632    $70,632
  2006             19,732     46,134     47,443     68,941     70,897
  2005             20,008     44,999     47,793     65,237     69,287
  2004 35/         20,214     42,514     46,667     63,114     69,280
  2003             19,901     41,334     46,598     61,418     69,240
  2002             19,375     40,732     46,945     59,481     68,554



  White
  2001             19,382     41,209     48,262     62,063     72,685
  2000 30/         19,274     40,287     48,507     59,666     71,840
  1999 /29         19,340     38,842     48,334     56,336     70,103
  1998             19,083     37,755     47,962     55,155     70,065
  1997             18,726     36,343     46,812       (NA)       (NA)
  1996             18,342     34,213     45,021       (NA)       (NA)
  1995 25/         18,873     33,060     44,662       (NA)       (NA)
  1994 24/         18,860     31,747     43,921       (NA)       (NA)
  1993 23/         18,913     30,878     43,630       (NA)       (NA)
  1992 22/         19,615     30,848     44,666       (NA)       (NA)
  1991             19,661     30,792     45,715       (NA)       (NA)
  1990             20,006     30,781     47,337       (NA)       (NA)
  1989             20,153     29,689     47,934       (NA)       (NA)
  1988             20,475     27,958     47,086       (NA)       (NA)
  1987 21/         20,801     27,376     47,798       (NA)       (NA)
  1986             21,208     26,421     47,689     33,201     59,927
  1985 20/         21,618     25,307     46,506     31,394     57,691
  1984 19/         21,664     24,246     46,086     29,694     56,441
  1983             22,182     22,359     44,239     27,309     54,032
  1982             22,560     21,849     45,075     26,735     55,155
  1981             22,755     20,880     45,675     25,323     55,394
  1980             22,722     19,430     46,549     23,403     56,068
  1979 18/         23,130     18,158     48,331     21,765     57,932
  1978             23,012     16,533     48,221     19,725     57,531
  1977             23,761     15,389     47,963     18,144     56,549
  1976 17/         24,125     14,289     47,345     16,739     55,463
  1975 16/         24,702     13,042     45,700     15,508     54,340
  1974 16/         24,766     12,480     47,325     14,739     55,891
  1973             25,424     11,716     48,870     13,612     56,779
  1972 14/         25,686     10,806     47,896     12,645     56,047
  1971 13/         25,671      9,976     45,543     11,557     52,760
  1970             25,441      9,531     45,418     11,035     52,585
  1969             25,240      9,111     45,555     10,543     52,715
  1968             25,492      8,393     43,837      9,643     50,365
  1967 12/         25,687      7,783     42,245      8,949     48,573



  MALE HOUSEHOLDER, NO SPOUSE PRESENT

  White Alone
  2007              3,892    $46,000    $46,000    $57,805    $57,805
  2006              3,809     44,308     45,565     57,621     59,256
  2005              3,906     42,945     45,611     56,484     59,991
  2004 35/          3,728     41,406     45,451     53,295     58,502
  2003              3,537     39,286     44,289     51,086     57,592
  2002              3,505     39,438     45,454     49,222     56,730



  White
  2001              3,394     37,488     43,904     48,809     57,163
  2000 30/          3,283     39,261     47,272     55,186     66,446
  1999 /29          3,118     39,154     48,722     49,476     61,567
  1998              3,087     37,798     48,016     45,705     58,061
  1997              3,137     34,802     44,827     44,500     57,319
  1996              2,944     32,439     42,687     41,217     54,238
  1995 25/          2,712     31,461     42,502     39,009     52,698
  1994 24/          2,508     29,460     40,757     36,434     50,405
  1993 23/          2,298     28,269     39,944     35,801     50,587
  1992 22/          2,418     29,382     42,543     35,969     52,081
  1991              2,374     28,924     42,942     35,846     53,218
  1990              2,276     30,570     47,013     36,280     55,794
  1989              2,303     30,487     49,222     37,219     60,091
  1988              2,274     28,935     48,732     34,638     58,337
  1987 21/          2,279     26,513     46,291     32,382     56,539
  1986              2,038     26,247     47,375     30,744     55,492
  1985 20/          1,956     24,190     44,453     29,041     53,367
  1984 19/          1,816     25,110     47,728     28,715     54,580
  1983              1,621     23,208     45,918     26,653     52,734
  1982              1,648     21,416     44,181     24,216     49,958
  1981              1,642     20,421     44,671     23,526     51,463
  1980              1,584     18,731     44,875     21,680     51,940
  1979 18/          1,441     17,661     47,009     20,975     55,829
  1978              1,355     16,914     49,333     19,883     57,992
  1977              1,278     15,630     48,714     17,415     54,277
  1976 17/          1,219     13,530     44,830     15,530     51,457
  1975 16/          1,182     13,793     48,331     15,350     53,787
  1974 16/          1,182     12,431     47,139     14,055     53,297
  1973              1,172     11,585     48,324     21,879     91,262
  1972 14/          1,220     10,935     48,467     12,257     54,327
  1971 13/          1,113      9,208     42,037     10,368     47,332
  1970              1,056      9,524     45,384     10,948     52,170
  1969              1,036      8,818     44,090     10,113     50,565
  1968              1,028      7,629     39,846      8,455     44,160
  1967 12/            985      7,353     39,911      8,408     45,637



  FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER, NO SPOUSE PRESENT

  White Alone
  2007              9,434    $32,850    $32,850    $42,158    $42,158
  2006              9,563     30,973     31,852     41,343     42,516
  2005              9,139     30,579     32,478     41,121     43,674
  2004 35/          9,198     29,135     31,981     37,929     41,634
  2003              9,058     29,120     32,829     37,063     41,783
  2002              8,885     28,849     33,250     36,316     41,855



  White
  2001              8,641     28,091     32,899     36,747     43,036
  2000 30/          8,574     28,424     34,223     35,855     43,171
  1999 /29          8,462     26,532     33,016     34,120     42,458
  1998              8,529     25,175     31,981     31,651     40,207
  1997              8,308     22,999     29,624     30,195     38,893
  1996              8,339     22,373     29,441     28,526     37,537
  1995 25/          8,284     22,068     29,812     27,570     37,245
  1994 24/          8,031     20,795     28,769     26,151     36,179
  1993 23/          8,131     20,000     28,260     26,195     37,013
  1992 22/          7,868     19,922     28,846     24,919     36,081
  1991              7,727     19,552     29,028     24,303     36,081
  1990              7,512     19,528     30,032     24,479     37,646
  1989              7,306     18,946     30,589     23,866     38,532
  1988              7,342     17,672     29,763     22,356     37,652
  1987 21/          7,297     17,013     29,704     21,779     38,026
  1986              7,227     15,716     28,367     19,598     35,374
  1985 20/          7,111     15,825     29,081     19,468     35,776
  1984 19/          6,941     15,134     28,766     18,596     35,346
  1983              6,784     13,761     27,227     16,777     33,194
  1982              6,507     13,496     27,842     16,397     33,827
  1981              6,620     12,508     27,361     15,341     33,558
  1980              6,266     11,908     28,529     14,388     34,470
  1979 18/          6,052     11,432     30,429     13,419     35,718
  1978              5,918      9,911     28,907     11,849     34,560
  1977              5,828      8,799     27,424     10,947     34,118
  1976 17/          5,467      8,226     27,256     10,017     33,190
  1975 16/          5,380      7,651     26,809      9,183     32,177
  1974 16/          5,208      7,405     28,080      8,923     33,836
  1973              4,853      6,560     27,363      8,003     33,382
  1972 14/          4,672      6,213     27,538      7,543     33,433
  1971 13/          4,489      5,842     26,670      7,030     32,093
  1970              4,386      5,754     27,419      6,773     32,275
  1969              4,185      5,500     27,500      6,497     32,485
  1968              4,053      5,160     26,951      6,087     31,792
  1967 12/          4,008      4,879     26,482      5,823     31,606
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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