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Historical Income Tables - Families
Table F-19. Years of School Completed by Householder--Families
with Householder 25 Years Old and Over, by Median and Mean
Income: 1956 to 1990
(Families as of March of the following year. Income in current
and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/. Data after 1990 are
not completely comparable due to changes to the educational
attainment questions. See Table F-18 for data after 1990 based
on the new educational attainment questions.)
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Median income Mean income
Years of school ___________________ ___________________
completed and Number Current 2007 Current 2007
income year (thous.) dollars dollars dollars dollars
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TOTAL
1990 63,595 $36,249 $55,747 $43,616 $67,076
1989 63,237 35,235 56,888 42,467 68,564
1988 62,831 33,168 55,861 39,469 66,473
1987 21/ 62,239 31,771 55,472 37,718 65,855
1986 61,552 30,338 54,759 35,771 64,566
1985 20/ 60,384 28,672 52,689 33,759 62,038
1984 19/ 59,579 27,199 51,698 31,834 60,508
1983 58,739 25,391 50,238 29,375 58,120
1982 57,957 24,185 49,894 28,076 57,921
1981 57,397 23,126 50,588 26,488 57,943
1980 56,539 21,637 51,837 24,592 58,916
1979 18/ 55,736 20,180 53,713 22,890 60,927
1978 53,967 18,178 53,019 20,626 60,159
1977 53,364 16,574 51,656 18,791 58,566
1976 17/ 52,746 15,454 51,205 17,375 57,570
1975 16/ 52,202 14,258 49,960 16,027 56,159
1974 16/15/ 51,456 13,404 50,828 15,186 57,586
1973 50,795 12,513 52,195 14,043 58,577
1972 14/ 50,179 11,513 51,029 13,020 57,709
1971 13/ 49,303 10,642 48,583 11,933 54,477
1970 48,202 10,165 48,439 11,397 54,310
1969 47,713 9,721 48,605 10,853 54,265
1968 47,197 8,865 46,302 9,897 51,692
1967 12/ 46,673 8,168 44,334 9,218 50,034
1966 11/ 45,911 7,597 42,524 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 45,229 7,031 40,471 (NA) (NA)
1964 44,904 6,732 39,345 (NA) (NA)
1963 44,692 6,399 37,908 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 46,341 5,737 34,799 (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 44,202 5,087 31,938 (NA) (NA)
1957 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1956 43,445 4,783 31,869 (NA) (NA)
Elementary, Less than 9 Years
1990 6,545 $18,335 $28,197 $22,923 $35,253
1989 6,988 17,385 28,069 22,311 36,022
1988 7,214 16,708 28,139 21,040 35,435
1987 21/ 7,492 16,390 28,617 20,949 36,577
1986 7,736 16,108 29,075 20,121 36,318
1985 20/ 8,066 15,370 28,245 19,267 35,406
1984 19/ 8,195 14,937 28,391 18,801 35,736
1983 8,439 14,015 27,729 17,358 34,344
1982 8,883 13,443 27,733 16,532 34,106
1981 8,995 13,157 28,781 16,323 35,707
1980 9,373 12,247 29,341 15,127 36,241
1979 18/ 9,689 11,470 30,530 14,001 37,267
1978 9,770 10,465 30,523 12,784 37,287
1977 10,228 9,606 29,939 11,913 37,129
1976 17/ 10,482 9,223 30,559 11,216 37,163
1975 16/ 10,758 8,472 29,686 10,209 35,773
1974 16/15/ 11,209 8,143 30,878 9,729 36,893
1973 11,749 7,649 31,906 9,341 38,963
1972 14/ 11,940 7,242 32,099 8,768 38,863
1971 13/ 12,372 6,717 30,665 7,976 36,412
1970 12,624 6,574 31,327 7,714 36,759
1969 12,840 6,386 31,930 7,358 36,790
1968 13,344 5,951 31,082 6,825 35,647
1967 12/ 13,743 5,508 29,896 6,440 34,955
1966 11/ 13,978 5,187 29,034 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 14,542 4,691 27,002 (NA) (NA)
1964 14,885 4,535 26,505 (NA) (NA)
1963 15,261 4,472 26,493 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 16,279 4,074 24,712 (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 16,384 3,674 23,067 (NA) (NA)
1957 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1956 17,373 3,610 24,054 (NA) (NA)
High School, 1 to 3 Years
1990 7,053 $22,411 $34,465 $27,140 $41,738
1989 7,144 22,124 35,720 26,989 43,574
1988 7,308 20,854 35,122 25,504 42,953
1987 21/ 7,491 21,510 37,556 25,266 44,114
1986 7,396 20,119 36,314 23,842 43,034
1985 20/ 7,379 19,213 35,307 23,067 42,389
1984 19/ 7,488 19,162 36,422 22,427 42,628
1983 7,497 17,469 34,563 20,680 40,917
1982 7,654 17,517 36,138 20,097 41,460
1981 7,822 16,810 36,772 19,390 42,416
1980 7,804 16,203 38,818 18,332 43,919
1979 18/ 7,924 15,248 40,586 17,449 46,444
1978 7,581 14,183 41,367 16,161 47,136
1977 7,746 13,030 40,610 14,683 45,762
1976 17/ 8,103 12,440 41,218 13,782 45,665
1975 16/ 7,964 11,451 40,125 12,782 44,788
1974 16/15/ 7,926 11,246 42,645 12,383 46,957
1973 8,022 10,742 44,807 11,699 48,799
1972 14/ 8,215 10,005 44,345 10,953 48,547
1971 13/ 8,275 9,570 43,689 10,372 47,350
1970 8,051 9,136 43,535 9,951 47,419
1969 8,104 8,893 44,465 9,563 47,815
1968 8,088 8,182 42,734 8,854 46,244
1967 12/ 8,222 7,662 41,588 8,284 44,964
1966 11/ 8,305 7,187 40,229 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 8,232 6,757 38,894 (NA) (NA)
1964 8,181 6,441 37,645 (NA) (NA)
1963 8,088 6,187 36,653 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 8,575 5,644 34,235 (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 8,427 5,049 31,699 (NA) (NA)
1957 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1956 8,092 4,831 32,189 (NA) (NA)
High School, 4 Years
1990 23,551 $33,551 $51,597 $37,620 $57,855
1989 23,136 32,502 52,475 36,767 59,361
1988 23,061 31,198 52,543 34,691 58,426
1987 21/ 22,949 29,955 52,301 33,301 58,143
1986 22,569 28,716 51,832 31,470 56,803
1985 20/ 21,777 27,472 50,484 30,241 55,573
1984 19/ 21,629 26,528 50,423 29,252 55,601
1983 21,330 24,506 48,487 26,885 53,194
1982 20,370 23,837 49,176 26,100 53,845
1981 20,408 23,003 50,319 25,043 54,782
1980 20,025 21,845 52,335 23,670 56,707
1979 18/ 19,194 20,607 54,850 22,220 59,143
1978 18,420 18,627 54,329 20,137 58,733
1977 18,132 17,110 53,326 18,401 57,350
1976 17/ 17,700 15,886 52,636 17,017 56,384
1975 16/ 17,550 14,729 51,611 15,849 55,535
1974 16/15/ 17,220 14,013 53,138 15,212 57,684
1973 16,824 13,188 55,010 14,228 59,348
1972 14/ 16,644 12,163 53,910 13,178 58,409
1971 13/ 15,996 11,269 51,445 12,136 55,403
1970 15,423 10,861 51,755 11,629 55,415
1969 15,058 10,390 51,950 11,100 55,500
1968 14,681 9,520 49,723 10,175 53,144
1967 12/ 14,014 8,822 47,884 9,593 52,069
1966 11/ 13,404 8,338 46,671 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 12,933 7,685 44,236 (NA) (NA)
1964 12,566 7,398 43,238 (NA) (NA)
1963 12,197 7,066 41,860 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 12,184 6,302 38,226 (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 10,923 5,667 35,579 (NA) (NA)
1957 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1956 10,355 5,457 36,360 (NA) (NA)
College, 1 to 3 Years
1990 11,623 $41,150 $63,284 $45,967 $70,692
1989 11,524 39,740 64,161 44,726 72,211
1988 10,928 37,234 62,709 42,124 70,944
1987 21/ 10,530 36,724 64,120 40,789 71,217
1986 10,458 34,205 61,739 38,390 69,293
1985 20/ 10,217 32,177 59,130 36,190 66,505
1984 19/ 9,644 30,665 58,286 33,752 64,154
1983 9,291 29,097 57,570 31,910 63,136
1982 8,965 27,440 56,609 30,045 61,983
1981 8,783 26,873 58,785 29,077 63,606
1980 8,476 24,866 59,573 27,060 64,829
1979 18/ 8,316 22,864 60,857 25,073 66,737
1978 8,150 20,421 59,561 22,351 65,190
1977 7,697 19,033 59,320 20,844 64,964
1976 17/ 7,227 17,759 58,842 19,400 64,280
1975 16/ 7,090 16,579 58,093 18,083 63,363
1974 16/15/ 6,681 15,956 60,506 17,438 66,125
1973 6,198 14,753 61,538 16,118 67,232
1972 14/ 5,855 13,745 60,922 15,103 66,941
1971 13/ 5,557 12,724 58,088 13,958 63,721
1970 5,405 12,346 58,832 13,643 65,012
1969 5,220 11,760 58,800 13,024 65,120
1968 4,919 10,864 56,743 11,837 61,824
1967 12/ 4,628 10,176 55,233 11,102 60,260
1966 11/ 4,492 9,452 52,907 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 4,090 8,743 50,326 (NA) (NA)
1964 4,092 8,478 49,550 (NA) (NA)
1963 4,070 8,106 48,021 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 4,305 7,250 43,977 (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 3,739 6,529 40,991 (NA) (NA)
1957 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1956 3,252 5,945 39,612 (NA) (NA)
College, 4 Years or More
1990 14,823 $58,164 $89,449 $68,274 104,997
1989 14,446 57,226 92,393 67,197 108,491
1988 14,320 53,214 89,622 61,549 103,660
1987 21/ 13,778 50,392 87,984 58,616 102,343
1986 13,393 48,695 87,893 56,601 102,164
1985 20/ 12,944 46,423 85,310 52,884 97,183
1984 19/ 12,624 43,169 82,053 48,831 92,815
1983 12,182 40,515 80,161 45,476 89,977
1982 12,085 38,255 78,920 43,485 89,710
1981 11,390 35,252 77,114 39,983 87,463
1980 10,861 32,469 77,788 37,034 88,724
1979 18/ 10,613 29,926 79,654 34,568 92,010
1978 10,046 26,458 77,169 31,119 90,764
1977 9,561 24,852 77,456 28,562 89,019
1976 17/ 9,236 23,134 76,652 26,617 88,192
1975 16/ 8,840 21,961 76,952 24,735 86,672
1974 16/15/ 8,420 20,561 77,968 23,248 88,157
1973 8,001 19,367 80,784 21,304 88,864
1972 14/ 7,524 18,252 80,899 20,055 88,890
1971 13/ 7,104 16,726 76,358 18,599 84,908
1970 6,699 15,780 75,196 17,730 84,488
1969 6,491 14,654 73,270 17,054 85,270
1968 6,165 13,551 70,777 15,704 82,022
1967 12/ 6,065 12,672 68,781 14,474 78,562
1966 11/ 5,732 11,870 66,441 (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ 5,432 11,313 65,119 (NA) (NA)
1964 5,180 10,859 63,466 (NA) (NA)
1963 5,076 9,956 58,981 (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ 4,998 9,264 56,193 (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 4,212 8,143 51,125 (NA) (NA)
1957 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1956 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
--College, 4 Years
1990 8,110 $54,614 $83,990 $62,788 $96,560
1989 7,849 52,386 84,579 61,189 98,791
1988 7,760 48,927 82,402 55,286 93,112
1987 21/ 7,476 46,974 82,016 53,660 93,690
1986 7,152 45,603 82,312 51,990 93,841
1985 20/ 7,075 43,187 79,363 48,962 89,975
1984 19/ 6,847 40,724 77,406 45,439 86,368
1983 6,537 34,467 68,195 42,114 83,325
1982 6,393 35,778 73,810 40,268 83,073
1981 6,015 32,720 71,575 36,401 79,627
1980 5,862 30,858 73,928 34,895 83,600
1979 18/ 5,649 27,961 74,424 31,767 84,555
1978 5,422 25,529 74,460 29,149 85,018
1977 5,173 23,409 72,958 26,363 82,165
1976 17/ 4,984 22,019 72,957 24,676 81,761
1975 16/ 4,861 20,849 73,055 22,999 80,589
1974 16/15/ 4,489 19,303 73,198 (NA) (NA)
1973 4,338 18,444 76,934 19,900 83,008
1972 14/ 4,199 17,270 76,546 18,709 82,924
1971 13/ 3,901 15,530 70,898 17,274 78,860
1970 3,710 14,722 70,154 16,335 77,840
1969 3,612 14,186 70,930 16,033 80,165
1968 3,386 13,110 68,473 14,887 77,755
1967 12/ 3,378 12,058 65,449 13,507 73,313
1966 11/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1964 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1963 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1957 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1956 2,485 7,027 46,821 (NA) (NA)
--College, 5 Years or More
1990 6,713 $63,970 $98,378 $74,902 115,190
1989 6,597 62,889 101,536 74,345 120,032
1988 6,560 59,197 99,698 68,957 116,136
1987 21/ 6,302 54,569 95,277 64,495 112,607
1986 6,241 52,670 95,068 61,885 111,701
1985 20/ 5,869 50,525 92,848 57,612 105,871
1984 19/ 5,777 46,656 88,681 52,851 100,456
1983 5,645 43,834 86,728 49,369 97,679
1982 5,691 41,587 85,794 47,100 97,168
1981 5,375 38,575 84,383 43,991 96,230
1980 4,998 34,740 83,228 39,543 94,735
1979 18/ 4,964 32,348 86,101 37,756 100,496
1978 4,623 27,751 80,940 33,429 97,501
1977 4,389 26,042 81,165 31,154 97,097
1976 17/ 4,252 24,676 81,761 28,893 95,734
1975 16/ 3,979 23,479 82,271 26,855 94,101
1974 16/15/ 3,926 21,082 79,944 (NA) (NA)
1973 3,663 20,518 85,585 22,967 95,801
1972 14/ 3,325 19,536 86,590 21,755 96,425
1971 13/ 3,203 18,159 82,900 20,213 92,277
1970 2,989 17,352 82,687 19,461 92,737
1969 2,879 15,468 77,340 18,336 91,680
1968 2,779 14,135 73,827 16,699 87,219
1967 12/ 2,687 13,588 73,753 15,689 85,157
1966 11/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1965 10/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1964 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1963 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1962 9/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1961 8/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1960 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1959 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1958 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1957 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1956 1,395 8,198 54,623 (NA) (NA)
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