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 Table P-4.  Race and Hispanic Origin of People (Both Sexes Combined)
 by Median and Mean Income:  1947 to 2007

 (People 15 years old and over beginning with March 1980, and people
 14 years old and over as of March of the following year for previous
 years.  Income in current and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
 _____________________________________________________________________
                        Number    Median income        Mean income
 Race, Hispanic           with ___________________ ___________________
 origin, and            income   Current      2007   Current      2007
 year                 (thous.)   dollars   dollars   dollars   dollars
 _____________________________________________________________________
 ALL RACES

 2007                  210,019   $26,625   $26,625   $38,174   $38,174
 2006                  208,491    25,795    26,527    37,517    38,581
 2005                  207,231    24,325    25,835    35,499    37,703
 2004 35/              205,157    23,214    25,482    33,859    37,167
 2003                  203,482    22,672    25,560    32,976    37,176
 2002                  202,275    22,118    25,492    32,222    37,137
 2001                  200,814    21,934    25,688    32,099    37,593
 2000 30/              200,208    21,516    25,906    31,199    37,565
 1999 29/              198,099    20,584    25,614    29,677    36,929
 1998                  193,642    19,953    25,347    28,236    35,869
 1997                  191,615    18,756    24,159    27,022    34,806
 1996                  189,997    17,587    23,143    25,466    33,511
 1995 25/              188,073    16,775    22,662    24,211    32,707
 1994 24/              186,402    15,943    22,057    23,278    32,204
 1993 23/              184,611    15,427    21,798    22,199    31,367
 1992 22/              183,692    14,902    21,577    20,758    30,056
 1991                  181,222    14,688    21,806    20,280    30,109
 1990                  180,465    14,383    22,119    19,842    30,515
 1989                  178,852    13,856    22,371    19,348    31,238
 1988                  177,177    12,935    21,785    18,049    30,398
 1987 21/              175,374    12,103    21,132    17,041    29,753
 1986                  172,293    11,546    20,840    16,174    29,194
 1985 20/              170,163    11,008    20,229    15,323    28,158
 1984 19/              167,738    10,417    19,800    14,412    27,394
 1983                  164,739     9,720    19,232    13,362    26,437
 1982                  162,227     9,143    18,862    12,709    26,219
 1981                  161,828     8,532    18,664    11,909    26,051
 1980                  159,487     7,944    19,032    10,998    26,348
 1979 18/              158,050     7,254    19,308    10,121    26,939
 1978                  147,473     6,813    19,871     9,451    27,565
 1977                  139,422     6,429    20,037     8,886    27,695
 1976 17/              135,945     6,002    19,887     8,242    27,309
 1975 16/              132,041     5,664    19,847     7,704    26,995
 1974 16/15/           130,505     5,335    20,230     7,255    27,511
 1973                  126,416     5,004    20,873     6,812    28,414
 1972 14/              121,961     4,683    20,757     6,375    28,256
 1971 13/              119,089     4,366    19,932     5,878    26,834
 1970                  116,655     4,178    19,909     5,589    26,633
 1969                  114,106     3,997    19,985     5,328    26,640
 1968                  111,045     3,764    19,659     4,923    25,713
 1967 12/              108,287     3,443    18,688     4,509    24,474
 1966 11/              104,150     3,301    18,477     4,447    24,892
 1965 10/              101,317     3,187    18,345     4,232    24,360
 1964                  100,237     3,014    17,615     3,996    23,355
 1963                   98,050     2,878    17,050     3,837    22,731
 1962 9/                95,612     2,804    16,841     3,735    22,432
 1961 8/                93,915     2,699    16,371     3,676    22,298
 1960                   91,698     2,639    16,169     3,496    21,419
 1959                   88,665     2,606    16,228     3,403    21,190
 1958                   86,883     2,474    15,533     3,186    20,003
 1957                   85,579     2,446    15,780     3,110    20,063
 1956                   83,839     2,435    16,224     3,062    20,402
 1955                   81,237     2,324    15,726     2,916    19,732
 1954                   77,427     2,295    15,461     2,813    18,950
 1953                   77,046     2,336    15,878     2,811    19,106
 1952 7/                76,392     2,315    15,841     2,699    18,468
 1951                   72,676     2,200    15,330     2,587    18,026
 1950                   72,236     1,971    14,819     2,376    17,864
 1949 6/                71,768     1,814    13,809     2,187    16,649
 1948                   70,095     1,889    14,202     2,244    16,872
 1947 5/                68,292     1,787    14,510     2,174    17,653




 WHITE ALONE 31/

 2007                  172,453   $27,238   $27,238   $39,321   $39,321
 2006                  171,629    26,398    27,147    38,562    39,656
 2005                  170,764    25,106    26,665    36,602    38,874
 2004 35/              169,514    23,860    26,191    34,835    38,238
 2003                  168,257    23,483    26,474    33,993    38,322
 2002                  167,914    22,660    26,116    33,185    38,247




 WHITE 32/

 2001                  167,958    22,418    26,255    33,049    38,705
 2000 30/              167,495    21,950    26,429    32,130    38,686
 1999 29/              165,600    21,073    26,223    30,612    38,093
 1998                  162,959    20,603    26,173    29,314    37,239
 1997                  161,752    19,393    24,980    27,989    36,052
 1996                  160,783    18,288    24,065    26,254    34,548
 1995 25/              159,630    17,351    23,440    25,048    33,838
 1994 24/              158,264    16,520    22,855    24,119    33,368
 1993 23/              157,134    16,008    22,619    23,010    32,513
 1992 22/              156,351    15,548    22,512    21,524    31,165
 1991                  155,299    15,332    22,763    20,997    31,173
 1990                  155,046    15,035    23,122    20,552    31,606
 1989                  153,790    14,465    23,354    20,048    32,368
 1988                  152,740    13,578    22,868    18,680    31,461
 1987 21/              151,587    12,594    21,989    17,665    30,843
 1986                  149,414    11,989    21,640    16,737    30,210
 1985 20/              147,862    11,403    20,955    15,867    29,158
 1984 19/              146,139    10,810    20,547    14,905    28,331
 1983                  144,240    10,138    20,059    13,807    27,318
 1982                  142,101     9,560    19,722    13,143    27,114
 1981                  141,917     8,920    19,513    12,315    26,939
 1980                  139,994     8,231    19,719    11,354    27,201
 1979 18/              139,086     7,504    19,973    10,450    27,815
 1978                  129,968     7,067    20,612     9,761    28,470
 1977                  122,787     6,720    20,944     9,211    28,708
 1976 17/              119,972     6,258    20,735     8,537    28,286
 1975 16/              116,565     5,889    20,635     7,979    27,959
 1974 16/15/           115,426     5,552    21,053     7,508    28,471
 1973                  111,823     5,249    21,895     7,072    29,499
 1972 14/              108,084     4,926    21,834     6,618    29,333
 1971 13/              105,670     4,589    20,950     6,107    27,880
 1970                  103,735     4,378    20,862     5,807    27,672
 1969                  101,368     4,213    21,065     5,554    27,770
 1968                   98,701     3,993    20,855     5,132    26,804
 1967 12/               96,315     3,678    19,963     4,704    25,532
 1966 11/               92,738     3,499    19,585     4,651    26,034
 1965 10/               90,272     3,397    19,554     4,435    25,528
 1964                   89,363     3,207    18,743     4,177    24,413
 1963                   87,455     3,105    18,394     4,022    23,827
 1962 9/                85,304     3,052    18,330     3,931    23,609
 1961 8/                83,735     2,945    17,864     3,863    23,432
 1960                   81,789     2,871    17,590     3,679    22,540
 1959                   79,128     2,865    17,840     3,585    22,324
 1958                   77,628     2,713    17,033     3,353    21,051
 1957                   76,506     2,679    17,283     3,279    21,154
 1956                   74,706     2,655    17,690     3,234    21,548
 1955                   72,571     2,506    16,957     3,083    20,862
 1954                   69,259     2,483    16,727     2,964    19,968
 1953                   68,729     2,519    17,121     2,969    20,180
 1952 7/                  (NA)     2,524    17,271     2,876    19,680
 1951                     (NA)     2,359    16,437     2,735    19,057
 1950                     (NA)     2,099    15,781     2,505    18,834
 1949 6/                  (NA)     1,962    14,936     2,302    17,524
 1948                     (NA)     2,024    15,217     2,365    17,781




 WHITE ALONE, NOT HISPANIC 31/

 2007                  148,519   $29,118   $29,118   $41,139   $41,139
 2006                  148,007    27,699    28,485    40,351    41,496
 2005                  148,232    26,249    27,879    38,253    40,628
 2004 35/              147,610    25,221    27,685    36,313    39,861
 2003                  147,021    24,922    28,096    35,488    40,008
 2002                  146,960    24,059    27,729    34,566    39,839




 WHITE, NOT HISPANIC 32/

 2001                  147,766    23,831    27,910    34,457    40,354
 2000 30/              147,736    23,162    27,888    33,512    40,350
 1999 29/              146,711    22,085    27,482    31,959    39,769
 1998                  145,813    21,519    27,336    30,391    38,607
 1997                  144,859    20,374    26,243    29,060    37,431
 1996                  144,529    19,295    25,390    27,230    35,832
 1995 25/              144,260    18,261    24,669    25,960    35,070
 1994 24/              144,585    17,109    23,670    24,820    34,338
 1993 23/              143,307    16,630    23,498    23,740    33,544
 1992 22/              142,466    16,123    23,345    22,165    32,093
 1991                  142,925    15,828    23,499    21,543    31,984
 1990                  142,925    15,538    23,896    21,092    32,437
 1989                  142,068    14,904    24,063    20,528    33,143
 1988                  141,358    14,000    23,579    19,103    32,173
 1987 21/              140,578    12,994    22,687    18,029    31,478




 BLACK ALONE OR IN COMBINATION

 2007                   24,408   $21,844   $21,844   $29,439   $29,439
 2006                   23,911    21,441    22,049    28,710    29,524
 2005                   23,888    20,190    21,444    26,960    28,634
 2004 35/               23,329    20,138    22,105    25,773    28,291
 2003                   23,215    19,048    21,474    25,272    28,491
 2002                   22,761    18,855    21,731    25,055    28,877




 BLACK ALONE 33/

 2007                   23,654   $21,888   $21,888   $29,429   $29,429
 2006                   23,274    21,451    22,060    28,743    29,558
 2005                   23,172    20,217    21,472    26,919    28,590
 2004 35/               22,693    20,143    22,111    25,809    28,330
 2003                   22,567    19,111    21,545    25,250    28,466
 2002                   22,113    18,936    21,824    25,002    28,816




 BLACK 3/32/

 2001                   22,358    18,437    21,593    24,092    28,215
 2000 30/               22,366    18,245    21,968    23,550    28,355
 1999 29/               22,700    17,008    21,164    22,710    28,260
 1998                   22,048    15,509    19,702    20,609    26,180
 1997                   21,631    15,348    19,769    19,756    25,447
 1996                   21,227    13,835    18,206    19,181    25,240
 1995 25/               20,946    12,879    17,399    17,767    24,002
 1994 24/               20,650    12,248    16,945    17,293    23,924
 1993 23/               20,214    11,324    16,001    16,121    22,779
 1992 22/               20,181    10,652    15,423    14,894    21,565
 1991                   19,670    10,542    15,651    14,656    21,759
 1990                   19,506    10,328    15,883    14,281    21,962
 1989                   19,383    10,084    16,281    13,715    22,143
 1988                   18,990     9,466    15,942    13,025    21,936
 1987 21/               18,652     8,758    15,291    12,057    21,051
 1986                   18,104     8,150    14,711    11,517    20,788
 1985 20/               17,738     7,901    14,519    11,005    20,223
 1984 19/               17,311     7,382    14,031    10,208    19,403
 1983                   16,689     6,911    13,674     9,520    18,836
 1982                   16,211     6,691    13,804     9,014    18,596
 1981                   16,288     6,303    13,788     8,470    18,528
 1980                   15,983     5,842    13,996     7,952    19,051
 1979 18/               15,821     5,384    14,331     7,313    19,465
 1978                   14,930     4,968    14,490     6,766    19,734
 1977                   14,338     4,716    14,698     6,192    19,299
 1976 17/               13,838     4,402    14,586     5,811    19,254
 1975 16/               13,455     4,055    14,209     5,338    18,704
 1974 16/15/            13,188     3,781    14,338     5,003    18,972
 1973                   14,593     3,680    15,350     4,818    20,097
 1972 14/               13,877     3,415    15,136     4,482    19,866
 1971 13/               13,419     3,092    14,116     4,065    18,558
 1970                   12,920     3,026    14,420     3,839    18,294
 1969                   12,738     2,773    13,865     3,534    17,670
 1968                   12,345     2,523    13,178     3,252    16,985
 1967 12/               11,972     2,313    12,555     2,941    15,963
 1966 11/               11,412     2,099    11,749     2,791    15,622
 1965 10/               11,046     1,882    10,833     2,571    14,799
 1964                   10,874     1,803    10,538     2,534    14,810
 1963                   10,595     1,668     9,881     2,295    13,596
 1962 9/                10,308     1,508     9,057     2,127    12,775
 1961 8/                10,180     1,431     8,680     2,126    12,896
 1960                    9,909     1,347     8,253     2,026    12,413
 1959                    9,537     1,279     7,964     1,879    11,701
 1958                    9,255     1,223     7,678     1,771    11,119
 1957                    9,073     1,234     7,961     1,734    11,187
 1956                    9,133     1,192     7,942     1,662    11,074
 1955                    8,666     1,075     7,274     1,560    10,556
 1954                    8,168     1,092     7,357     1,548    10,428
 1953                    8,317     1,189     8,081     1,544    10,494
 1952 7/                  (NA)     1,139     7,794     1,459     9,983
 1951                     (NA)       994     6,926     1,338     9,323
 1950                     (NA)       910     6,842     1,233     9,270
 1949 6/                  (NA)       835     6,356     1,120     8,526
 1948                     (NA)       917     6,894     1,186     8,917




 ASIAN ALONE OR IN COMBINATION

 2007                    9,494   $30,574   $30,574   $43,688   $43,688
 2006                    9,379    29,601    30,441    44,767    46,037
 2005                    9,038    26,850    28,517    40,220    42,717
 2004 35/                8,646    26,446    29,030    38,912    42,713
 2003                    8,518    23,939    26,988    35,837    40,401
 2002                    8,276    23,406    26,976    35,130    40,489




 ASIAN ALONE 34/

 2007                    8,944   $30,875   $30,875   $44,359   $44,359
 2006                    8,851    30,097    30,951    45,429    46,718
 2005                    8,500    27,036    28,715    40,511    43,026
 2004 35/                8,162    26,515    29,105    39,244    43,078
 2003                    8,073    24,234    27,320    36,174    40,781
 2002                    7,853    23,622    27,225    35,518    40,936




 ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER 32/

 2001                    8,328    23,718    27,777    36,436    42,672
 2000 30/                8,494    23,747    28,592    34,890    42,009
 1999 29/                7,937    21,779    27,101    32,340    40,243
 1998                    7,091    20,037    25,454    28,748    36,520
 1997                    6,745    19,713    25,392    28,355    36,523
 1996                    6,503    18,557    24,419    27,753    36,520
 1995 25/                6,119    17,249    23,302    26,135    35,307
 1994 24/                4,476    17,335    23,982    25,134    34,772
 1993 23/                4,839    16,659    23,539    24,138    34,107
 1992 22/                5,162    15,557    22,525    22,393    32,424
 1991                    4,751    14,754    21,904    21,332    31,670
 1990                    4,568    14,818    22,788    20,632    31,730
 1989                    4,346    15,156    24,470    21,192    34,215
 1988                    4,215    12,771    21,509    19,023    32,038




 HISPANIC ORIGIN 4/35/

 2007                   25,874   $21,151   $21,151   $27,755   $27,755
 2006                   25,448    20,522    21,104    27,180    27,951
 2005                   24,352    19,485    20,695    25,674    27,268
 2004 35/               23,652    18,492    20,299    24,952    27,390
 2003                   22,928    17,578    19,817    23,787    26,817
 2002                   22,643    17,279    19,915    23,459    27,037
 2001                   21,457    16,705    19,564    22,687    26,570
 2000 30/               20,773    16,227    19,538    21,981    26,466
 1999 29/               19,982    15,256    18,984    20,128    25,047
 1998                   18,022    14,235    18,083    20,105    25,540
 1997                   17,641    13,150    16,938    18,793    24,207
 1996                   17,048    12,358    16,262    17,506    23,036
 1995 25/               16,054    11,770    15,900    16,473    22,254
 1994 24/               15,673    11,503    15,914    16,568    22,921
 1993 23/               15,261    11,018    15,568    15,416    21,783
 1992 22/               14,805    10,930    15,826    14,903    21,579
 1991                   13,022    10,877    16,148    14,697    21,820
 1990                   12,670    10,683    16,429    14,253    21,919
 1989                   12,269    10,695    17,267    14,209    22,941
 1988                   11,874    10,193    17,167    13,451    22,654
 1987 21/               11,459     9,545    16,665    12,975    22,654
 1986                   10,966     8,857    15,987    11,995    21,651
 1985 20/               10,366     8,422    15,477    11,541    21,208
 1984 19/                9,791     8,187    15,561    11,074    21,049
 1983                    8,335     7,876    15,583    10,376    20,530
 1982                    7,923     7,502    15,477     9,901    20,426
 1981                    7,918     7,422    16,236     9,486    20,751
 1980                    7,613     6,708    16,071     8,703    20,850
 1979 18/                7,346     6,292    16,748     8,066    21,469
 1978                    6,396     5,893    17,188     7,481    21,820
 1977                    6,155     5,564    17,341     6,923    21,577
 1976 17/                5,667     5,024    16,646     6,321    20,944
 1975 16/                5,324     4,788    16,777     5,945    20,831
 1974 16/15/             5,405     4,579    17,364     5,652    21,433
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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