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  Table F-12. Earners--White not Hispanic Families
  by Median and Mean Income: 1987 to 2007

  (Families as of March of the following year.  Income in current
  and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
  NOTE: From 1974 to 1988, income is for families with civilian
  members.  Data are not available for 4 or more earners before 1966.
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                              Median income          Mean income
  Number of                ____________________  ____________________
  earners        Number    Current       2007    Current       2007
  and year      (thous.)   dollars    dollars    dollars    dollars
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  Total

  White Alone, not Hispanic
  2007             53,927    $69,937    $69,937    $87,180    $87,180
  2006             54,657     65,866     67,735     84,978     87,389
  2005             54,264     63,156     67,077     81,179     86,219
  2004 35/         54,262     60,994     66,953     77,591     85,171
  2003             54,032     59,937     67,571     75,872     85,535
  2002             53,860     58,270     67,158     73,464     84,670



  White not Hispanic
  2001             53,628     57,328     67,140     73,496     86,075
  2000 30/         53,729     56,240     67,715     71,676     86,300
  1999 29/         53,695     54,013     67,213     68,277     84,963
  1998             53,107     51,607     65,558     65,338     83,001
  1997             52,875     49,636     63,935     62,308     80,257
  1996             52,625     47,023     61,878     58,620     77,138
  1995 25/         52,861     45,018     60,816     55,971     75,613
  1994 24/         53,029     42,549     58,865     53,653     74,227
  1993 23/         52,470     41,110     58,088     51,467     72,723
  1992 22/         52,302     40,334     58,401     48,099     69,644
  1991             52,288     39,241     58,259     46,715     69,355
  1990             52,038     38,239     58,807     45,928     70,632
  1989             51,955     37,062     59,838     44,672     72,124
  1988             51,850     35,116     59,142     41,473     69,848
  1987 21/         51,702     33,509     58,506     39,598     69,138



  No Earners

  White Alone, not Hispanic
  2007              7,980    $28,950    $28,950    $38,348    $38,348
  2006              8,296     28,720     29,535     36,821     37,866
  2005              8,186     27,315     29,011     34,992     37,165
  2004 35/          8,149     26,007     28,548     33,522     36,797
  2003              8,166     25,491     28,738     32,558     36,705
  2002              7,831     25,356     29,224     31,488     36,291



  White not Hispanic
  2001              7,730     25,373     29,716     32,107     37,602
  2000 30/          7,570     24,948     30,038     31,184     37,547
  1999 29/          7,494     25,122     31,261     32,847     40,874
  1998              7,425     23,911     30,375     31,268     39,721
  1997              7,612     22,749     29,302     29,625     38,159
  1996              7,476     21,622     28,452     27,775     36,549
  1995 25/          7,649     20,944     28,294     27,012     36,491
  1994 24/          7,716     19,589     27,101     24,639     34,087
  1993 23/          7,855     18,793     26,554     23,535     33,255
  1992 22/          7,674     18,885     27,344     23,243     33,654
  1991              7,691     19,291     28,640     23,808     35,346
  1990              7,237     18,541     28,514     23,735     36,502
  1989              7,222     17,201     27,771     22,260     35,939
  1988              7,225     16,379     27,585     20,641     34,763
  1987 21/          7,209     15,851     27,676     19,596     34,214



  One Earner

  White Alone, not Hispanic
  2007             15,636    $50,078    $50,078    $70,284    $70,284
  2006             15,890     47,523     48,871     68,244     70,180
  2005             15,714     46,971     49,887     66,280     70,395
  2004 35/         15,831     44,732     49,102     62,310     68,397
  2003             15,534     42,700     48,138     61,960     69,851
  2002             15,267     41,509     47,841     58,648     67,594



  White not Hispanic
  2001             14,866     40,623     47,576     59,845     70,088
  2000 30/         14,695     40,752     49,067     58,061     69,907
  1999 29/         14,556     39,115     48,674     54,278     67,543
  1998             14,525     37,553     47,705     52,744     67,003
  1997             13,926     35,801     46,114     49,950     64,339
  1996             13,817     33,399     43,950     46,316     60,947
  1995 25/         13,921     32,857     44,388     44,970     60,751
  1994 24/         13,797     31,324     43,336     42,985     59,468
  1993 23/         13,679     30,599     43,236     41,477     58,607
  1992 22/         13,833     30,531     44,207     38,682     56,009
  1991             13,599     29,971     44,496     38,036     56,470
  1990             13,537     29,300     45,060     37,702     57,981
  1989             13,486     28,651     46,258     36,424     58,808
  1988             13,606     27,112     45,662     33,487     56,398
  1987 21/         13,719     26,461     46,201     32,477     56,704



  Two Earners

  White Alone, not Hispanic
  2007             24,577    $86,225    $86,225   $104,429   $104,429
  2006             24,679     82,470     84,810    101,972    104,865
  2005             24,478     77,307     82,107     96,616    102,614
  2004 35/         24,467     76,447     83,915     94,094    103,286
  2003             24,476     75,010     84,563     90,877    102,451
  2002             24,748     72,298     83,326     88,862    102,417



  White not Hispanic
  2001             24,750     70,477     82,539     87,075    101,978
  2000 30/         24,932     68,020     81,898     84,454    101,685
  1999 29/         24,977     64,491     80,251     79,511     98,942
  1998             24,630     61,798     78,504     75,499     95,909
  1997             24,818     58,998     75,994     72,052     92,808
  1996             24,617     56,176     73,922     68,290     89,863
  1995 25/         24,723     53,439     72,192     64,661     87,353
  1994 24/         24,775     51,201     70,835     62,311     86,205
  1993 23/         24,291     49,705     70,233     60,139     84,976
  1992 22/         24,260     47,942     69,417     55,260     80,013
  1991             24,081     45,678     67,815     52,694     78,232
  1990             24,131     44,143     67,887     51,168     78,690
  1989             23,956     42,266     68,240     49,803     80,408
  1988             23,679     40,261     67,807     46,237     77,871
  1987 21/         23,353     38,572     67,346     43,771     76,424



  Three Earners

  White Alone, not Hispanic
  2007              4,365   $100,000   $100,000   $121,469   $121,469
  2006              4,417    100,000    102,837    124,022    127,540
  2005              4,485     95,853    101,804    116,257    123,475
  2004 35/          4,460     91,366    100,292    105,919    116,267
  2003              4,399     89,744    101,174    105,571    119,017
  2002              4,595     86,335     99,504     97,887    112,818



  White not Hispanic
  2001              4,799     85,016     99,567     99,064    116,019
  2000 30/          4,847     81,794     98,483     97,227    117,065
  1999 29/          4,999     79,338     98,727     92,596    115,225
  1998              4,964     75,248     95,590     90,577    115,063
  1997              4,969     72,555     93,456     84,325    108,617
  1996              5,033     67,338     88,610     78,633    103,473
  1995 25/          4,902     66,561     89,919     77,282    104,403
  1994 24/          5,124     63,868     88,359     73,025    101,027
  1993 23/          4,993     60,241     85,120     69,544     98,265
  1992 22/          4,856     59,262     85,807     66,790     96,707
  1991              5,133     57,962     86,053     64,934     96,404
  1990              5,257     55,925     86,006     62,689     96,408
  1989              5,315     53,779     86,828     61,096     98,641
  1988              5,287     51,181     86,198     56,933     95,886
  1987 21/          5,227     49,515     86,453     55,328     96,602



  Four Earners or More

  White Alone, not Hispanic
  2007              1,369   $100,000   $100,000   $145,805   $145,805
  2006              1,376    100,000    102,837    138,426    142,353
  2005              1,400    100,000    106,209    136,160    144,614
  2004 35/          1,356    100,000    109,769    129,850    142,535
  2003              1,457    100,000    112,736    125,219    141,167
  2002              1,418    100,000    115,254    116,912    134,745



  White not Hispanic
  2001              1,483     98,847    115,765    116,675    136,644
  2000 30/          1,685     98,206    118,243    109,757    132,151
  1999 29/          1,670     95,692    119,077    108,477    134,987
  1998              1,563     93,786    119,140    103,963    132,068
  1997              1,551     91,451    117,795    107,237    138,129
  1996              1,683     82,966    109,175     95,352    125,474
  1995 25/          1,666     79,954    108,012     89,188    120,487
  1994 24/          1,616     78,307    108,335     89,095    123,260
  1993 23/          1,652     76,325    107,847     84,858    119,904
  1992 22/          1,679     72,855    105,489     81,761    118,384
  1991              1,781     72,858    108,168     78,552    116,622
  1990              1,877     69,899    107,496     76,502    117,651
  1989              1,976     69,101    111,566     76,488    123,492
  1988              2,052     67,335    113,404     72,957    122,873
  1987 21/          2,194     61,839    107,970     67,966    118,668
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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