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  Table H-1. Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Hispanic
  (of any race) 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

  2007             13,339    $17,500    $30,288    $48,000    $75,000   $130,100
  2006             12,973     17,000     30,000     46,040     73,220    130,600
  2005             12,519     16,100     29,000     44,080     68,993    123,417
  2004 35/         12,178     15,562     27,000     42,000     66,000    118,282
  2003             11,693     15,132     27,000     40,218     65,000    114,052
  2002             11,339     15,108     26,840     40,700     64,100    112,636
  2001             10,499     15,212     27,000     40,764     64,450    112,758
  2000 30/         10,034     15,000     26,830     40,400     62,134    107,000
  1999 29/          9,579     14,008     24,652     37,466     60,000    100,309
  1998              9,060     12,000     22,500     34,944     55,000     97,998
  1997              8,590     11,226     21,000     33,000     51,396     93,114
  1996              8,225     11,000     19,800     31,000     49,560     86,000
  1995 25/          7,939     10,000     18,060     28,900     46,300     80,300
  1994 24/          7,735      9,723     18,100     29,030     46,462     82,250
  1993 23/          7,362      9,960     18,000     28,080     44,308     76,500
  1992 22/          7,153      9,600     17,800     27,803     43,720     74,150
  1991              6,379      9,620     18,000     28,060     43,730     75,000
  1990              6,220      9,584     17,500     27,235     42,000     72,210
  1989              5,933      9,372     17,502     27,280     42,644     71,000
  1988              5,910      8,216     15,800     25,020     38,856     66,150
  1987 21/          5,642      7,849     15,000     23,595     37,188     63,336
  1986              5,418      7,800     14,359     23,000     36,000     59,615
  1985 20/          5,213      7,300     13,500     21,709     33,400     55,700
  1984              4,883      7,000     13,256     21,450     32,172     52,943
  1983 19/          4,666      6,500     12,458     19,468     29,679     48,903
  1982              4,085      6,500     12,000     18,680     28,500     46,300
  1981              3,980      6,780     12,015     18,600     27,726     44,284
  1980              3,906      6,087     10,850     16,700     25,324     40,550
  1979 18/          3,684      6,000     10,540     16,000     23,400     38,255
  1978              3,291      5,342      9,700     14,300     21,060     32,850
  1977              3,304      5,000      8,603     12,642     18,913     29,922
  1976 17/          3,081      4,225      7,653     11,600     17,200     26,103
  1975 16/          2,948      4,047      7,060     10,640     15,600     24,264
  1974 16/15/       2,897      4,220      7,124     10,580     15,175     24,000
  1973              2,722      4,000      6,720      9,865     14,117     21,500
  1972 14/          2,655      3,667      6,205      8,900     12,440     19,700



   2007 Dollars

  2007             13,339    $17,500    $30,288    $48,000    $75,000   $130,100
  2006             12,973     17,482     30,851     47,346     75,297    134,305
  2005             12,519     17,100     30,800     46,817     73,276    131,079
  2004 35/         12,178     17,082     29,638     46,103     72,448    129,837
  2003             11,693     17,059     30,439     45,340     73,278    128,578
  2002             11,339     17,413     30,934     46,908     73,878    129,817
  2001             10,499     17,816     31,621     47,741     75,481    132,057
  2000 30/         10,034     18,060     32,304     48,643     74,811    128,832
  1999 29/          9,579     17,431     30,676     46,622     74,663    124,823
  1998              9,060     15,244     28,583     44,391     69,869    124,491
  1997              8,590     14,460     27,049     42,506     66,202    119,937
  1996              8,225     14,475     26,055     40,793     65,216    113,168
  1995 25/          7,939     13,509     24,398     39,042     62,548    108,480
  1994 24/          7,735     13,451     25,041     40,162     64,278    113,790
  1993 23/          7,362     14,073     25,434     39,677     62,607    108,094
  1992 22/          7,153     13,900     25,773     40,257     63,304    107,364
  1991              6,379     14,282     26,724     41,659     64,923    111,348
  1990              6,220     14,739     26,913     41,884     64,591    111,050
  1989              5,933     15,131     28,257     44,044     68,850    114,631
  1988              5,910     13,837     26,610     42,138     65,441    111,409
  1987 21/          5,642     13,704     26,190     41,197     64,930    110,584
  1986              5,418     14,079     25,918     41,515     64,979    107,604
  1985 20/          5,213     13,415     24,808     39,894     61,378    102,358
  1984              4,883     13,305     25,196     40,771     61,151    100,631
  1983 19/          4,666     12,861     24,649     38,519     58,722     96,757
  1982              4,085     13,410     24,756     38,537     58,796     95,517
  1981              3,980     14,831     26,283     40,688     60,651     96,871
  1980              3,906     14,583     25,994     40,009     60,670     97,148
  1979 18/          3,684     15,970     28,054     42,587     62,284    101,824
  1978              3,291     15,581     28,292     41,708     61,425     95,813
  1977              3,304     15,583     26,813     39,401     58,946     93,257
  1976 17/          3,081     13,999     25,357     38,435     56,990     86,489
  1975 16/          2,948     14,181     24,738     37,283     54,663     85,022
  1974 16/15/       2,897     16,002     27,014     40,120     57,544     91,009
  1973              2,722     16,685     28,031     41,149     58,885     89,682
  1972 14/          2,655     16,253     27,503     39,448     55,138     87,317
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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