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 Table P-15  Marital Status--People Both Sexes Combined
 White
 18 Years Old and Over by Median and Mean Income:  1974 to 2007

 (People 18 years old and over as of March of the following year.
 Income in current and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
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 Marital              Number    Median income        Mean income
 status                 with ___________________ ___________________
 and year             income   Current      2007   Current      2007
                    (thous.)   dollars   dollars   dollars   dollars
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 TOTAL

 White Alone
 2007                168,539   $28,136   $28,136   $40,151   $40,151
 2006                167,605    27,035    27,802    39,398    40,516
 2005                166,641    25,773    27,373    37,427    39,751
 2004 35/            165,246    24,766    27,185    35,642    39,124
 2003                164,192    24,318    27,415    34,760    39,187
 2002                163,587    23,569    27,164    33,980    39,163



 White
 2001                163,462    23,298    27,286    33,862    39,658
 2000 30/            162,701    22,664    27,288    32,979    39,708
 1999 29/            160,903    21,734    27,045    31,416    39,093
 1998                158,248    21,269    27,019    30,101    38,238
 1997                157,034    20,168    25,978    28,739    37,018
 1996                155,953    19,102    25,136    26,990    35,516
 1995 25/            154,890    18,084    24,430    25,738    34,770
 1994 24/            154,154    17,045    23,581    24,699    34,170
 1993 23/            153,030    16,532    23,360    23,575    33,311
 1992 22/            151,889    16,113    23,331    22,095    31,992
 1991                150,959    15,885    23,584    21,545    31,987
 1990                150,401    15,624    24,028    21,126    32,489
 1989                149,038    15,092    24,366    20,622    33,295
 1988                147,746    14,238    23,979    19,246    32,414
 1987 21/            146,236    13,309    23,237    18,244    31,854
 1986                144,094    12,528    22,613    17,295    31,217
 1985 20/            142,564    11,929    21,921    16,400    30,138
 1984 19/            140,821    11,320    21,516    15,408    29,287
 1983                138,977    10,645    21,062    14,281    28,256
 1982                136,865    10,119    20,876    13,597    28,051
 1981                135,971     9,519    20,823    12,793    27,985
 1980                133,804     8,790    21,059    11,820    28,318
 1979 18/            132,307     8,027    21,366    10,923    29,074
 1978                122,752     7,662    22,348    10,273    29,963
 1977                115,985     7,276    22,677     9,699    30,229
 1976 17/            113,173     6,780    22,465     9,004    29,834
 1975 16/            110,155     6,377    22,345     8,398    29,427
 1974 16/15/         108,560     6,038    22,896     7,937    30,097




 Single, Never Married

 White Alone
 2007                 37,645   $20,921   $20,921   $28,614   $28,614
 2006                 36,329    19,995    20,562    27,711    28,497
 2005                 36,053    19,026    20,207    26,514    28,160
 2004 35/             35,473    18,251    20,034    25,227    27,691
 2003                 35,338    17,329    19,536    24,145    27,220
 2002                 34,525    17,461    20,124    24,461    28,192




 White
 2001                 34,856    17,224    20,172    25,055    29,343
 2000 30/             34,178    16,879    20,323    24,226    29,169
 1999 29/             32,887    16,060    19,985    22,560    28,073
 1998                 32,856    15,799    20,070    21,586    27,422
 1997                 32,508    14,184    18,270    20,699    26,662
 1996                 32,035    13,309    17,513    19,134    25,178
 1995 25/             31,238    12,796    17,287    18,488    24,976
 1994 24/             30,997    12,388    17,138    17,804    24,631
 1993 23/             31,254    11,861    16,760    16,720    23,625
 1992 22/             31,072    11,478    16,619    15,911    23,038
 1991                 30,305    11,591    17,208    15,731    23,355
 1990                 30,365    11,619    17,869    15,869    24,405
 1989                 29,876    11,241    18,149    15,419    24,894
 1988                 30,020    10,774    18,145    14,601    24,591
 1987 21/             29,530    10,052    17,551    13,391    23,381
 1986                 28,351     9,425    17,012    12,629    22,795
 1985 20/             28,032     8,815    16,199    12,110    22,254
 1984 19/             27,504     8,076    15,350    11,135    21,165
 1983                 27,422     7,508    14,855    10,368    20,514
 1982                 26,898     7,189    14,831     9,739    20,092
 1981                 26,212     6,888    15,068     9,262    20,261
 1980                 25,359     6,748    16,167     8,672    20,776
 1979 18/             25,022     6,230    16,582     8,001    21,296
 1978                 23,866     5,572    16,252     7,194    20,983
 1977                 22,417     4,754    14,817     6,313    19,676
 1976 17/             21,172     4,338    14,373     5,778    19,145
 1975 16/             20,010     4,034    14,135     5,381    18,855
 1974 16/15/          19,633     3,781    14,338     5,064    19,203




 Married, Total

 White Alone
 2007                 101,085   $32,856   $32,856   $46,033   $46,033
 2006                 102,068    31,640    32,538    44,923    46,197
 2005                 101,656    30,300    32,181    42,356    44,986
 2004 35/             101,201    29,141    31,988    40,728    44,707
 2003                 100,518    28,264    31,864    39,802    44,871
 2002                 100,615    27,158    31,301    38,569    44,452




 White
 2001                 100,246    27,039    31,667    38,228    44,771
 2000 30/             100,375    26,260    31,618    37,068    44,631
 1999 29/             100,491    25,254    31,426    35,146    43,735
 1998                  98,527    24,400    30,996    33,901    43,066
 1997                  97,767    22,969    29,586    32,282    41,582
 1996                  96,822    21,970    28,910    30,472    40,098
 1995 25/              97,610    20,928    28,272    28,840    38,961
 1994 24/              97,692    19,687    27,236    27,653    38,257
 1993 23/              96,514    19,096    26,983    26,546    37,509
 1992 22/              96,114    18,556    26,868    24,681    35,736
 1991                  95,803    17,988    26,706    23,927    35,523
 1990                  95,683    17,567    27,016    23,370    35,940
 1989                  95,205    16,903    27,290    22,762    36,750
 1988                  94,301    16,068    27,061    21,174    35,661
 1987 21/              93,785    15,291    26,698    20,219    35,302
 1986                  93,336    14,504    26,179    19,188    34,634
 1985 20/              92,044    13,522    24,849    18,085    33,234
 1984 19/              91,276    12,722    24,181    16,972    32,260
 1983                  90,382    11,935    23,614    15,710    31,083
 1982                  89,653    11,381    23,479    15,013    30,972
 1981                  89,514    10,813    23,653    14,121    30,890
 1980                  88,791    10,175    24,377    13,059    31,286
 1979 18/              88,383     9,246    24,610    12,120    32,260
 1978                  81,121     9,028    26,332    11,584    33,787
 1977                  76,215     8,881    27,679    11,178    34,838
 1976 17/              75,140     8,354    27,680    10,393    34,436
 1975 16/              74,131     7,816    27,387     9,668    33,877
 1974 16/15/           73,474     7,446    28,235     9,141    34,663




 --Married, Spouse Present

 White Alone
 2007                  95,702   $33,944   $33,944   $46,808   $46,808
 2006                  96,725    32,083    32,993    45,622    46,916
 2005                  96,099    30,732    32,640    42,964    45,631
 2004 35/              95,805    30,000    32,931    41,316    45,352
 2003                  95,551    28,949    32,636    40,349    45,488
 2002                  95,646    27,648    31,865    39,072    45,032




 White
 2001                  95,476    27,424    32,118    38,768    45,403
 2000 30/              95,585    26,625    32,057    37,549    45,210
 1999 29/              95,869    25,597    31,852    35,561    44,251
 1998                  93,714    24,813    31,521    34,268    43,532
 1997                  92,796    23,402    30,143    32,668    42,079
 1996                  92,130    22,222    29,242    30,771    40,492
 1995 25/              93,013    21,222    28,669    29,193    39,438
 1994 24/              93,315    20,046    27,733    28,005    38,744
 1993 23/              92,248    19,403    27,416    26,818    37,894
 1992 22/              92,050    18,872    27,325    24,907    36,064
 1991                  91,739    18,275    27,132    24,144    35,845
 1990                  91,557    17,859    27,465    23,561    36,234
 1989                  91,254    17,084    27,583    22,913    36,994
 1988                  90,753    16,209    27,299    21,333    35,929
 1987 21/              90,070    15,456    26,986    20,353    35,536




 --Married, Spouse Absent

 White Alone
 2007                   5,383   $23,052   $23,052   $32,246   $32,246
 2006                   5,343    23,033    23,686    32,269    33,184
 2005                   5,557    21,567    22,906    31,838    33,815
 2004 35/               5,396    20,395    22,387    30,299    33,259
 2003                   4,967    20,112    22,673    29,291    33,022
 2002                   4,969    19,864    22,894    28,874    33,278




 White
 2001                   4,770    20,186    23,641    27,432    32,127
 2000 30/               4,789    19,972    24,047    27,471    33,076
 1999 29/               4,621    18,774    23,362    26,538    33,023
 1998                   4,812    18,284    23,227    26,742    33,971
 1997                   4,970    17,625    22,702    25,059    32,278
 1996                   4,692    16,737    22,024    24,611    32,386
 1995 25/               4,597    14,958    20,207    21,697    29,311
 1994 24/               4,377    13,410    18,552    20,163    27,895
 1993 23/               4,266    13,486    19,056    20,662    29,195
 1992 22/               4,064    13,439    19,459    19,556    28,316
 1991                   4,064    12,832    19,051    19,040    28,268
 1990                   4,126    12,667    19,480    19,121    29,406
 1989                   3,951    13,454    21,722    19,271    31,114
 1988                   3,549    12,385    20,859    17,102    28,803
 1987 21/               3,715    11,605    20,262    16,958    29,608




 Widowed

 White Alone
 2007                  11,479   $17,837   $17,837   $27,368   $27,368
 2006                  11,213    17,627    18,127    25,673    26,401
 2005                  11,178    16,386    17,403    24,733    26,269
 2004 35/              11,198    15,512    17,027    22,760    24,983
 2003                  11,133    15,482    17,454    22,188    25,014
 2002                  11,301    14,768    17,021    21,610    24,906




 White
 2001                  11,519    14,654    17,162    20,765    24,319
 2000 30/              11,499    14,242    17,148    20,666    24,883
 1999 29/              11,453    14,073    17,512    20,610    25,647
 1998                  11,032    13,911    17,672    20,210    25,674
 1997                  11,158    13,252    17,070    19,735    25,420
 1996                  11,417    12,409    16,329    17,961    23,635
 1995 25/              11,300    12,217    16,504    16,735    22,608
 1994 24/              11,073    11,633    16,094    17,155    23,733
 1993 23/              11,103    11,119    15,711    15,963    22,556
 1992 22/              11,187    10,940    15,840    15,448    22,368
 1991                  11,511    10,844    16,099    14,852    22,050
 1990                  11,409    10,386    15,972    14,638    22,511
 1989                  11,582    10,165    16,412    14,477    23,374
 1988                  11,524     9,486    15,976    13,822    23,279
 1987 21/              11,411     8,941    15,611    12,845    22,427
 1986                  11,210     8,225    14,846    12,073    21,792
 1985 20/              11,315     8,083    14,854    11,749    21,591
 1984 19/              11,218     7,814    14,852    11,594    22,037
 1983                  11,054     7,443    14,726    10,816    21,400
 1982                  10,858     6,857    14,146    10,209    21,061
 1981                  10,733     6,185    13,530     9,107    19,922
 1980                  10,795     5,576    13,359     8,054    19,295
 1979 18/              10,731     5,007    13,327     7,311    19,460
 1978                  10,486     4,640    13,533     6,687    19,504
 1977                  10,239     4,135    12,887     6,109    19,040
 1976 17/              10,149     3,730    12,359     5,529    18,320
 1975 16/              10,061     3,481    12,198     5,104    17,885
 1974 16/15/           10,009     3,235    12,267     4,835    18,334




 Divorced

 White Alone
 2007                  18,330   $30,643   $30,643   $39,415   $39,415
 2006                  17,995    30,194    31,051    40,212    41,353
 2005                  17,755    29,602    31,440    39,359    41,803
 2004 35/              17,374    27,206    29,864    35,581    39,057
 2003                  17,203    27,354    30,838    35,236    39,724
 2002                  17,145    26,805    30,894    34,378    39,622




 White
 2001                  16,841    26,698    31,267    35,057    41,057
 2000 30/              16,650    26,547    31,963    34,799    41,899
 1999 29/              16,072    25,557    31,803    33,918    42,207
 1998                  15,834    24,784    31,484    31,014    39,398
 1997                  15,601    22,280    28,698    29,732    38,297
 1996                  15,678    21,648    28,487    28,114    36,995
 1995 25/              14,742    21,224    28,672    27,465    37,103
 1994 24/              14,392    20,288    28,068    25,300    35,002
 1993 23/              14,160    19,554    27,630    24,424    34,511
 1992 22/              13,517    18,998    27,508    23,421    33,912
 1991                  13,340    18,858    27,997    23,425    34,778
 1990                  12,944    18,352    28,223    22,588    34,738
 1989                  12,376    17,914    28,923    22,469    36,277
 1988                  11,901    16,833    28,350    20,937    35,262
 1987 21/              11,509    16,216    28,313    19,956    34,843
 1986                  11,197    15,072    27,205    18,557    33,495
 1985 20/              11,173    14,898    27,377    17,989    33,058
 1984 19/              10,824    14,112    26,823    17,028    32,366
 1983                  10,119    13,039    25,798    15,910    31,479
 1982                   9,457    12,496    25,779    15,032    31,011
 1981                   9,512    11,942    26,123    14,191    31,043
 1980                   8,859    10,958    26,253    12,999    31,142
 1979 18/               8,171    10,112    26,915    11,673    31,070
 1978                   7,279     9,012    26,285    10,934    31,891
 1977                   7,114     8,232    25,657     9,697    30,222
 1976 17/               6,712     7,413    24,562     8,881    29,426
 1975 16/               5,952     7,084    24,823     8,296    29,069
 1974 16/15/            5,444     6,626    25,126     7,753    29,400
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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