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 Table P-14 Marital Status --All Races 18 Years Old
 and Over by Mean Income and Sex:  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/)
 NOTE:  The category "Married, Total" is not available before 1987.
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                          Male                         Female
              _____________________________ _____________________________
 Marital         Number     Mean income        Number     Mean income
 status            with ___________________      with ___________________
 and year        income   Current      2007    income   Current      2007
               (thous.)   dollars   dollars  (thous.)   dollars   dollars
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 TOTAL
 2007           102,371   $48,161   $48,161   102,903   $29,826   $29,826
 2006           101,423    47,719    49,073   102,245    28,991    29,813
 2005           100,422    45,908    48,758   101,850    26,799    28,463
 2004 35/        99,136    43,868    48,154   100,940    25,549    28,045
 2003            98,218    42,474    47,883   100,301    25,155    28,359
 2002            97,220    42,050    48,464    99,957    24,146    27,829
 2001            96,139    41,924    49,099    99,371    24,120    28,248
 2000 30/        95,556    41,382    49,825    98,987    22,964    27,649
 1999 29/        94,151    39,473    49,119    98,311    21,818    27,150
 1998            92,119    37,339    47,433    95,948    20,964    26,631
 1997            91,290    35,788    46,097    94,734    19,987    25,745
 1996            90,449    33,795    44,471    93,868    18,826    24,773
 1995 25/        89,236    32,367    43,726    93,222    17,711    23,926
 1994 24/        88,742    31,155    43,102    92,851    16,830    23,284
 1993 23/        87,673    29,715    41,987    92,141    16,102    22,752
 1992 22/        87,376    27,595    39,956    91,142    15,262    22,098
 1991            86,022    27,114    40,255    90,211    14,777    21,939
 1990            85,393    26,833    41,266    89,652    14,259    21,929
 1989            84,605    26,537    42,845    88,658    13,576    21,919
 1988            83,565    24,852    41,855    87,768    12,639    21,286
 1987 21/        82,527    23,606    41,216    86,649    11,873    20,730
 1986            81,284    22,614    40,818    84,999    11,044    19,934
 1985 20/        80,384    21,422    39,366    83,708    10,467    19,235
 1984 19/        79,021    20,148    38,296    82,724     9,863    18,747
 1983            77,785    18,782    37,161    81,066     9,037    17,880
 1982            76,651    18,024    37,184    79,735     8,436    17,404
 1981            76,172    17,208    37,643    79,018     7,684    16,809
 1980            74,972    16,027    38,397    77,487     7,013    16,801
 1979 18/        74,052    15,026    39,995    76,359     6,257    16,654
 1978            71,317    13,835    40,352    68,124     5,854    17,074
 1977            69,971    12,705    39,597    61,930     5,544    17,279
 1976 17/        68,760    11,766    38,985    59,704     5,119    16,961
 1975 16/        67,397    10,974    38,453    57,503     4,734    16,588
 1974 16/15/     66,604    10,439    39,585    56,242     4,373    16,583




 Single, Never Married
 2007            27,803   $29,290   $29,290    22,616   $26,333   $26,333
 2006            26,746    28,592    29,403    21,867    24,878    25,584
 2005            26,618    27,748    29,471    21,808    23,524    24,985
 2004 35/        26,007    26,225    28,787    21,259    22,302    24,481
 2003            25,913    25,195    28,404    20,886    21,637    24,393
 2002            25,234    25,500    29,390    20,571    21,527    24,811
 2001            25,222    26,121    30,592    20,536    22,275    26,087
 2000 30/        24,560    25,427    30,615    20,160    21,023    25,312
 1999 29/        23,661    23,555    29,311    20,053    19,889    24,749
 1998            23,350    22,681    28,813    19,872    18,218    23,143
 1997            23,180    21,749    28,014    19,230    17,572    22,634
 1996            23,086    19,863    26,138    18,732    16,834    22,152
 1995 25/        22,617    18,924    25,565    18,236    15,989    21,600
 1994 24/        22,493    18,053    24,976    17,688    15,344    21,228
 1993 23/        22,431    17,046    24,086    17,951    14,540    20,545
 1992 22/        22,420    16,186    23,436    17,710    13,981    20,244
 1991            21,452    15,850    23,532    17,181    13,907    20,647
 1990            21,318    16,112    24,778    17,213    13,656    21,001
 1989            20,868    15,953    25,757    16,669    13,128    21,196
 1988            20,676    15,178    25,563    16,669    12,329    20,764
 1987 21/        20,287    13,718    23,951    16,396    11,421    19,941
 1986            19,474    12,936    23,349    15,749    10,783    19,463
 1985 20/        19,288    12,535    23,035    15,308    10,232    18,803
 1984 19/        18,898    11,374    21,619    15,037     9,676    18,392
 1983            18,625    10,540    20,854    14,794     8,932    17,672
 1982            18,052    10,020    20,671    14,599     8,356    17,238
 1981            17,710     9,713    21,247    14,071     7,752    16,958
 1980            17,023     9,146    21,912    13,590     7,206    17,264
 1979 18/        16,819     8,469    22,542    13,302     6,677    17,772
 1978            15,891     7,655    22,327    12,520     5,953    17,363
 1977            14,928     6,652    20,732    11,771     5,367    16,727
 1976 17/        14,157     6,035    19,996    10,791     4,969    16,464
 1975 16/        13,344     5,671    19,871    10,226     4,696    16,455
 1974 16/15/     13,109     5,336    20,234     9,807     4,330    16,419




 Married, Total
 2007            62,458   $57,806   $57,806    56,423   $31,260   $31,260
 2006            62,948    56,941    58,556    57,015    30,389    31,251
 2005            62,098    54,521    57,906    56,693    27,502    29,209
 2004 35/        61,735    52,535    57,667    56,556    26,484    29,071
 2003            61,129    50,941    57,429    56,379    26,096    29,420
 2002            60,813    50,114    57,758    56,382    24,704    28,472
 2001            60,042    49,636    58,131    55,985    24,499    28,692
 2000 30/        60,106    48,763    58,712    56,159    23,221    27,959
 1999 29/        59,772    46,285    57,596    56,120    22,046    27,434
 1998            58,039    44,182    56,126    54,738    21,454    27,254
 1997            57,623    42,229    54,394    54,138    20,311    26,162
 1996            56,883    40,189    52,885    53,586    19,018    25,026
 1995 25/        56,773    38,382    51,851    53,998    17,825    24,080
 1994 24/        56,869    37,020    51,216    54,393    16,711    23,119
 1993 23/        56,125    35,453    50,095    53,499    16,073    22,711
 1992 22/        56,088    32,628    47,243    52,983    15,177    21,975
 1991            55,525    31,967    47,460    52,573    14,417    21,404
 1990            55,271    31,488    48,425    52,384    13,858    21,312
 1989            55,296    30,938    49,950    52,108    13,050    21,070
 1988            54,747    28,867    48,617    51,548    12,106    20,389
 1987 21/        54,386    27,704    48,371    51,169    11,331    19,784




 --Married, Spouse Present
 2007            58,744   $59,176   $59,176    52,490   $31,616   $31,616
 2006            59,311    58,289    59,943    53,019    30,646    31,515
 2005            58,291    55,706    59,165    52,655    27,720    29,441
 2004 35/        58,199    53,622    58,860    52,506    26,579    29,176
 2003            57,928    51,896    58,505    52,518    26,255    29,599
 2002            57,551    51,031    58,815    52,489    24,876    28,670
 2001            56,923    50,586    59,244    52,195    24,661    28,882
 2000 30/        56,960    49,741    59,890    52,438    23,296    28,049
 1999 29/        56,750    47,094    58,603    52,386    22,216    27,645
 1998            55,122    44,882    57,015    50,965    21,576    27,409
 1997            54,506    42,986    55,369    50,428    20,432    26,318
 1996            53,856    40,810    53,702    49,794    19,104    25,139
 1995 25/        53,972    39,065    52,774    50,091    17,960    24,263
 1994 24/        54,213    37,703    52,161    50,638    16,801    23,244
 1993 23/        53,462    36,040    50,924    49,836    16,157    22,830
 1992 22/        53,574    33,033    47,830    49,613    15,275    22,117
 1991            52,979    32,395    48,095    49,138    14,473    21,487
 1990            52,736    31,888    49,040    48,944    13,883    21,350
 1989            52,825    31,325    50,575    48,814    13,057    21,081
 1988            52,508    29,245    49,254    48,410    12,113    20,400
 1987 21/        52,075    28,007    48,900    47,950    11,340    19,799
 1986            51,866    26,773    48,325    47,303    10,548    19,039
 1985 20/        51,265    25,244    46,390    46,446     9,787    17,985
 1984 19/        50,647    23,815    45,266    45,787     9,161    17,413
 1983            50,361    22,104    43,734    45,167     8,337    16,495
 1982            50,149    21,203    43,742    44,720     7,785    16,061
 1981            49,934    20,141    44,058    44,397     7,044    15,409
 1980            49,570    18,753    44,928    43,881     6,375    15,273
 1979 18/        49,418    17,639    46,950    43,720     5,619    14,956
 1978            48,027    16,201    47,253    37,242     5,390    15,721
 1977            47,719    14,961    46,629    32,150     5,243    16,341
 1976 17/        47,759    13,803    45,735    31,461     4,911    16,272
 1975 16/        47,631    12,763    44,722    30,285     4,532    15,880
 1974 16/15/     47,453    12,149    46,069    29,987     4,144    15,714




 --Married, Spouse Absent
 2007             3,713   $36,122   $36,122     3,933   $26,515   $26,515
 2006             3,636    34,959    35,951     3,996    26,972    27,737
 2005             3,808    36,392    38,651     4,038    24,661    26,192
 2004 35/         3,536    34,645    38,030     4,050    25,255    27,722
 2003             3,201    33,661    37,948     3,861    23,927    26,974
 2002             3,263    33,936    39,112     3,894    22,381    25,795
 2001             3,119    32,298    37,826     3,790    22,266    26,077
 2000 30/         3,146    31,050    37,385     3,722    22,160    26,681
 1999 29/         3,022    31,079    38,674     3,735    19,661    24,466
 1998             2,917    30,958    39,327     3,772    19,802    25,155
 1997             3,117    28,989    37,340     3,710    18,661    24,037
 1996             3,027    29,148    38,356     3,792    17,886    23,536
 1995 25/         2,801    25,220    34,070     3,907    16,097    21,746
 1994 24/         2,656    23,076    31,925     3,755    15,500    21,444
 1993 23/         2,664    23,662    33,434     3,663    14,929    21,095
 1992 22/         2,514    23,997    34,746     3,370    13,739    19,893
 1991             2,545    23,054    34,227     3,435    13,608    20,203
 1990             2,535    23,158    35,614     3,440    13,508    20,774
 1989             2,471    22,667    36,597     3,294    12,952    20,911
 1988             2,239    20,012    33,704     3,139    12,006    20,220
 1987 21/         2,310    20,877    36,451     3,218    11,204    19,562
 1986             2,461    19,404    35,024     3,215    10,587    19,109
 1985 20/         2,434    17,784    32,681     3,072    10,679    19,624
 1984 19/         2,301    16,991    32,296     3,116     9,926    18,867
 1983             2,043    16,153    31,960     3,075     9,171    18,145
 1982             2,095    15,241    31,442     2,994     8,263    17,047
 1981             2,193    15,202    33,254     3,202     7,750    16,953
 1980             2,187    13,866    33,219     3,152     7,715    18,483
 1979 18/         2,038    12,760    33,963     3,014     6,736    17,929
 1978             2,053    11,691    34,099     2,857     6,146    17,926
 1977             2,155    10,156    31,653     2,904     5,778    18,008
 1976 17/         1,854     9,098    30,145     2,838     5,281    17,498
 1975 16/         1,920     8,433    29,549     2,881     4,754    16,658
 1974 16/15/      1,795     8,150    30,905     2,758     4,430    16,799




 Widowed
 2007             2,791   $36,238   $36,238    10,892   $23,633   $23,633
 2006             2,593    32,018    32,926    10,778    22,999    23,651
 2005             2,533    32,496    34,514    10,825    21,838    23,194
 2004 35/         2,627    30,013    32,945    10,704    20,379    22,370
 2003             2,565    28,235    31,831    10,691    19,962    22,504
 2002             2,611    29,111    33,551    10,824    19,279    22,220
 2001             2,532    27,517    32,227    11,031    18,475    21,637
 2000 30/         2,449    28,904    34,801    11,112    18,289    22,021
 1999 29/         2,434    27,976    34,813    11,047    18,058    22,471
 1998             2,470    25,762    32,726    10,568    17,834    22,655
 1997             2,505    25,164    32,413    10,670    17,384    22,392
 1996             2,625    21,882    28,795    10,747    16,419    21,606
 1995 25/         2,433    21,186    28,621    10,740    14,870    20,088
 1994 24/         2,232    21,998    30,433    10,764    15,188    21,012
 1993 23/         2,169    21,705    30,669    10,809    13,943    19,701
 1992 22/         2,299    19,658    28,463    10,860    13,657    19,774
 1991             2,493    17,683    26,253    11,105    13,480    20,013
 1990             2,341    17,440    26,821    11,062    13,190    20,285
 1989             2,276    17,283    27,904    11,261    13,030    21,037
 1988             2,246    17,552    29,561    11,234    12,154    20,470
 1987 21/         2,233    15,661    27,344    11,060    11,459    20,007
 1986             2,077    14,643    26,430    10,882    10,878    19,635
 1985 20/         2,110    13,966    25,665    11,012    10,664    19,597
 1984 19/         2,075    13,624    25,896    11,139    10,391    19,751
 1983             2,017    13,687    27,081    10,861     9,571    18,937
 1982             1,904    13,496    27,842    10,658     8,950    18,464
 1981             1,834    12,533    27,416    10,635     7,973    17,441
 1980             1,920    10,338    24,767    10,582     7,226    17,312
 1979 18/         1,933     9,521    25,342    10,497     6,491    17,277
 1978             1,916     8,884    25,912    10,291     5,935    17,310
 1977             1,847     8,226    25,638     9,969     5,411    16,864
 1976 17/         1,868     7,381    24,456     9,863     4,919    16,299
 1975 16/         1,762     6,873    24,083     9,819     4,514    15,817
 1974 16/15/      1,766     6,661    25,259     9,783     4,270    16,192




 Divorced
 2007             9,319   $43,393   $43,393    12,972   $34,874   $34,874
 2006             9,137    44,630    45,896    12,585    34,941    35,932
 2005             9,172    43,999    46,731    12,524    33,607    35,694
 2004 35/         8,767    39,322    43,163    12,422    31,302    34,360
 2003             8,611    38,603    43,519    12,346    31,307    35,294
 2002             8,562    37,501    43,221    12,180    30,314    34,938
 2001             8,343    38,572    45,174    11,819    30,799    36,070
 2000 30/         8,442    38,868    46,798    11,555    29,594    35,632
 1999 29/         8,283    39,167    48,739    11,091    27,899    34,717
 1998             8,260    34,151    43,383    10,771    26,614    33,809
 1997             7,982    33,396    43,016    10,696    25,285    32,569
 1996             7,856    32,419    42,660    10,804    23,719    31,212
 1995 25/         7,413    30,982    41,855    10,248    23,155    31,281
 1994 24/         7,149    28,591    39,555    10,005    21,866    30,251
 1993 23/         6,947    26,763    37,816     9,882    21,461    30,324
 1992 22/         6,570    26,337    38,134     9,589    19,914    28,834
 1991             6,553    26,456    39,278     9,350    19,940    29,604
 1990             6,462    25,787    39,657     8,993    19,058    29,309
 1989             6,164    26,313    42,483     8,621    18,328    29,591
 1988             5,896    24,270    40,875     8,316    17,223    29,007
 1987 21/         5,622    22,796    39,802     8,025    16,817    29,362
 1986             5,406    22,100    39,890     7,850    14,972    27,024
 1985 20/         5,287    21,436    39,392     7,871    14,580    26,793
 1984 19/         5,099    20,330    38,642     7,645    13,637    25,921
 1983             4,739    19,177    37,943     7,169    12,800    25,326
 1982             4,450    17,915    36,959     6,765    12,174    25,115
 1981             4,502    17,053    37,303     6,712    11,283    24,682
 1980             4,272    15,477    37,079     6,282    10,338    24,767
 1979 18/         3,842    14,085    37,490     5,827     9,419    25,071
 1978             3,430    13,380    39,025     5,214     8,611    25,115
 1977             3,321    11,638    36,272     5,135     7,966    24,828
 1976 17/         3,121    10,792    35,758     4,751     7,156    23,711
 1975 16/         2,740    10,124    35,475     4,292     6,739    23,614
 1974 16/15/      2,481     9,040    34,280     3,907     6,461    24,500
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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