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  Table H-1. Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of White
  Households:  1967 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

  White Alone

  2007             95,112    $22,055    $41,000    $65,000   $102,751   $182,248
  2006             94,705     21,975     40,000     62,574    100,000    178,802
  2005             93,588     20,624     38,139     60,029     94,986    171,000
  2004 35/         92,880     20,000     36,341     58,000     91,000    161,052
  2003             91,962     19,372     35,830     56,890     90,000    158,842
  2002             91,645     19,200     35,201     55,900     86,646    153,132



  White

  2001             90,682     19,091     35,017     55,195     85,924    155,000
  2000 30/         90,030     19,000     35,000     54,367     84,000    150,000
  1999 29/         88,893     18,332     33,605     52,310     81,000    146,077
  1998             87,212     17,779     32,250     50,258     77,330    136,377
  1997             86,106     16,722     30,760     48,120     74,208    130,376
  1996             85,059     16,000     29,440     46,000     70,200    122,647
  1995 25/         84,511     15,480     28,456     43,900     67,135    116,894
  1994 24/         83,737     14,682     27,000     41,898     64,997    113,081
  1993 23/         82,387     14,284     26,149     40,500     62,252    107,400
  1992 22/         81,795     14,000     25,699     39,690     60,000    101,321
  1991             81,675     13,896     25,236     38,804     58,538     98,908
  1990             80,968     13,796     25,000     37,738     56,975     97,300
  1989             80,163     13,223     24,394     37,000     55,207     94,041
  1988             79,734     12,559     23,017     35,022     52,071     87,700
  1987 21/         78,519     12,000     22,000     33,400     49,995     82,724
  1986             77,284     11,312     20,832     31,798     47,380     79,070
  1985 20/         76,576     10,800     19,968     30,090     45,000     74,002
  1984             75,328     10,356     18,978     28,566     42,524     70,260
  1983 19/         74,170      9,897     17,744     26,644     39,828     65,430
  1982             73,182      9,244     16,966     25,350     37,600     61,592
  1981             72,845      8,921     16,000     24,205     35,330     56,600
  1980             71,872      8,200     15,000     22,351     32,345     51,969
  1979 18/         70,766      7,600     13,854     20,715     29,800     48,212
  1978             68,028      6,893     12,501     18,860     26,976     43,081
  1977             66,934      6,179     11,500     17,050     24,627     39,200
  1976 17/         65,353      5,878     10,680     15,980     22,679     35,677
  1975 16/         64,392      5,392      9,984     14,720     21,000     32,925
  1974 16/15/      62,984      5,200      9,600     13,880     19,895     31,307
  1973             61,965      4,736      8,997     13,000     18,510     29,765
  1972 14/         60,618      4,412      8,214     12,000     17,000     27,200
  1971 13/         59,463      4,116      7,696     11,012     15,576     24,804
  1970             57,575      3,998      7,500     10,608     15,000     23,706
  1969             56,248      3,863      7,246     10,193     14,244     22,335
  1968             55,394      3,600      6,675      9,400     13,000     20,200
  1967 12/         54,188      3,224      6,098      8,617     12,020     19,400



  2007 Dollars

  White Alone

  2007             95,112    $22,055    $41,000    $65,000   $102,751   $182,248
  2006             94,705     22,598     41,135     64,349    102,837    183,874
  2005             93,588     21,904     40,507     63,756    100,883    181,617
  2004 35/         92,880     21,954     39,891     63,666     99,890    176,786
  2003             91,962     21,839     40,393     64,136    101,462    179,072
  2002             91,645     22,129     40,570     64,427     99,863    176,490



    White

  2001             90,682     22,358     41,010     64,642    100,630    181,529
  2000 30/         90,030     22,877     42,141     65,460    101,139    180,605
  1999 29/         88,893     22,812     41,817     65,094    100,795    181,775
  1998             87,212     22,585     40,968     63,845     98,235    173,245
  1997             86,106     21,539     39,621     61,982     95,585    167,934
  1996             85,059     21,054     38,740     60,532     92,376    161,392
  1995 25/         84,511     20,912     38,442     59,306     90,695    157,916
  1994 24/         83,737     20,312     37,353     57,964     89,921    156,443
  1993 23/         82,387     20,183     36,948     57,226     87,962    151,755
  1992 22/         81,795     20,271     37,210     57,468     86,876    146,706
  1991             81,675     20,631     37,466     57,610     86,908    146,843
  1990             80,968     21,217     38,447     58,036     87,621    149,636
  1989             80,163     21,349     39,385     59,738     89,133    151,832
  1988             79,734     21,152     38,765     58,983     87,697    147,703
  1987 21/         78,519     20,952     38,412     58,316     87,291    144,435
  1986             77,284     20,418     37,601     57,395     85,520    142,720
  1985 20/         76,576     19,847     36,694     55,295     82,695    135,990
  1984             75,328     19,684     36,072     54,297     80,827    133,547
  1983 19/         74,170     19,582     35,108     52,717     78,802    129,457
  1982             73,182     19,070     35,001     52,297     77,569    127,065
  1981             72,845     19,515     35,000     52,948     77,284    123,813
  1980             71,872     19,645     35,936     53,547     77,491    124,505
  1979 18/         70,766     20,229     36,875     55,137     79,319    128,327
  1978             68,028     20,105     36,461     55,008     78,680    125,653
  1977             66,934     19,258     35,842     53,139     76,755    122,174
  1976 17/         65,353     19,476     35,387     52,948     75,144    118,212
  1975 16/         64,392     18,894     34,984     51,579     73,585    115,370
  1974 16/15/      62,984     19,719     36,403     52,633     75,442    118,717
  1973             61,965     19,755     37,529     54,226     77,210    124,157
  1972 14/         60,618     19,555     36,407     53,188     75,349    120,559
  1971 13/         59,463     18,790     35,134     50,272     71,108    113,236
  1970             57,575     19,052     35,739     50,550     71,479    112,965
  1969             56,248     19,315     36,230     50,965     71,220    111,675
  1968             55,394     18,803     34,863     49,096     67,899    105,504
  1967 12/         54,188     17,499     33,099     46,771     65,242    105,299
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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