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 Table P-15  Marital Status--People Both Sexes Combined
 All Races
 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
 2007                205,274   $27,234   $27,234   $38,969   $38,969
 2006                203,669    26,414    27,163    38,317    39,404
 2005                202,271    25,149    26,710    36,286    38,539
 2004 35/            200,076    24,108    26,463    34,626    38,009
 2003                198,519    23,521    26,517    33,723    38,018
 2002                197,177    22,796    26,273    32,974    38,004
 2001                195,510    22,576    26,440    32,875    38,502
 2000 30/            194,544    22,157    26,678    32,010    38,541
 1999 29/            192,462    21,236    26,426    30,455    37,898
 1998                188,067    20,619    26,193    28,985    36,821
 1997                186,024    19,569    25,206    27,741    35,732
 1996                184,318    18,383    24,190    26,172    34,440
 1995 25/            182,458    17,356    23,447    24,879    33,610
 1994 24/            181,592    16,458    22,769    23,830    32,968
 1993 23/            179,814    15,942    22,526    22,739    32,130
 1992 22/            178,519    15,466    22,394    21,299    30,839
 1991                176,233    15,258    22,653    20,799    30,879
 1990                175,045    15,010    23,084    20,393    31,362
 1989                173,263    14,500    23,411    19,905    32,137
 1988                171,333    13,605    22,913    18,596    31,319
 1987 21/            169,177    12,661    22,106    17,596    30,722
 1986                166,283    12,059    21,766    16,700    30,143
 1985 20/            164,091    11,527    21,183    15,833    29,096
 1984 19/            161,745    10,915    20,747    14,888    28,298
 1983                158,851    10,249    20,278    13,809    27,322
 1982                156,386     9,704    20,019    13,135    27,098
 1981                155,190     9,116    19,941    12,359    27,035
 1980                152,459     8,427    20,189    11,445    27,419
 1979 18/            150,411     7,761    20,658    10,574    28,145
 1978                139,440     7,373    21,505     9,936    28,980
 1977                131,901     6,940    21,630     9,343    29,119
 1976 17/            128,463     6,505    21,554     8,677    28,750
 1975 16/            124,901     6,112    21,417     8,101    28,386
 1974 16/15/         122,846     5,803    22,005     7,662    29,055




 Single, Never Married
 2007                 50,419   $20,474   $20,474   $27,963   $27,963
 2006                 48,613    19,436    19,987    26,921    27,685
 2005                 48,426    18,416    19,559    25,846    27,451
 2004 35/             47,266    17,757    19,492    24,461    26,851
 2003                 46,799    17,057    19,229    23,607    26,614
 2002                 45,805    17,107    19,716    23,716    27,334
 2001                 45,758    16,934    19,832    24,395    28,570
 2000 30/             44,720    16,639    20,034    23,442    28,225
 1999 29/             43,714    15,700    19,537    21,873    27,218
 1998                 43,222    15,182    19,286    20,629    26,206
 1997                 42,409    13,780    17,750    19,855    25,575
 1996                 41,817    12,805    16,850    18,507    24,353
 1995 25/             40,853    12,197    16,477    17,614    23,795
 1994 24/             40,181    11,750    16,256    16,860    23,325
 1993 23/             40,382    11,285    15,946    15,932    22,512
 1992 22/             40,130    10,863    15,729    15,213    22,027
 1991                 38,633    10,935    16,235    14,986    22,249
 1990                 38,531    10,902    16,766    15,015    23,091
 1989                 37,537    10,681    17,245    14,698    23,730
 1988                 37,346    10,167    17,123    13,906    23,420
 1987 21/             36,683     9,358    16,339    12,692    22,160
 1986                 35,223     8,497    15,337    11,974    21,613
 1985 20/             34,596     8,131    14,942    11,516    21,162
 1984 19/             33,935     7,547    14,345    10,622    20,190
 1983                 33,420     6,978    13,806     9,828    19,445
 1982                 32,652     6,736    13,896     9,276    19,136
 1981                 31,781     6,533    14,291     8,845    19,348
 1980                 30,613     6,356    15,227     8,285    19,849
 1979 18/             30,121     5,894    15,688     7,677    20,434
 1978                 28,410     5,247    15,304     6,905    20,140
 1977                 26,699     4,540    14,150     6,085    18,965
 1976 17/             24,948     4,128    13,678     5,574    18,469
 1975 16/             23,570     3,882    13,603     5,248    18,389
 1974 16/15/          22,915     3,601    13,655     4,906    18,604




 Married, Total
 2007                 118,881   $32,335   $32,335   $45,207   $45,207
 2006                 119,963    31,338    32,227    44,321    45,578
 2005                 118,791    30,041    31,906    41,626    44,210
 2004 35/             118,291    28,664    31,464    40,080    43,996
 2003                 117,508    27,605    31,121    39,020    43,990
 2002                 117,196    26,877    30,977    37,889    43,668
 2001                 116,027    26,709    31,280    37,507    43,926
 2000 30/             116,265    25,967    31,265    36,425    43,857
 1999 29/             115,893    24,965    31,066    34,547    42,990
 1998                 112,776    23,945    30,418    33,151    42,113
 1997                 111,762    22,558    29,056    31,612    40,719
 1996                 110,469    21,654    28,495    29,919    39,371
 1995 25/             110,771    20,611    27,844    28,361    38,314
 1994 24/             111,262    19,352    26,773    27,091    37,479
 1993 23/             109,624    18,700    26,423    25,995    36,731
 1992 22/             109,070    18,084    26,184    24,151    34,969
 1991                 108,098    17,523    26,015    23,432    34,788
 1990                 107,656    17,267    26,555    22,910    35,233
 1989                 107,405    16,603    26,806    22,260    35,939
 1988                 106,295    15,743    26,514    20,739    34,928
 1987 21/             105,555    14,969    26,136    19,767    34,513
 1986                 104,845    14,173    25,582    18,784    33,905
 1985 20/             103,217    13,242    24,334    17,679    32,488
 1984 19/             101,852    12,469    23,700    16,648    31,644
 1983                 100,646    11,732    23,212    15,410    30,490
 1982                  99,958    11,182    23,069    14,688    30,301
 1981                  99,726    10,610    23,209    13,804    30,196
 1980                  98,790     9,986    23,924    12,794    30,651
 1979 18/              98,190     9,021    24,011    11,851    31,544
 1978                  90,178     8,821    25,728    11,315    33,002
 1977                  84,928     8,575    26,726    10,846    33,804
 1976 17/              83,913     8,054    26,686    10,077    33,389
 1975 16/              82,717     7,536    26,406     9,370    32,833
 1974 16/15/           81,993     7,179    27,223     8,874    33,650




 --Married, Spouse Present
 2007                 111,235   $33,483   $33,483   $46,171   $46,171
 2006                 112,330    31,902    32,807    45,242    46,525
 2005                 110,946    30,589    32,488    42,423    45,057
 2004 35/             110,705    29,684    32,584    40,796    44,781
 2003                 110,446    28,503    32,133    39,703    44,760
 2002                 110,039    27,431    31,615    38,555    44,436
 2001                 109,117    27,186    31,839    38,185    44,721
 2000 30/             109,397    26,442    31,837    37,065    44,627
 1999 29/             109,136    25,466    31,689    35,153    43,744
 1998                 106,087    24,551    31,188    33,686    42,793
 1997                 104,934    23,142    29,809    32,147    41,408
 1996                 103,650    22,037    28,999    30,382    39,980
 1995 25/             104,063    21,049    28,436    28,906    39,050
 1994 24/             104,851    19,878    27,500    27,608    38,195
 1993 23/             103,297    19,204    27,135    26,448    37,371
 1992 22/             103,187    18,548    26,856    24,495    35,467
 1991                 102,118    17,973    26,683    23,771    35,291
 1990                 101,680    17,629    27,111    23,221    35,711
 1989                 101,639    16,911    27,303    22,551    36,409
 1988                 100,918    16,016    26,974    21,027    35,413
 1987 21/             100,026    15,271    26,663    20,017    34,949




 --Married, Spouse Absent
 2007                   7,646   $22,446   $22,446   $31,181   $31,181
 2006                   7,632    22,220    22,850    30,777    31,650
 2005                   7,845    21,085    22,394    30,354    32,239
 2004 35/               7,586    20,504    22,507    29,632    32,527
 2003                   7,061    19,353    21,818    28,339    31,948
 2002                   7,156    19,411    22,372    27,650    31,868
 2001                   6,910    19,897    23,302    26,795    31,381
 2000 30/               6,868    19,393    23,350    26,232    31,584
 1999 29/               6,757    17,328    21,563    24,768    30,821
 1998                   6,689    17,210    21,863    24,667    31,335
 1997                   6,827    16,743    21,566    23,376    30,110
 1996                   6,819    15,862    20,873    22,885    30,114
 1995 25/               6,708    13,932    18,821    19,906    26,892
 1994 24/               6,411    12,687    17,552    18,638    25,785
 1993 23/               6,327    12,351    17,452    18,606    26,290
 1992 22/               5,884    12,351    17,883    18,121    26,238
 1991                   5,981    11,813    17,538    17,628    26,171
 1990                   5,976    12,109    18,622    17,602    27,070
 1989                   5,765    11,847    19,127    17,116    27,634
 1988                   5,377    10,769    18,137    15,339    25,834
 1987 21/               5,529    10,382    18,127    15,246    26,619




 Widowed
 2007                  13,683   $17,137   $17,137   $26,204   $26,204
 2006                  13,371    16,915    17,395    24,748    25,450
 2005                  13,358    15,753    16,731    23,859    25,340
 2004 35/              13,331    14,960    16,421    22,278    24,454
 2003                  13,256    14,881    16,776    21,563    24,309
 2002                  13,435    14,429    16,630    21,190    24,422
 2001                  13,563    14,252    16,691    20,163    23,614
 2000 30/              13,561    13,769    16,578    20,206    24,329
 1999 29/              13,481    13,512    16,814    19,849    24,700
 1998                  13,038    13,143    16,696    19,336    24,563
 1997                  13,175    12,673    16,324    18,863    24,297
 1996                  13,372    11,965    15,745    17,491    23,016
 1995 25/              13,174    11,715    15,826    16,037    21,665
 1994 24/              12,996    11,148    15,423    16,358    22,631
 1993 23/              12,979    10,692    15,108    15,241    21,535
 1992 22/              13,159    10,301    14,915    14,706    21,293
 1991                  13,598    10,201    15,145    14,250    21,156
 1990                  13,403     9,785    15,048    13,932    21,426
 1989                  13,537     9,590    15,483    13,745    22,192
 1988                  13,480     8,863    14,927    13,053    21,984
 1987 21/              13,293     8,425    14,710    12,165    21,240
 1986                  12,959     7,823    14,120    11,481    20,723
 1985 20/              13,121     7,644    14,047    11,195    20,573
 1984 19/              13,214     7,248    13,777    10,899    20,716
 1983                  12,877     6,875    13,603    10,215    20,211
 1982                  12,562     6,455    13,317     9,640    19,887
 1981                  12,469     5,839    12,773     8,643    18,907
 1980                  12,502     5,276    12,640     7,704    18,457
 1979 18/              12,430     4,766    12,686     6,963    18,534
 1978                  12,207     4,391    12,807     6,398    18,661
 1977                  11,817     3,929    12,245     5,851    18,236
 1976 17/              11,731     3,566    11,816     5,311    17,597
 1975 16/              11,582     3,347    11,728     4,873    17,075
 1974 16/15/           11,550     3,091    11,721     4,636    17,580




 Divorced
 2007                  22,291   $30,137   $30,137   $38,436   $38,436
 2006                  21,722    29,382    30,216    39,016    40,123
 2005                  21,696    28,199    29,950    38,000    40,359
 2004 35/              21,189    26,670    29,275    34,620    38,002
 2003                  20,957    26,547    29,928    34,305    38,674
 2002                  20,742    26,068    30,044    33,281    38,358
 2001                  20,162    26,085    30,550    34,015    39,837
 2000 30/              19,998    25,785    31,046    33,509    40,346
 1999 29/              19,374    24,866    30,943    32,717    40,712
 1998                  19,031    23,409    29,737    29,885    37,964
 1997                  18,677    21,730    27,990    28,751    37,033
 1996                  18,659    21,056    27,708    27,381    36,031
 1995 25/              17,661    20,563    27,779    26,440    35,719
 1994 24/              17,153    19,618    27,141    24,668    34,127
 1993 23/              16,828    18,738    26,477    23,650    33,417
 1992 22/              16,159    18,166    26,303    22,526    32,616
 1991                  15,903    18,214    27,041    22,625    33,590
 1990                  15,455    17,579    27,034    21,872    33,636
 1989                  14,785    17,183    27,742    21,657    34,966
 1988                  14,212    16,141    27,184    20,147    33,931
 1987 21/              13,647    15,611    27,257    19,280    33,663
 1986                  13,256    14,373    25,943    17,879    32,271
 1985 20/              13,158    14,343    26,358    17,335    31,856
 1984 19/              12,744    13,412    25,493    16,315    31,011
 1983                  11,908    12,465    24,663    15,338    30,347
 1982                  11,215    11,951    24,655    14,452    29,815
 1981                  11,214    11,477    25,106    13,599    29,748
 1980                  10,555    10,497    25,148    12,418    29,750
 1979 18/               9,669     9,663    25,720    11,273    30,005
 1978                   8,644     8,603    25,092    10,504    30,637
 1977                   8,456     7,905    24,637     9,408    29,322
 1976 17/               7,872     7,155    23,707     8,598    28,488
 1975 16/               7,032     6,822    23,904     8,058    28,235
 1974 16/15/            6,388     6,368    24,148     7,462    28,296
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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