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Historical Income Tables - Households

                                                                                          
                                                                                               



  Table H-1. Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households
  All Races:  1967 to 2006

  (Households as of March of the following year.  Income in current and
  2006 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

  2006            116,011    $20,035    $37,774    $60,000    $97,032   $174,012
  2005            114,384     19,178     36,000     57,660     91,705    166,000
  2004 35/        113,343     18,486     34,675     55,230     88,002    157,152
  2003            112,000     17,984     34,000     54,453     86,867    154,120
  2002            111,278     17,916     33,377     53,162     84,016    150,002
  2001            109,297     17,970     33,314     53,000     83,500    150,499
  2000 30/        108,209     17,920     33,000     52,174     81,766    145,220
  1999 29/        106,434     17,136     31,920     50,384     79,232    142,000
  1998            103,874     16,116     30,408     48,337     75,000    132,199
  1997            102,528     15,400     29,200     46,000     71,500    126,550
  1996            101,018     14,768     27,760     44,006     68,015    119,540
  1995 25/         99,627     14,400     26,914     42,002     65,124    113,000
  1994 24/         98,990     13,426     25,200     40,100     62,841    109,821
  1993 23/         97,107     12,967     24,679     38,793     60,300    104,639
  1992 22/         96,426     12,600     24,140     37,900     58,007     99,020
  1991             95,669     12,591     24,000     37,070     56,759     96,400
  1990             94,312     12,500     23,662     36,200     55,205     94,748
  1989             93,347     12,096     23,000     35,350     53,710     91,750
  1988             92,830     11,382     21,500     33,506     50,593     85,640
  1987 21/         91,124     10,800     20,500     32,000     48,363     80,928
  1986             89,479     10,247     19,600     30,419     45,982     77,106
  1985 20/         88,458      9,941     18,704     28,975     43,578     72,004
  1984             86,789      9,500     17,780     27,393     41,380     68,500
  1983 19/         85,290      8,949     16,640     25,539     38,596     63,500
  1982             83,918      8,400     15,976     24,410     36,400     60,086
  1981             83,527      8,024     15,000     23,200     34,300     55,200
  1980             82,368      7,478     14,024     21,500     31,480     50,661
  1979 18/         80,776      7,000     13,000     20,001     29,000     46,860
  1978             77,330      6,318     11,946     18,075     26,288     42,055
  1977             76,030      5,734     10,800     16,462     24,000     38,000
  1976 17/         74,142      5,405     10,070     15,340     22,070     35,000
  1975 16/         72,867      5,000      9,384     14,180     20,360     32,129
  1974 16/15/      71,163      4,860      9,015     13,321     19,333     30,600
  1973             69,859      4,397      8,455     12,510     18,012     28,950
  1972 14/         68,251      4,050      7,800     11,528     16,500     26,555
  1971 13/         66,676      3,800      7,244     10,660     15,200     24,138
  1970             64,778      3,688      7,065     10,276     14,661     23,175
  1969             63,401      3,575      6,860      9,921     13,900     21,800
  1968             62,214      3,323      6,300      9,030     12,688     19,850
  1967 12/         60,813      3,000      5,850      8,303     11,840     19,000



   2006 Dollars

  2006            116,011    $20,035    $37,774    $60,000    $97,032   $174,012
  2005            114,384     19,807     37,180     59,550     94,712    171,443
  2004 35/        113,343     19,732     37,013     58,953     93,934    167,746
  2003            112,000     19,715     37,273     59,695     95,229    168,956
  2002            111,278     20,079     37,407     59,581     94,160    168,114
  2001            109,297     20,465     37,940     60,359     95,094    171,395
  2000 30/        108,209     20,981     38,637     61,086     95,733    170,026
  1999 29/        106,434     20,735     38,625     60,967     95,875    171,828
  1998            103,874     19,908     37,563     59,710     92,647    163,305
  1997            102,528     19,289     36,574     57,617     89,556    158,509
  1996            101,018     18,897     35,522     56,310     87,032    152,964
  1995 25/         99,627     18,917     35,356     55,177     85,551    148,444
  1994 24/         98,990     18,062     33,901     53,946     84,540    147,742
  1993 23/         97,107     17,817     33,909     53,302     82,853    143,775
  1992 22/         96,426     17,741     33,989     53,363     81,673    139,419
  1991             95,669     18,177     34,648     53,517     81,942    139,171
  1990             94,312     18,693     35,385     54,135     82,557    141,691
  1989             93,347     18,991     36,110     55,499     84,324    144,047
  1988             92,830     18,641     35,211     54,873     82,857    140,254
  1987 21/         91,124     18,336     34,805     54,330     82,112    137,401
  1986             89,479     17,985     34,402     53,391     80,707    135,335
  1985 20/         88,458     17,764     33,423     51,777     77,872    128,669
  1984             86,789     17,559     32,863     50,631     76,483    126,610
  1983 19/         85,290     17,218     32,015     49,136     74,258    122,173
  1982             83,918     16,851     32,049     48,969     73,022    120,538
  1981             83,527     17,068     31,907     49,350     72,961    117,419
  1980             82,368     17,421     32,671     50,088     73,338    118,023
  1979 18/         80,776     18,118     33,648     51,768     75,060    121,287
  1978             77,330     17,919     33,881     51,264     74,558    119,277
  1977             76,030     16,978     31,979     48,744     71,064    112,518
  1976 17/         74,142     17,026     31,721     48,321     69,521    110,250
  1975 16/         72,867     16,654     31,255     47,229     67,813    107,012
  1974 16/15/      71,163     17,528     32,513     48,043     69,726    110,361
  1973             69,859     17,429     33,514     49,588     71,397    114,754
  1972 14/         68,251     17,058     32,853     48,555     69,497    111,848
  1971 13/         66,676     16,498     31,451     46,282     65,993    104,799
  1970             64,778     16,723     32,036     46,596     66,480    105,086
  1969             63,401     16,991     32,604     47,153     66,064    103,611
  1968             62,214     16,481     31,247     44,787     62,930     98,452
  1967 12/         60,813     15,476     30,177     42,831     61,077     98,012
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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