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Median Annual Income, by Level of Education, 1990–2008
Sex & Year
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Elementary/Secondary
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College
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Less than 9th grade
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9th to 12th grade, no completion1
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High school completion (includes equivalency)2
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Some college, no degree3
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Associate degree4
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Bachelor's Degree5
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Master's Degree4
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Professional Degree4
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Doctorate4
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Men
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1990
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$17,394
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$20,902
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$26,653
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$31,734
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—
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$39,328
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—
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—
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—
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1991
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17,623
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21,402
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26,779
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31,663
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$33,817
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40,906
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$49,734
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$73,996
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$57,187
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1992
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17,294
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21,274
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27,280
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32,103
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$33,433
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41,355
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$49,973
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$76,220
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$57,418
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1993
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16,863
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21,752
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27,370
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32,077
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33,690
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42,757
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51,867
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80,549
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63,149
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1994
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17,532
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22,048
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28,037
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32,279
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35,794
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43,663
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53,500
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75,009
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61,921
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1995
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18,354
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22,185
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29,510
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33,883
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35,201
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45,266
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55,216
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79,667
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65,336
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1996
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17,962
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22,717
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30,709
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34,845
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37,131
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45,846
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60,508
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85,963
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71,227
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1997
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19,291
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24,726
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31,215
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35,945
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38,022
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48,616
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61,690
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85,011
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76,234
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1998
|
19,380
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23,958
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31,477
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36,934
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40,274
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51,405
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62,244
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94,737
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75,078
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1999
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20,429
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25,035
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33,184
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39,221
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41,638
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52,985
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66,243
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100,000
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81,687
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2000
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20,789
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25,095
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34,303
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40,337
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41,952
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56,334
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68,322
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99,411
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80,250
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2001
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21,361
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26,209
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34,723
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41,045
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42,776
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55,929
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70,899
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100,000
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86,965
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2002
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20,919
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25,903
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33,206
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40,851
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42,856
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56,077
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67,281
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100,000
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83,305
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2003
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21,217
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26,468
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35,412
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41,348
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42,871
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56,502
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70,640
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100,000
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87,131
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2004
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21,659
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26,277
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35,725
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41,895
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44,404
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57,220
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71,530
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100,000
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82,401
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2006
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22,710
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27,650
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37,030
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43,830
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47,070
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60,910
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75,430
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100,000*
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100,000*
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2008
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27,964
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33,435
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43,165
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50,359
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54,861
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82,197
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99,516
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166,065
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129,773
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Women
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1990
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$12,251
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$14,429
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$18,319
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$22,227
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—
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$28,017
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—
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—
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—
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1991
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12,066
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14,455
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18,836
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22,143
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$25,000
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28,079
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$34,949
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$46,742
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$43,303
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1992
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12,958
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14,559
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19,427
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23,157
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$25,624
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30,326
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$36,037
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$46,257
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$45,790
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1993
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12,415
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15,386
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19,963
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23,056
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25,883
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31,197
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38,612
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50,211
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47,248
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1994
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12,430
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15,133
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20,373
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23,514
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25,940
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31,741
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39,457
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50,615
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51,119
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1995
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13,577
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15,825
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20,463
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23,997
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27,311
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32,051
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40,263
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50,000
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48,141
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1996
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14,414
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16,953
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21,175
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25,167
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28,083
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33,525
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41,901
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57,624
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56,267
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1997
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14,161
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16,697
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22,067
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26,335
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28,812
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35,379
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44,949
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61,051
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53,037
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1998
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14,467
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16,482
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22,780
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27,420
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29,924
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36,559
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45,283
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57,565
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57,796
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1999
|
15,098
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17,015
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23,061
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27,757
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30,919
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37,993
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48,097
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59,904
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60,079
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2000
|
15,978
|
17,919
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24,970
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28,697
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31,071
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40,415
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50,139
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58,957
|
57,081
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2001
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16,691
|
19,156
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25,303
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30,418
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32,153
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40,994
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50,669
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61,748
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62,123
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2002
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16,510
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19,307
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25,182
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29,400
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31,625
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40,853
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48,890
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57,018
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65,715
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2003
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16,907
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18,938
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26,074
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30,142
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32,253
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41,327
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50,163
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66,491
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67,214
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2004
|
17,023
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19,162
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26,029
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30,816
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33,481
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41,681
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51,316
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75,036
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68,875
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2006
|
18,130
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20,130
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26,740
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31,950
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35,160
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45,410
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52,440
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76,240
|
70,520
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2008
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21,346
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21,937
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31,533
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35,888
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39,948
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54,204
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65,039
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100,167
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83,762
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NOTE: Year-round, full-time workers 25 years and older. (—) = not available.
1. Includes 1 to 3 years high school for 1990.
2. Includes 4 years of high school for 1990, and equivalency certificates for the other years.
3. Includes 1 to 3 years of college and associate degrees for 1990.
4. Not reported separately for 1990.
5. Includes 4 years of college for 1990.
* Data not available
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, “Money Income of Households, Families, and Persons in the United States,” “Income, Poverty, and Valuation of Noncash Benefits,” various years; and Series P-60, “Money Income in the United States,” various years. From Digest of Education Statistics 2005.
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