People and Their Money: Data Presentation

Average Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households (All Races): 1967 to 2000

Inflation-adjusted constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index.
Year	Current Dollars						2000 Constant Dollars
	Lowest Fifth	Second Fifth	Third Fifth	Fourth Fifth	Highest Fifth	Top 5 Percent	Lowest Fifth	Second Fifth	Third Fifth	Fourth Fifth	Highest Fifth	Top 5 Percent
1967	1,626	4,433	7,078	9,903	17,946	28,605	7,147	19,485	31,111	43,528	78,881	125,732
1968	1,832	4,842	7,679	10,713	18,762	29,048	7,742	20,463	32,452	45,275	79,291	122,761
1969	1,957	5,216	8,335	11,674	20,520	31,586	7,925	21,124	33,755	47,277	83,101	127,916
1970	2,029	5,395	8,688	12,247	21,684	33,283	7,839	20,845	33,568	47,319	83,781	128,596
1971	2,126	5,529	8,965	12,745	22,583	34,637	7,865	20,454	33,165	47,149	83,544	128,137
1972	2,316	5,898	9,625	13,817	24,806	38,447	8,312	21,167	34,543	49,588	89,026	137,983
1973	2,568	6,366	10,402	14,954	26,521	40,417	8,673	21,501	35,133	50,507	89,575	136,509
1974	2,911	6,973	11,206	16,181	28,259	41,669	8,946	21,429	34,437	49,726	86,842	128,052
1975	3,034	7,204	11,787	17,117	29,809	43,940	8,611	20,445	33,452	48,578	84,599	124,703
1976	3,278	7,780	12,762	18,521	32,320	47,805	8,798	20,882	34,254	49,711	86,748	128,311
1977	3,513	8,291	13,671	20,018	35,091	51,792	8,863	20,918	34,492	50,505	88,535	130,671
1978	3,807	9,112	15,010	21,980	38,791	57,625	9,209	22,042	36,309	53,169	93,835	139,394
1979	4,114	10,021	16,495	24,193	42,990	64,197	9,097	22,159	36,474	53,496	95,060	141,954
1980	4,483	10,819	17,807	26,219	46,053	66,617	8,920	21,527	35,431	52,169	91,634	132,551
1981	4,836	11,589	19,141	28,512	49,942	71,095	8,797	21,081	34,818	51,864	90,846	129,324
1982	5,003	12,238	20,195	30,026	54,164	78,945	8,598	21,033	34,708	51,605	93,090	135,680
1983	5,239	12,796	21,105	31,667	57,303	83,943	8,645	21,115	34,825	52,254	94,556	138,514
1984	5,606	13,634	22,547	33,944	61,648	90,629	8,896	21,634	35,777	53,862	97,823	143,809
1985	5,797	14,330	23,735	35,694	65,841	98,946	8,896	21,992	36,425	54,779	101,044	151,850
1986	5,944	14,961	24,979	37,622	70,340	107,444	8,964	22,562	37,670	56,737	106,078	162,033
1987	6,167	15,584	26,055	39,383	74,897	118,000	8,994	22,727	37,998	57,435	109,228	172,089
1988	6,504	16,317	27,291	41,254	78,759	124,215	9,152	22,960	38,402	58,050	110,825	174,788
1989	7,021	17,401	28,925	43,753	85,529	138,185	9,468	23,465	39,005	59,000	115,334	186,339
1990	7,195	18,030	29,781	44,901	87,137	138,756	9,238	23,150	38,238	57,652	111,881	178,158
1991	7,263	18,149	30,147	45,957	88,130	137,532	8,996	22,479	37,340	56,922	109,157	170,345
1992	7,288	18,181	30,631	47,021	91,110	144,608	8,794	21,937	36,959	56,736	109,933	174,484
1993	7,412	18,656	31,272	48,599	101,253	173,784	8,718	21,944	36,783	57,163	119,096	204,409
1994	7,762	19,224	32,385	50,395	105,945	183,044	8,934	22,127	37,275	58,005	121,943	210,684
1995	8,350	20,397	34,106	52,429	109,411	188,828	9,376	22,902	38,295	58,869	122,850	212,022
1996	8,596	21,097	35,486	54,922	115,514	201,220	9,397	23,062	38,792	60,038	126,275	219,964
1997	8,872	22,098	37,177	57,582	122,764	215,436	9,493	23,644	39,778	61,611	131,354	230,511
1998	9,223	23,288	38,967	60,266	127,529	222,283	9,732	24,574	41,118	63,593	134,569	234,555
1999	9,940	24,436	40,879	63,555	135,401	235,392	10,274	25,257	42,252	65,690	139,949	243,299
2000	10,190	25,334	42,361	65,729	141,620	250,146	10,190	25,334	42,361	65,729	141,620	250,146
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, March issues, "Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households (All Races): 1967 to 2000", March 21, 2000.

Growth in Average Income by Household Segments

Dollar data in constant 2000 dollars; growth rates based on constant dollars.
	Households
	Lowest Quintile	Second Quintile	Third Quintile	Fourth Quintile	Top Quintile	Top 5%
Income Growth -1967-1983 -%	21.0	8.4	11.9	20.0	19.9	10.2
Income Growth -1984-2000 -%	14.5	17.1	18.4	22.0	44.8	73.9
Average Income in 1983 -$	8,645.0	21,115.0	34,825.0	52,254.0	94,556.0	138,514.0
Average Income in 2000 -$	10,190.0	25,334.0	42,361.0	65,729.0	141,620.0	250,146.0
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, March issues, "Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households (All Races): 1967 to 2000", March 21, 2000.

Income of the Lowest and Highest Fifth of U.S. Households, in Current and Constant Dollars, 1967 to 2000

	Current $		Constant 2000 $		Income Gap in 2000 $	Lowest as % of Highest (2000 $)	Top to Bottom Ratio (2000 $)
	Lowest Quintile	Highest Quintile	Lowest Quintile	Highest Quintile
1967	1,625	17,946	7,147	78,881	71,734	9.0	11.0
1968	1,832	18,762	7,742	79,291	71,549	9.3	10.2
1969	1,957	20,520	7,925	83,101	75,176	9.5	10.5
1970	2,029	21,684	7,839	83,781	75,942	9.4	10.7
1971	2,126	22,583	7,865	83,544	75,679	8.8	10.6
1972	2,316	24,806	8,312	89,026	80,714	9.3	10.7
1973	2,568	26,521	8,673	89,575	80,902	10.0	10.3
1974	2,911	28,259	8,946	86,842	77,896	10.6	9.7
1975	3,034	29,809	8,611	84,599	75,988	9.9	9.8
1976	3,278	32,320	8,798	86,748	77,950	9.9	9.9
1977	3,513	35,091	8,863	88,535	79,672	9.4	10.0
1978	3,807	38,791	9,209	93,835	84,626	9.7	10.2
1979	4,114	42,990	9,097	95,060	85,963	9.9	10.4
1980	4,483	46,053	8,920	91,634	82,714	9.8	10.3
1981	4,836	49,942	8,797	90,846	82,049	9.4	10.3
1982	5,003	54,164	8,598	93,090	84,492	9.1	10.8
1983	5,239	57,303	8,645	94,556	85,911	8.8	10.9
1984	5,606	61,648	8,896	97,823	88,927	8.8	11.0
1985	5,797	65,841	8,896	101,044	92,148	8.4	11.4
1986	5,944	70,340	8,964	106,078	97,114	8.2	11.8
1987	6,167	74,897	8,994	109,228	100,234	8.1	12.1
1988	6,504	78,759	9,152	110,825	101,673	7.9	12.1
1989	7,021	85,529	9,468	115,334	105,866	8.5	12.2
1990	7,195	87,137	9,238	111,881	102,643	8.5	12.1
1991	7,263	88,130	8,996	109,157	100,161	8.2	12.1
1992	7,288	91,110	8,794	109,933	101,139	7.4	12.5
1993	7,412	101,253	8,718	119,096	110,378	7.1	13.7
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Income of the Lowest and Highest Fifth of U.S. Households, in Current and Constant Dollars, 1967 to 2000 [Continued]

	Current $		Constant 2000 $		Income Gap in 2000 $	Lowest as % of Highest (2000 $)	Top to Bottom Ratio (2000 $)
	Lowest Quintile	Highest Quintile	Lowest Quintile	Highest Quintile
1994	7,762	105,945	8,934	121,943	113,009	7.3	13.6
1995	8,350	109,411	9,376	122,850	113,474	7.4	13.1
1996	8,596	115,514	9,397	126,275	116,878	7.2	13.4
1997	8,872	122,764	9,493	131,354	121,861	7.1	13.8
1998	9,223	127,529	9,732	134,569	124,837	7.0	13.8
1999	9,940	135,401	10,274	139,949	129,675	7.3	13.6
2000	10,190	141,620	10,190	141,620	131,430	7.2	13.9
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, March issues, "Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households (All Races): 1967 to 2000," March 21, 2000.

Median Annual Income by Race/Ethnicity, 1967-2000

Data in 2000 constant dollars. Median means that half earned more and half earned less.
	Whites	Blacks	Pacific Islanders	Hispanic Origin
1967	32,742	19,010	-	-
1968	34,071	20,091	-	-
1969	35,456	21,431	-	-
1970	35,148	21,393	-	-
1971	34,934	20,635	-	-
1972	36,510	21,311	-	27,552
1973	37,210	21,903	-	27,506
1974	35,986	21,401	-	27,369
1975	35,021	21,024	-	25,159
1976	35,668	21,209	-	25,684
1977	36,008	21,249	-	26,862
1978	37,881	22,765	-	28,551
1979	38,163	22,406	-	28,839
1980	37,176	21,418	-	27,162
1981	36,659	20,571	-	27,831
1982	36,293	20,569	-	26,086
1983	36,360	20,582	-	26,062
1984	37,523	21,376	-	26,963
1985	38,226	22,742	-	26,803
1986	39,474	22,742	-	27,676
1987	40,004	22,856	-	28,199
1988	40,499	23,087	45,404	28,648
1989	41,002	24,385	48,683	29,560
1990	40,100	23,979	49,369	28,671
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Median Annual Income by Race/Ethnicity, 1967-2000 [Continued]

	Whites	Blacks	Pacific Islanders	Hispanic Origin
1991	39,101	23,294	45,145	28,105
1992	38,863	22,630	45,610	27,226
1993	38,768	22,975	45,105	26,919
1994	39,166	24,202	46,595	26,958
1995	40,159	25,144	45,603	25,668
1996	40,623	25,669	47,307	27,226
1997	41,699	26,803	48,415	28,491
1998	43,171	26,751	49,212	29,894
1999	43,932	28,848	52,925	31,767
2000	44,226	30,439	55,521	33,447
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P60-213, Money Income in the Unit ed States, 2000, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 2001

Median Annual Income of Men and Women

Data in constant 2000 dollars. Median means that half earned more and half earned less.
	Constant 2000 $			Women as % of Men	Male to Female Ratio
	Men	Women	Difference Men and Women
1955	23,211	14,968	8,243	64.5	1.551
1956	24,133	15,284	8,849	63.3	1.579
1957	24,666	15,707	8,959	63.7	1.570
1958	25,123	15,742	9,381	62.7	1.596
1959	26,446	16,177	10,269	61.2	1.635
1960	26,935	16,338	10,597	60.7	1.649
1961	27,797	16,400	11,397	59.0	1.695
1962	28,322	16,805	11,517	59.3	1.685
1963	29,115	17,057	12,058	58.6	1.707
1964	29,746	17,562	12,184	59.0	1.694
1965	30,770	17,796	12,974	57.8	1.729
1966	31,504	18,236	13,268	57.9	1.728
1967	32,039	18,452	13,587	57.6	1.736
1968	33,023	19,305	13,718	58.5	1.711
1969	35,103	20,561	14,542	58.6	1.707
1970	35,484	21,019	14,465	59.2	1.688
1971	35,629	21,090	14,539	59.2	1.689
1972	37,820	21,724	16,096	57.4	1.741
1973	38,733	21,913	16,820	56.6	1.768
1974	37,375	22,046	15,329	59.0	1.695
1975	36,707	21,907	14,800	59.7	1.676
1976	37,198	22,310	14,888	60.0	1.667
1977	38,022	22,238	15,784	58.5	1.710
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Median Annual Income of Men and Women [Continued]

	Constant 2000 $			Women as % of Men	Male to Female Ratio
	Men	Women	Difference Men and Women
1978	38,854	23,321	15,533	60.0	1.666
1979	38,650	23,286	15,364	60.2	1.660
1980	38,149	23,063	15,086	60.5	1.654
1981	37,639	22,660	14,979	60.2	1.661
1982	37,218	23,482	13,736	63.1	1.585
1983	37,140	23,892	13,248	64.3	1.554
1984	38,089	24,472	13,617	64.2	1.556
1985	38,365	24,941	13,424	65.0	1.538
1986	39,050	25,400	13,650	65.0	1.537
1987	38,911	25,615	13,296	65.8	1.519
1988	38,474	26,095	12,379	67.8	1.474
1989	38,322	26,481	11,841	69.1	1.447
1990	37,208	26,438	10,770	71.1	1.407
1991	37,568	26,314	11,254	70.0	1.428
1992	37,202	26,657	10,545	71.7	1.396
1993	36,554	26,429	10,125	72.3	1.383
1994	36,386	26,778	9,608	73.6	1.359
1995	36,154	26,698	9,456	73.8	1.354
1996	36,662	27,258	9,404	74.3	1.345
1997	37,714	27,850	9,864	73.8	1.354
1998	38,253	28,338	9,915	74.1	1.350
1999	38,836	28,289	10,547	72.8	1.373
2000	39,020	28,900	10,120	74.1	1.350
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, March Current Population Survey, "Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (All Races) by Median Income and Sex: 1955 to 2000," March 21, 2002.

Change in Number of Households by Income Range, 1990 to 2000

Income Range	Percent Change	Percent of all Households
Less than $10,000	-29.5	9.0
$10,000-$14,999	-13.5	7.0
$15,000-$24,999	-13.0	13.4
$25,000-$34,999	7.5	12.5
$35,000-$49,999	3.6	15.5
$50,000-$74,999	44.9	18.9
$75,000-$99,999	123.4	10.4
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Change in Number of Households by Income Range, 1990 to 2000 [Continued]

Income Range	Percent Change	Percent of all Households
$100,000-$149,000	211.5	13.41
$150,000 or more	228.5	-
Source: "Challenging Changes." Investor's Business Daily, August 8, 2001, p. A20; U.S. Bureau of the Census. Notes: 1. The value of 13.4% is for all households earning $100,000 or higher.

Household Annual Income Ranges in Current Dollars

Current dollars are dollars as valued in the year -not adjusted for inflation.
	Upper Limit of Each Fifth				Lower Limit of Top 5 Percent
	Lowest	Second	Third	Fourth
1967	3,000	5,850	8,306	11,841	19,000
1968	3,323	6,300	9,030	12,688	19,850
1969	3,574	6,860	9,920	13,900	21,800
1970	3,687	7,064	10,276	14,661	23,178
1971	3,800	7,244	10,660	15,200	24,138
1972	4,050	7,800	11,530	16,500	26,560
1973	4,418	8,393	12,450	17,985	28,509
1974	4,923	9,094	13,400	19,453	31,085
1975	5,025	9,450	14,246	20,496	32,681
1976	5,479	10,133	15,423	22,192	35,382
1977	5,813	10,900	16,531	24,100	38,961
1978	6,384	12,000	18,146	26,425	42,572
1979	7,009	13,035	20,025	29,097	47,465
1980	7,556	14,100	21,610	31,700	51,500
1981	8,160	15,034	23,396	34,600	56,300
1982	8,520	16,010	24,560	36,670	61,107
1983	9,000	16,773	25,718	38,898	64,600
1984	9,600	17,904	27,506	41,600	69,590
1985	10,000	18,852	29,022	43,809	73,263
1986	10,358	19,783	30,555	46,120	78,226
1987	10,800	20,500	32,000	48,363	80,928
1988	11,382	21,500	33,506	50,593	85,640
1989	12,096	23,000	35,350	53,710	91,750
1990	12,500	23,662	36,200	55,205	94,748
1991	12,588	24,000	37,070	56,760	96,400
1992	12,600	24,140	37,900	58,007	99,020
1993	12,967	24,679	38,793	60,300	104,639
1994	13,426	25,200	40,100	62,841	109,821
1995	14,400	26,914	42,002	65,124	113,000
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Household Annual Income Ranges in Current Dollars [Continued]

	Upper Limit of Each Fifth				Lower Limit of Top 5 Percent
	Lowest	Second	Third	Fourth
1996	14,768	27,760	44,006	68,015	119,540
1997	15,400	29,200	46,000	71,500	126,550
1998	16,116	30,408	48,337	75,000	132,199
1999	17,196	32,000	50,520	79,375	142,021
2000	17,955	33,006	52,272	81,960	145,526
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, March Current Population Survey, "Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households (All Races): 1967 to 2000," March 21, 2002.

Poverty Rate of All Families and Married-Couple Families, 1973-2000

	All Families			Married-Couple Families			Couples as % of Total
	Total	Below Poverty Level		Total	Below Poverty Level
		Number	Percent		Number	Percent
1973	55,053	4,828	8.8	46,812	2,482	5.3	85.0
1974	55,698	4,922	8.8	47,069	2,474	5.3	84.5
1975	56,245	5,450	9.7	47,318	2,904	6.1	84.1
1976	56,710	5,311	9.4	47,497	2,606	5.5	83.8
1977	57,215	5,311	9.3	47,385	2,524	5.3	82.8
1978	57,804	5,280	9.1	47,692	2,474	5.2	82.5
1979	59,550	5,461	9.2	49,112	2,640	5.4	82.5
1980	60,309	6,217	10.3	49,294	3,032	6.2	81.7
1981	61,019	6,851	11.2	49,630	3,394	6.8	81.3
1982	61,393	7,512	12.2	49,908	3,789	7.6	81.3
1984	62,706	7,277	11.6	50,350	3,488	6.9	80.3
1985	63,558	7,223	11.4	50,933	3,438	6.7	80.1
1985	62,015	7,647	12.3	50,081	3,815	7.6	80.8
1986	64,491	7,023	10.9	51,537	3,123	6.1	79.9
1987	65,204	7,005	10.7	51,675	3,011	5.8	79.3
1988	65,837	6,874	10.4	52,100	2,897	5.6	79.1
1989	66,090	6,784	10.3	52,137	2,931	5.6	78.9
1990	66,322	7,098	10.7	52,147	2,981	5.7	78.6
1991	67,175	7,712	11.5	52,457	3,158	6.0	78.1
1992	68,216	8,144	11.9	53,090	3,385	6.4	77.8
1993	68,506	8,393	12.3	53,181	3,481	6.5	77.6
1994	69,313	8,053	11.6	53,865	3,272	6.1	77.7
1995	69,597	7,532	10.8	53,570	2,982	5.6	77.0
1996	70,241	7,708	11.0	53,604	3,010	5.6	76.3
1997	70,884	7,324	10.3	54,321	2,821	5.2	76.6
1998	71,551	7,186	10.0	54,778	2,879	5.3	76.6
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Poverty Rate of All Families and Married-Couple Families, 1973-2000 [Continued]

	All Families			Married-Couple Families			Couples as % of Total
	Total	Below Poverty Level		Total	Below Poverty Level
		Number	Percent		Number	Percent
1999	72,031	6,676	9.3	55,315	2,673	4.8	76.8
2000	72,388	6,222	8.6	55,611	2,638	4.7	76.8
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, March Current Population Survey."Poverty Status: Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1959-2000," February 13, 2002, accessed at http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd.

The Minimum Wage in Actual and Constant 2000 Dollars, 1938 to 2000

Constant dollars were calculated using the Consumer Price Index "All Items" deflator.
	Current Dollars	2000 Dollars
1938	0.25	3.05
1939	0.30	3.72
1940	0.30	3.69
1941	0.30	3.51
1942	0.30	3.17
1943	0.30	2.99
1944	0.30	2.94
1945	0.40	3.83
1946	0.40	3.53
1947	0.40	3.09
1948	0.40	2.86
1949	0.40	2.89
1950	0.75	5.36
1951	0.75	4.97
1952	0.75	4.87
1953	0.75	4.84
1954	0.75	4.80
1955	0.75	4.82
1956	1.00	6.33
1957	1.00	6.13
1958	1.00	5.96
1959	1.00	5.92
1960	1.00	5.82
1961	1.15	6.62
1962	1.25	6.56
1963	1.25	7.03
1964	1.25	6.94
1965	1.25	6.83
1966	1.25	6.64
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The Minimum Wage in Actual and Constant 2000 Dollars, 1938 to 2000 [Continued]

	Current Dollars	2000 Dollars
1967	1.40	7.22
1968	1.60	7.72
1969	1.60	7.92
1970	1.60	7.51
1971	1.60	7.10
1972	1.60	6.80
1973	1.60	6.59
1973	1.60	6.21
1974	2.00	6.99
1975	2.10	6.72
1976	2.30	6.96
1977	2.30	6.54
1978	2.65	7.00
1979	2.90	6.88
1980	3.10	6.48
1981	3.35	6.35
1982	3.35	5.98
1983	3.35	5.79
1984	3.35	5.79
1985	3.35	5.55
1986	3.35	5.26
1987	3.35	5.08
1988	3.35	4.88
1989	3.35	4.65
1990	3.35	5.01
1991	4.25	5.37
1992	4.25	5.22
1993	4.25	5.06
1994	4.25	4.94
1995	4.25	4.80
1996	4.75	5.21
1997	5.15	5.53
1998	5.15	5.44
1999	5.15	5.32
2000	5.15	5.15
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, "Value of the Federal Minimum Wage, 1938-2000," retrieved December 6, 2001 from http://www.dol.gov.

Poverty Rates of Different Categories of Families in 1999

The Poverty Rate is the percentage of families in a category of total families in the category.
Family Category	Poverty Rate (%)
All families	6.2
All families without children	2.1
All families with related children under 18	9.3
All families with one member in the labor force	12.8
Families headed by men with related children under 18	10.7
Families headed by women with related children under 18	23.9
Families headed by men without related children under 18	3.5
Families headed by women without related children under 18	5.7
Married couples without children	1.5
Married couples with related children under 18	5.2
Married couples with one member in the labor force	7.9
Source: Beers, Thomas M. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "A Profile of The Working Poor," U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.

Educational Attainment: Workers 25 Years Old and Over by Mean Earnings and Sex: 1991 to 2000

Workers 25 years old and over as of March of the following year. Earnings in current and 2000 inflation-adjusted dollars.
Educational Attainment and Year	Male			Female			Women's Earnings as % of Men's
	Number with Earnings (000)	Mean Earnings		Number with Earnings (000)	Mean Earnings
		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars
TOTAL
1991	60,048	30,469	37,738	50,774	17,825	22,078	58.5
1992	60,423	31,382	37,866	51,148	18,701	22,565	59.6
1993	60,743	34,046	40,046	52,317	19,663	23,128	57.8
1994	61,760	35,717	41,110	53,368	20,461	23,551	57.3
1995	62,407	36,818	41,340	54,249	21,252	23,862	57.7
1996	63,666	38,459	42,042	55,244	22,521	24,619	58.6
1997	64,293	40,392	43,218	56,134	23,538	25,185	58.3
1998	64,628	42,066	44,388	56,950	24,992	26,372	59.4
1999	65,412	44,730	46,233	58,225	25,818	26,685	57.7
2000	66,186	47,536	47,536	58,462	27,350	27,350	57.5
Less than 9th Grade
1991	3,343	14,464	17,915	1,728	8,389	10,390	58.0
1992	3,316	14,775	17,828	1,686	8,915	10,757	60.3
1993	3,120	14,411	16,951	1,669	8,721	10,258	60.5
1994	3,056	18,427	21,210	1,641	9,163	10,547	49.7
1995	3,134	16,119	18,099	1,643	10,021	11,252	62.2
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Educational Attainment: Workers 25 Years Old and Over by Mean Earnings and Sex: 1991 to 2000 [Continued]

Educational Attainment and Year	Male			Female			Women's Earnings as % of Men's
	Number with Earnings (000)	Mean Earnings		Number with Earnings (000)	Mean Earnings
		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars
1996	3,163	17,179	18,779	1,566	10,727	11,726	62.4
1997	2,993	19,230	20,576	1,624	10,655	11,401	55.4
1998	2,798	19,096	20,150	1,571	13,461	14,204	70.5
1999	2,833	19,507	20,162	1,673	12,561	12,983	64.4
2000	2,844	21,691	21,691	1,738	12,997	12,997	59.9
9th to 12th Grade (No Diploma)
1991	5,307	18,419	22,814	3,844	10,305	12,764	55.9
1992	5,030	18,297	22,077	3,519	10,834	13,072	59.2
1993	4,955	18,585	21,860	3,446	11,697	13,758	62.9
1994	4,732	19,701	22,676	3,511	10,968	12,624	55.7
1995	4,996	21,019	23,601	3,616	11,469	12,878	54.6
1996	5,145	22,602	24,707	3,545	12,263	13,405	54.3
1997	5,103	24,331	26,034	3,574	12,897	13,799	53.0
1998	4,918	23,307	24,594	3,536	12,802	13,509	54.9
1999	4,608	23,354	24,139	3,489	14,349	14,831	61.4
2000	4,674	27,229	27,229	3,449	15,094	15,094	55.4
High School Graduate
1991	20,571	24,531	30,384	19,271	14,269	17,673	58.2
1992	20,273	24,744	29,856	18,810	14,878	17,952	60.1
1993	19,814	26,182	30,796	18,462	15,347	18,052	58.6
1994	19,754	27,376	31,510	18,395	15,888	18,287	58.0
1995	19,966	28,624	32,140	18,357	17,016	19,106	59.4
1996	20,528	30,073	32,874	18,918	17,297	18,908	57.5
1997	20,615	30,798	32,953	18,794	18,033	19,295	58.6
1998	20,463	30,949	32,658	18,760	19,049	20,101	61.6
1999	20,656	33,084	34,195	18,756	19,306	19,955	58.4
2000	20,806	34,568	34,568	18,374	20,516	20,516	59.3
Some College, No Degree
1991	10,629	29,233	36,208	9,380	17,241	21,354	59.0
1992	10,843	29,275	35,323	9,903	17,742	21,407	60.6
1993	11,098	30,590	35,981	10,441	18,104	21,294	59.2
1994	11,409	30,878	35,541	10,799	18,269	21,028	59.2
1995	11,470	33,726	37,869	10,601	19,223	21,584	57.0
1996	11,634	36,058	39,417	10,609	20,674	22,600	57.3
1997	11,540	37,079	39,674	10,702	21,431	22,931	57.8
1998	11,577	38,147	40,253	11,170	22,719	23,973	59.6
1999	11,908	40,282	41,635	11,483	23,955	24,760	59.5
2000	11,906	42,682	42,682	11,314	24,751	24,751	58.0
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Educational Attainment: Workers 25 Years Old and Over by Mean Earnings and Sex: 1991 to 2000 [Continued]

Educational Attainment and Year	Male			Female			Women's Earnings as % of Men's
	Number with Earnings (000)	Mean Earnings		Number with Earnings (000)	Mean Earnings
		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars
Associate Degree
1991	3,662	31,432	38,931	4,100	20,185	25,001	64.2
1992	4,066	31,615	38,147	4,381	20,404	24,619	64.5
1993	4,453	31,888	37,507	5,061	20,865	24,542	65.4
1994	4,561	34,826	40,085	5,181	21,391	24,621	61.4
1995	4,698	35,579	39,949	5,352	23,287	26,147	65.5
1996	4,693	37,120	40,578	5,444	23,307	25,478	62.8
1997	5,003	38,081	40,746	5,502	24,977	26,725	65.6
1998	5,099	41,474	43,764	5,431	26,527	27,991	64.0
1999	5,175	42,006	43,417	5,844	25,978	26,851	61.8
2000	5,453	44,705	44,705	6,180	26,631	26,631	59.6
Bachelor's Degree or More
1991	16,536	45,539	56,404	12,451	26,622	32,974	58.5
1992	16,894	47,800	57,675	12,850	27,895	33,658	58.4
1993	17,304	53,791	63,270	13,238	29,905	35,175	55.6
1994	18,248	55,046	63,358	13,842	31,646	36,425	57.5
1995	18,142	56,038	62,921	14,679	30,941	34,741	55.2
1996	18,503	57,661	63,032	15,161	33,666	36,802	58.4
1997	19,039	61,028	65,298	15,938	34,646	37,070	56.8
1998	19,773	63,936	67,466	16,481	36,506	38,521	57.1
1999	20,232	68,335	70,631	16,980	37,880	39,152	55.4
2000	20,503	72,481	72,481	17,407	40,371	40,371	55.7
Bachelor's Degree
1991	10,416	40,170	49,754	8,537	23,647	29,289	58.9
1992	10,621	41,509	50,085	8,799	25,039	30,212	60.3
1993	11,022	45,472	53,485	9,072	26,432	31,090	58.1
1994	11,609	48,095	55,358	9,389	27,636	31,809	57.5
1995	11,486	48,101	54,009	10,144	27,786	31,199	57.8
1996	11,900	48,234	52,727	10,550	29,701	32,468	61.6
1997	12,338	51,656	55,271	11,108	31,071	33,245	60.1
1998	12,869	56,658	59,786	11,367	32,632	34,434	57.6
1999	13,057	59,490	61,488	11,548	33,779	34,914	56.8
2000	13,316	65,124	65,124	11,844	36,500	36,500	56.0
Master's Degree
1991	3,899	47,311	58,599	3,141	30,781	38,125	65.1
1992	3,865	48,539	58,567	3,229	31,258	37,716	64.4
1993	3,810	53,809	63,291	3,295	34,595	40,691	64.3
1994	4,066	55,500	63,881	3,435	35,928	41,353	64.7
1995	4,199	58,434	65,611	3,519	35,078	39,387	60.0
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Educational Attainment: Workers 25 Years Old and Over by Mean Earnings and Sex: 1991 to 2000 [Continued]

Educational Attainment and Year	Male			Female			Women's Earnings as % of Men's
	Number with Earnings (000)	Mean Earnings		Number with Earnings (000)	Mean Earnings
		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars
1996	4,058	62,416	68,230	3,548	36,575	39,982	58.6
1997	3,996	63,393	67,829	3,726	38,463	41,154	60.7
1998	4,186	64,815	68,393	3,984	40,483	42,718	62.5
1999	4,462	68,622	70,927	4,238	42,552	43,981	62.0
2000	4,445	76,552	76,552	4,348	45,698	45,698	59.7
Professional Degree
1991	1,394	72,590	89,909	472	45,134	55,902	62.2
1992	1,495	83,107	100,277	497	48,750	58,822	58.7
1993	1,486	100,594	118,321	491	50,714	59,651	50.4
1994	1,526	92,504	106,472	614	58,514	67,350	63.3
1995	1,433	101,947	114,469	626	48,182	54,100	47.3
1996	1,495	103,055	112,655	604	72,015	78,724	69.9
1997	1,547	109,830	117,515	663	62,113	66,459	56.6
1998	1,470	109,289	115,323	651	65,850	69,485	60.3
1999	1,480	121,105	125,173	687	60,856	62,900	50.3
2000	1,484	111,190	111,190	721	62,156	62,156	55.9
Doctorate Degree 1991
1991	827	59,224	73,354	301	38,564	47,765	65.1
1992	913	60,041	72,445	326	39,917	48,164	66.5
1993	986	76,168	89,591	380	45,242	53,215	59.4
1994	1,048	75,735	87,171	404	47,598	54,785	62.8
1995	1,024	71,016	79,739	391	47,968	53,860	67.5
1996	1,049	81,492	89,083	460	51,865	56,696	63.6
1997	1,158	87,520	93,644	441	51,189	54,771	58.5
1998	1,248	82,619	87,180	480	55,431	58,491	67.1
1999	1,233	97,605	100,884	507	61,136	63,190	62.6
2000	1,258	90,327	90,327	494	54,477	54,477	60.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, March Current Population Survey, created March 21, 2002, retrieved from http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd.

Educational Attainment of Householder -Families with Householder 25 Years Old and Over by Median and Mean Income: 1991 to 2000

Families as of March of the following year. Income in current and 2000 inflation adjusted dollars. Current dollar medians above 100,000 are plugged at 100,000.
Educational Attainment and Income Year	Number (000)	Median Income		Mean Income
		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars	Current Dollars	2000 Dollars
TOTAL
1991	64,531	36,904	45,709	44,197	54,742
1992	65,319	37,671	45,454	45,319	54,682
1993	65,506	38,231	44,968	48,425	56,959
1994	66,234	40,159	46,223	50,626	58,271
1995	66,578	41,771	46,902	52,642	59,108
1996	67,277	43,603	47,665	54,964	60,084
1997	67,866	45,874	49,084	58,242	62,317
1998	68,309	48,194	50,855	60,988	64,355
1999	68,678	50,571	52,270	64,232	66,390
2000	68,899	52,166	52,166	67,038	67,038
Less than 9th grade
1991	6,048	17,709	21,934	22,370	27,707
1992	5,941	18,040	21,767	22,686	27,373
1993	5,614	18,573	21,846	23,211	27,301
1994	5,223	19,397	22,326	24,433	28,122
1995	5,063	20,550	23,074	25,833	29,006
1996	4,767	20,781	22,717	26,762	29,255
1997	4,667	21,208	22,692	28,818	30,835
1998	4,464	22,328	23,561	29,547	31,178
1999	4,385	23,668	24,463	30,176	31,190
2000	4,178	24,964	24,964	32,730	32,730
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)
1991	7,045	22,402	27,747	26,912	33,333
1992	6,741	22,054	26,610	26,369	31,817
1993	6,756	22,224	26,140	28,013	32,950
1994	6,618	22,484	25,879	27,952	32,173
1995	6,477	23,331	26,197	29,815	33,477
1996	6,771	24,575	26,864	32,199	35,198
1997	6,604	25,465	27,247	32,948	35,254
1998	6,227	26,707	28,181	33,356	35,197
1999	5,989	27,050	27,959	33,182	34,297
2000	6,026	28,878	28,878	36,706	36,706
High School Graduate
1991	22,160	33,255	41,189	37,398	46,321
1992	22,153	33,953	40,968	37,868	45,692
1993	21,340	33,674	39,608	39,242	46,157
1994	21,358	35,275	40,602	41,078	47,281
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Educational Attainment of Householder -Families with Householder 25 Years Old and Over by Median and Mean Income: 1991 to 2000 [Continued]

Educational Attainment and Income Year	Number (000)	Median Income		Mean Income
		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars	Current Dollars	2000 Dollars
1995	21,468	36,751	41,265	43,182	48,486
1996	21,870	38,563	42,155	45,146	49,352
1997	21,991	40,040	42,842	46,523	49,778
1998	21,689	41,302	43,582	48,434	51,108
1999	21,702	42,995	44,439	50,892	52,602
2000	21,502	44,248	44,248	52,255	52,255
Some College, No Degree
1991	10,726	40,288	49,900	45,219	56,008
1992	11,252	40,604	48,993	45,216	54,558
1993	11,815	40,736	47,915	46,526	54,725
1994	12,136	41,595	47,876	47,703	54,906
1995	12,166	43,448	48,785	50,679	56,904
1996	12,092	44,814	48,989	53,539	58,526
1997	12,107	46,936	50,220	55,596	59,486
1998	12,612	48,495	51,172	57,315	60,479
1999	12,747	50,967	52,679	61,419	63,482
2000	12,593	51,642	51,642	63,275	63,275
Associate Degree
1991	3,715	44,186	54,728	48,245	59,756
1992	3,984	43,028	51,918	48,317	58,299
1993	4,408	45,054	52,994	49,457	58,172
1994	4,669	46,742	53,800	53,515	61,596
1995	4,786	48,700	54,682	54,354	61,030
1996	4,955	51,176	55,943	56,153	61,384
1997	5,226	52,393	56,059	63,063	67,476
1998	5,420	54,719	57,740	63,524	67,031
1999	5,560	56,602	58,503	64,482	66,648
2000	5,869	57,814	57,814	67,517	67,517
Bachelor's Degree or More
1991	14,837	60,670	75,145	69,706	86,337
1992	15,249	61,902	74,691	72,633	87,639
1993	15,574	64,941	76,385	80,098	94,213
1994	16,230	66,529	76,575	82,216	94,631
1995	16,618	67,529	75,824	82,874	93,053
1996	16,823	69,688	76,180	85,557	93,527
1997	17,272	73,578	78,727	91,180	97,560
1998	17,896	76,999	81,250	95,481	100,752
1999	18,295	81,140	83,866	100,267	103,635
2000	18,732	84,172	84,172	103,794	103,794
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Educational Attainment of Householder -Families with Householder 25 Years Old and Over by Median and Mean Income: 1991 to 2000 [Continued]

Educational Attainment and Income Year	Number (000)	Median Income		Mean Income
		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars	Current Dollars	2000 Dollars
Bachelor's Degree
1991	9,288	56,052	69,425	63,155	78,223
1992	9,421	56,821	68,560	65,021	78,454
1993	9,673	59,703	70,224	70,209	82,581
1994	10,101	61,918	71,268	73,365	84,443
1995	10,421	61,780	69,368	73,334	82,342
1996	10,753	64,293	70,282	75,311	82,327
1997	11,201	67,230	71,934	81,026	86,696
1998	11,593	71,680	75,637	85,423	90,139
1999	11,743	76,059	78,614	91,075	94,134
2000	12,016	77,245	77,245	96,012	96,012
Master's Degree
1991	3,579	65,552	81,192	72,548	89,857
1992	3,705	66,216	79,896	75,423	91,005
1993	3,687	68,365	80,413	81,298	95,625
1994	3,864	70,651	81,320	83,887	96,554
1995	4,091	73,926	83,006	88,198	99,031
1996	4,009	76,065	83,151	90,956	99,429
1997	3,903	81,734	87,453	96,519	103,273
1998	4,093	83,052	87,637	101,670	107,283
1999	4,395	85,632	88,509	104,403	107,910
2000	4,518	91,126	91,126	110,924	110,924
Professional Degree
1991	1,247	85,919	106,418	99,068	122,704
1992	1,324	92,396	111,485	110,326	133,119
1993	1,297	99,943	117,555	132,918	156,341
1994	1,302	92,509	106,478	122,956	141,523
1995	1,193	96,935	108,842	129,959	145,922
1996	1,189	100,000	109,315	138,118	150,984
1997	1,249	100,000	106,997	144,709	154,835
1998	1,228	100,000	105,521	147,170	155,295
1999	1,174	100,000	103,359	147,894	152,862
2000	1,161	100,000	100,000	138,933	138,933
Doctorate Degree
1991	723	78,928	97,759	89,146	110,415
1992	799	75,657	91,288	86,980	104,950
1993	918	82,480	97,015	104,839	123,314
1994	964	86,912	100,036	113,238	130,337
1995	913	90,463	101,575	106,375	119,441
1996	872	92,316	100,916	115,415	126,166
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Educational Attainment of Householder -Families with Householder 25 Years Old and Over by Median and Mean Income: 1991 to 2000 [Continued]

Educational Attainment and Income Year	Number (000)	Median Income		Mean Income
		Current Dollars	2000 Dollars	Current Dollars	2000 Dollars
1997	919	100,000	106,997	119,550	127,915
1998	982	96,945	102,297	123,796	130,630
1999	982	100,000	103,359	134,713	139,238
2000	1,036	100,000	100,000	123,561	123,561
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Cencus, March Current Population Survey, created March 21, 2002, retrieved from http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd.