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Household Income of Quintiles, 2002-2005 (2005 Dollars) |
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Change, 2002-2005 |
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2005 |
2002 |
Dollars |
Percent |
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Poorest 20% |
10,655 |
10,845 |
-190 |
-1.8% |
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Second 20% |
27,357 |
27,572 |
-215 |
-0.8% |
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Third 20% |
46,301 |
46,462 |
-161 |
-0.3% |
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Fourth 20% |
72,825 |
73,085 |
-260 |
-0.4% |
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Richest 20% |
159,583 |
156,038 |
+3,545 |
+2.3% |
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Source: Census Bureau, "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2005," August 2006. Table A-3. |
Median and Mean Income of Families, 1947 to 2005 |
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( 2005 Dollars) |
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Mean above Median |
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Median Income |
Mean Income |
Amount |
Percent |
1947 |
$22,500 |
$26,323 |
$3,823 |
17.0% |
1948 |
21,886 |
25,210 |
3,324 |
15.2% |
1949 |
21,598 |
24,810 |
3,212 |
14.9% |
1950 |
22,794 |
26,200 |
3,406 |
14.9% |
1951 |
23,592 |
26,677 |
3,085 |
13.1% |
1952 |
24,254 |
27,789 |
3,535 |
14.6% |
1953 |
26,276 |
29,150 |
2,874 |
10.9% |
1954 |
25,588 |
28,763 |
3,175 |
12.4% |
1955 |
27,247 |
30,602 |
3,355 |
12.3% |
1956 |
29,039 |
32,447 |
3,408 |
11.7% |
1957 |
29,233 |
32,040 |
2,808 |
9.6% |
1958 |
29,101 |
31,836 |
2,735 |
9.4% |
1959 |
30,802 |
33,981 |
3,179 |
10.3% |
1960 |
31,392 |
34,782 |
3,391 |
10.8% |
1961 |
31,723 |
35,794 |
4,071 |
12.8% |
1962 |
32,628 |
36,539 |
3,911 |
12.0% |
1963 |
33,778 |
37,826 |
4,049 |
12.0% |
1964 |
35,041 |
39,132 |
4,091 |
11.7% |
1965 |
36,494 |
40,412 |
3,918 |
10.7% |
1966 |
38,446 |
42,851 |
4,405 |
11.5% |
1967 |
39,294 |
43,593 |
4,299 |
10.9% |
1968 |
41,110 |
46,053 |
4,943 |
12.0% |
1969 |
43,049 |
48,270 |
5,221 |
12.1% |
1970 |
42,961 |
48,355 |
5,395 |
12.6% |
1971 |
42,877 |
48,288 |
5,411 |
12.6% |
1972 |
44,956 |
51,059 |
6,103 |
13.6% |
1973 |
45,868 |
51,847 |
5,979 |
13.0% |
1974 |
44,680 |
50,945 |
6,265 |
14.0% |
1975 |
43,875 |
49,718 |
5,843 |
13.3% |
1976 |
45,242 |
51,026 |
5,783 |
12.8% |
1977 |
45,516 |
51,928 |
6,411 |
14.1% |
1978 |
48,086 |
54,767 |
6,681 |
13.9% |
1979 |
48,807 |
55,607 |
6,800 |
13.9% |
1980 |
47,176 |
53,798 |
6,622 |
14.0% |
1981 |
45,926 |
53,003 |
7,077 |
15.4% |
1982 |
45,384 |
53,050 |
7,666 |
16.9% |
1983 |
45,707 |
53,252 |
7,546 |
16.5% |
1984 |
47,266 |
55,526 |
8,259 |
17.5% |
1985 |
47,995 |
57,009 |
9,014 |
18.8% |
1986 |
50,062 |
59,351 |
9,289 |
18.6% |
1987 |
50,898 |
60,617 |
9,719 |
19.1% |
1988 |
51,046 |
61,221 |
10,176 |
19.9% |
1989 |
52,018 |
63,107 |
11,088 |
21.3% |
1990 |
51,205 |
61,777 |
10,572 |
20.6% |
1991 |
50,236 |
60,438 |
10,201 |
20.3% |
1992 |
49,872 |
60,300 |
10,429 |
20.9% |
1993 |
49,172 |
62,825 |
13,653 |
27.8% |
1994 |
50,533 |
64,290 |
13,757 |
27.2% |
1995 |
51,662 |
65,327 |
13,665 |
26.5% |
1996 |
52,404 |
66,497 |
14,093 |
26.9% |
1997 |
54,059 |
69,020 |
14,961 |
27.7% |
1998 |
55,903 |
71,276 |
15,373 |
27.5% |
1999 |
57,204 |
73,296 |
16,091 |
28.1% |
2000 |
57,511 |
74,563 |
17,052 |
29.6% |
2001 |
56,695 |
73,741 |
17,046 |
30.1% |
2002 |
56,104 |
72,702 |
16,598 |
29.6% |
2003 |
55,908 |
72,765 |
16,856 |
30.1% |
2004 |
55,872 |
72,760 |
16,888 |
30.2% |
2005 |
56,194 |
73,304 |
17,110 |
30.4% |
Sources: Census Bureau website, Historical Income Tables — Families. Table F-5.(1947-2004) |
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Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Supplement, Table FINC-01. (2005) |
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Note: 2005 CPI-U (3.335%) used to inflate Table F-5’s 2004 dollar amounts to 2005 dollars. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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