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Table 384. Median annual earnings of year-round, full-time workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 1990 through 2008
Sex and
year
Total Elementary/secondary College
Less than
9th grade
Some high
school, no
completion1
High school
completion
(includes
equivalency)2
Some college,
no degree3
Associate's
degree
Bachelor's or higher degree4
Total Bachelor's degree5 Master's degree Professional degree Doctor's degree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Current dollars
Males                                            
1990 $30,730 (—) $17,390 (—) $20,900 (—) $26,650 (—) $31,730 (—) (6) (†) $42,670 (—) $39,240 (—) (6) (†) (6) (†) (6) (†)
1991 31,610 (—) 17,620 (—) 21,400 (—) 26,780 (—) 31,660 (—) $33,820 (—) 45,140 (—) 40,910 (—) $49,730 (—) $74,000 (—) $57,190 (—)
1992 32,060 (120) 17,290 (—) 21,270 (—) 27,280 (175) 32,100 (—) 33,430 (—) 45,800 (—) 41,360 (304) 49,970 (—) 76,220 (—) 57,420 (—)
1993 32,360 (124) 16,860 (—) 21,750 (—) 27,370 (204) 32,080 (—) 33,690 (—) 47,740 (—) 42,760 (536) 51,870 (—) 80,550 (—) 63,150 (—)
1994 33,440 (246) 17,530 (453) 22,050 (319) 28,040 (322) 32,280 (300) 35,790 (430) 49,230 (707) 43,660 (633) 53,500 (854) 75,010 (3,040) 61,920 (1,619)
                                           
1995 34,550 (275) 18,350 (545) 22,190 (342) 29,510 (358) 33,880 (517) 35,200 (535) 50,480 (312) 45,270 (510) 55,220 (973) 79,670 (2,582) 65,340 (2,188)
1996 35,620 (150) 17,960 (594) 22,720 (414) 30,710 (184) 34,850 (456) 37,130 (435) 51,440 (303) 45,850 (458) 60,510 (945) 85,960 (3,317) 71,230 (3,362)
1997 36,680 (149) 19,290 (629) 24,730 (466) 31,220 (171) 35,950 (293) 38,020 (774) 53,450 (755) 48,620 (851) 61,690 (771) 85,010 (4,253) 76,230 (3,611)
1998 37,910 (291) 19,380 (600) 23,960 (547) 31,480 (169) 36,930 (291) 40,270 (539) 56,520 (421) 51,410 (349) 62,240 (847) 94,740 (12,105) 75,080 (2,507)
1999 40,330 (144) 20,430 (444) 25,040 (535) 33,180 (388) 39,220 (581) 41,640 (459) 60,200 (439) 52,990 (722) 66,240 (690) 100,000 (37,836) 81,690 (3,953)
                                           
2000 41,060 (156) 20,790 (376) 25,100 (436) 34,300 (457) 40,340 (312) 41,950 (460) 61,870 (303) 56,330 (573) 68,320 (1,506) 99,410 (20,832) 80,250 (2,446)
2001 41,620 (104) 21,360 (235) 26,210 (251) 34,720 (299) 41,050 (214) 42,780 (561) 62,220 (279) 55,930 (335) 70,900 (687) 100,000 (—) 86,970 (3,013)
2002 41,150 (100) 20,920 (213) 25,900 (207) 33,210 (311) 40,850 (195) 42,860 (673) 61,700 (201) 56,080 (385) 67,280 (1,294) 100,000 (—) 83,310 (2,076)
2003 41,940 (90) 21,220 (227) 26,470 (280) 35,410 (168) 41,350 (182) 42,870 (719) 62,080 (187) 56,500 (365) 70,640 (562) 100,000 (—) 87,130 (2,528)
2004 42,090 (89) 21,660 (191) 26,280 (234) 35,730 (148) 41,900 (175) 44,400 (931) 62,800 (798) 57,220 (393) 71,530 (490) 100,000 (—) 82,400 (2,423)
                                           
2005 43,320 (367) 22,330 (220) 27,190 (237) 36,300 (141) 42,420 (323) 47,180 (367) 66,170 (356) 60,020 (653) 75,030 (1,229) 100,000 (—) 85,860 (3,061)
2006 45,760 (134) 22,710 (398) 27,650 (573) 37,030 (164) 43,830 (812) 47,070 (390) 66,930 (346) 60,910 (235) 75,430 (859) 100,000 (—) 100,000 (—)
2007 47,000 (130) 23,380 (544) 29,320 (590) 37,860 (406) 44,900 (585) 49,040 (801) 70,400 (241) 62,090 (236) 76,280 (416) 100,000 (—) 92,090 (1,894)
2008 49,000 (339) 24,260 (631) 29,680 (458) 39,010 (399) 45,820 (276) 50,150 (344) 72,220 (236) 65,800 (388) 80,960 (468) 100,000 (—) 100,000 (—)
                                           
Females                                            
1990 21,370 (—) 12,250 (—) 14,430 (—) 18,320 (—) 22,230 (—) (6) (†) 30,380 (—) 28,020 (—) (6) (†) (6) (†) (6) (†)
1991 22,040 (—) 12,070 (—) 14,460 (—) 18,840 (—) 22,140 (—) 25,000 (—) 31,310 (—) 29,080 (—) 34,950 (—) 46,740 (—) 43,300 (—)
1992 23,140 (159) 12,960 (—) 14,560 (—) 19,430 (176) 23,160 (—) 25,620 (—) 32,300 (—) 30,330 (294) 36,040 (—) 46,260 (—) 45,790 (—)
1993 23,630 (166) 12,420 (—) 15,390 (—) 19,960 (173) 23,060 (—) 25,880 (—) 34,310 (—) 31,200 (310) 38,610 (—) 50,210 (—) 47,250 (—)
1994 24,400 (165) 12,430 (427) 15,130 (328) 20,370 (158) 23,510 (327) 25,940 (295) 35,380 (280) 31,740 (314) 39,460 (606) 50,620 (2,154) 51,120 (2,888)
                                           
1995 24,880 (160) 13,580 (490) 15,830 (293) 20,460 (162) 24,000 (274) 27,310 (428) 35,260 (313) 32,050 (273) 40,260 (556) 50,000 (2,532) 48,140 (2,373)
1996 25,810 (131) 14,410 (559) 16,950 (333) 21,180 (143) 25,170 (267) 28,080 (526) 36,460 (296) 33,530 (437) 41,900 (564) 57,620 (3,635) 56,270 (3,300)
1997 26,970 (134) 14,160 (492) 16,700 (335) 22,070 (148) 26,340 (291) 28,810 (660) 38,040 (481) 35,380 (295) 44,950 (837) 61,050 (4,737) 53,040 (3,626)
1998 27,960 (199) 14,470 (429) 16,480 (322) 22,780 (254) 27,420 (271) 29,920 (513) 39,790 (408) 36,560 (305) 45,280 (760) 57,570 (1,705) 57,800 (1,881)
1999 28,840 (216) 15,100 (492) 17,020 (298) 23,060 (279) 27,760 (369) 30,920 (318) 41,750 (275) 37,990 (614) 48,100 (862) 59,900 (4,479) 60,080 (3,130)
                                           
2000 30,330 (138) 15,800 (327) 17,920 (434) 24,970 (236) 28,700 (364) 31,070 (307) 42,710 (439) 40,420 (284) 50,140 (735) 58,960 (3,552) 57,080 (2,999)
2001 31,360 (91) 16,690 (255) 19,160 (359) 25,300 (132) 30,420 (186) 32,150 (231) 44,780 (367) 40,990 (231) 50,670 (328) 61,750 (3,976) 62,120 (2,228)
2002 31,010 (83) 16,510 (297) 19,310 (360) 25,180 (121) 29,400 (299) 31,630 (211) 43,250 (568) 40,850 (173) 48,890 (595) 57,020 (2,421) 65,720 (2,268)
2003 31,570 (85) 16,910 (256) 18,940 (327) 26,070 (118) 30,140 (176) 32,250 (241) 45,120 (291) 41,330 (204) 50,160 (454) 66,490 (3,469) 67,210 (2,462)
2004 31,990 (80) 17,020 (241) 19,160 (319) 26,030 (116) 30,820 (135) 33,480 (489) 45,910 (229) 41,680 (172) 51,320 (263) 75,040 (2,436) 68,880 (2,450)
                                           
2005 33,080 (242) 16,140 (250) 20,130 (274) 26,290 (134) 31,400 (165) 33,940 (497) 46,950 (232) 42,170 (179) 51,410 (283) 80,460 (2,774) 66,850 (2,490)
2006 35,100 (113) 18,130 (408) 20,130 (270) 26,740 (136) 31,950 (165) 35,160 (376) 49,570 (441) 45,410 (259) 52,440 (561) 76,240 (2,488) 70,520 (1,779)
2007 36,090 (105) 18,260 (461) 20,400 (292) 27,240 (133) 32,840 (415) 36,330 (283) 50,400 (158) 45,770 (262) 55,430 (412) 71,100 (910) 68,990 (2,155)
2008 36,700 (109) 18,630 (494) 20,410 (295) 28,380 (283) 32,630 (355) 36,760 (243) 51,410 (145) 47,030 (237) 57,510 (745) 71,300 (2,859) 74,030 (2,144)
Constant 2008 dollars7 
Males                                            
1990 $50,630 (—) $28,650 (—) $34,430 (—) $43,910 (—) $52,280 (—) (6) (†) $70,290 (—) $64,640 (—) (6) (†) (6) (†) (6) (†)
1991 49,970 (—) 27,860 (—) 33,830 (—) 42,330 (—) 50,050 (—) $53,460 (—) 71,350 (—) 64,660 (—) $78,620 (—) $116,970 (—) $90,400 (—)
1992 49,190 (184) 26,540 (—) 32,650 (—) 41,860 (269) 49,260 (—) 51,310 (—) 70,290 (—) 63,460 (467) 76,690 (—) 116,970 (—) 88,110 (—)
1993 48,210 (185) 25,130 (—) 32,410 (—) 40,780 (304) 47,790 (—) 50,200 (—) 71,130 (—) 63,710 (799) 77,280 (—) 120,020 (—) 94,090 (—)
1994 48,580 (357) 25,470 (658) 32,030 (463) 40,730 (468) 46,890 (436) 52,000 (625) 71,520 (1,027) 63,430 (920) 77,720 (1,241) 108,970 (4,416) 89,960 (2,352)
                                           
1995 48,810 (389) 25,930 (770) 31,340 (483) 41,690 (506) 47,870 (730) 49,730 (756) 71,320 (441) 63,950 (721) 78,010 (1,375) 112,550 (3,648) 92,300 (3,091)
1996 48,880 (206) 24,650 (815) 31,170 (568) 42,140 (252) 47,820 (626) 50,950 (597) 70,580 (416) 62,910 (628) 83,030 (1,297) 117,960 (4,552) 97,740 (4,613)
1997 49,200 (200) 25,880 (844) 33,170 (625) 41,870 (229) 48,220 (393) 51,000 (1,038) 71,700 (1,013) 65,220 (1,142) 82,750 (1,034) 114,040 (5,705) 102,260 (4,844)
1998 50,070 (384) 25,600 (793) 31,650 (723) 41,580 (223) 48,790 (384) 53,200 (712) 74,660 (556) 67,900 (461) 82,220 (1,119) 125,140 (15,989) 99,170 (3,311)
1999 52,120 (186) 26,400 (574) 32,350 (691) 42,880 (501) 50,690 (751) 53,810 (593) 77,800 (567) 68,470 (933) 85,610 (892) 129,230 (48,897) 105,570 (5,109)
                                           
2000 51,340 (195) 25,990 (470) 31,380 (545) 42,890 (571) 50,430 (390) 52,450 (575) 77,350 (379) 70,430 (716) 85,420 (1,883) 124,290 (26,046) 100,340 (3,058)
2001 50,590 (126) 25,970 (286) 31,860 (305) 42,210 (363) 49,900 (260) 52,000 (682) 75,650 (339) 67,990 (407) 86,190 (835) 121,570 (—) 105,720 (3,663)
2002 49,250 (120) 25,040 (255) 31,000 (248) 39,740 (372) 48,890 (233) 51,290 (805) 73,840 (241) 67,110 (461) 80,520 (1,549) 119,680 (—) 99,700 (2,485)
2003 49,070 (105) 24,830 (266) 30,970 (328) 41,440 (197) 48,380 (213) 50,160 (841) 72,640 (219) 66,110 (427) 82,660 (658) 117,010 (—) 101,950 (2,958)
2004 47,970 (101) 24,690 (218) 29,950 (267) 40,720 (169) 47,750 (199) 50,610 (1,061) 71,570 (910) 65,220 (448) 81,530 (558) 113,980 (—) 93,920 (2,762)
                                           
2005 47,750 (405) 24,620 (243) 29,970 (261) 40,020 (155) 46,760 (356) 52,010 (405) 72,940 (392) 66,170 (720) 82,710 (1,355) 110,240 (—) 94,660 (3,375)
2006 48,870 (143) 24,250 (425) 29,530 (612) 39,550 (175) 46,810 (867) 50,270 (417) 71,480 (370) 65,050 (251) 80,560 (917) 106,800 (—) 106,800 (—)
2007 48,810 (135) 24,270 (565) 30,440 (613) 39,310 (422) 46,620 (607) 50,920 (832) 73,100 (250) 64,470 (245) 79,210 (432) 103,840 (—) 95,620 (1,967)
2008 49,000 (339) 24,260 (631) 29,680 (458) 39,010 (399) 45,820 (276) 50,150 (344) 72,220 (236) 65,800 (388) 80,960 (468) 100,000 (—) 100,000 (—)
                                           
Females                                            
1990 35,210 (—) 20,180 (—) 23,770 (—) 30,180 (—) 36,610 (—) (6) (†) 50,040 (—) 46,150 (—) (6) (†) (6) (†) (6) (†)
1991 34,850 (—) 19,070 (—) 22,850 (—) 29,780 (—) 35,000 (—) 39,520 (—) 49,490 (—) 45,970 (—) 55,250 (—) 73,890 (—) 68,450 (—)
1992 35,510 (244) 19,890 (—) 22,340 (—) 29,810 (270) 35,540 (—) 39,320 (—) 49,570 (—) 46,540 (451) 55,300 (—) 70,990 (—) 70,270 (—)
1993 35,210 (247) 18,500 (—) 22,920 (—) 29,740 (258) 34,350 (—) 38,570 (—) 51,120 (—) 46,480 (462) 57,530 (—) 74,810 (—) 70,400 (—)
1994 35,450 (240) 18,060 (620) 21,980 (477) 29,600 (230) 34,160 (475) 37,690 (429) 51,400 (407) 46,110 (456) 57,320 (880) 73,530 (3,129) 74,260 (4,196)
                                           
1995 35,140 (226) 19,180 (692) 22,360 (414) 28,910 (229) 33,900 (387) 38,580 (605) 49,810 (442) 45,280 (386) 56,880 (785) 70,640 (3,577) 68,010 (3,352)
1996 35,410 (180) 19,780 (767) 23,260 (457) 29,060 (196) 34,530 (366) 38,540 (722) 50,030 (406) 46,000 (600) 57,500 (774) 79,070 (4,988) 77,210 (4,528)
1997 36,180 (180) 19,000 (660) 22,400 (449) 29,600 (199) 35,330 (390) 38,650 (885) 51,030 (645) 47,460 (396) 60,300 (1,123) 81,900 (6,354) 71,150 (4,864)
1998 36,930 (263) 19,110 (567) 21,770 (425) 30,090 (336) 36,220 (358) 39,530 (678) 52,550 (539) 48,290 (403) 59,810 (1,004) 76,040 (2,252) 76,340 (2,485)
1999 37,280 (279) 19,510 (636) 21,990 (385) 29,800 (361) 35,870 (477) 39,960 (411) 53,950 (355) 49,100 (793) 62,160 (1,114) 77,420 (5,788) 77,640 (4,045)
                                           
2000 37,920 (173) 19,750 (409) 22,400 (543) 31,220 (295) 35,880 (455) 38,850 (384) 53,400 (549) 50,530 (355) 62,690 (919) 73,710 (4,441) 71,370 (3,750)
2001 38,120 (111) 20,290 (310) 23,290 (436) 30,760 (160) 36,980 (226) 39,090 (281) 54,430 (446) 49,840 (281) 61,600 (399) 75,070 (4,834) 75,520 (2,709)
2002 37,110 (99) 19,760 (355) 23,110 (431) 30,140 (145) 35,190 (358) 37,850 (253) 51,760 (680) 48,890 (207) 58,510 (712) 68,240 (2,897) 78,650 (2,714)
2003 36,930 (99) 19,780 (300) 22,160 (383) 30,510 (138) 35,270 (206) 37,740 (282) 52,790 (341) 48,360 (239) 58,700 (531) 77,800 (4,059) 78,650 (2,881)
2004 36,460 (91) 19,400 (275) 21,840 (364) 29,670 (132) 35,120 (154) 38,160 (557) 52,330 (261) 47,510 (196) 58,490 (300) 85,520 (2,776) 78,500 (2,792)
                                           
2005 36,460 (267) 17,800 (276) 22,190 (302) 28,980 (148) 34,610 (182) 37,420 (548) 51,760 (256) 46,490 (197) 56,680 (312) 88,700 (3,058) 73,700 (2,745)
2006 37,480 (121) 19,370 (436) 21,500 (288) 28,550 (145) 34,130 (176) 37,550 (402) 52,940 (471) 48,490 (277) 56,000 (599) 81,420 (2,657) 75,310 (1,900)
2007 37,470 (109) 18,960 (479) 21,180 (303) 28,290 (138) 34,100 (431) 37,730 (294) 52,330 (164) 47,530 (272) 57,550 (428) 73,830 (945) 71,640 (2,238)
2008 36,700 (109) 18,630 (494) 20,410 (295) 28,380 (283) 32,630 (355) 36,760 (243) 51,410 (145) 47,030 (237) 57,510 (745) 71,300 (2,859) 74,030 (2,144)
Number of persons with earnings (in thousands)
Males                                            
1990 44,406 (268.6) 2,250 (73.9) 3,315 (89.3) 16,394 (188.0) 9,113 (144.6) (6) (†) 13,334 (171.8) 7,569 (132.6) (6) (†) (6) (†) (6) (†)
1991 44,199 (268.3) 1,807 (66.3) 3,083 (86.2) 15,025 (181.1) 8,034 (136.4) 2,899 (83.6) 13,350 (171.9) 8,456 (139.7) 3,073 (86.1) 1,147 (53.0) 674 (40.7)
1992 44,752 (269.1) 1,815 (66.5) 3,009 (85.2) 14,722 (179.5) 8,067 (136.6) 3,203 (87.8) 13,937 (175.2) 8,719 (141.7) 3,178 (87.5) 1,295 (56.3) 745 (42.8)
1993 45,873 (270.6) 1,790 (66.0) 3,083 (86.2) 14,604 (178.9) 8,493 (140.0) 3,557 (92.4) 14,346 (177.5) 9,178 (145.1) 3,131 (86.8) 1,231 (54.9) 808 (44.5)
1994 47,566 (303.0) 1,895 (69.2) 3,057 (87.6) 15,109 (188.5) 8,783 (146.2) 3,735 (96.6) 14,987 (187.8) 9,636 (152.8) 3,225 (89.9) 1,258 (56.4) 868 (46.9)
                                           
1995 48,500 (306.1) 1,946 (72.8) 3,335 (94.9) 15,331 (195.6) 8,908 (152.3) 3,926 (102.8) 15,054 (194.0) 9,597 (157.8) 3,395 (95.7) 1,208 (57.5) 853 (48.4)
1996 49,764 (301.1) 2,041 (69.2) 3,441 (89.6) 15,840 (186.5) 9,173 (144.2) 3,931 (95.6) 15,339 (183.7) 9,898 (149.6) 3,272 (87.4) 1,277 (54.8) 893 (45.9)
1997 50,807 (299.0) 1,914 (67.0) 3,548 (90.9) 16,225 (187.8) 9,170 (143.9) 4,086 (97.4) 15,864 (185.9) 10,349 (152.4) 3,228 (86.7) 1,321 (55.8) 966 (47.7)
1998 52,381 (306.4) 1,870 (66.3) 3,613 (91.7) 16,442 (189.7) 9,375 (145.7) 4,347 (100.4) 16,733 (191.2) 11,058 (157.6) 3,414 (89.2) 1,264 (54.6) 998 (48.5)
1999 53,062 (307.8) 1,993 (68.4) 3,295 (87.7) 16,589 (190.5) 9,684 (148.0) 4,359 (100.6) 17,142 (193.3) 11,142 (158.2) 3,725 (93.1) 1,267 (54.6) 1,008 (48.8)
                                           
2000 54,065 (309.7) 1,968 (68.0) 3,354 (88.4) 16,834 (191.7) 9,792 (148.8) 4,729 (104.7) 17,387 (194.6) 11,395 (159.9) 3,680 (92.6) 1,274 (54.8) 1,038 (49.5)
2001 54,013 (224.8) 2,207 (51.4) 3,503 (64.5) 16,314 (135.4) 9,494 (104.9) 4,714 (74.7) 17,780 (140.9) 11,479 (114.8) 3,961 (68.5) 1,298 (39.5) 1,041 (35.4)
2002 54,108 (225.0) 2,154 (50.7) 3,680 (66.1) 16,005 (134.2) 9,603 (105.5) 4,399 (72.2) 18,267 (142.7) 11,829 (116.5) 4,065 (69.4) 1,308 (39.6) 1,065 (35.8)
2003 54,253 (225.2) 2,209 (51.4) 3,369 (63.3) 16,285 (135.3) 9,340 (104.1) 4,696 (74.5) 18,354 (143.0) 11,846 (116.6) 4,124 (69.9) 1,348 (40.2) 1,037 (35.3)
2004 55,469 (227.0) 2,427 (53.8) 3,468 (64.2) 17,067 (138.3) 9,257 (103.6) 4,913 (76.2) 18,338 (142.9) 11,701 (115.9) 4,243 (70.9) 1,305 (39.6) 1,088 (36.1)
                                           
2005 56,717 (228.7) 2,425 (53.8) 3,652 (65.9) 17,266 (139.0) 9,532 (105.1) 5,022 (77.0) 18,820 (144.7) 12,032 (117.4) 4,275 (71.2) 1,369 (40.5) 1,144 (37.1)
2006 58,109 (230.6) 2,361 (53.1) 3,872 (67.8) 17,369 (139.4) 9,493 (104.9) 5,110 (77.7) 19,903 (148.4) 12,764 (120.7) 4,542 (73.3) 1,425 (41.3) 1,172 (37.5)
2007 58,147 (230.7) 2,142 (50.6) 3,451 (64.0) 17,224 (138.9) 9,867 (106.8) 5,244 (78.7) 20,218 (149.5) 12,962 (121.6) 4,800 (75.3) 1,332 (40.0) 1,125 (36.7)
2008 55,655 (227.2) 1,982 (48.7) 3,118 (60.9) 16,195 (135.0) 9,515 (105.0) 5,020 (77.0) 19,825 (148.1) 12,609 (120.0) 4,709 (74.6) 1,388 (40.8) 1,119 (36.7)
                                           
Females                                            
1990 28,636 (234.7) 847 (45.6) 1,861 (67.3) 11,810 (162.8) 6,462 (123.1) (6) (†) 7,655 (133.3) 4,704 (105.8) (6) (†) (6) (†) (6) (†)
1991 29,474 (237.1) 733 (42.4) 1,819 (66.5) 10,959 (157.4) 5,633 (115.3) 2,523 (78.1) 7,807 (134.6) 5,263 (111.6) 2,025 (70.1) 312 (27.7) 206 (22.5)
1992 30,346 (239.6) 734 (42.4) 1,659 (63.6) 11,039 (157.9) 5,904 (117.9) 2,655 (80.1) 8,355 (138.9) 5,604 (115.0) 2,192 (72.9) 334 (28.7) 225 (23.5)
1993 30,683 (240.5) 765 (43.3) 1,576 (62.0) 10,513 (154.4) 6,279 (121.4) 3,067 (86.0) 8,483 (139.9) 5,735 (116.3) 2,166 (72.5) 323 (28.2) 260 (25.3)
1994 31,379 (259.2) 696 (42.0) 1,675 (65.1) 10,785 (161.2) 6,256 (124.2) 3,210 (89.7) 8,756 (146.0) 5,901 (120.8) 2,174 (74.0) 398 (31.8) 283 (26.8)
                                           
1995 32,673 (268.2) 774 (46.1) 1,763 (69.3) 11,064 (168.6) 6,329 (129.5) 3,336 (94.9) 9,406 (156.3) 6,434 (130.5) 2,268 (78.5) 421 (34.0) 283 (27.9)
1996 33,549 (259.0) 750 (42.1) 1,751 (64.1) 11,363 (159.7) 6,582 (122.9) 3,468 (89.9) 9,636 (147.7) 6,689 (123.9) 2,213 (72.0) 413 (31.2) 322 (27.6)
1997 34,624 (260.1) 791 (43.2) 1,765 (64.4) 11,475 (160.0) 6,628 (123.2) 3,538 (90.7) 10,427 (153.0) 7,173 (128.0) 2,448 (75.7) 488 (34.0) 318 (27.4)
1998 35,628 (265.4) 814 (43.8) 1,878 (66.4) 11,613 (161.3) 7,070 (127.3) 3,527 (90.7) 10,725 (155.4) 7,288 (129.2) 2,639 (78.6) 468 (33.3) 329 (27.9)
1999 37,091 (269.7) 886 (45.7) 1,883 (66.5) 11,824 (162.7) 7,453 (130.6) 3,804 (94.1) 11,242 (158.9) 7,607 (131.9) 2,818 (81.2) 470 (33.3) 346 (28.6)
                                           
2000 37,762 (271.6) 930 (46.8) 1,950 (67.7) 11,789 (162.5) 7,391 (130.0) 4,118 (97.8) 11,584 (161.1) 7,899 (134.3) 2,823 (81.2) 509 (34.7) 353 (28.9)
2001 38,228 (197.0) 927 (33.4) 1,869 (47.3) 11,690 (115.8) 7,283 (92.3) 4,190 (70.5) 12,269 (118.5) 8,257 (98.1) 3,089 (60.6) 531 (25.3) 392 (21.7)
2002 38,510 (197.6) 858 (32.1) 1,841 (46.9) 11,687 (115.8) 7,354 (92.7) 4,285 (71.2) 12,484 (119.5) 8,229 (97.9) 3,281 (62.5) 572 (26.2) 402 (22.0)
2003 38,681 (197.9) 882 (32.6) 1,739 (45.6) 11,587 (115.3) 7,341 (92.6) 4,397 (72.2) 12,735 (120.6) 8,330 (98.5) 3,376 (63.4) 567 (26.1) 462 (23.6)
2004 39,072 (198.7) 917 (33.2) 1,797 (46.4) 11,392 (114.4) 7,330 (92.6) 4,505 (73.0) 13,131 (122.4) 8,664 (100.4) 3,451 (64.0) 564 (26.0) 452 (23.3)
                                           
2005 40,021 (200.6) 902 (32.9) 1,740 (45.6) 11,419 (114.5) 7,452 (93.3) 4,751 (74.9) 13,758 (125.1) 9,074 (102.6) 3,591 (65.3) 657 (28.1) 437 (22.9)
2006 41,311 (203.2) 934 (33.5) 1,802 (46.4) 11,652 (115.6) 7,613 (94.3) 4,760 (75.0) 14,549 (128.4) 9,645 (105.7) 3,746 (66.7) 662 (28.2) 497 (24.5)
2007 42,196 (204.9) 823 (31.5) 1,649 (44.4) 11,447 (114.7) 7,916 (96.1) 4,891 (76.0) 15,469 (132.1) 9,931 (107.2) 4,389 (72.1) 666 (28.3) 484 (24.1)
2008 40,979 (202.5) 814 (31.3) 1,568 (43.3) 10,851 (111.8) 7,456 (93.3) 4,955 (76.5) 15,335 (131.6) 9,856 (106.8) 4,176 (70.3) 753 (30.1) 550 (25.7)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
1 Includes 1 to 3 years of high school for 1990.
2 Includes 4 years of high school for 1990.
3 Includes 1 to 3 years of college and associate's degrees for 1990.
4 Includes 4 or more years of college for 1990.
5 Includes 4 years of college for 1990.
6 Not reported separately for 1990.
7 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, Money Income of Households, Families, and Persons in the United States and Income, Poverty, and Valuation of Noncash Benefits, 1990 through 1994; Series P-60, Money Income in the United States, 1995 through 2002; and Detailed Income Tabulations from the CPS, 2003 through 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2009, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/dinctabs.html. (This table was prepared September 2009.)

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