Indicator 32: Median Income

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Table 32. Median income of full-time, year-round workers, by sex and age group: Various years, 1955 to 2002
	Males				Females
Year	All ages 15 and over1	15 to 19 years old1	20 to 24 years old	25 to 29 years old	All ages 15 and over1	15 to 19 years old1	20 to 24 years old	25 to 29 years old
Current dollars
1955	$4,246	—	$3,299	—	$2,734	—	$2,768	—
1960	5,435	$1,974	3,916	—	3,296	$2,450	3,155	—
1965	6,479	3,074	4,706	—	3,883	2,809	3,713	—
1970	9,312	4,117	6,719	$8,748	5,488	3,846	4,934	$6,011
1975	12,951	5,756	8,650	11,990	7,410	4,569	6,449	7,923
1980	19,500	8,245	12,332	16,756	11,397	6,811	9,434	11,943
1985	25,111	9,139	13,793	20,866	15,914	8,455	11,733	15,993
1990	28,452	10,789	16,004	22,588	20,098	10,429	14,330	19,196
1991	29,748	11,081	15,601	23,509	20,731	9,857	14,702	20,260
1992	30,678	10,855	16,148	23,455	21,589	9,970	15,207	21,130
1994	31,121	12,570	16,212	24,253	22,493	11,005	15,350	20,979
19952	31,599	12,320	17,036	25,165	23,049	10,706	15,636	21,338
19962	32,365	12,085	17,859	26,111	24,097	11,496	16,196	22,154
19972	34,026	13,509	18,496	26,680	25,383	11,875	16,669	23,052
1998	35,796	15,159	20,108	28,927	26,177	13,062	17,841	25,118
1999	36,928	15,825	20,319	30,592	26,751	14,401	18,418	25,540
2000	37,948	15,889	21,248	30,863	27,956	12,997	19,554	26,811
2001	39,038	16,880	21,641	31,209	29,685	15,405	20,269	27,606
2002	39,830	15,843	21,829	31,174	30,363	14,481	20,017	28,572
Constant 2002 dollars (adjusted for inflation)
1955	28,502	—	22,145	—	18,352	—	18,581	—
1960	33,032	11,997	23,800	—	20,032	14,890	19,175	—
1965	37,002	17,556	26,876	—	22,176	16,043	21,205	—
1970	43,174	19,091	31,154	40,561	25,447	17,833	22,878	—
1975	43,307	19,246	28,925	40,093	24,777	15,279	21,566	26,492
1980	42,574	18,000	26,924	36,583	24,883	14,871	20,597	26,075
1985	41,983	15,280	23,061	34,886	26,607	14,136	19,617	26,739
1990	39,162	14,850	22,029	31,090	27,663	14,354	19,724	26,421
1991	39,293	14,636	20,606	31,051	27,383	13,019	19,419	26,760
1992	39,337	13,918	20,706	30,075	27,683	12,784	19,499	27,094
1994	37,778	15,259	19,679	29,441	27,304	13,359	18,633	25,467
19952	37,301	14,544	20,110	29,706	27,208	12,637	18,458	25,188
19962	37,109	13,857	20,477	29,938	27,629	13,181	18,570	25,401
19972	38,138	15,142	20,732	29,904	28,451	13,310	18,683	25,839
1998	39,508	16,731	22,193	31,927	28,892	14,416	19,690	27,722
1999	39,876	17,089	21,941	33,034	28,886	15,551	19,888	27,579
2000	39,645	16,599	22,198	32,243	29,206	13,578	20,428	28,010
2001	39,655	17,146	21,984	31,702	30,154	15,648	20,589	28,043
2002	39,830	15,843	21,829	31,174	30,363	14,481	20,017	28,572
— Not available.
1Before 1980, a relatively small number of 14-year-olds were included in the 15 to 19 years old and all ages 15 and over categories.
2Median incomes for 1995 to 1997 were calculated with different income ranges, and therefore may not be directly comparable to other years.
NOTE: Data on individuals' income used to determine median income were collected in March after the reference year presented in the table. For example, data for 1997 were collected in March 1998.
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, various years and unpublished data; and Money Income and Poverty Status in the United States, 1989.

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