[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Table B-29.--Median money income (in 1994 dollars) and poverty status of families and persons, by race, selected years, 1976-94
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Families \1\                               Persons  below      Median money income (in 1994 dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------    poverty level       of persons 15 years old and over with
Below poverty level           ---------------------              income \2\ \3\
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Median           Total         Female  householder                              Males               Females
Year                                 Number       money    ------------------------------------------                     -----------------------------------------
(millions)  income  (in                                              Number    Percent            Yearround            Yearround
1994       Number               Number             (millions)              All       full-      All       full-
dollars)   (millions)  Percent  (millions)  Percent                        persons     time     persons     time
\2\                                                                                workers              workers
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RACES

1976..........................................................       56.7      $37,319        5.3       9.4         2.5      33.0      25.0      11.8    $23,517    $34,577    $8,922    $20,738
1977..........................................................       57.2       37,540        5.3       9.3         2.6      31.7      24.7      11.6     23,738     35,338     9,241     20,668
1978..........................................................       57.8       38,730        5.3       9.1         2.7      31.4      24.5      11.4     24,008     35,265     8,932     21,167
1979 \4\......................................................       59.6       39,227        5.5       9.2         2.6      30.4      26.1      11.7     23,590     35,005     8,716     21,090
1980..........................................................       60.3       37,857        6.2      10.3         3.0      32.7      29.3      13.0     22,563     34,525     8,860     20,872
1981..........................................................       61.0       36,825        6.9      11.2         3.3      34.6      31.8      14.0     22,161     34,035     8,978     20,490
1982..........................................................       61.4       36,326        7.5      12.2         3.4      36.3      34.4      15.0     21,625     33,570     9,126     21,181
1983 \5\......................................................       62.0       36,714        7.6      12.3         3.6      36.0      35.3      15.2     21,815     33,454     9,530     21,525
1984..........................................................       62.7       37,703        7.3      11.6         3.5      34.5      33.7      14.4     22,251     34,239     9,796     21,998
1985..........................................................       63.6       38,200        7.2      11.4         3.5      34.0      33.1      14.0     22,466     34,432     9,940     22,384
1986..........................................................       64.5       39,833        7.0      10.9         3.6      34.6      32.4      13.6     23,141     35,014    10,290     22,775
1987 \6\......................................................       65.2       40,403        7.0      10.7         3.7      34.2      32.2      13.4     23,203     34,807    10,821     22,914
1988..........................................................       65.8       40,327        6.9      10.4         3.6      33.4      31.7      13.0     23,687     34,253    11,129     23,232
1989..........................................................       66.1       40,890        6.8      10.3         3.5      32.2      31.5      12.8     23,775     33,965    11,502     23,471
1990..........................................................       66.3       40,087        7.1      10.7         3.8      33.4      33.6      13.5     23,010     32,859    11,418     23,348
1991..........................................................       67.2       39,105        7.7      11.5         4.2      35.6      35.7      14.2     22,272     33,003    11,399     23,117
1992 \7\......................................................       68.2       38,632        8.1      11.9         4.3      35.4      38.0      14.8     21,607     32,568    11,317     23,337
1993..........................................................       68.5       37,905        8.4      12.3         4.4      35.6      39.3      15.1     21,642     31,873    11,329     23,044
1994..........................................................       69.3       38,782        8.1      11.6         4.2      34.6      38.1      14.5     21,720     31,612    11,466     23,265

WHITE

1976..........................................................       50.1       38,764        3.6       7.1         1.4      25.2      16.7       9.1     24,792     35,608     8,997     20,898
1977..........................................................       50.5       39,254        3.5       7.0         1.4      24.0      16.4       8.9     24,863     36,060     9,382     20,800
1978..........................................................       50.9       40,328        3.5       6.9         1.4      23.5      16.3       8.7     25,146     35,919     9,039     21,367
1979 \4\......................................................       52.2       40,933        3.6       6.9         1.4      22.3      17.2       9.0     24,643     36,017     8,798     21,275
1980..........................................................       52.7       39,443        4.2       8.0         1.6      25.7      19.7      10.2     24,000     35,510     8,908     21,074
1981..........................................................       53.3       38,682        4.7       8.8         1.8      27.4      21.6      11.1     23,515     34,834     9,078     20,832
1982..........................................................       53.4       38,140        5.1       9.6         1.8      27.9      23.5      12.0     22,862     34,464     9,250     21,466
1983 \5\......................................................       53.9       38,444        5.2       9.7         1.9      28.3      24.0      12.1     22,950     34,343     9,697     21,812
1984..........................................................       54.4       39,491        4.9       9.1         1.9      27.1      23.0      11.5     23,488     35,411     9,912     22,216
1985..........................................................       55.0       40,152        5.0       9.1         2.0      27.4      22.9      11.4     23,567     35,388    10,133     22,701
1986..........................................................       55.7       41,660        4.8       8.6         2.0      28.2      22.2      11.0     24,421     35,991    10,493     23,124
1987 \6\......................................................       56.1       42,249        4.6       8.1         2.0      26.9      21.2      10.4     24,663     35,619    11,098     23,338
1988..........................................................       56.5       42,487        4.5       7.9         1.9      26.5      20.7      10.1     25,004     35,405    11,404     23,580
1989..........................................................       56.6       42,996        4.4       7.8         1.9      25.4      20.8      10.0     24,935     35,463    11,727     23,749
1990..........................................................       56.8       41,858        4.6       8.1         2.0      26.8      22.3      10.7     24,005     34,109    11,698     23,629
1991..........................................................       57.2       41,112        5.0       8.8         2.2      28.4      23.7      11.3     23,280     33,680    11,666     23,454
1992 \7\......................................................       57.7       40,847        5.3       9.1         2.2      28.5      25.3      11.9     22,611     33,342    11,580     23,607
1993..........................................................       57.9       40,306        5.5       9.4         2.4      29.2      26.2      12.2     22,544     32,647    11,554     23,567
1994..........................................................       58.4       40,884        5.3       9.1         2.3      29.0      25.4      11.7     22,669     32,440    11,630     23,894

BLACK

1976..........................................................        5.8       23,058        1.6      27.9         1.1      52.2       7.6      31.1     14,927     25,503     8,478     19,538
1977..........................................................        5.8       22,425        1.6      28.2         1.2      51.0       7.7      31.3     14,754     24,861     8,102     19,440
1978..........................................................        5.9       23,885        1.6      27.5         1.2      50.6       7.6      30.6     15,064     27,510     8,139     19,804
1979 \4\......................................................        6.2       23,179        1.7      27.8         1.2      49.4       8.1      31.0     15,255     25,957     8,007     19,494
1980..........................................................        6.3       22,822        1.8      28.9         1.3      49.4       8.6      32.5     14,422     24,985     8,247     19,655
1981..........................................................        6.4       21,820        2.0      30.8         1.4      52.9       9.2      34.2     13,983     24,646     8,065     18,814
1982..........................................................        6.5       21,080        2.2      33.0         1.5      56.2       9.7      35.6     13,701     24,478     8,159     19,185
1983 \5\......................................................        6.7       21,666        2.2      32.3         1.5      53.7       9.9      35.7     13,421     24,502     8,286     19,361
1984..........................................................        6.8       22,010        2.1      30.9         1.5      51.7       9.5      33.8     13,476     24,167     8,792     20,021
1985..........................................................        6.9       23,120        2.0      28.7         1.5      50.5       8.9      31.3     14,831     24,752     8,645     20,095
1986..........................................................        7.1       23,804        2.0      28.0         1.5      50.1       9.0      31.1     14,633     25,375     8,878     20,234
1987 \6\......................................................        7.2       24,012        2.1      29.4         1.6      51.1       9.5      32.4     14,631     25,468     9,066     20,845
1988..........................................................        7.4       24,214        2.1      28.2         1.6      49.0       9.4      31.3     15,088     25,952     9,206     21,130
1989..........................................................        7.5       24,153        2.1      27.8         1.5      46.5       9.3      30.7     15,070     24,745     9,412     21,359
1990..........................................................        7.5       24,291        2.2      29.3         1.6      48.1       9.8      31.9     14,591     24,357     9,443     21,027
1991..........................................................        7.7       23,447        2.3      30.4         1.8      51.2      10.2      32.7     14,104     24,622     9,593     20,820
1992 \7\......................................................        8.0       22,291        2.5      31.1         1.9      50.2      10.8      33.4     13,800     24,286     9,387     21,399
1993..........................................................        8.0       22,094        2.5      31.3         1.9      49.9      10.9      33.1     14,979     24,169     9,751     20,835
1994..........................................................        8.1       24,698        2.2      27.3         1.7      46.2      10.2      30.6     14,982     24,405    10,544     20,628
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\1\The term ``family'' refers to a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together. Every family must include a reference person. Beginning 1979,
based on householder concept and restricted to primary families.
\2\Current dollar median money income deflated by CPI-U-X1.
\3\Prior to 1979, data are for persons 14 years and over.
\4\Based on 1980 census population controls; comparable with succeeding years.
\5\Reflects implementation of Hispanic population controls; comparable with succeeding years.
\6\Based on revised methodology; comparable with succeeding years.
\7\Based on 1990 census population controls; comparable with succeeding years.

Note.--Poverty rates (percent of persons below poverty level) for all races for years not shown above are: 1959, 22.4; 1960, 22.2; 1961, 21.9; 1962, 21.0; 1963, 19.5; 1964, 19.0; 1965, 17.3;
1966, 14.7; 1967, 14.2; 1968, 12.8; 1969, 12.1; 1970, 12.6; 1971, 12.5; 1972, 11.9; 1973, 11.1; 1974, 11.2; and 1975, 12.3.

Poverty thresholds are updated each year to reflect changes in the consumer price index (CPI-U).

For details see ``Current Population Reports,'' Series P-60.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.