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Table D. Median Income of Households by State
(In 1998 dollars. For meaning of symbols, see text)
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Two-year moving averages Differences in 2-year
Three-year average --------------------------------------------- moving averages
1996-1998 1997-1998 1996-1997 1997-98 less 1996-97
States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Median Standard Median Standard Median Standard Percent
income error income error income error Difference change
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United States 37,779 137 38,233 167 37,227 148 1007 * 2.7 *
Alabama 33,394 1,003 34,351 1,210 31,958 1,211 2393 * 7.5 *
Alaska 51,421 1,236 49,717 1,418 51,786 1,354 -2069 -4.0 *
Arizona 34,402 909 35,170 1,057 33,058 1,085 2112 * 6.4 *
Arkansas 27,471 784 27,117 958 27,373 900 -256 -0.9
California 40,522 548 40,623 604 40,317 710 307 0.8
Colorado 44,349 1,075 45,253 1,282 43,224 1,389 2028 * 4.7 *
Connecticut 44,978 1,832 45,589 1,961 44,213 2,174 1376 3.1
Delaware 42,000 1,260 42,581 1,583 42,270 1,470 310 0.7
District of Columbia 32,999 911 32,895 953 32,783 1,099 112 0.3
Florida 33,234 442 33,935 561 32,396 462 1538 * 4.7 *
Georgia 36,553 891 37,950 869 35,497 1,117 2453 * 6.9 *
Hawaii 41,932 1,325 41,199 1,580 42,484 1,400 -1285 -3.0
Idaho 35,554 903 35,302 1,009 34,991 1,131 311 0.9
Illinois 42,065 730 42,552 843 41,509 805 1043 2.5
Indiana 38,580 958 39,613 1,152 38,004 1,048 1609 4.2 *
Iowa 35,276 954 35,664 1,029 34,405 1,189 1259 3.7
Kansas 35,867 1,115 36,875 1,338 35,445 1,297 1430 4.0
Kentucky 34,633 1,101 35,113 1,314 33,823 1,308 1289 3.8
Louisiana 32,317 1,072 32,757 1,329 32,608 1,199 148 0.5
Maine 34,989 854 34,461 977 34,664 1,060 -202 -0.6
Maryland 47,711 1,456 48,714 1,515 46,558 1,742 2156 4.6
Massachusetts 42,017 1,236 42,511 1,392 41,853 1,412 658 1.6
Michigan 40,639 758 40,583 841 40,048 950 536 1.3
Minnesota 44,579 1,159 45,576 1,508 42,906 1,155 2671 * 6.2 *
Mississippi 28,592 924 29,031 1,056 28,329 1,140 703 2.5
Missouri 37,640 1,307 38,662 1,628 36,360 1,512 2302 * 6.3 *
Montana 30,348 914 30,622 943 29,733 1,153 889 3.0
Nebraska 35,661 1,086 35,823 1,274 35,284 1,278 538 1.5
Nevada 39,751 1,061 39,608 1,166 39,749 1,347 -141 -0.4
New Hampshire 42,511 1,228 43,297 1,438 41,288 1,410 2009 4.9
New Jersey 49,303 971 49,297 1,184 49,041 1,115 256 0.5
New Mexico 29,386 863 31,049 1,058 28,308 948 2741 * 9.7 *
New York 36,845 508 36,875 585 36,571 584 304 0.8
North Carolina 36,407 696 36,118 803 36,692 813 -574 -1.6
North Dakota 31,717 891 31,229 1,055 32,424 1,074 -1195 -3.7
Ohio 37,005 832 37,811 1,038 36,046 829 1765 * 4.9 *
Oklahoma 31,357 789 32,783 935 30,172 893 2612 * 8.7 *
Oregon 37,922 1,197 38,447 1,538 37,350 1,297 1098 2.9
Pennsylvania 37,791 713 38,558 846 37,179 818 1380 * 3.7 *
Rhode Island 38,150 1,464 38,012 2,026 36,881 1,416 1131 3.1
South Carolina 34,692 1,037 34,031 1,213 35,404 1,272 -1373 -3.9
South Dakota 31,205 755 31,471 895 30,415 906 1056 3.5
Tennessee 32,397 897 32,602 1,104 31,550 1,033 1052 3.3
Texas 35,254 555 35,702 642 34,990 693 713 2.0
Utah 42,073 1,084 43,870 1,315 40,960 1,318 2911 * 7.1 *
Vermont 36,196 1,097 37,485 1,374 34,607 1,260 2878 * 8.3 *
Virginia 42,572 1,326 43,490 1,695 42,181 1,419 1309 3.1
Washington 43,593 1,128 46,339 1,286 41,679 1,402 4660 * 11.2 *
West Virginia 26,950 831 27,310 883 27,072 1,104 238 0.9
Wisconsin 41,032 997 40,769 1,002 40,884 1,255 -115 -0.3
Wyoming 33,783 878 34,597 1,143 33,050 981 1547 * 4.7 *
New York, NY CMSA 41,908 529 41,777 608 41,968 636 -191 -0.5
Los Angeles, CA CMSA 39,111 637 39,520 819 38,682 739 838 2.2
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* Statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1997, 1998, and 1999.
Contact the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
at 301-457-3242 or mail to hhes-info@census.gov for further information.
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Last Revised: Thursday, 30-Sep-99 10:35:53
