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Table A. Comparison of Summary Measures of Income by Selected Characteristics: 1989, 1997 and 1998
(Households and people as of March of the following year. For meaning of symbols, see text)
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1998
____________________________ Median income in 1997 Median income in 1989r Percent change in real Percent change in real
Median income (In 1998 dollars) (In 1998 dollars) income 1997 to 1998 income 1989 to 1998
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Characteristics 90-percent 90-percent 90-percent 90-percent 90-percent
Number confidence confidence confidence confidence confidence
Value interval Value interval Value interval Percent interval Percent interval
(thous.) (dollars) (+/-) (dollars) (+/-) (dollars) (+/-) change (+/-) change (+/-)
(dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
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HOUSEHOLDS
All households............................ 103,874 38,885 378 37,581 286 37,884 344 3.5 * 0.6 2.6 * 0.8
Type of Household
Family households........................... 71,535 47,469 410 46,053 394 45,343 413 3.1 * 0.6 4.7 * 0.8
Married-couple families.................. 54,770 54,276 530 52,486 388 50,702 458 3.4 * 0.6 7.0 * 0.9
Female householder, no husband present... 12,789 24,393 655 23,399 657 22,662 603 4.2 * 2.0 7.6 * 2.5
Male householder, no wife present........ 3,976 39,414 1,633 37,205 1,201 39,717 1,607 5.9 * 2.8 -0.8 3.5
Nonfamily households........................ 32,339 23,441 467 22,043 347 22,568 363 6.3 * 1.3 3.9 * 1.6
Female householder....................... 17,971 18,615 462 17,887 428 18,143 474 4.1 * 1.8 2.6 2.2
Male householder......................... 14,368 30,414 559 28,022 770 29,489 660 8.5 * 1.8 3.1 * 1.8
Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder
All races 1/.............................. 103,874 38,885 378 37,581 286 37,884 344 3.5 * 0.6 2.6 * 0.8
White....................................... 87,212 40,912 336 39,579 413 39,852 320 3.4 * 0.7 2.7 * 0.7
Non-Hispanic White........................ 78,577 42,439 401 41,209 354 40,792 331 3.0 * 0.6 4.0 * 0.8
Black....................................... 12,579 25,351 653 25,440 720 23,950 789 -0.3 1.9 5.8 * 2.7
Asian and Pacific Islander.................. 3,308 46,637 2,135 45,954 2,102 47,337 2,007 1.5 3.2 -1.5 3.7
Hispanic origin 2/.......................... 9,060 28,330 898 27,043 792 28,631 882 4.8 * 1.8 -1.1 2.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years.............................. 5,770 23,564 730 22,935 822 24,401 755 2.7 2.4 -3.4 2.6
25 to 34 years.............................. 18,819 40,069 696 38,769 755 39,041 603 3.4 * 1.3 2.6 * 1.5
35 to 44 years.............................. 23,968 48,451 730 47,081 637 49,310 675 2.9 * 1.0 -1.7 1.2
45 to 54 years.............................. 20,158 54,148 877 52,683 727 54,575 893 2.8 * 1.1 -0.8 1.4
55 to 64 years.............................. 13,571 43,167 989 42,000 763 40,569 878 2.8 * 1.5 6.4 * 2.0
65 years and over........................... 21,589 21,729 395 21,084 406 20,719 381 3.1 * 1.3 4.9 * 1.6
Nativity of the householder
Native born................................. 92,853 39,677 390 38,229 381 (NA) (NA) 3.8 * 0.7 X X
Foreign born................................ 11,021 32,963 1,230 31,806 802 (NA) (NA) 3.6 2.3 X X
Naturalized citizen....................... 4,877 41,028 1,808 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) X X X X
Not a citizen............................. 6,143 28,278 1,199 27,379 971 (NA) (NA) 3.3 2.8 X X
Region
Northeast................................... 19,877 40,634 772 39,535 877 42,780 709 2.8 * 1.5 -5.0 * 1.5
Midwest..................................... 24,489 40,609 600 38,913 747 37,685 642 4.4 * 1.3 7.8 * 1.5
South....................................... 36,959 35,797 500 34,880 580 33,933 471 2.6 * 1.1 5.5 * 1.3
West........................................ 22,549 40,983 661 39,772 910 40,705 696 3.0 * 1.4 0.7 1.4
Residence
Inside metropolitan areas................... 83,441 40,983 352 39,994 448 40,776 346 2.5 * 0.7 0.5 0.7
Inside central cities..................... 32,144 33,151 638 32,039 456 (NA) (NA) 3.5 * 1.5 X X
Outside central cities.................... 51,297 46,402 512 45,364 568 (NA) (NA) 2.3 * 0.8 X X
Outside metropolitan areas.................. 20,433 32,022 630 30,525 690 29,393 636 4.9 * 1.5 8.9 * 1.9
EARNINGS OF FULL-TIME, YEAR-ROUND WORKERS
Male........................................ 56,951 35,345 219 34,199 535 35,727 242 3.4 * 0.9 -1.1 * 0.6
Female...................................... 38,785 25,862 194 25,362 259 24,614 270 2.0 * 0.7 5.1 * 0.9
PER CAPITA INCOME
All races 1/.............................. 271,743 20,120 199 19,541 202 18,280 132 3.0 * 0.7 10.1 * 0.8
White....................................... 223,294 21,394 237 20,743 239 19,385 147 3.1 * 0.8 10.4 * 0.8
Non-Hispanic White........................ 193,074 22,952 268 22,246 271 (NA) (NA) 3.2 * 0.9 X X
Black....................................... 35,070 12,957 322 12,543 346 11,406 253 3.3 * 1.9 13.6 * 2.1
Asian and Pacific Islander.................. 10,897 18,709 1,094 18,510 1,128 (NA) (NA) 1.1 4.4 X X
Hispanic origin2/........................... 31,689 11,434 410 10,941 393 10,770 294 4.5 * 2.3 6.2 * 2.7
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*Statistically significant change at the 90-percent confidence level.
r Revised to reflect the population distribution reported in the 1990 census.
1/Data for American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts are not shown separately. Data for this population
group are not tabulated from the CPS due to its small size.
2/Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1990, 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
