Annual Average Consumer Price Index Research Series (CPI-U-RS) Using Current Methods All Items: 1947 to 2009 Year CPI-U-RS 1 index (December 1977 = 100) Year CPI-U-RS 1 index (December 1977 = 100) 1947 375 1979 1144 1948 405 1980 1271 1949 400 1981 1392 1950 405 1982 1476 1951 437 1983 1539 1952 445 1984 1602 1953 448 1985 1657 1954 452 1986 1687 1955 450 1987 1744 1956 457 1988 1808 1957 472 1989 1886 1958 485 1990 1980 1959 489 1991 2051 1960 497 1992 2103 1961 502 1993 2155 1962 507 1994 2201 1963 514 1995 2254 1964 521 1996 2314 1965 529 1997 2364 1966 544 1998 2397 1967 561 1999 2447 1968 583 2000 2529 1969 609 2001 2600 1970 639 2002 2642 1971 667 2003 2701 1972 687 2004 2774 1973 730 2005 2867 1974 803 2006 2961 1975 869 2007 3045 1976 919 2008 3162 1977 977 2009 3150 1978 1044 1 The <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> uses the <strong>Bureau</strong> of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index Research Series (CPI-U-RS) for 1977 through 2009 The <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> derived the CPI-U-RS for years before 1977 by applying the 1977 CPI-U-RS-to-CPI-U ratio to the 1947-to-1976 CPI-U Note: Data users can compute the percentage changes in prices between earlier years’ data <strong>and</strong> 2009 data by dividing the annual average CPI-U-RS for 2009 by the annual average for the earlier year(s) For more information on the CPI-U-RS, see Cost-of-Living Adjustment In order to accurately assess changes in income <strong>and</strong> earnings over time, an adjustment for changes in the cost of living is required. The <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> uses the research series of the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U-RS), provided by the U.S. <strong>Bureau</strong> of Labor Statistics for 1977 through 2009, to adjust for changes in the cost of living. The indexes used to make the constant dollar conversions are shown in the text box “Annual Average Consumer Price Index Research Series (CPI-U-RS) Using Current Methods All Items: 1947 to 2009.” 32 <strong>Income</strong>, <strong>Poverty</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> <strong>Coverage</strong> in the United States: 2009 U.S. <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong>
Table A-1. Households by Total Money <strong>Income</strong>, Race, <strong>and</strong> Hispanic Origin of Householder: 1967 to 2009—Con (<strong>Income</strong> in 2009 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars Households as of March of the following year For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, <strong>and</strong> definitions, see www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cpsmar10.pdf) Mean income (dollars) Median income (dollars) Percentage distribution St<strong>and</strong>ard error St<strong>and</strong>ard error Value $200,000 <strong>and</strong> over Value $150,000 to $199,999 $100,000 to $149,999 $75,000 to $99,999 $50,000 to $74,999 $35,000 to $49,999 $25,000 to $34,999 $15,000 to $24,999 Under $15,000 Number (thous<strong>and</strong>s) Race <strong>and</strong> Hispanic origin of householder <strong>and</strong> year Total 243 241 244 273 263 259 252 259 281 280 366 368 370 359 344 332 327 244 240 251 266 265 240 233 219 199 194 192 188 191 204 205 158 158 156 161 160 160 156 158 155 151 146 67,976 68,164 69,940 70,819 69,597 68,662 68,886 68,976 70,521 71,165 70,462 68,145 66,214 64,148 62,802 61,731 60,556 58,177 58,242 59,505 60,996 59,266 58,539 57,434 55,255 54,002 51,990 51,879 51,565 52,202 53,842 53,496 51,909 51,147 49,947 51,365 52,458 51,748 49,035 49,301 49,366 47,331 44,858 213 136 145 220 170 223 219 166 156 164 245 302 228 244 275 210 213 217 223 243 266 232 222 241 243 201 194 194 226 226 215 184 164 161 174 169 173 170 165 158 160 151 146 49,777 50,112 51,965 51,278 50,899 50,343 50,519 50,563 51,161 52,301 52,388 51,100 49,309 48,315 47,622 46,175 45,665 45,888 46,269 47,637 48,279 47,433 47,071 46,488 44,898 44,074 42,747 43,048 43,163 43,892 45,325 45,452 43,758 43,483 42,773 43,923 45,360 44,462 42,636 43,055 43,391 41,836 40,108 38 37 40 40 40 36 37 37 39 38 40 34 31 28 26 26 23 21 19 21 22 19 19 17 14 13 12 12 10 10 12 11 10 09 08 10 12 10 08 08 08 06 08 44 43 47 47 43 44 44 42 43 45 43 40 37 35 31 32 30 27 29 30 31 30 27 26 23 22 20 19 16 16 19 19 16 15 14 14 15 15 11 12 11 09 09 119 119 127 125 120 119 123 123 122 123 125 120 114 107 106 103 100 97 99 99 106 101 100 95 88 85 79 77 78 78 79 78 70 68 62 68 74 68 57 56 57 47 44 115 119 120 116 121 120 122 125 126 127 128 126 122 123 121 116 117 121 120 122 124 123 123 122 119 117 111 109 112 115 121 122 118 114 110 113 118 111 103 104 105 96 83 181 176 180 182 181 181 177 180 179 184 184 187 188 188 192 190 185 193 193 200 201 201 201 204 201 199 202 205 208 214 219 218 217 224 223 220 227 228 225 227 234 228 221 141 141 140 141 142 141 140 145 148 145 140 145 144 147 150 148 158 155 159 157 150 150 153 153 160 163 163 167 162 164 158 162 168 164 173 182 169 175 187 192 191 204 200 111 110 105 111 108 110 109 106 105 105 109 107 113 112 114 115 110 111 113 112 113 114 112 115 117 119 122 123 124 121 121 116 119 123 123 119 114 116 121 120 119 126 137 119 120 113 112 115 116 116 114 114 111 113 114 118 123 122 126 126 125 123 118 116 116 117 117 124 127 131 127 132 127 123 129 131 130 130 125 122 121 123 118 117 122 121 130 134 129 126 130 133 132 129 124 121 118 127 132 137 137 146 151 150 145 140 137 145 148 151 153 154 159 162 158 155 148 146 152 153 158 149 149 156 165 163 159 162 178 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 117,538 117,181 116,783 116,011 114,384 113,343 112,000 111,278 109,297 108,209 106,434 103,874 102,528 101,018 99,627 98,990 97,107 96,426 95,669 94,312 93,347 92,830 91,124 89,479 88,458 86,789 85,407 83,918 83,527 82,368 80,776 77,330 76,030 74,142 72,867 71,163 69,859 68,251 66,676 64,778 63,401 62,214 60,813 ALL RACES 20091 2008 2007 2006 2005 20042 2003 2002 2001 20003 19994 1998 1997 1996 19955 19946 19937 19928 1991 1990 1989 1988 19879 1986 198510 198411 1983 1982 1981 1980 197912 1978 1977 197613 197514 197414, 15 1973 197216 197117 1970 1969 1968 196718 U.S. <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>Income</strong>, <strong>Poverty</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> <strong>Coverage</strong> in the United States: 2009 33 See footnotes at end of table