Table B-33.--Median money income (in 1997 dollars) and poverty status of families _________________________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ Families\1\ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ Below poverty level ________ _ ________ _ ________ Median Year money Total Female householder Number income ________ _ ________ ________ (millions) (in 1997 dollars) \2\ Number Per-Number (millions) cent (millions) _________________________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ ALL RACES 1979\4\..................................................................................................................................................... 59.6 42,483 5.5 9.2 2.6 1980..................................................................................................................................................... 60.3 40,999 6.2 10.3 3.0 1981..................................................................................................................................................... 61.0 39,881 6.9 11.2 3.3 1982..................................................................................................................................................... 61.4 39,341 7.5 12.2 3.4 1983\5\..................................................................................................................................................... 62.0 39,761 7.6 12.3 3.6 1984..................................................................................................................................................... 62.7 40,832 7.3 11.6 3.5 1985..................................................................................................................................................... 63.6 41,371 7.2 11.4 3.5 1986..................................................................................................................................................... 64.5 43,139 7.0 10.9 3.6 1987\6\..................................................................................................................................................... 65.2 43,756 7.0 10.7 3.7 1988..................................................................................................................................................... 65.8 43,674 6.9 10.4 3.6 1989..................................................................................................................................................... 66.1 44,284 6.8 10.3 3.5 1990..................................................................................................................................................... 66.3 43,414 7.1 10.7 3.8 1991..................................................................................................................................................... 67.2 42,351 7.7 11.5 4.2 1992\7\..................................................................................................................................................... 68.2 41,839 8.1 11.9 4.3 1993..................................................................................................................................................... 68.5 41,051 8.4 12.3 4.4 1994..................................................................................................................................................... 69.3 42,001 8.1 11.6 4.2 1995..................................................................................................................................................... 69.6 42,769 7.5 10.8 4.1 1996..................................................................................................................................................... 70.2 43,271 7.7 11.0 4.2 1997..................................................................................................................................................... 70.9 44,568 7.3 10.3 4.0 WHITE 1979\4\..................................................................................................................................................... 52.2 44,331 3.6 6.9 1.4 1980..................................................................................................................................................... 52.7 42,717 4.2 8.0 1.6 1981..................................................................................................................................................... 53.3 41,892 4.7 8.8 1.8 1982..................................................................................................................................................... 53.4 41,305 5.1 9.6 1.8 1983\5\..................................................................................................................................................... 53.9 41,635 5.2 9.7 1.9 1984..................................................................................................................................................... 54.4 42,768 4.9 9.1 1.9 1985..................................................................................................................................................... 55.0 43,484 5.0 9.1 2.01986..................................................................................................................................................... 55.7 45,117 4.8 8.6 2.0 1987\6\..................................................................................................................................................... 56.1 45,755 4.6 8.1 2.0 1988..................................................................................................................................................... 56.5 46,013 4.5 7.9 1.9 1989..................................................................................................................................................... 56.6 46,564 4.4 7.8 1.9 1990..................................................................................................................................................... 56.8 45,332 4.6 8.1 2.0 1991..................................................................................................................................................... 57.2 44,524 5.0 8.8 2.2 1992\7\..................................................................................................................................................... 57.7 44,238 5.3 9.1 2.2 1993..................................................................................................................................................... 57.9 43,652 5.5 9.4 2.4 1994..................................................................................................................................................... 58.4 44,277 5.3 9.1 2.3 1995..................................................................................................................................................... 58.9 44,913 5.0 8.5 2.2 1996..................................................................................................................................................... 58.9 45,783 5.1 8.6 2.3 1997..................................................................................................................................................... 59.5 46,754 5.0 8.4 2.3 BLACK 1979\4\..................................................................................................................................................... 6.2 25,103 1.7 27.8 1.2 1980..................................................................................................................................................... 6.3 24,717 1.8 28.9 1.3 1981..................................................................................................................................................... 6.4 23,631 2.0 30.8 1.4 1982..................................................................................................................................................... 6.5 22,829 2.2 33.0 1.5 1983\5\..................................................................................................................................................... 6.7 23,464 2.2 32.3 1.5 1984..................................................................................................................................................... 6.8 23,837 2.1 30.9 1.5 1985..................................................................................................................................................... 6.9 25,039 2.0 28.7 1.5 1986..................................................................................................................................................... 7.1 25,780 2.0 28.0 1.5 1987\6\..................................................................................................................................................... 7.2 26,005 2.1 29.4 1.6 1988..................................................................................................................................................... 7.4 26,224 2.1 28.2 1.6 1989..................................................................................................................................................... 7.5 26,158 2.1 27.8 1.5 1990..................................................................................................................................................... 7.5 26,308 2.2 29.3 1.6 1991..................................................................................................................................................... 7.7 25,392 2.3 30.4 1.8 1992\7\..................................................................................................................................................... 8.0 24,141 2.5 31.1 1.9 1993..................................................................................................................................................... 8.0 23,927 2.5 31.3 1.9 1994..................................................................................................................................................... 8.1 26,748 2.2 27.3 1.7 1995..................................................................................................................................................... 8.1 27,350 2.1 26.4 1.7 1996..................................................................................................................................................... 8.5 27,131 2.2 26.1 1.7 1997..................................................................................................................................................... 8.4 28,602 2.0 23.6 1.6 _________________________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ \1\ The term ``family'' refers to a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and together. Every family must include a reference person. Beginning 1979, based on householder concept and families. \2\ Current dollar median money income adjusted 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 adjusted 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, 22.2; 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, 12.6; 1971, 12.5; 1972, 11.9; 1973, 11.1; 1974, 11.2; 1975, 12.3; 1976, 11.8; 1977, 11.6; and 1978, 11.4. 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.poverty status of families and persons, by race, selected years, 1979-97 _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ Persons below Median money income (in 1997 _ ________ poverty level dollars) of persons 15 years old and ________ _ ________ over with income\2\\3\ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ Males Females Female householder ________ _ ________ ________ _ ________ _ ________ Number Per-(millions) cent Year-Year-All round All round Per-persons full-persons fullceen time time workers workers _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ 30.4 26.1 11.7 25,548 37,911 9,439 22,841 32.7 29.3 13.0 24,436 37,391 9,595 22,605 34.6 31.8 14.0 24,000 36,860 9,723 22,190 36.3 34.4 15.0 23,420 36,356 9,884 22,938 36.0 35.3 15.2 23,625 36,267 10,321 23,347 34.5 33.7 14.4 24,098 37,080 10,609 23,823 34.0 33.1 14.0 24,330 37,289 10,765 24,242 34.6 32.4 13.6 25,062 37,920 11,144 24,665 34.2 32.2 13.4 25,129 37,696 11,720 24,815 33.4 31.7 13.0 25,653 37,095 12,053 25,160 32.2 31.5 12.8 25,749 36,784 12,457 25,419 33.4 33.6 13.5 24,920 35,586 12,366 25,286 35.6 35.7 14.2 24,121 35,742 12,345 25,035 35.4 38.0 14.8 23,400 35,271 12,257 25,274 35.6 39.3 15.1 23,439 34,518 12,269 24,957 34.6 38.1 14.5 23,523 34,236 12,418 25,196 32.4 36.4 13.8 23,761 33,910 12,775 25,041 32.6 36.5 13.7 24,381 34,308 13,109 25,507 31.6 35.6 13.3 25,212 35,248 13,703 26,029 22.3 17.2 9.0 26,689 39,006 9,528 23,040 25.7 19.7 10.2 25,992 38,458 9,648 22,823 27.4 21.6 11.1 25,466 37,726 9,831 22,561 27.9 23.5 12.0 24,760 37,325 10,018 23,247 28.3 24.0 12.1 24,855 37,236 10,502 23,659 27.1 23.0 11.5 25,437 38,350 10,734 24,060 27.4 22.9 11.4 25,523 38,325 10,974 24,58528.2 22.2 11.0 26,447 38,978 11,364 25,043 26.9 21.2 10.4 26,710 38,575 12,019 25,275 26.5 20.7 10.1 27,079 38,344 12,350 25,538 25.4 20.8 10.0 27,004 38,406 12,700 25,720 26.8 22.3 10.7 25,997 36,940 12,669 25,590 28.4 23.7 11.3 25,212 36,475 12,634 25,401 28.5 25.3 11.9 24,488 36,110 12,541 25,567 29.2 26.2 12.2 24,415 35,357 12,513 25,523 29.0 25.4 11.7 24,550 35,132 12,595 25,877 26.6 24.4 11.2 25,165 35,296 12,971 25,554 27.3 24.7 11.2 25,521 35,538 13,258 25,940 27.7 24.4 11.0 26,115 36,118 13,792 26,470 49.4 8.1 31.0 16,521 28,111 8,671 21,112 49.4 8.6 32.5 15,619 27,059 8,932 21,286 52.9 9.2 34.2 15,143 26,692 8,734 20,375 56.2 9.7 35.6 14,838 26,509 8,836 20,778 53.7 9.9 35.7 14,535 26,549 8,974 21,002 51.7 9.5 33.8 14,595 26,173 9,522 21,682 50.5 8.9 31.3 16,062 26,806 9,363 21,763 50.1 9.0 31.1 15,848 27,481 9,615 21,914 51.1 9.5 32.4 15,845 27,582 9,818 22,575 49.0 9.4 31.3 16,340 28,106 9,971 22,884 46.5 9.3 30.7 16,321 26,798 10,193 23,131 48.1 9.8 31.9 15,802 26,379 10,227 22,772 51.2 10.2 32.7 15,275 26,665 10,389 22,548 50.2 10.8 33.4 14,945 26,301 10,167 23,175 49.9 10.9 33.1 16,222 26,175 10,561 22,564 46.2 10.2 30.6 16,225 26,431 11,419 22,340 45.1 9.9 29.3 16,857 26,116 11,544 22,199 43.7 9.7 28.4 16,869 27,759 12,042 22,495 39.8 9.1 26.5 18,096 26,897 13,048 22,764 _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ ________ _ or adoption and residing householder concept and restricted to primary shown above are: 1959, 22.4; 1960, 1968, 12.8; 1969, 12.1; 1970, and 1978, 11.4.