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Distribution of Household Income by Race

  White Black Hispanic origin1
Income range 1975 1985 1995 2006 1975 1985 1995 2006 1975 1985 1995 2006
Number of households
 (thousands)
64,392  76,576  84,511  94,705  7,489  9,797  11,577  14,354  2,948  5,213  7,939  12,973 
Percent distribution                        
 Under $5,000 2.4% 2.4% 2.1% 2.5% 5.5% 6.3% 6.2% 6.6% 3.8% 4.1% 4.5% 3.5%
 $5,000 to $9,999 6.8  5.8  5.1  3.7  15.4  15.0  12.3  9.2  10.0  9.7  10.1  5.7 
 $10,000 to $14,999 7.5  7.0  6.4  5.6  13.4  11.0  9.6  8.6  10.2  10.8  9.9  7.1 
 $15,000 to $24,999 14.2  12.9  13.2  11.5  18.0  17.1  16.4  15.2  20.5  17.9  18.8  15.5 
 $25,000 to $34,999 13.5  12.8  11.9  11.3  14.7  14.3  13.5  13.5  16.7  14.5  14.9  14.0 
 $35,000 to $49,999 19.4  16.7  16.0  14.6  15.6  13.8  14.8  14.8  19.0  16.7  15.8  17.5 
 $50,000 to $74,999 21.4  20.7  19.5  18.8  12.4  13.3  14.7  15.2  14.2  15.6  14.1  17.3 
 $75,000 to $99,999 9.0  11.0  11.7  11.8  3.5  6.0  7.0  7.7  3.7  6.5  6.5  8.9 
 $100,000 and over 5.8  10.5  14.2  20.2  1.4  3.1  5.3  9.1  1.9  4.4  5.4  10.5 
Median income $39,463  $43,100  $45,496  $50,673  $23,691  $25,642  $28,485  $31,969  $28,350  $30,221  $29,079  $37,781 
1. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006. Web: www.census.gov .

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