$22,390
In 1981, the median family income was $22,390, an increase of 6.5 percent before adjusting for the change in consumer prices. After adjusting for a 10.4-percent increase in consumer prices between 1980 and 1981, however, median family income decreased by 3.5 percent.
What was median income 1980?
The 1980 median family income of $21,020 was 7.3 percent higher than the 1979 median, however, a 13.5-percent increase in consumer prices between 1979 and 1980 caused a net decline of 5.5 percent in real median family income.
What was the median household income in 1980?
Median household income in the United States from 1970 to 2014, by income tier (in U.S. dollars)
| Characteristic | Lower income class | Upper income class |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26,496 | 180,769 |
| 1990 | 23,081 | 153,557 |
| 1980 | 21,336 | 130,150 |
| 1970 | 18,799 | 118,617 |
What was the average income in the 1980s?
Indexing yearly income
| Year | Wage Index |
|---|---|
| 1980 | $12,513.46 |
| 1983 | $15,239.24 |
| 1986 | $17,321.82 |
| 1989 | $20,099.55 |
Median Household Income by Year Year Median Household Income Inflation Adjusted (2020) 1979 $15,000.00 $58,887.47 1980 $16,400.00 $57,738.53 1981 $17,666.00 $54,782.44 1982 $19,000.00 $53,415.75
What was the median household income in 1972?
Median Household Income by Year Year Median Household Income Inflation Adjusted (2020) 1971 $8,700.00 $57,315.45 1972 $9,000.00 $56,851.85 1973 $9,648.00 $59,002.71 1974 $10,378.00 $59,663.78
What was the average household income in 1985?
Average Household Income by Year Year Average Income Inflation Adjusted (2020) 1984 $25,148.08 $64,552.35 1985 $27,388.00 $67,372.72 1986 $28,742.39 $68,296.55 1987 $30,314.22 $70,717.82
What was the median household income in 1998?
Median Household Income by Year Year Median Household Income Inflation Adjusted (2020) 1998 $36,928.00 $58,862.39 1999 $38,816.00 $60,922.86 2000 $40,551.00 $62,245.79 2001 $42,000.00 $62,350.10
