Income 1997  
    
      
        | Table C. Median Income of Households by
        State | 
       
      
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        | (In 1997 dollars) | 
       
      
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        State | 
         
         
        Three-year average 1995-1997  | 
        Two-year moving
        averages | 
        Differences in
        2-year  moving averages  
        1996-97 less 1995-96  | 
       
      
        | 1996-1997 | 
        1995-1996 | 
       
      
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        | Median income | 
        Standard error | 
        Median income | 
        Standard error | 
        Median income | 
        Standard error | 
        Difference | 
        Percent change | 
       
      
        |   | 
       
      
        | United States | 
        36,399 | 
        131 | 
        36,656 | 
        145 | 
        36,097 | 
        160 | 
        559 * | 
        1.5 * | 
       
      
        | Alabama | 
        30,103 | 
        981 | 
        31,468 | 
        1,192 | 
        29,185 | 
        1,076 | 
        2284 * | 
        7.8 * | 
       
      
        | Alaska | 
        50,829 | 
        1,268 | 
        50,992 | 
        1,333 | 
        52,247 | 
        1,671 | 
        -1254 | 
        -2.4 | 
       
      
        | Arizona | 
        32,535 | 
        938 | 
        32,552 | 
        1,068 | 
        32,433 | 
        1,124 | 
        118 | 
        0.4 | 
       
      
        | Arkansas | 
        27,031 | 
        744 | 
        26,954 | 
        886 | 
        27,466 | 
        843 | 
        -512 | 
        -1.9 | 
       
      
        | California | 
        39,458 | 
        575 | 
        39,699 | 
        699 | 
        39,340 | 
        657 | 
        359 | 
        0.9 | 
       
      
        | Colorado | 
        42,664 | 
        1,140 | 
        42,562 | 
        1,367 | 
        42,380 | 
        1,232 | 
        182 | 
        0.4 | 
       
      
        | Connecticut | 
        43,151 | 
        1,805 | 
        43,535 | 
        2,140 | 
        42,734 | 
        2,290 | 
        802 | 
        1.9 | 
       
      
        | Delaware | 
        40,009 | 
        1,252 | 
        41,622 | 
        1,447 | 
        38,498 | 
        1,396 | 
        3124 * | 
        8.1 * | 
       
      
        | District of Columbia | 
        32,314 | 
        921 | 
        32,280 | 
        1,082 | 
        32,541 | 
        1,179 | 
        -261 | 
        -0.8 | 
       
      
        | Florida | 
        31,708 | 
        406 | 
        31,900 | 
        455 | 
        31,335 | 
        482 | 
        564 | 
        1.8 | 
       
      
        | Georgia | 
        35,272 | 
        873 | 
        34,953 | 
        1,099 | 
        34,577 | 
        1,109 | 
        376 | 
        1.1 | 
       
      
        | Hawaii | 
        42,931 | 
        1,120 | 
        41,832 | 
        1,378 | 
        43,930 | 
        1,364 | 
        -2098 * | 
        -4.8 * | 
       
      
        | Idaho | 
        34,441 | 
        911 | 
        34,455 | 
        1,114 | 
        34,959 | 
        1,048 | 
        -504 | 
        -1.4 | 
       
      
        | Illinois | 
        40,613 | 
        674 | 
        40,873 | 
        793 | 
        40,278 | 
        846 | 
        594 | 
        1.5 | 
       
      
        | Indiana | 
        36,667 | 
        942 | 
        37,421 | 
        1,032 | 
        35,556 | 
        1,172 | 
        1865 * | 
        5.2 * | 
       
      
        | Iowa | 
        35,054 | 
        916 | 
        33,877 | 
        1,171 | 
        35,689 | 
        1,062 | 
        -1812 * | 
        -5.1 * | 
       
      
        | Kansas | 
        33,919 | 
        970 | 
        34,902 | 
        1,277 | 
        32,644 | 
        1,023 | 
        2258 * | 
        6.9 * | 
       
      
        | Kentucky | 
        32,668 | 
        1,019 | 
        33,305 | 
        1,288 | 
        32,276 | 
        1,104 | 
        1029 | 
        3.2 | 
       
      
        | Louisiana | 
        31,217 | 
        940 | 
        32,108 | 
        1,181 | 
        30,195 | 
        1,015 | 
        1913 * | 
        6.3 * | 
       
      
        | Maine | 
        34,641 | 
        860 | 
        34,132 | 
        1,044 | 
        35,575 | 
        980 | 
        -1443 * | 
        -4.1 * | 
       
      
        | Maryland | 
        44,970 | 
        1,409 | 
        45,844 | 
        1,716 | 
        44,112 | 
        1,800 | 
        1732 | 
        3.9 | 
       
      
        | Massachusetts | 
        41,016 | 
        1,169 | 
        41,212 | 
        1,390 | 
        40,512 | 
        1,455 | 
        700 | 
        1.7 | 
       
      
        | Michigan | 
        39,076 | 
        778 | 
        39,434 | 
        936 | 
        39,244 | 
        911 | 
        190 | 
        0.5 | 
       
      
        | Minnesota | 
        41,482 | 
        1,089 | 
        42,248 | 
        1,137 | 
        40,941 | 
        1,329 | 
        1308 | 
        3.2 | 
       
      
        | Mississippi | 
        27,912 | 
        896 | 
        27,894 | 
        1,122 | 
        27,619 | 
        1,001 | 
        276 | 
        1.0 | 
       
      
        | Missouri | 
        36,093 | 
        1,180 | 
        35,802 | 
        1,489 | 
        35,864 | 
        1,230 | 
        -62 | 
        -0.2 | 
       
      
        | Montana | 
        29,262 | 
        932 | 
        29,277 | 
        1,136 | 
        29,287 | 
        1,143 | 
        -10 | 
        - | 
       
      
        | Nebraska | 
        34,722 | 
        1,006 | 
        34,743 | 
        1,258 | 
        34,737 | 
        1,133 | 
        6 | 
        - | 
       
      
        | Nevada | 
        38,760 | 
        1,083 | 
        39,139 | 
        1,326 | 
        38,713 | 
        1,250 | 
        426 | 
        1.1 | 
       
      
        | New Hampshire | 
        40,854 | 
        1,176 | 
        40,655 | 
        1,389 | 
        40,782 | 
        1,403 | 
        -128 | 
        -0.3 | 
       
      
        | New Jersey | 
        47,612 | 
        959 | 
        48,289 | 
        1,098 | 
        47,408 | 
        1,119 | 
        881 | 
        1.9 | 
       
      
        | New Mexico | 
        27,707 | 
        798 | 
        27,874 | 
        933 | 
        26,517 | 
        934 | 
        1357 * | 
        5.1 | 
       
      
        | New York | 
        35,601 | 
        505 | 
        36,010 | 
        575 | 
        35,503 | 
        623 | 
        508 | 
        1.4 | 
       
      
        | North Carolina | 
        35,312 | 
        676 | 
        36,129 | 
        801 | 
        35,049 | 
        808 | 
        1080 * | 
        3.1 | 
       
      
        | North Dakota | 
        31,496 | 
        895 | 
        31,927 | 
        1,058 | 
        31,414 | 
        1,024 | 
        513 | 
        1.6 | 
       
      
        | Ohio | 
        35,928 | 
        710 | 
        35,493 | 
        816 | 
        35,825 | 
        874 | 
        -332 | 
        -0.9 | 
       
      
        | Oklahoma | 
        29,042 | 
        721 | 
        29,709 | 
        879 | 
        27,888 | 
        840 | 
        1821 * | 
        6.5 * | 
       
      
        | Oregon | 
        37,287 | 
        972 | 
        36,777 | 
        1,277 | 
        37,307 | 
        958 | 
        -530 | 
        -1.4 | 
       
      
        | Pennsylvania | 
        36,525 | 
        633 | 
        36,609 | 
        805 | 
        36,030 | 
        709 | 
        579 | 
        1.6 | 
       
      
        | Rhode Island | 
        36,623 | 
        1,102 | 
        36,316 | 
        1,394 | 
        37,537 | 
        1,035 | 
        -1220 | 
        -3.3 | 
       
      
        | South Carolina | 
        33,446 | 
        1,050 | 
        34,861 | 
        1,252 | 
        33,038 | 
        1,196 | 
        1823 * | 
        5.5 * | 
       
      
        | South Dakota | 
        30,349 | 
        899 | 
        29,949 | 
        892 | 
        30,677 | 
        1,134 | 
        -728 | 
        -2.4 | 
       
      
        | Tennessee | 
        30,896 | 
        879 | 
        31,066 | 
        1,017 | 
        31,027 | 
        1,007 | 
        40 | 
        0.1 | 
       
      
        | Texas | 
        34,216 | 
        545 | 
        34,453 | 
        683 | 
        33,787 | 
        596 | 
        666 | 
        2.0 | 
       
      
        | Utah | 
        39,694 | 
        977 | 
        40,332 | 
        1,298 | 
        38,154 | 
        963 | 
        2178 * | 
        5.7 * | 
       
      
        | Vermont | 
        34,592 | 
        1,002 | 
        34,077 | 
        1,241 | 
        34,361 | 
        1,063 | 
        -284 | 
        -0.8 | 
       
      
        | Virginia | 
        40,405 | 
        1,130 | 
        41,534 | 
        1,397 | 
        39,129 | 
        1,215 | 
        2405 * | 
        6.1 * | 
       
      
        | Washington | 
        39,846 | 
        1,100 | 
        41,040 | 
        1,380 | 
        37,488 | 
        1,221 | 
        3552 * | 
        9.5 * | 
       
      
        | West Virginia | 
        26,505 | 
        844 | 
        26,657 | 
        1,087 | 
        26,014 | 
        931 | 
        643 | 
        2.5 | 
       
      
        | Wisconsin | 
        41,215 | 
        1,044 | 
        40,257 | 
        1,235 | 
        42,026 | 
        1,324 | 
        -1768 * | 
        -4.2 | 
       
      
        | Wyoming | 
        32,764 | 
        810 | 
        32,543 | 
        966 | 
        32,434 | 
        857 | 
        109 | 
        0.3 | 
       
      
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        | New York, NY CMSA | 
        40,463 | 
        519 | 
        41,324 | 
        627 | 
        40,132 | 
        604 | 
        1192 * | 
        3.0 * | 
       
      
        | Los Angeles, CA CMSA | 
        38,000 | 
        612 | 
        38,089 | 
        727 | 
        37,765 | 
        650 | 
        324 | 
        0.9 | 
       
      
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        | * Statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence
        level. | 
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        | Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, March Current Population
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