Table 15. Median Household Income by Selected Household Characteristics: New Jersey, 1998 to 2006
(Household Totals in Thousands) (Income in 2006 Dollars)

Two-year	1998-1999		1999-2000		2000-2001		2001-2002
Moving Average	Number of	Median	Number of	Median	Number of	Median	Number of	Median
Household Characteristics	Households	Income	Households	Income	Households	Income	Households	Income

ALL HOUSEHOLDS	3,000	$62,652	3,056	$61,947	3,165	$61,361	3,245	$61,949

SEX
Male Householder	1,619	$77,049	1,631	$75,285	1,690	$73,152	1,729	$72,704
Female Householder	1,381	$45,435	1,424	$46,738	1,474	$47,522	1,517	$48,608

RACE
White Households	2,419	$65,688	2,443	$64,533	2,518	$64,843	2,583	$65,393
Black Households	446	$42,291	451	$45,413	456	$40,217	456	$38,771

Hispanic Households	303	$46,018	294	$44,224	300	$41,351	330	$44,879

TENURE
Owner Households	1,955	$80,657	2,019	$78,982	2,103	$77,662	2,148	$79,347
Renter Households	1,045	$36,611	1,037	$36,946	1,061	$35,913	1,098	$37,558

AGE
Householder Under 65	2,374	$73,116	2,364	$72,234	2,426	$72,045	2,498	$74,278
Householder 65 & over	626	$27,401	692	$29,954	739	$30,793	747	$28,904

EDUCATION OF
HOUSEHOLDER
Less than High School	408	$22,987	426	$24,036	461	$26,495	464	$27,361
High School Diploma	1,002	$48,179	982	$49,231	1,002	$50,508	1,044	$48,942
Some College	682	$65,745	725	$63,870	717	$63,648	677	$64,685
Bachelor's Degree
or Higher	909	$102,958	922	$97,839	990	$98,683	1,060	$101,751

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
1-Person Households	773	$27,345	802	$28,476	786	$26,728	790	$25,522
2-Person Households	884	$64,669	912	$62,702	997	$61,263	1,022	$59,889
3-Person Households	508	$79,724	489	$78,867	497	$78,173	569	$79,314
4-Person Households	508	$92,255	508	$95,146	545	$95,338	540	$92,695
5- or More-
Person Households	327	$83,476	344	$88,090	339	$90,717	324	$97,103

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Table 15. Median Household Income by Selected Household Characteristics: New Jersey, 1998 to 2006
(Household Totals in Thousands) (Income in 2006 Dollars) (Cont.)

Two-year	2002-2003		2003-2004		2004-2005		2005-2006
Moving Average	Number of	Median	Number of	Median	Number of	Median	Number of	Median
Household Characteristics	Households	Income	Households	Income	Households	Income	Households	Income

ALL HOUSEHOLDS	3,218	$62,890	3,213	$61,482	3,188	$63,315	3,177	$67,391

SEX
Male Householder	1,707	$74,192	1,688	$72,486	1,653	$74,009	1,622	$78,476
Female Householder	1,511	$49,813	1,525	$49,956	1,535	$52,796	1,554	$55,894

RACE
White Households	2,560	$65,859	2,572	$64,560	2,561	$67,763	2,498	$72,011
Black Households	446	$41,015	430	$40,672	416	$44,738	429	$43,980

Hispanic Households	341	$45,820	356	$40,909	402	$42,522	419	$46,534

TENURE
Owner Households	2,164	$80,010	2,233	$79,201	2,243	$81,925	2,200	$86,606
Renter Households	1,054	$38,216	980	$34,991	946	$36,018	977	$39,672

AGE
Householder Under 65	2,515	$75,915	2,517	$73,892	2,494	$76,807	2,496	$80,468
Householder 65 & over	703	$26,419	696	$26,523	694	$27,519	680	$29,053

EDUCATION OF
HOUSEHOLDER
Less than High School	440	$25,668	427	$24,485	421	$27,281	394	$30,021
High School Diploma	1,063	$46,566	1,040	$45,785	975	$48,581	950	$51,359
Some College	638	$64,707	627	$62,204	642	$62,991	652	$67,394
Bachelor's Degree
or Higher	1,077	$101,274	1,120	$102,610	1,150	$106,109	1,181	$106,467

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
1-Person Households	800	$24,816	830	$25,031	795	$28,106	744	$29,342
2-Person Households	993	$62,963	955	$64,875	922	$63,082	968	$67,264
3-Person Households	550	$83,043	511	$78,783	539	$80,984	531	$90,007
4-Person Households	546	$91,374	571	$92,806	578	$94,680	593	$96,244
5- or More-
Person Households	329	$95,634	346	$93,963	354	$95,834	341	$92,902

Note: The New Jersey income figures were inflated by the average of New York-metro and Philadelphia-metro
Consumer Price Indexes for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The US figures were inflated by the national CPI-U.
Source: US Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS): March 1999 through 2007.
Prepared by : NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Development, Div. of Labor Market & Demographic Research, 11/07.