Title:               Median Household Income in California
Series ID:           MEHOINUSCAA646N
Source:              U.S. Census Bureau
Release:             Income and Poverty in the United States
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Annual
Units:               Current Dollars
Date Range:          1984-01-01 to 2022-01-01
Last Updated:        2023-09-12 1:48 PM CDT
Notes:               Household data are collected as of March.
                     
                     As stated in the Census's "Source and Accuracy of Estimates for
                     Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States:
                     2011" (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/p60_243sa.pdf):
                     
                     Estimation of Median Incomes. The Census Bureau has changed the
                     methodology for computing median income over time. The Census Bureau
                     has computed medians using either Pareto interpolation or linear
                     interpolation. Currently, we are using linear interpolation to
                     estimate all medians. Pareto interpolation assumes a decreasing
                     density of population within an income interval, whereas linear
                     interpolation assumes a constant density of population within an
                     income interval. The Census Bureau calculated estimates of median
                     income and associated standard errors for 1979 through 1987 using
                     Pareto interpolation if the estimate was larger than $20,000 for
                     people or $40,000 for families and households. This is because the
                     width of the income interval containing the estimate is greater than
                     $2,500.
                     
                     We calculated estimates of median income and associated standard
                     errors for 1976, 1977, and 1978 using Pareto interpolation if the
                     estimate was larger than $12,000 for people or $18,000 for families
                     and households. This is because the width of the income interval
                     containing the estimate is greater than $1,000. All other estimates of
                     median income and associated standard errors for 1976 through 2011
                     (2012 ASEC) and almost all of the estimates of median income and
                     associated standard errors for 1975 and earlier were calculated using
                     linear interpolation.
                     
                     Thus, use caution when comparing median incomes above $12,000 for
                     people or $18,000 for families and households for different years.
                     Median incomes below those levels are more comparable from year to
                     year since they have always been calculated using linear
                     interpolation. For an indication of the comparability of medians
                     calculated using Pareto interpolation with medians calculated using
                     linear interpolation, see Series P-60, Number 114, Money Income in
                     1976 of Families and Persons in the United States
                     (www2.census.gov/prod2/popscan/p60-114.pdf).

DATE        VALUE
1984-01-01  25290
1985-01-01  26980
1986-01-01  29010
1987-01-01  30150
1988-01-01  30290
1989-01-01  33010
1990-01-01  33290
1991-01-01  33660
1992-01-01  34900
1993-01-01  34070
1994-01-01  35330
1995-01-01  37010
1996-01-01  38810
1997-01-01  39690
1998-01-01  40930
1999-01-01  43630
2000-01-01  46820
2001-01-01  47260
2002-01-01  47440
2003-01-01  49300
2004-01-01  49220
2005-01-01  51760
2006-01-01  55320
2007-01-01  55730
2008-01-01  57010
2009-01-01  56130
2010-01-01  54280
2011-01-01  53370
2012-01-01  57020
2013-01-01  60790
2014-01-01  60490
2015-01-01  63640
2016-01-01  66640
2017-01-01  70040
2018-01-01  70490
2019-01-01  78110
2020-01-01  77650
2021-01-01  81580
2022-01-01  85300