Title: Real Median Household Income in Colorado Series ID: MEHOINUSCOA672N Source: U.S. Census Bureau Release: Income and Poverty in the United States Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: 2021 CPI-U-RS Adjusted Dollars Date Range: 1984-01-01 to 2021-01-01 Last Updated: 2022-09-13 1:48 PM CDT Notes: Household data are collected as of March. Consumer Price Index research series using current methods (CPI-U-RS) presents an estimate of the CPI for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) that incorporates most of the improvements made over that time span into the entire series. More information can be found at https://www.bls.gov/cpi/research-series/home.htm. 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 64261 1985-01-01 67861 1986-01-01 64351 1987-01-01 60573 1988-01-01 57883 1989-01-01 56710 1990-01-01 61963 1991-01-01 61278 1992-01-01 61661 1993-01-01 63855 1994-01-01 68615 1995-01-01 72089 1996-01-01 70640 1997-01-01 73000 1998-01-01 77633 1999-01-01 78588 2000-01-01 76108 2001-01-01 75776 2002-01-01 72935 2003-01-01 73746 2004-01-01 73166 2005-01-01 70161 2006-01-01 75027 2007-01-01 80089 2008-01-01 76877 2009-01-01 70800 2010-01-01 75009 2011-01-01 70781 2012-01-01 67688 2013-01-01 79115 2014-01-01 69811 2015-01-01 76159 2016-01-01 79671 2017-01-01 82877 2018-01-01 78801 2019-01-01 76832 2020-01-01 87689 2021-01-01 84954