Title: Median Household Income in Louisiana Series ID: MEHOINUSLAA646N 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 2020-01-01 Last Updated: 2021-09-15 8:45 AM 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 18949 1985-01-01 21179 1986-01-01 20890 1987-01-01 21349 1988-01-01 20497 1989-01-01 22861 1990-01-01 22405 1991-01-01 25299 1992-01-01 25439 1993-01-01 26312 1994-01-01 25676 1995-01-01 27949 1996-01-01 30262 1997-01-01 33260 1998-01-01 31735 1999-01-01 32654 2000-01-01 30718 2001-01-01 33322 2002-01-01 34008 2003-01-01 33507 2004-01-01 36429 2005-01-01 37236 2006-01-01 36488 2007-01-01 41313 2008-01-01 39563 2009-01-01 45433 2010-01-01 39300 2011-01-01 40658 2012-01-01 39085 2013-01-01 46425 2014-01-01 42406 2015-01-01 45922 2016-01-01 42196 2017-01-01 43565 2018-01-01 49973 2019-01-01 51707 2020-01-01 50935