Title: Real Median Household Income in Maryland Series ID: MEHOINUSMDA672N Source: U.S. Census Bureau Release: Income and Poverty in the United States Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: 2020 CPI-U-RS Adjusted 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. 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 70691 1985-01-01 69329 1986-01-01 69195 1987-01-01 76437 1988-01-01 77109 1989-01-01 72796 1990-01-01 74847 1991-01-01 68679 1992-01-01 67468 1993-01-01 70648 1994-01-01 67919 1995-01-01 69440 1996-01-01 72504 1997-01-01 75312 1998-01-01 79608 1999-01-01 81360 2000-01-01 82201 2001-01-01 78453 2002-01-01 81387 2003-01-01 73805 2004-01-01 78442 2005-01-01 80401 2006-01-01 81939 2007-01-01 82134 2008-01-01 76784 2009-01-01 77626 2010-01-01 76384 2011-01-01 79442 2012-01-01 81137 2013-01-01 77189 2014-01-01 83359 2015-01-01 80407 2016-01-01 79562 2017-01-01 86687 2018-01-01 88881 2019-01-01 96765 2020-01-01 94384