Title:               Median Household Income in Maine
Series ID:           MEHOINUSMEA646N
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 2018-01-01
Last Updated:        2019-09-10 2:32 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  20648
1985-01-01  20519
1986-01-01  23424
1987-01-01  23600
1988-01-01  26402
1989-01-01  28221
1990-01-01  27464
1991-01-01  27868
1992-01-01  29617
1993-01-01  27438
1994-01-01  30316
1995-01-01  33858
1996-01-01  34696
1997-01-01  32772
1998-01-01  35640
1999-01-01  38862
2000-01-01  37266
2001-01-01  36612
2002-01-01  36853
2003-01-01  37113
2004-01-01  41329
2005-01-01  43923
2006-01-01  45642
2007-01-01  47894
2008-01-01  47228
2009-01-01  47502
2010-01-01  47931
2011-01-01  49693
2012-01-01  49158
2013-01-01  54957
2014-01-01  51710
2015-01-01  50756
2016-01-01  50856
2017-01-01  53316
2018-01-01  58663