Title: Real Median Household Income in North Carolina Series ID: MEHOINUSNCA672N 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 2022-01-01 Last Updated: 2023-09-12 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 52110 1985-01-01 52550 1986-01-01 52690 1987-01-01 53060 1988-01-01 54890 1989-01-01 56870 1990-01-01 54080 1991-01-01 53220 1992-01-01 53680 1993-01-01 54360 1994-01-01 55580 1995-01-01 57660 1996-01-01 62540 1997-01-01 61640 1998-01-01 60810 1999-01-01 61930 2000-01-01 61570 2001-01-01 59970 2002-01-01 56670 2003-01-01 56680 2004-01-01 59680 2005-01-01 60620 2006-01-01 55750 2007-01-01 59430 2008-01-01 56560 2009-01-01 55440 2010-01-01 57200 2011-01-01 57210 2012-01-01 51600 2013-01-01 56850 2014-01-01 56590 2015-01-01 61490 2016-01-01 64510 2017-01-01 58420 2018-01-01 61690 2019-01-01 69660 2020-01-01 68120 2021-01-01 67820 2022-01-01 65070