Title: Real Median Household Income in Texas Series ID: MEHOINUSTXA672N 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 57344 1985-01-01 57172 1986-01-01 57181 1987-01-01 56558 1988-01-01 55120 1989-01-01 54764 1990-01-01 56912 1991-01-01 53952 1992-01-01 53060 1993-01-01 53188 1994-01-01 55778 1995-01-01 56740 1996-01-01 57050 1997-01-01 59225 1998-01-01 59613 1999-01-01 63109 2000-01-01 60913 2001-01-01 62680 2002-01-01 60634 2003-01-01 57991 2004-01-01 59522 2005-01-01 57607 2006-01-01 58337 2007-01-01 60325 2008-01-01 58645 2009-01-01 60097 2010-01-01 58861 2011-01-01 59213 2012-01-01 61388 2013-01-01 59886 2014-01-01 61717 2015-01-01 64582 2016-01-01 65649 2017-01-01 66417 2018-01-01 64506 2019-01-01 71474 2020-01-01 71599 2021-01-01 67404