Title: Real Median Household Income in West Virginia Series ID: MEHOINUSWVA672N 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 42670 1985-01-01 39160 1986-01-01 39680 1987-01-01 40120 1988-01-01 43510 1989-01-01 46690 1990-01-01 45470 1991-01-01 45870 1992-01-01 39180 1993-01-01 42290 1994-01-01 43490 1995-01-01 44860 1996-01-01 44350 1997-01-01 47280 1998-01-01 45310 1999-01-01 48700 2000-01-01 47260 2001-01-01 46630 2002-01-01 45570 2003-01-01 49810 2004-01-01 49500 2005-01-01 52540 2006-01-01 53820 2007-01-01 57490 2008-01-01 50060 2009-01-01 53560 2010-01-01 55820 2011-01-01 52930 2012-01-01 54080 2013-01-01 52840 2014-01-01 47840 2015-01-01 51840 2016-01-01 53220 2017-01-01 55370 2018-01-01 58460 2019-01-01 61170 2020-01-01 58580 2021-01-01 50500 2022-01-01 52460