Title: Real Median Household Income in Alabama Series ID: MEHOINUSALA672N Source: U.S. Census Bureau Release: Income and Poverty in the United States Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: 2022 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 43850 1985-01-01 44910 1986-01-01 46110 1987-01-01 46010 1988-01-01 44850 1989-01-01 45840 1990-01-01 47970 1991-01-01 48250 1992-01-01 49880 1993-01-01 47310 1994-01-01 50200 1995-01-01 46860 1996-01-01 53230 1997-01-01 54930 1998-01-01 61530 1999-01-01 60260 2000-01-01 56920 2001-01-01 55250 2002-01-01 58360 2003-01-01 56640 2004-01-01 54330 2005-01-01 53550 2006-01-01 53170 2007-01-01 57660 2008-01-01 58600 2009-01-01 52890 2010-01-01 53420 2011-01-01 53900 2012-01-01 53970 2013-01-01 58050 2014-01-01 51140 2015-01-01 53880 2016-01-01 56660 2017-01-01 59980 2018-01-01 57720 2019-01-01 64010 2020-01-01 61650 2021-01-01 61390 2022-01-01 59910