Income 1997

Table C. Median Income of Households by State
(In 1997 dollars)
State	Three-year average 1995-1997		Two-year moving averages				Differences in 2-year moving averages 1996-97 less 1995-96
			1996-1997		1995-1996
	Median income	Standard error	Median income	Standard error	Median income	Standard error	Difference		Percent change
United States	36,399	131	36,656	145	36,097	160	559 *		1.5 *
Arizona	32,535	938	32,552	1,068	32,433	1,124	118		0.4
Colorado	42,664	1,140	42,562	1,367	42,380	1,232	182		0.4
Idaho	34,441	911	34,455	1,114	34,959	1,048	-504		-1.4
Montana	29,262	932	29,277	1,136	29,287	1,143	-10		-
Nevada	38,760	1,083	39,139	1,326	38,713	1,250	426		1.1
New Mexico	27,707	798	27,874	933	26,517	934	1357 *		5.1
Utah	39,694	977	40,332	1,298	38,154	963	2178 *		5.7 *
Wyoming	32,764	810	32,543	966	32,434	857	109		0.3
* Statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level.

Source: Census Bureau. Median Income of Households by State from Money Income of the United States: 1997