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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Urban Econ. 2010 Mar 1;67(2):180–193. doi: 10.1016/j.jue.2009.08.003

Table 1.

Census Tract-Level Income and Income Change, by Quintile of 1990 Income

1990 Average Family Income
1st Quintile 2nd Quintile 3rd Quintile 4th Quintile 5th Quintile
1990 Income:
Min 2,679 30,079 39,227 48,140 61,115
Average 23,434 34,766 43,628 54,043 85,287
Max 30,079 39,221 48,134 61,112 370,891
Income Change 1990 to 2000:
10th Percentile -1,857 -3,943 -5,615 -7,580 -13,406
Median 3,725 1,739 829 234 468
90th Percentile 11,908 9,568 9,607 10,634 20,870

Notes: Table divides sample of 15,040 urban linked tracts into 5 quintiles based on 1990 average family income. All income numbers reported in 2000 dollars.