2006
| Area | Income | Poverty | Education | Unemploy-
ment | CWI |
| HS | College |
| Av. | Rnk | % | Rnk | % | % | rnk | % | rnk | index | rnk |
| United States | $48,023 | | 12.6 | | 80.4 | 24.4 | | 4.6 | | 1.000 |
| Alabama | $38,160 | 47 | 16.2 | 6 | 75.3 | 19.0 | 45 | 3.6 | 39 | 0.887 | 36 |
| Alaska | $57,071 | 6 | 9.6 | 40 | 88.3 | 24.7 | 21 | 6.7 | 3 | 0.979 | 17 |
| Arizona | $46,693 | 27 | 14.4 | 12 | 81.0 | 23.5 | 25 | 4.1 | 32 | 0.923 | 28 |
| Arkansas | $37,458 | 50 | 15.6 | 7 | 75.3 | 16.7 | 51 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.838 | 44 |
| California | $54,385 | 11 | 13.2 | 16 | 76.8 | 26.6 | 13 | 4.9 | 15 | 1.092 | 4 |
| Colorado | $53,900 | 12 | 10.4 | 34 | 86.9 | 32.7 | 3 | 4.3 | 28 | 0.935 | 26 |
| Connecticut | $60,551 | 4 | 9.2 | 45 | 84.0 | 31.4 | 4 | 4.3 | 28 | 1.080 | 5 |
| Delaware | $52,676 | 14 | 8.5 | 47 | 82.6 | 25.0 | 20 | 3.6 | 39 | 1.002 | 12 |
| District of Columbia | $47,473 | 26 | 18.3 | 1 | 77.8 | 39.1 | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 1.155 | 1 |
| Florida | $45,038 | 33 | 11.8 | 24 | 79.9 | 22.3 | 32 | 3.3 | 43 | 0.911 | 30 |
| Georgia | $48,388 | 22 | 13.1 | 17 | 78.6 | 24.3 | 23 | 4.6 | 22 | 0.992 | 15 |
| Hawaii | $61,005 | 3 | 8.8 | 46 | 84.6 | 26.2 | 14 | 2.4 | 51 | 0.968 | 19 |
| Idaho | $45,919 | 30 | 10.0 | 38 | 84.7 | 21.7 | 36 | 3.4 | 41 | 0.840 | 42 |
| Illinois | $49,328 | 18 | 12.1 | 21 | 81.4 | 26.1 | 15 | 4.5 | 25 | 1.031 | 9 |
| Indiana | $44,618 | 35 | 11.4 | 29 | 82.1 | 19.4 | 44 | 5.0 | 12 | 0.895 | 35 |
| Iowa | $48,075 | 24 | 10.4 | 35 | 86.1 | 21.2 | 39 | 3.7 | 37 | 0.838 | 43 |
| Kansas | $44,478 | 37 | 11.6 | 26 | 86.0 | 25.8 | 17 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.855 | 40 |
| Kentucky | $38,694 | 46 | 15.6 | 7 | 74.1 | 17.1 | 49 | 5.7 | 6 | 0.898 | 34 |
| Louisiana | $37,472 | 49 | 17.4 | 4 | 74.8 | 18.7 | 46 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.900 | 32 |
| Maine | $45,503 | 32 | 11.9 | 23 | 85.4 | 22.9 | 28 | 4.6 | 22 | 0.822 | 47 |
| Maryland | $63,082 | 2 | 9.4 | 43 | 83.8 | 31.4 | 5 | 3.9 | 36 | 1.044 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | $56,592 | 7 | 9.9 | 39 | 84.8 | 33.2 | 2 | 5.0 | 12 | 1.057 | 6 |
| Michigan | $48,043 | 25 | 12.2 | 20 | 83.4 | 21.8 | 35 | 6.9 | 1 | 0.994 | 14 |
| Minnesota | $56,102 | 8 | 7.5 | 50 | 87.9 | 27.4 | 11 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.966 | 20 |
| Mississippi | $34,343 | 51 | 18.3 | 1 | 72.9 | 16.9 | 50 | 6.8 | 2 | 0.868 | 38 |
| Missouri | $44,487 | 36 | 11.5 | 28 | 81.3 | 21.6 | 37 | 4.8 | 18 | 0.899 | 33 |
| Montana | $39,821 | 44 | 14.4 | 12 | 87.2 | 24.4 | 22 | 3.2 | 44 | 0.748 | 51 |
| Nebraska | $48,820 | 20 | 9.6 | 41 | 86.6 | 23.7 | 24 | 3.0 | 48 | 0.829 | 46 |
| Nevada | $51,036 | 17 | 10.8 | 32 | 80.7 | 18.2 | 48 | 4.2 | 30 | 0.995 | 13 |
| New Hampshire | $60,411 | 5 | 5.6 | 51 | 87.4 | 28.7 | 9 | 3.4 | 41 | 0.907 | 31 |
| New Jersey | $66,752 | 1 | 7.8 | 49 | 82.1 | 29.8 | 6 | 4.6 | 22 | 1.153 | 2 |
| New Mexico | $40,126 | 43 | 17.5 | 3 | 78.9 | 23.5 | 26 | 4.2 | 30 | 0.877 | 37 |
| New York | $48,472 | 21 | 14.6 | 11 | 79.1 | 27.4 | 12 | 4.5 | 25 | 1.122 | 3 |
| North Carolina | $41,616 | 40 | 14.4 | 12 | 78.1 | 22.5 | 29 | 4.8 | 18 | 0.956 | 22 |
| North Dakota | $42,311 | 39 | 10.2 | 36 | 83.9 | 22.0 | 33 | 3.2 | 44 | 0.786 | 49 |
| Ohio | $45,776 | 31 | 11.6 | 26 | 83.0 | 21.1 | 40 | 5.5 | 7 | 0.962 | 21 |
| Oklahoma | $38,859 | 45 | 13.1 | 17 | 80.6 | 20.3 | 42 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.856 | 39 |
| Oregon | $46,349 | 29 | 12.1 | 21 | 85.1 | 25.1 | 19 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.944 | 23 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,148 | 23 | 11.0 | 31 | 81.9 | 22.4 | 30 | 4.7 | 20 | 0.970 | 18 |
| Rhode Island | $52,421 | 15 | 11.7 | 25 | 78.0 | 25.6 | 18 | 5.1 | 11 | 0.988 | 16 |
| South Carolina | $40,583 | 42 | 14.2 | 15 | 76.3 | 20.4 | 41 | 6.5 | 4 | 0.919 | 29 |
| South Dakota | $44,996 | 34 | 12.7 | 19 | 84.6 | 21.5 | 38 | 3.2 | 44 | 0.781 | 50 |
| Tennessee | $40,696 | 41 | 15.0 | 10 | 75.9 | 19.6 | 43 | 5.2 | 10 | 0.939 | 24 |
| Texas | $43,044 | 38 | 16.5 | 5 | 75.7 | 23.2 | 27 | 4.9 | 15 | 1.016 | 10 |
| Utah | $55,619 | 9 | 9.4 | 43 | 87.7 | 26.1 | 16 | 2.9 | 50 | 0.932 | 27 |
| Vermont | $52,174 | 16 | 8.0 | 48 | 86.4 | 29.4 | 8 | 3.6 | 38 | 0.832 | 45 |
| Virginia | $55,368 | 10 | 9.5 | 42 | 81.5 | 29.5 | 7 | 3.0 | 48 | 1.033 | 8 |
| Washington | $53,515 | 13 | 11.4 | 29 | 87.1 | 27.7 | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 1.014 | 11 |
| West Virginia | $38,029 | 48 | 15.6 | 7 | 75.2 | 14.8 | 52 | 4.9 | 15 | 0.849 | 41 |
| Wisconsin | $48,903 | 19 | 10.8 | 32 | 85.1 | 22.4 | 31 | 4.7 | 20 | 0.939 | 25 |
| Wyoming | $46,613 | 28 | 10.1 | 37 | 87.9 | 21.9 | 34 | 3.2 | 44 | 0.804 | 48 |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | 60.0 | 18.3 | 47 | | | | |
Sources:
Median household income 2006 at www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/
Educational Attainment: 2000
HS - High school graduate or more; Coll - Bachelors Degree or more
- Poverty - U.S. Census Bureau, Table 8 - 3 year average 2003-05 (www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty05/table8.html)
Poverty Thresholds 2006 are based on family income as a function of family size. Some samples are:
One person under 65 years - $10,294
Two people under 65 years - $13,569
1 adult and 2 children under 18 years - $16,242
2 adults and 4 children under 18 years - $26,938
% Unemployment 2006 - "Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over" at bls.gov
CWI - National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Comparable Wage Index (CWI)
(nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006321.pdf)
I couldn't find a Consumer Price Index (CPI) by state, so this was the best state by state index I found. See CPI for urban areas.
The basic premise of a CWI is that all types of workers--including teachers--demand higher wages in areas with a higher cost of living (e.g., San Diego) or a lack of amenities (e.g., Detroit, which has a particularly high crime rate).
Ten States where Income Inequality Between the Top and the Bottom Was Greatest,
1996-98 New York Arizona New Mexico Louisiana California Rhode Island Texas Oregon Kentucky Virginia
Source: State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at the Economic Policy Institute
Links:
County and City stats
Counties with highest household income
Education stats
Education Level of the Manufacturing Workforce
Statistical Resources on the Web/Cost of Living at U. Mich
GSA Domestic Per Diem Rates
Cost of Living Comparison
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last updated 18 Nov 2007
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