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Income & Poverty

What households earn, and who is living below the poverty line.

StatisticTypical areaLevelMeasures
Average Adjusted Gross Income per Return$61,577CountyTotal adjusted gross income divided by the number of returns. This is a mean per return…
Average Salary & Wage Income per Return$50,276CountyAverage salary and wage income among returns reporting any, which excludes filers…
Below 200% of Poverty33.1%CountyShare of people below twice the poverty line, a common measure of financial strain.
Child Care Cost Burden27.0%CountyChild care costs for a household with two children as a share of median household…
Children in Poverty18.2%CountyShare of people under 18 living below the federal poverty line. Child poverty runs…
Deep Poverty Rate6.0%CountyShare of people with income below half of the poverty line.
Gender Pay Gap0.8CountyMedian earnings of women as a share of men's, among full-time workers.
Households $100,000 to $149,99916.6%CountyShare of households with annual income of $100,000 to $149,999.
Households $150,000 to $199,9997.0%CountyShare of households with annual income of $150,000 to $199,999.
Households $200,000 or More5.7%CountyShare of households with annual income of $200,000 or more.
Households $25,000 to $49,99920.6%CountyShare of households with annual income of $25,000 to $49,999.
Households $50,000 to $74,99917.3%CountyShare of households with annual income of $50,000 to $74,999.
Households $75,000 to $99,99913.1%CountyShare of households with annual income of $75,000 to $99,999.
Households Under $25,00017.4%CountyShare of households with annual income of under $25,000.
Income Inequality4.4CountyRatio of household income at the 80th percentile to income at the 20th. Higher means a…
Median Household Income$65,346CountyHalf of households earn more than this and half earn less. Medians resist distortion by…
Per Capita Income$34,924CountyTotal income divided by every resident, including children.
Poverty Rate13.4%CountyShare of people living below the federal poverty line.
Returns Claiming Itemised Deductions2.9%CountyShare of returns claiming itemised deductions rather than the standard deduction…
Returns Reporting Capital Gains17.1%CountyShare of returns reporting net capital gains. A rough indicator of how widely…
SNAP Households11.9%CountyHouseholds that received Food Stamps or SNAP at any point in the past year. A count of…
Tax Returns Filed11,730CountyNumber of individual income tax returns filed. Close to a count of income-earning…
Tax Returns Filed Jointly39.3%CountyShare of tax returns filed jointly by a married couple. One joint return covers two…
Tax Returns Filed as Head of Household11.4%CountyShare of returns filed as head of household: typically an unmarried person supporting a…
Tax Returns Filed as Single46.1%CountyShare of tax returns filed by a single person. A second reading on how households are…