Indicator Information: Map

Population characteristics

Income and poverty

Poverty, overall

Poverty rate All persons below poverty level

Poverty, by age

Child poverty rate Children below poverty level Elderly poverty rate Elderly below poverty level

Personal income by source

Net earnings Dividends, interest & rent Transfer payments

Median household income Per capita income

Per capita income 1990 Per capita income 2004 Percent change 1990-2004

Number of jobs 1990 Number of jobs 2004 Percent change 1990-2004

Wage per job, 1990 Wage per job, 2004 Percent change 1990-2004

Labor force participation rate

Females Males Parents with young children

Family households Single parent households Elderly adults living alone

Highest level of education completed

No high school diploma High school diploma Some college, no four-year degree Bachelor's degree or higher

Total population 2000

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16,479,480
24,808,873
3,737,284

6,481,212
7,106,292
4,584,791

12,728,201
11,753,270
6,963,379

4,091,052
5,876,815
7,054,943

11,172,515
29,979,361
10,617,284

4,735,962
6,814,176
7,687,601

12,994,784
22,960,377
9,199,876

12,975,091
23,303,846
3,392,924

3,742,830
7,977,542
2,202,145

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Central cities
Suburbs
Rural

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Factfinder, http://factfinder.census.gov/

Copyright 2006, The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824. UNH is part of the University System of New Hampshire.
Data Mavens: Priscilla Salant, Christy Dearien, and Debbie Gray, Department of Ag Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Idaho.