Total Personal Income for U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 2009 (living, cost, comparison)

[SweethomeSanAntonio]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regi...df/mpi0810.pdf

1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 998,776,802
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 551,271
3. Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 418,929
4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC 296,134 305,595 309,08
5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 265,838 272,829 271,943
6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 263,201 266,680 257,761 1.3
7. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 248,161 262,484 255,635 5.8
8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 254,067 262,549 254,769 3.3
9. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 243,740 250,811 246,471 2.9 -1.7
10. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 234,822 236,645 229,380 0.8
11. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA ( 2008)206,463 (2009)199,747 Loss
12. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 164,759 169,798 166,902 3.1
13. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 170,963 172,649 165,311 1.0
14. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 153,131 155,014 149,611 1.2
15. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 150,181 154,282 149,594 2.7
16. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 136,616 140,847 139,345 3.1
17. Baltimore-Towson, MD 128,213 129,061 3.
18. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 122,811 125,379 124,004 2.1
19. Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 116,354 120,044 117,350
20. St. Louis, MO-IL 112,948 117,886 114,127 4.4
21. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 105,576 105,979 101,926 0.4
22. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 101,211 102,407 101,045 1.2 -1.3
23. Pittsburgh, PA 95,780 99,172 99,418 3.5
24. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 85,339 88,022 86,822 3.1
25. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA 84,193 86,397 85,596 2.6
26. Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 82,568 84,330 82,897 -2.1
27. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 82,646 84,009 82,288 1.6
28. Kansas City, MO-KS 80,154 82,653 81,915 3.1
29. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 68,213 70,947 71,489 4.0
30. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 72,381 73,612 71,458 1.7
31. Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 73,444 75,013 71,275 -2.1
32. Columbus, OH 67,204 68,952 68,907
33. Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 65,586 67,623 66,850 3.1
34. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 63,748 65,639 66,434 3.
35. Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 63,409 65,391 65,291 3.1
36. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 67,612 65,234
37. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 64,768 66,396 65,031 2.5
38. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 59,758, 61,800 60,568 3.4
39. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN 60,049 61,893 60,548
40. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 59,198 60,458 59,402 2.1
41. Jacksonville, FL 52,267 52,697 51,533 0.8
42. Richmond, VA 50,735 51,918 51,065 2.3
43. Memphis, TN-MS-AR 49,107 50,094 48,
44. New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 48,912 48,775 47,419 -0.3
45. Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 46,378 47,484 47,208 2.4 -0.6
46. Oklahoma City, OK 44,274 46,951 46,525 6.0
47. Birmingham-Hoover, AL 43,734 44,798 43,511 2.4 -2.
48. Raleigh-Cary, NC 41,897 43,182 42,611 3.1
49. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 42,317 42,155 3.8
50. Salt Lake City, UT 41,551 42,505 41,805 2.3
51. Honolulu, HI 39,258 40,809 41,282 4.0 1.2
52. Rochester, NY 39,852 41,132 40,586 3.2

Raleigh-Durham, Nc if combined would be # 38 total $62 Billion.

(Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 19,556 20,092 20,107 2.7 0.1)

[kidphilly]

Interesting data - some volatility but good to see overall mostly stability in a sense given the economic conditions

DC is strong but how much is on the Federal tax payers dime...

[Wonderful Jellal]

El Paso = impressive ! No recession there o_o

[kidphilly]

I am also always happy to see Philly just keeps churning as an economic engine!

[kidphilly]

So what is more relevant, personal income, wealth, gmp, or gdp for a metro - seems as though the first three more reflect the income/dollars generated/available by/to the region versus the corporate headquarters, but am curious on any thoughts or perspectives

[SweethomeSanAntonio]

I would say personal income is a one of the more relevant measurements. If the cost of living is higher then the GMP is higher, so it's hard to get a fair comparison of wealth in cities. probably just per capita stats.

[Omahahonors]

Don't you think we should be going by per capita income?
44. Omaha 42,412

Number 44 out of 364 metropolitan areas is very good, especially considering the cost of living is at/near the lowest in the nation.