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It's interesting how much wealth is spread out all over the country.
US Counties by Median Household Income($80,000+), 2017
Loudoun, VA $135,842
Santa Clara, CA $119,039
Fairfax, VA $118,279
Arlington, VA $117,237
San Mateo, CA $116,653
Morris, NJ $114,732
Marin, CA $113,908
Stafford, VA $112,795
Somerset, NJ $112,153
Hunterdon, NJ $112,038
Douglas, CO $111,482
Howard, MD $111,473
San Francisco, CA $110,816
Nassau, NY $108,133
Delaware, OH $106,933
Williamson, TN $105,622
Montgomery, MD $103,235
Forsyth, GA $102,084
Carver, MN $101,271
Prince William, VA $100,845
Norfolk, MA $100,829
Calvert, MD $100,590
Alexandria, VA $100,530
Putnam, NY $99,479
Fauquier, VA $98,585
Middlesex, MA $98,555
Scott, MN $98,538
Monmouth, NJ $98,270
Charles, MD $97,986
Anne Arundel, MD $97,085
Chester, PA $96,656
Oldham, KY $96,576
Alameda, CA $96,296
Contra Costa, CA $95,339
Collin, TX $94,933
Rockwall, TX $94,848
Suffolk, NY $94,750
Bergen, NJ $94,107
Carroll, MD $93,676
Hamilton, IN $93,604
Frederick, MD $92,495
Washington, MN $91,867
Kendall, IL $91,250
Fairfield, CT $91,198
Broomfield, CO $90,939
Fort Bend, TX $90,845
Westchester, NY $90,578
Hanover, VA $90,066
Sussex, NJ $90,026
King, WA $89,675
Rockingham, NH $89,451
DuPage, IL $89,521
Rockland, NY $88,726
Dallas, IA $88,561
James, VA $87,910
Sherburne, MN $87,756
Burlington, NJ $87,673
Montgomery, PA $87,304
Plymouth, MA $86,910
Napa, CA $86,562
Gloucester, NJ $ 86,496
McHenry, IL $86,348
Denton, TX $86,291
Orange, CA $86,217
Lake, IL $85,895
Middlesex, NJ $85,337
New York, NY $85,071
Bucks, PA $84,749
Fayette, GA $84,742
York, VA $83,993
Kauai, HI $83,860
Saratoga, NY $83,726
Ozaukee, WI $82,869
Ventura, CA $82,857
Johnson, KS $82,855
Geauga, OH $82,741
Snohomish, WA $82,595
Washington, DC $82,372
Waukesha, WI $82,248
Brazoria, TX $82,229
Will, IL $82,196
Boone, IN $81,785
Williamson, TX $81,719
St Charles, MO $81,594
St Mary's, MD $81,495
Honolulu, HI $81,284 Prince George's, MD $81,240
Washington, OR $80,946
Boulder, CO $80,834
Dakota, MN $80,832
Chesterfield, VA $80,800
Livingston, MI $80,733
Placer, CA $80,728
Sarpy, NE $80,694
Warren, NJ $80,657
Jefferson, CO $80,616
St Croix, WI $80,512
Harford, MD $80,476
Sonoma, CA $80,409
Davis, UT $80,301
Maui, HI $80,241
Newport, RI $80,222
Not too bad for ole PG
Prince George's County, Maryland's estimated population is 912,756
Black or African American572,465White170,009Some Other Race96,031Asian38,811Two or More Races24,246American Indian and Alaska Native3,266Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander333
Not too bad for ole PG
Prince George's County, Maryland's estimated population is 912,756
Black or African American572,465White170,009Some Other Race96,031Asian38,811Two or More Races24,246American Indian and Alaska Native3,266Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander333
PG has for quite some time now been the most affluent majority-African-American jurisdiction in the nation.
And I understand that the reluctance for high-end retailers to set up shop in it gives the residents and the county government fits.
But then again, the MHI in next-door Montgomery County is some $20k per year higher. So they go there instead.
Might be stating the obvious, but generally speaking, the way counties are made up completely change these statistics. Cook County, IL, which holds a good majority of the States ultra affluence, is not included because it hosts Chicago as the seat. Middlesex County, MA is lower on this list than Norfolk County, though a good majority of the states wealth can be found in Middlesex. That's because it hosts many different cities, including two that are 100k+ in population vs Norfolk which is largely sleepy residential suburbs.
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It is very affluent and has a number of Uber wealthy neighborhoods. It also has some lower income communities in the Northern and central parts of the county that bring the average down a bit. A person living in Newport Beach or Coto de Caza is probably not hanging out in Santa Ana or Garden Grove.
Exactly. This list is good for one thing only, listing counties with median income over $80K. After that you need to break them down by population size if you want to make any comparisons amongst them. How can you compare Kauai (65,000) vs Honolulu (975,00), or even two large ones like Santa Clara (1,700,000) vs Orange (3,000,000). Many of these counties, including several at the top, have populations <300,000.
Median Family Income($90,000+), 2017:
Arlington, VA $154,926
Loudoun, VA $152,546
Marin, CA $150,028
Hunterdon, NJ $140,115
Morris, NJ $137,268
Fairfax, VA $136,602
San Mateo, CA $133,877
Somerset, NJ $133,822
Santa Clara, CA $133,345
Howard, MD $133,203
San Francisco, CA $131,244
Nassau, NY $ 126,990
Douglas, CO $126,059
Stafford, VA $125,411
Middlesex, MA $124,265
Monmouth, NJ $123,628
Norfolk, MA $122,752
Delaware, OH $122,264
Putnam, NY $121,992
Montgomery, MD $121,856
Broomfield, CO $120,435
Williamson, TN $119,536
Chester, PA $119,465
Alexandria, VA $118,757
Calvert, MD $118,614
Westchester, NY $118,454
Carver, MN $116,941
Forsyth, GA $116,492
Fauquier, VA $115,763
Alameda, CA $115,386
Bergen, NJ $114,132
Charles, MD $113,916
Fairfield, CT $112,579
King, WA $112,564
Suffolk, NY $112,432
Prince William, VA $112,237
Dallas, IA $111,842
Anne Arundel, MD $111,132
Montgomery, PA $110,065
Hamilton, IN $109,401
Oldham, KY $108,986
Boulder, CO $108,380
Collin, TX $108,141
Contra Costa, CA $108,124
Rockingham, NH $107,652
DuPage, IL $ 107,585
Rockwall, TX $106,853
Washington, MN $106,696
Washington, DC $106,528
Carroll, MD $105,997
Bucks, PA $105,979
Washington, RI $105,913
Plymouth, MA $105,518
Harford, MD $104,885
Johnson, KS $103,813
Santa Cruz, CA $103,539
Waukesha, WI $103,222
Gloucester, NJ $103,008
Napa, CA $102,824
Lake, IL $102,528
Newport, RI $102,476
Rockland, NY $105,420
Denton, TX $103,901
Mercer, NJ $102,390
Warren, OH $ 102,262
Ozaukee, WI $102,170
Sussex, NJ $102,120
Saratoga, NY $101,999
Middlesex, CT $101,628
James, VA $101,335
Fort Bend, TX $101,309
Hennepin, MN $101,224
New York, NY $101,126
Middlesex, NJ $101,054
Kendall, IL $101,004
Boone, IN $100,254
Tolland, CT $100,114
Burlington, NJ $99,891
Hanover, VA $99,291
El Dorado, CA $99,287
Dutchess, NY $99,224
Orange, NC $99,143
Hillsborough, NH $ 98,910
Oakland, MI $98,722
Olmstead, MN $98,580
McHenry, IL $98,415
Placer, CA $98,262
Dakota, MN $98,242
Story, IA $98,224
Brazoria, TX $98,087
Jefferson, CO $97,801
Snohomish, WA $97,697
St Mary's, MD $97,523
Sherburne, MN $97,399
Clackamas, OR $97,244
Spotsylvania, VA $97,029
Orange, CA $97,012
Sonoma, CA $96,745
Litchfield, CT $96,659
Ablemarle, VA $96,605
Williamson, TX $96,464
Delaware, PA $96,395
St Charles, MO $96,157
Will, IL $96,034
Kauai, HI $95,837
Livingston, MI $95,733
Honolulu, HI $95,697
Cumberland, ME $95,665
Washtenaw, MI $95,604
Richmond, NY $95,395
Johnson, IA $95,339
Sarpy, NE $95,281
Wake, NC $95,243
Platte, MO $94,809
Travis, TX $94,284
St Croix, WI $94,280
Dane, WI $94,222
Prince George's, MD $94,069
Wright, MN $93,970
Geauga, OH $93,945
Essex, MA $93,406
Chesterfield, VA $93,358
Shelby, AL $93,095
Albany, NY $92,909
Cecil, MD $92,790
McLean, IL $92,697
Baltimore, MD $92,863
York, VA $92,412
Orange, NY $92,367
Warren, NJ $92,111
Cobb, GA $92,088
Ventura, CA $92,061
Maui, HI $91,782
Washington, OR $91,749
San Luis Obispo, CA $91,611
Anchorage, AK $91,590
Worcester, MA $91,427
Arapahoe, CO $91,364
Anoka, MN $91,035
Barnstable, MA $91,002
Comal, TX $90,729
Fulton, GA $90,594
Washington, WI $90,556
Union, NC $90,507
Boone, KY $90,477
Columbia, GA $90,414
Union, NJ $90,297
Hartford, CT $90,024
I hate lists like these since they don't adjust for cost of living so they're almost always useless (at least if one is trying to determine which places have the "richest" residents).
As we all already know, $100k in Texas is MUCH different from $100k in California.
If cost of living was taken into account then Douglas County (CO), Delaware County (OH) and Williamson (TN) counties would probably be the winners since they place very high on this list despite being in lower to medium cost of living regions.
And I always find the more populated counties to be the impressive ones.
For example, both Montgomery Counties (MD and PA) have around 1 million residents and to place that high on a national average is very good compared to a county with 100k residents.
Not too bad for ole PG
Prince George's County, Maryland's estimated population is 912,756
Black or African American572,465White170,009Some Other Race96,031Asian38,811Two or More Races24,246American Indian and Alaska Native3,266Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander333
If they would make the parts of PG County outside of the I-495 Capitol Beltway its own county then it would easily have an MHI of over $100k.
And its a good thing that high-end boutiques are not setting up shop there. Those places just tempt people to waste their money on crap instead of on stuff that really matters and adds on to net worth.
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I’m surprising Loudoun is still holding the top spot. I wonder if with Amazon coming to Arlington, they’ll move up the list over the next couple years.
Loudoun to me, makes a lot of sense actually, because it is completely an outer Beltway county, and only about 400k people. I've noticed how MoCo, MD which is still high, has slid some down these lists because of one the growing population over 1 million, and two the inner beltway growth of lower income people mostly immigrants which has dragged down the average some.
Howard County, MD is another outer Beltway example that like Loudoun, is almost completely suburban, with not really any super dense urban places where you would pull in more low income folks, aside from a few apartment complexes in Columbia/Laurel. Therefore its average stays pretty high also.
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mjw119 posted that the presence of a major urban center can cause a county's income levels to skew lower. It should be noted that the 5 counties in Illinois on this list (Kendall, Du Page, Lake, Will, and McHenry) are suburban counties which surround Cook Co., where Chicago is located.
Obviously, many residents of these counties benefit from employment in the central city of Chicago. This is reflected in their being included on this list.
Loudoun to me, makes a lot of sense actually, because it is completely an outer Beltway county, and only about 400k people. I've noticed how MoCo, MD which is still high, has slid some down these lists because of one the growing population over 1 million, and two the inner beltway growth of lower income people mostly immigrants which has dragged down the average some.
Howard County, MD is another outer Beltway example that like Loudoun, is almost completely suburban, with not really any super dense urban places where you would pull in more low income folks, aside from a few apartment complexes in Columbia/Laurel. Therefore it's average stays pretty high also.
True. I don't know about the part of the county further from DC (western Loudoun) but eastern Loudoun is almost ubiquitously upper middle class. There are of course some small pockets of low income housing in places like Sterling Park but for the most part Loudoun is universally upper middle class which makes it interesting for a county with about 400k residents.
But also everything there is still relatively new, it'll be interesting in 20 or 30 years once the current housing supply ages if it'll still be that way.
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Originally Posted by cpomp
And I always find the more populated counties to be the impressive ones.
For example, both Montgomery Counties (MD and PA) have around 1 million residents and to place that high on a national average is very good compared to a county with 100k residents.
Fairfax County as well which has about 1.1 million residents.
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