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$54,755 - San Jose
$49,652 - San Francisco/Oakland
$41,931 - Boston
$41,372 - Washington DC
$39,797 - New York
$38,576 - Seattle
$38,382 - Denver
$37,383 - Minneapolis/St. Paul
$37,335 - Hartford
$35,390 - Chicago
$34,756 - Raleigh
$34,440 - Philadelphia
$34,185 - Houston
$34,152 - Dallas/Fort Worth
$33,808 - San Diego
$33,759 - Atlanta
$33,720 - Detroit
$33,657 - Baltimore
$33,245 - Milwaukee
$33,218 - Charlotte
$32,779 - Portland
$32,740 - Austin
$32,487 - Indianapolis
$32,342 - Kansas City
$32,172 - Cleveland
$31,815 - Los Angeles
$31,784 - Miami
$31,746 - St. Louis
$31,662 - Nashville
$31,469 - Columbus
$28,909 - Phoenix
$29,256 - Providence
$28,976 - Birmingham
$28,654 - Salt Lake City
$27,758 - Orlando
$27,074 - Buffalo
$26,949 - New Orleans
$26,865 - San Antonio
$26,848 - Oklahoma City
$26,762 - Virginia Beach/Norfolk
$23,526 - Riverside/San Bernardino
Per capita income (2009)
$59,993 - San Francisco/Oakland
$56,984 - Washington DC
$55,169 - San Jose
$53,553 - Boston
$52,037 - New York
$50,675 - Hartford
$50,378 - Seattle
$48,201 - Baltimore
$46,611 - Denver
$46,570 - Houston
$46,075 - Philadelphia
$45,811 - Minneapolis/St. Paul
$45,706 - San Diego
$44,379 - Chicago
$42,784 - Los Angeles
$42,764 - Miami
$42,705 - New Orleans
$42,303 - Milwaukee
$42,298 - Pittsburgh
$41,764 - Dallas/Fort Worth
$41,161 - Richmond
$40,829 - Providence
$40,728 - St. Louis
$40,438 - Kansas City
$40,306 - Sacramento
$39,518 - Virginia Beach/Norfolk
$39,451 - Cleveland
$39,376 - Jacksonville
$39,206 - Portland
$39,036 - Rochester
$38,742 - Oklahoma City
$38,656 - Nashville
$38,592 - Birmingham
$38,532 - Indianapolis
$38,034 - Charlotte
$38,007 - Raleigh
$37,999 - Columbus
$37,967 - Cincinnati
$37,927 - Detroit
$37,688 - Louisville
$37,632 - Tampa/St. Petersburg
$37,623 - Memphis
$37,544 - Austin
$37,500 - Salt Lake City
$37,469 - Buffalo
$37,101 - Atlanta
$36,285 - San Antonio
$36,711 - Las Vegas
$35,279 - Orlando
$34,452 - Phoenix
$29,680 - Riverside/San Bernardino
Percent change (2000-2009)
+58.5% - New Orleans
+47.7% - Virginia Beach/Norfolk
+44.3% - Oklahoma City
+43.2% - Baltimore
+39.6% - Providence
+38.4% - Buffalo
+37.7% - Washington DC
+36.8% - Pittsburgh
+36.2% - Houston
+35.7% - Hartford
+35.2% - San Diego
+35.1% - San Antonio
+34.5% - Miami*
+34.5% - Los Angeles*
+34.2% - Rochester
+33.8% - Philadelphia
+33.2% - Richmond*
+33.2% - Birmingham*
+30.9% - Salt Lake City
+30.8% - New York
+26.2% - Riverside/San Bernardino
+25.4% - Chicago
+25.0% - Kansas City
+22.6% - Cleveland
+22.5% - Minneapolis/St. Paul
+22.3% - Dallas/Fort Worth
+22.1% - Cincinnati*
+22.1% - Nashville*
+21.7% - Las Vegas
+21.4% - Denver
+20.8% - San Francisco/Oakland*
+20.8% - Columbus*
+19.6% - Portland
+19.2% - Phoenix
+18.6% - Indianapolis
+14.7% - Austin
+14.5% - Charlotte
+12.5% - Detroit
+9.9% - Atlanta
+9.4% - Raleigh
+0.8% - San Jose
(*: Ties are broken by decimal points.)
Ranking change (2000-2009)
+30 - New Orleans
+24 - Virginia Beach/Norfolk
+20 - Providence
+18 - Oklahoma City
+16 - Orlando
+14 - Pittsburgh
+13 - Richmond
+11 - Los Angeles
+11 - Miami
+11 - Rochester
+10 - Baltimore
+10 - Birmingham
+8 - Jacksonville
+7 - Sacramento
+5 - St. Louis
+4 - San Diego
+3 - Hartford
+3 - Houston
+2 - Washington DC
+1 - Buffalo
+1 - Milwaukee
+1 - Philadelphia
+1 - San Antonio
+1 - San Francisco
0 - Kansas City
0 - New York
0 - Riverside/San Bernardino
0 - Salt Lake City
-1 - Boston
-1 - Seattle
-2 - Cleveland
-2 - Denver
-2 - San Jose
-3 - Louisville
-3 - Memphis
-3 - Nashville
-3 - Tampa/St. Petersburg
-4 - Chicago
-4 - Minneapolis/St. Paul
-6 - Dallas/Fort Worth
-7 - Cincinnati
-7 - Columbus
-8 - Portland
-9 - Phoenix
-11 - Indianapolis
-13 - Las Vegas
-15 - Charlotte
-21 - Austin
-22 - Detroit
-25 - Raleigh
Atlanta fell down the list because every other joe without a job flocked here because of the "jobs", and because every other hoodrat thought that Atlanta "was da place to be". Compared to ten years ago, the region has a larger percentage of people who make less money.
Atlanta fell down the list because every other joe without a job flocked here because of the "jobs", and because every other hoodrat thought that Atlanta "was da place to be". Compared to ten years ago, the region has a larger percentage of people who make less money.
I'd say Atlanta has become a victim of its own success, and it's further proof that reputation is the ultimate lagging indicator. The economy in Atlanta decelerated in the 2000's, yet people from all over the country kept moving there anyway like the economy was as good as it was in the 1990's. Not only did this suppress income growth, but its kept Atlanta's unemployment rate higher than the national average in the last few years. (Last I checked, it was still flirting with 10%.) At least the urban core seems to be densifying and maturing.
The change in Pittsburgh the past 10 years has been nothing less than amazing... going from near the bottom of the rust belt to leading the pack in per capita income. And to do it while being surrounded by an economically depressed region with no nearby growing metropolitan areas to leech off of.
This has pretty much been an entirely self-initiated turnaround.
The change in Pittsburgh the past 10 years has been nothing less than amazing... going from near the bottom of the rust belt to leading the pack in per capita income. And to do it while being surrounded by an economically depressed region with no nearby growing metropolitan areas to leech off of.
This has pretty much been an entirely self-initiated turnaround.
Pittsburghers that have stayed in the area are definately making a lot more money now than they did 10 years ago. The amount of wealthy people has also gone up a bit as the wealthy are no longer just in the 3 or 4 traditionally rich areas of the metro.
Pittsburghers that have stayed in the area are definately making a lot more money now than they did 10 years ago. The amount of wealthy people has also gone up a bit as the wealthy are no longer just in the 3 or 4 traditionally rich areas of the metro.
It explains why the supply of $250K+ houses is tight, and why the northern suburbs are growing.
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