Household Earnings in Chester County, Like All of America, Up from the Past Year

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The U.S. Census Bureau has released its most detailed look at America’s people, places, and economy with the American Community Survey.--photo via Shutterstock.com

The U.S. Census Bureau has released its most detailed look at America’s people, places, and economy with new statistics on income, poverty, health insurance, and more than 40 other topics from the American Community Survey.

The numbers indicate that the median household earnings in Chester County have increased from 2014 to 2015.

The median household income in Pennsylvania as a whole increased from $53,234 in 2014 to $55,702 in 2015.

Many states saw an increase in income and a decrease in poverty rates between 2014 and 2015. During that same period, the percentage of people covered by health insurance increased in all of the largest 25 metropolitan areas.

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“The American Community Survey allows us to track incremental changes across our nation on how Americans live and work, year-to-year,” Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson said. “It helps people, businesses and governments in all of our states and local communities better understand the needs of their populations, the markets in which they operate, and the challenges and opportunities they face.”  

Median household income in the United States in 2015 was $56,516, an increase of 5.2 percent from 2014. The median household income increased in 39 states and the District of Columbia — the highest increase was Montana, with 6.8 percent. Maryland and D.C. have the highest median household incomes at $75,847 and $75,628, respectively. The lowest is Mississippi at $40,593.

Incomes rose in 21 of the nation’s 25 largest metropolitan areas, while poverty decreased in 16 out of the 25. National numbers released earlier this week noted that the nation had seen an annual increase in household incomes for the first time since 2007, a year before the recession. The U.S. also saw the largest annual decrease in the poverty rate since 1999.

Click here for more information on the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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