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CHART: POPclock
CHART: POPclock

Up to the second population estimates.
Provided by U.S. Bureau of the Census as of today.
CHART: POPclock
CHART: POPclock

Up to the second population estimates.
Provided by U.S. Bureau of the Census as of today.
CHART: Income by Definition
CHART: Income by Definition

Median household income was $44,389 in 2004, unchanged from 2003 in real terms. Median household income was also unchanged in real terms between 2002 and 2003. Compared with 1967, the first year for which household income statistics are available, real median household income was up 30 percent.


Previous
$44,482
2003
in 2003 dollars




Current
$44,389
2004
in 2003 dollars


Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of August 30, 2005.
CHART: Poverty Rates
CHART: Poverty Rates

For the fourth consecutive year the poverty rate rose, from 12.5 percent in 2003 to 12.7 percent in 2004. The number of people in poverty increased also, by 1.1 million, to 37.0 million in 2004.


Previous
12.5
2003
percent




Current
12.7
2004
percent


Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of August 31, 2005.
CHART: Household Wealth
CHART: Household Wealth

Median household net worth in 1995 was $40,200, a figure not significantly different from the 1993 median household net worth of $39,590 (in 1995 dollars).


Previous
$39,590
1993
(in 1995 dollars)




Current
$40,200
1995


Provided by U.S. Bureau of the Census / Survey of Income and Program Participation as of September 4, 2001.
CHART: Homeownership Chart
CHART: Homeownership Chart

The homeownership rate in the fourth quarter 2005 (69.0 percent) was not statistically different from the fourth quarter 2004 rate (69.2 percent). The homeownership rate in the Midwest was lower than the rate one year ago, while rates in the other regions were not statistically different from corresponding fourth quarter 2004 rates.


Previous
69.2
4th Qtr 2004
percent




Current
69.0
4th Qtr 2005
percent


Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of March 03, 2006.
CHART: Housing Characteristics
CHART: Housing Characteristics

Housing values in the U.S. (and much more)


Previous
$98,815
1997




Current
$108,300
1999


Provided by U.S. Bureau of the Census / American Housing Survey as of October 26, 2000.
CHART: Earnings by Degree
CHART: Earnings by Degree

Monthly earnings of persons by their field of training varies greatly. The average monthly earnings for persons with B.S. degrees was $2,269 in 1993.


Previous
$2,116
1990




Current
$2,269
1993


Provided by U.S. Bureau of the Census / Survey of Income and Program Participation as of February 29, 1996.


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