2007 Per Capita Income Rankings, Top 50 US Metro Areas-Aug 7 2007

[Evergrey]

Originally Posted by 10023

My point still stands. The average apartment in Manhattan costs over $1 million, which makes it seem like a city of fabulously wealthy people until you realize that overall, urban New Yorkers make less money than most places despite the astronomically high cost of living.

Your point does not stand in this discussion... as you're shifting the topic now. This thread is not about "cost of living". It's about "per capita personal income"... with that somewhat confusing "median family income" masquerading as "median household income" list adding another facet to the discussion.

"Urban New York" is not coterminus with the Manhattan and its $1 million dollar "apartments". There is a wide variety of living options throughout the 5 boroughs and beyond. It is true that high costs for many basic necessities eat up a good portion of a New Yorker's paycheck... but most of them also go without some of the expensive "mandatory luxuries" the rest of the country enjoys... like automobile ownership, automobile maintenance and repairs, gasoline and automobile insurance.


And since you seem to be focusing solely on Manhattan... Manhattan's personal per capita income was over $93k in 2005. That's $18k more than 2nd place Marin County, CA... $45k more than Lake County, IL... and $54k (more than twice) the per capita median income of Cook County, IL. So while Manhattanites have a cost of living twice that of just about every other place in the country... they're also making twice that of just about every place in the country. Most people realize that the other 4 boroughs make MUCH LESS... but they also don't have median $1 million "apartments".

Find all the info you need here:
http://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/

[Red UM Rebel]

I am surprised that Atlanta is so low considering that they are always saying it is in the top five places for young professionals.

[Evergrey]

Just because I feel like being a dork... here's the Top 50 US MSAs ranked by Total Personal Income (TPI)... which the Per Capita Personal Income is drawn from. You might notice some rank differences from the top metros by population. TPI is in millions:

1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA $910,760
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA $505,197
3. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI $391,262
4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $270,903
5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $250,482
6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $235,277
7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $233,248
8. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX $229,517
9. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH $223,140
10. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL $216,523
11. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA $184,186
12. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI $170,600
13. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $144,337
14. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $138,735
15. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $136,972
16. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA $125,885
17. Baltimore-Towson, MD $115,770
18. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $111,869
19. Denver-Aurora, CO $106,706
20. St. Louis, MO-IL $104,202
21. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $95,671
22. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $94,311
23. Pittsburgh, PA $91,790
24. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA $79,399
25. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH $78,371
26. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA $77,056
27. Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN $76,521
28. Kansas City, MO-KS $74,266
29. Orlando-Kissimmee, FL $65,459
30. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT $64,743
31. Las Vegas-Paradise, NV $64,543
32. Indianapolis-Carmel, IN $63,058
33. Columbus, OH $62,698
34. San Antonio, TX $62,110
35. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $60,876
36. Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC $60,508
37. Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA $59,967
38. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $57,062
39. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN $56,026
40. Austin-Round Rock, TX $54,955
41. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $52,540
42. Jacksonville, FL $46,314
43. Richmond, VA $45,122
44. Memphis, TN-MS-AR $44,758
45. Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN $43,257
46. Birmingham-Hoover, AL $41,399
47. Oklahoma City, OK $41,278
48. New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA $39,290
49. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY $38,335
50. Raleigh-Cary, NC $36,905

[ddiaz49073]

Where did the tpi figures come from?

[Evergrey]

http://www.bea.gov Go to regional research.

[pdxtex]

portland didn't even make that first list!! i guess we are a bunch of broke ass hippies.

[Evergrey]

Portland, OR ranks 72nd in per capita personal income ($37,145).
Portland, ME ranks 76th ($36,752).