Congressional District Income & Poverty Characteristics: 2009-2010

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Congressional District Income & Poverty Characteristics: 2009-2010

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This section provides an overview of the income and poverty characteristics by and among congressional districts in 2009, 2010 and change 2009-2010. New data paint a picture of extreme differences among congressional districts in median and per capita income and very uneven change between 2009 and 2010.

Among all congressional districts,
• the 2010 median household income ranged from $23,773 (NY16) to $105,560 (VA11).
• the 2009 to 2010 percent change in median household income ranged from -15.8% (MA08) to 11.2% (TX15).
• the 2010 percent families in poverty ranged from 3.0% (NJ07) to 36.8% (NY16)
while the 2010 percent population in poverty ranged from 4.4% (NJ07 & CO06) to 38.9% (NY16).
• the 2009 to 2010 change in percent families in poverty ranged from an increase of 6.3% (MA08) to a decrease of 3.3% (TX20).

The interactive ranking table presented below shows selected characteristics of households, families, income and poverty for 2009 and 2010 by congressional district. These data are based on estimates from the American Community Survey 2009 and 2010 1-year estimates. The 2010 data were released in September 2011 and will be updated with 2011 data in September 2012. Use the ranking table to rank/compare attributes (see list below ranking table) of interest.

Congressional District Income & Poverty Characteristics: 2009-2010 -- Interactive Ranking Table
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Column header descriptions:
2009 Attributes
• Hshlds09 -- Households 2009
• $MHI09 -- $Median Household Income 2009
• Families09 -- Families 2009
• $MFI09 -- $Median Family Income 2009
• $PCI09 -- $Per Capita Income 2009
• FamPov09 -- Percent Families in Poverty 2009
• PopPovF09 -- Percent Population in Poverty 2009
2010 Attributes
• Hshlds09 -- Households 2010
• $MHI09 -- $Median Household Income 2010
• Families09 -- Families 2010
• $MFI09 -- $Median Family Income 2010
• $PCI09 -- $Per Capita Income 2010
• FamPov09 -- Percent Families in Poverty 2010
• PopPovF09 -- Percent Population in Poverty 2010
Change 2009-2010 Attributes
• ChgMHI0910 -- Median Household Income, Change 2009-2010
• %ChgMHI0910 -- Percent Change Median Household Income, 2009-2010
• ChgFamPov0910 -- Percent Families in Poverty, Change 2009-2010

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