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Authors, sign in!Working on a committee with United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, I picked up these facts of life in wealthy Dallas County...
- 11% of our households live on less than $10,000 annually
- 7% of our households live on between $10,001 and $14,999
- 16% live on annual income of 15,000 to $24,999
- 14% live on annual household income of $25,000 to $34,999
- 17% live on annual income of $35,000 to $49,999
- 15% live on between $50,000 to $74,999
- 7% live on between %75,000 to $99,999
- 6% live on annual household income of between $100,000 and $149,999
- 3% live on annual income of $150,000 to $199,999
- 4% live on annual income of more than $200,000
- Total residents of Dallas County, Texas as of July 2008: 2,412,827
- Number of housing units in 2007: 938,053
- Number of households 2000: 807,621
Consider the following definitions of livable wage earnings for Dallas, Plano and Irving, Texas without employer sponsored health insurance:
- One adult/no children: $24,057
- Two adults/ no children: $34,110
- Single parent, one child: $38,644
- Single parent, two children: $45,032
- Single parent, three children: $59,671
- Two parents, one child: $50,138
- Two parents, two children: $54,259
- Two parents, three children: $70,628
What are the most surprising findings that you notice in these numbers?
Published September 5, 2009 by Larry James |
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