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US Median Household Income Rises For First Time Since Before COVID-19 Pandemic US Median Household Income Rises For First Time Since Before COVID-19 Pandemic
US Median Household Income Rises For First Time Since Before Covid-19 Pandemic Real median household income in the United States rose for the first time in four years. The amount of to $80,610 in 2023 marked the first annual increase since 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a US Census Bureau report released this week. The report, Income in the United States: 2023, compares median household income by different characteristics, including race and Hispanic origin, and shows that not all groups had an increase in median household incomes from 2022 to 2023. Household characteristics are determined by the person, or one of the people, who owns or rents t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Brand-New Rankings Reveal Connecticut's Wealthiest Counties Brand-New Rankings Reveal Connecticut's Wealthiest Counties
Brand-New Rankings Reveal Connecticut's Wealthiest Counties A new ranking shows how Connecticut counties stack up against one another when it comes to financial earnings. Using data from the US Census Bureau, Stacker ranked counties by 2020 5-year estimate median household income. For comparison, the 2020 median household income in the United States was $67,521. In Connecticut, it was $79,043. No. 5 Coming in at No. 5 was Hartford County, with a median household income of $76,259. That’s 4.5 percent below the state average and 17.3 percent above the national average. Data showed that 37.9 percent of households in the county earned over $100,000. …

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
These Connecticut Counties Among Healthiest In Nation, New Report Says These Connecticut Counties Among Healthiest In Nation, New Report Says
These Connecticut Counties Among Healthiest In Nation, New Report Says When it comes to the healthiest locales in the United States, several counties in Connecticut are faring quite well, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The outlet analyzed nearly 3,000 US counties on metrics it said shape and show the health of a community, like public safety, access to healthcare, educational equity, income, housing affordability, food availability, and nutrition. Analysts then used that data to rank the 500 healthiest communities in the country across 10 categories on a scale of zero to 100. In Connecticut, Middlesex County was ranked healt…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Rankings: Median Household Income In Fairfield County Towns According To Census Data New Rankings: Median Household Income In Fairfield County Towns According To Census Data
New Rankings: Median Household Income In Fairfield County Towns According To Census Data The median household income in Connecticut is $73,781 -- so how does Fairfield County factor in? According to data from the U.S. Census covering 2013 through 2017 released last month, several area communities have some of the highest earners in the state. The median income in Fairfield County was $89,773 -- the highest-earning county in the state. Middlesex followed at No. 2, then Tolland in third. Here's the median household income across Fairfield County (2013 to 2017): Bethel: $97,289 Bridgeport: $44,841 Brookfield: $113,009 Danbury: $68,068 Darien: $208,…

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by Cecilia Levine