Utah census: By the numbers

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 29 2007 12:21 a.m. MDT

• Utah's 2-year average median household income rose from $55,455 in 2004-05 to $55,619 in 2005-06, a 0.3% increase.

• Real median household income in the United States climbed between 2005-06, reaching $48,201, an increase of 0.7%.

• In 2006, women earned 77¢ for each dollar earned by men, statistically unchanged from 2005. Real median earnings of both men and women who worked full time, year-round declined between 2005-06. The median earnings for men fell 1.1% to $42,300; women's earnings fell 1.2% to $32,500.

• About 9.8 percent (7.7 million) of the nation's families were in poverty in 2006.

• 20.6% of Hispanics were in poverty in 2006, down from 21.8% in 2005. Poverty rates remained statistically unchanged for non-Hispanic whites (8.2%), blacks (24.3%) and Asians (10.3%) in 2006.

• Poverty rate for people 65 and older was lower (9.4%) in 2006 than in 2005 (10.1%). Poverty rate remained statistically unchanged for children younger than 18 (17.4) and people 18-64 (10.8%)

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