Per-capita income rises 2.7% in Ann Arbor metropolitan area
New government data show per-capita income in the Ann Arbor metropolitan area rose by 2.7 percent in 2011 — among the highest gains in U.S., the Detroit Free Press reported Monday.
Ann Arbor had the highest metropolitan area income level in Michigan in 2011 at $40,821, according to the report. That compares with the national metropolitan average of $41,560.
Experts told the Free Press that inflation adjustments and a low starting point factor into how those numbers should be read, noting that Michigan had a large economic decline to make up for.
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Washtenaw County as a whole came in at No. 4 with $40,821 in Michigan in personal income, according to a chart on MLive.com. Oakland County was at the top with $53,297, followed by Leelanau at $43,978 and Midland at $43,446.
Comments
Ricebrnr
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 5:49 p.m.
and the inflation rate was....?
arborani
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 3:07 p.m.
Alas, my capita got capped some time back.
Great Lakes Lady
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 2:54 p.m.
Of course...... U of M executive salaries skew the numbers.
sigdiamond
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 2:41 p.m.
The annarbor.com message boards: Where good news is bad news.
Goober
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 1:50 p.m.
Mary Sue increase, UM professor increases and increases for those running the UM hospital. I am sure that if the data was analyzed, many questions would arise.
clownfish
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 1:49 p.m.
Good news. Will be interested to see what the Whiners say about people earning more income.
AAW
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 12:56 p.m.
I would have liked to get that increase. Where is it?
Bcar
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 : 12:10 p.m.
Ann Arbor is a metropolitan area? LOL wonder where this magic data came from, very few I know got 2.7% raises...