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The Richest (and Poorest) Places in the U.S
CNNMoney ^ | August 30, 2007 | Les Christie

Posted on 08/31/2007 10:05:20 AM PDT by dakine

Maryland knocked New Jersey out of the top spot this year, while Mississippi and West Virginia were the poorest states in the Union.

Maryland is now the wealthiest state in the union, as measured by median household income, according to the latest stats from the Census Bureau.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: Maryland; US: Mississippi; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: census; demographics; poverty; topten; wealth
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To: dakine
"Among places with 250,000 or more residents, the affluent Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas, boasts the highest median income: $77,038."

It would have killed CNN to actually run the above as the real lead story. CNN: Texas = Bush = Hitler + Satan!

21 posted on 08/31/2007 10:43:37 AM PDT by avacado
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To: Hemorrhage
Also note that $300K can be borrowed against a 1200 sq ft bungalow in Daly City CA (San Fran suburb) if you are making big donations to the Democrats...
22 posted on 08/31/2007 10:43:58 AM PDT by RedEyeJack
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To: dakine

“Dishwasher?”

No, but I do own a couple dishes.


23 posted on 08/31/2007 10:44:54 AM PDT by gate2wire
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To: dakine

Its interesting that almost all of the “rich” states are blue states, while the poorer ones are mostly red states....


24 posted on 08/31/2007 10:46:25 AM PDT by dashing doofus (Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber)
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To: gate2wire

I was trying to say they would have let you in the clubhouse...as a ‘dishwasher’....


25 posted on 08/31/2007 10:48:45 AM PDT by dakine
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To: dakine

Poor NJ!


26 posted on 08/31/2007 10:49:20 AM PDT by Exit148 (Founder of the Loose Change Club. Every nickle and dime counts!!)
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To: Hemorrhage

$300K in Texas or Alabama can get you a palatial estate . . .

Yah, you’re looking at a nice 4 bedroom house and 100 acres in Texas . . .


27 posted on 08/31/2007 10:53:23 AM PDT by Greg F (Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
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To: MuttTheHoople

Yep, that pretty much sums it up.

What’s interesting about MS is the wife and I have a combined income of less than 100K and live in relative luxury. Oddly, that is thanks in part to MS being the poorest state as a result of what you mentioned. It’s a paradox.


28 posted on 08/31/2007 10:53:44 AM PDT by L98Fiero (A fool who'll waste his life, God rest his guts.)
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To: Hemorrhage

$300k in MD is a down payment....


29 posted on 08/31/2007 10:54:53 AM PDT by dakine
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To: Greg F

Well, parts of Texas anyway.


30 posted on 08/31/2007 10:55:02 AM PDT by Greg F (Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
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To: dakine

Not there. I don’t speak the language.


31 posted on 08/31/2007 10:56:20 AM PDT by gate2wire
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To: dakine

“$300k in MD is a down payment....”

Sheesh, to which part of Md. did you move? Potomac?


32 posted on 08/31/2007 10:59:14 AM PDT by gate2wire
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To: Greg F

>> Yah, you’re looking at a nice 4 bedroom house and 100 acres in Texas . . .

The cost-of-living, property values and tax system are the three biggest reasons I’ll likely never leave Texas ... and if I do, it’ll likely be to move to Florida, Colorado or somewhere in the deep south (with comparable property values, cost of living, and state taxes).

Conservative state, great property values, plenty of open space to actually OWN LAND (as opposed to living on top of one another), no income taxes, plenty of big cities, good suburbs, reasonable gas prices, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, concealed carry laws, prayer before high school football games, and we have the death penalty (and we USE it!).

What’s not to like?

God bless Texas!

H


33 posted on 08/31/2007 11:00:20 AM PDT by SnakeDoctor ("Don't worry. History will get it right ... and we'll both be dead." - George W. Bush to Karl Rove)
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To: Hemorrhage

Great people in Texas . . .

But the weather!


34 posted on 08/31/2007 11:03:59 AM PDT by Greg F (Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
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To: Strategerist
Where do you think the Biotech and Defense contractors are getting their money?
35 posted on 08/31/2007 11:04:38 AM PDT by Vision ("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
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To: FormerACLUmember

lazy, incompetent government workers racking in mega-bucks...mostly federal “workers”.

Wow. You need to check out the pay scales. If you think you get wealthy working for the Fed, you’re nuckin’ futs.

BTW: In Tony Snow’s departing remarks today he said he was leaving because he was broke and had to make some money on the outside. He made somewhere around $185k and he was one of the highest paid.

Give it a break.


36 posted on 08/31/2007 11:05:49 AM PDT by PurpleMan
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To: Congressman Billybob

You’re right. I’m confusing cost of living vs industry production.


37 posted on 08/31/2007 11:06:09 AM PDT by Vision ("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
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To: ZGuy

Can you share the source of the image?


38 posted on 08/31/2007 11:07:27 AM PDT by B4Ranch ("Freedom is not free, but don't worry the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share.")
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To: dakine

Sorry, I’m not buying it. I have lived in both Kentucky and Maine, there is no way that the state of Kentucky came out lower than Maine. The report is a crock of ted kennedy blather!


39 posted on 08/31/2007 11:08:27 AM PDT by wearearepublic
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To: Vision

Surprised at Alaska? For some it’s very, very good. For others it is a disastrous gamble. Nevertheless, every year a fresh crop of hopefuls shows up and a similarly sized group of severely disappointed failures heads down the road. One thing it does is test a person’s character, not for ethics but for strength.


40 posted on 08/31/2007 11:08:28 AM PDT by RightWhale (It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
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