Mean income of arriving households
The average income on the tax returns of people who moved in.
Reported for3,096areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.29not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.45Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
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How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
IRS county migration flows · IRS SOI migration, county aggregates
Adjusted gross income (the IRS's main measure of income) per tax return of arriving households. It is per return, not per person, since income is reported by the household. Published for counties and states. Metro area figures are worked out here from county-to-county moves. Moves between counties inside the same metro area are left out, since they do not count as moving to or from the metro area.
Combining areas: an average weighted by people who did not move.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 1 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Mean income of arriving households and Mean income of departing householdsWhere Mean income of arriving households is higher, Mean income of departing households tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Mean income of departing households by US county | +0.80 | +0.55 |
| Mean income of arriving households and Mean adjusted gross income per returnWhere Mean income of arriving households is higher, Mean adjusted gross income per return tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Mean adjusted gross income per return by US county | +0.79 | +0.52 |
| Mean income of arriving households and Median home valueWhere Mean income of arriving households is higher, Median home value tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Median home value by US county | +0.75 | +0.46 |
| Mean income of arriving households and Median ageWhere Mean income of arriving households is higher, Median age tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Median age by US county | +0.22 | +0.44 |
| Mean income of arriving households and Share aged 65 and overWhere Mean income of arriving households is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share aged 65 and over by US county | +0.14 | +0.41 |
| Mean income of arriving households and Vacancy rateWhere Mean income of arriving households is higher, Vacancy rate tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Vacancy rate by US county | +0.05 | +0.41 |
| Mean income of arriving households and Economy scoreWhere Mean income of arriving households is higher, Economy score tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Economy score by US county | +0.75 | +0.39 |
| Mean income of arriving households and Median household incomeWhere Mean income of arriving households is higher, Median household income tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Median household income by US county | +0.66 | +0.37 |
| Mean income of arriving households and Per capita incomeLinked across counties, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, a weak link of +0.37 remains. Per capita income by US county | +0.75 | +0.37 |
| Mean income of arriving households and Share with a bachelor's degree or higherWhere Mean income of arriving households is higher, Share with a bachelor's degree or higher tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share with a bachelor's degree or higher by US county | +0.64 | +0.33 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
Highest and lowest
Of 3,096 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Collier County, FL — $283,470
- Summit County, UT — $267,830
- Marin County, CA — $234,840
- Greene County, GA — $215,010
- Wasatch County, UT — $188,850
Lowest
- Sioux County, ND — $21,793
- Taliaferro County, GA — $25,212
- Madison Parish, LA — $26,014
- Sharkey County, MS — $26,580
- Quitman County, MS — $27,679
The middle area reports $54,896. The middle half of counties falls between $47,291 and $66,013 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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