Household income in nation’s capital rises as rest of the country declines

Caroline May - While the residents of most states and localities have seen their incomes decline since 2000, the population of the nation’s capital experienced something quite different.

The Census Bureau released national income data for 2011 and 2012 from the U.S. Census Bureau’s “American Community Survey,” Thursday revealing that from 2000 to 2012 the District of Columbia enjoyed the largest increase in median household income — from $53,995 to $66,583 or 23.3 percent — during that period.

For perspective, across the United States median income declined by 6.6 percent from 2000-2012 from $55,030 to $51,371.

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