Table 1: Lower Living Standard Income Level (for a family of four persons) by Region1
Region2 2006 |
Adjusted LLSIL 70 percent |
LLSIL |
Northeast |
Metro | $35,010 | $24,510 |
Non-Metro3 | $33,680 | $23,580 |
Midwest |
Metro | $31,570 | $22,100 |
Non-Metro | $ 30,000 | $21,000 |
South |
Metro | $30,060 | $21,040 |
Non-Metro | $ 28,750 | $20,130 |
West |
Metro | $34,160 | $23,910 |
Non-Metro4 | $ 32,890 | $23,020 |
1 For ease of use, these figures have been rounded to the next highest ten dollars. |
2 Metropolitan area measures were calculated from the weighted average CPI-Us for city size classes A and B/C. Non-metropolitan area measures were calculated from the CPI-Us for city size class D. |
3 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the Northeast region are no longer available. The Non-metropolitan percent change was calculated using the U.S. average CPI-U for city size Class D. |
4 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the West region are unpublished data. |