Some of these figures from Wikipedia which references various sources (covering last few years of this decade) don't seem internally consistent and in some cases, way out of line with what I would expect. For example:momopi wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_ ... e_by_state
Consider, the median household income in New Jersey is $70,000 in 2008, versus $38,000 in West Virginia.
Even on small island states like Taiwan, the income level varies a lot:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei#Economy
Despite the Asian financial crisis, the economy continues to expand at about 5% per year, with virtually full employment and low inflation. As of 2007[update], the nominal GDP of the core city of Taipei has accrued to an amount of nearly US$160 billion, while the metro region of Taipei has a GDP (nominal) of around US$260 billion, a record that would rank it 13th among world cities by GDP. The GDP per capita of Taipei is US$48,400, and the second highest in Asia behind Tokyo, which has a GDP per capita of US$65,453.[45] If outskirts, neighboring cities, and townships are taken into account, the GDP per capita would fall to US$25,000.[45]
Just an opinion, I don't think we should read too much into the national GDP per capita numbers.
GDP per capita of Tampa listed at $45,500 vs $75,300 for Miami => Not in line with what I would expect.
GDP per capita of London listed at $72,200 vs $157,000 for NYC => Not in line with what I would expect.
GDP per capita of Taipei listed at $61,500 vs. $29,000 for Seoul, $37,200 for Singapore, and $41,700 for Hong Kong => Not in line with what I would expect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_GDP
In another link, per capita income is listed at just $15,128 for Miami vs. $21,953 for Tampa and $37,780 for Florida. If you've ever driven around Miami, this figure would seem much more in line with reality than the first one above. A large swath feels like Haiti and another big section looks like Havana without the 50s and 60s era autos. Richer areas are in separate jurisdictions incorporated with their own names.
Does anyone really believe that Miami (not including Miami Beach, Biscayne Bay, or other outlying areas) has a higher per capita income than London? Something's not right with at least some of those figures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_lo ... ita_income
So you got once source listing Miami's GDP per capita at $75,300 and another listing its per capita income at just $15,128 => Very inconsistent if I'm not missing something.