07/27/2006
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Per Capita Income in Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), 1959, 1979, and 1989 |
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% change: |
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Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1959 |
1979 |
1989 |
1959-79 |
1979-89 |
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United States |
$7,259 |
$12,229 |
$14,420 |
68.5% |
17.9% |
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Miami, FL |
7,915 |
12,940 |
13,686 |
63.5% |
5.8% |
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Atlanta, GA |
7,550 |
12,889 |
16,670 |
70.7% |
29.3% |
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Houston, TX |
7,970 |
15,001 |
15,073 |
88.2% |
0.5% |
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Dallas, TX |
8,331 |
14,250 |
16,218 |
71.0% |
13.8% |
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Jacksonville, FL |
6,765 |
11,369 |
14,141 |
68.1% |
24.4% |
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Birmingham, AL |
6,463 |
11,381 |
13,322 |
76.1% |
17.1% |
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Montgomery, AL |
6,106 |
10,642 |
12,258 |
74.3% |
15.2% |
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Phoenix, AZ |
7,534 |
12,931 |
14,970 |
71.6% |
15.8% |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA |
9,794 |
13,913 |
16,149 |
42.1% |
16.1% |
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Tucson, AZ |
7,405 |
11,976 |
13,177 |
61.7% |
10.0% |
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Memphis,TN-AR-MS |
6,235 |
10,897 |
12,851 |
74.8% |
17.9% |
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Note: Income in 1989 CPI-U adjusted dollars. |
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Source: Census Bureau, Income Statistics Branch/HHES Division. |
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Per Capita Income as Percent of U.S., Selected |
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Metropolitan Areas, 1959, 1979, and 1989 |
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Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1959 |
1979 |
1989 |
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United States |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Miami, FL |
109.0% |
105.8% |
94.9% |
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Atlanta, GA |
104.0% |
105.4% |
115.6% |
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Houston, TX |
109.8% |
122.7% |
104.5% |
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Dallas, TX |
114.8% |
116.5% |
112.5% |
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Jacksonville, FL |
93.2% |
93.0% |
98.1% |
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Birmingham, AL |
89.0% |
93.1% |
92.4% |
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Montgomery, AL |
84.1% |
87.0% |
85.0% |
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Phoenix, AZ |
103.8% |
105.7% |
103.8% |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA |
134.9% |
113.8% |
112.0% |
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Tucson, AZ |
102.0% |
97.9% |
91.4% |
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Memphis,TN-AR-MS |
85.9% |
89.1% |
89.1% |
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Source: Census Bureau, Income Statistics Branch/HHES Division. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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