| ← Median Household Income Trends: Adirondack Park vs Rural Northeast U.S. | ↑Table of Contents | Per Capita Income Trends → |
Figure 16: Comparison of changes in median household income from 1970 to 2020 between the Park Towns and Rural America
From 1970 to 2020, 54% of USDA Nonmetro counties had lower growth in median household income than that of the Park Towns. These counties were home to 28.6 million people, 63% of the population of Rural America.
Figure 17: Comparison of median household income in 2020 between the Park Towns and Rural America
In 2020, 85% of USDA Nonmetro counties had a lower median household income than that of the Park Towns. These counties were home to 37.5 million people, 83% of the population of Rural America.