The RGJ reported this morning that average annual incomes in Washoe County fell $3,000 from 2008 to 2009. See Silver State’s incomes dive.
Looking at the data supplied from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis average incomes for the Reno-Sparks metropolitan statistical area fell from $46,929 (2008) to $43,986 (2009)…a 6.3 percent drop.
Statewide incomes fell 5.8 percent for the same period.
AVERAGE INCOME
| year | Reno-Sparks MSA | Nevada |
| 2009 | $43,986 | $38,578 |
| 2008 | $46,929 | $40,936 |
| 2007 | $47,401 | $40,930 |
| 2006 | $44,000 | $39,231 |
| 2005 | $42,959 | $38,117 |
source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
MikeZ
FYI, the link to the BEA data is here:
http://tinyurl.com/28rrdmn
Guy Johnson
Thanks for the link, MikeZ.