Texas household income UP 3.7%; Illinois DOWN 7.3% since 1996

The Wall Street Journal story that “Income Slides to 1996 Levels; Median Household Earnings Fall for Third Year, Census Says” gave NILRR research the idea to compare two states: Texas & Illinois.

In Texas, median household income in constant 2010 dollars increased from $45,763 in 1996 to $47,464 in 2010, a 3.7% increase.

Illinois saw real household income decline, from $54,733 to $50,761, a 7.3% drop