Connecticut Has One of the Highest Median Incomes in US

Market Watch Guides recently released the results of a new study looking at median incomes around the U.S. and Connecticut is a standout. It turns out, Connecticut boasts one of the highest median incomes in the United States. Market Watch says:

"The median family income in Connecticut is $119,500 but this rate differs by county. The highest median income in the state is in Fairfield County at $117,400, also one of the highest in the country."

They took it even further and broke down the numbers by family members and HUD thresholds. If you don't make this number or more, you're considered low-income.

Fairfield County, CT

HUD Low-Income Thresholds:

Family Unit of One
$75,750
Family Unit of Two
$86,550
Family Unit of Three
$97,350
Family Unit of Four
$108,150

Here are the breakdowns of the the other counties in Connecticut:

Litchfield County, CT

HUD Low-Income Thresholds:

Family Unit of One
$64,250
Family Unit of Two
$73,400
Family Unit of Three
$82,600
Family Unit of Four
$91,750

New Haven County, CT

HUD Low-Income Thresholds:

Family Unit of One
$64,250
Family Unit of Two
$73,400
Family Unit of Three
$82,600
Family Unit of Four
$91,750

New London County, CT

HUD Low-Income Thresholds:

Family Unit of One
$64,250
Family Unit of Two
$73,400
Family Unit of Three
$82,600
Family Unit of Four
$91,750

Hartford County, CT

HUD Low-Income Thresholds:

Family Unit of One
$66,150
Family Unit of Two
$75,600
Family Unit of Three
$85,050
Family Unit of Four
$94,500

Windham County, CT

HUD Low-Income Thresholds:

Family Unit of One
$64,250
Family Unit of Two
$73,400
Family Unit of Three
$82,600
Family Unit of Four
$91,750

Tolland County, CT

HUD Low-Income Thresholds:

Family Unit of One
$66,150
Family Unit of Two
$75,600
Family Unit of Three
$85,050
Family Unit of Four
$94,500

Middlesex County, CT

HUD Low-Income Thresholds:

Family Unit of One
$66,300
Family Unit of Two
$75,750
Family Unit of Three
$85,200
Family Unit of Four
$94,650

The lowest median income is in Windham County at $99,800. That statewide (CT) low-income threshold is less than $66,250 in a year. 

Just to give you an idea of how different we are from the rest of the country, I pointed my cursor to a random County in New Mexico and this is what I got:

Dona Ana County, NM

HUD Low-Income Thresholds:

Family Unit of One
$36,200
Family Unit of Two
$41,350
Family Unit of Three
$46,500
Family Unit of Four
$51,650