Census: Massachusetts median household income flat in 2006

By Globe Staff

Median household incomes in Massachusetts were essentially unchanged in 2006, compared with the previous year, according to data released today by the US Census Bureau.

The bureau's American Community Survey found that the median household income in the state rose from an inflation-adjusted $59,186 to $59,963, an increase of $777, or 1.3 percent. But that difference was not statistically significant, meaning there was essentially no change in the numbers, a Census Bureau official said.

Nationally, the survey found, median household income rose from an inflation-adjusted $47,693 to $48,451, an increase of $758, or about 1.6 percent.

Massachusetts ranked fifth in the nation in 2006. Maryland, with a median household income of more than $65,000, was the national leader, followed by New Jersey, Connecticut, and Hawaii.

At the bottom of the rankings was Mississippi, where the median household income was $34,473.

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