Mark Snyder wrote: > This suggests to me that HUD may be part of the problem. If 30% of the area > median income (I'm assuming this is for a household) is $22,590, then that > would mean that the area median income for a household is about $75,000. > It's been a long time since I took statistics, but that number seems skewed > a bit high to me.
That number is correct. Area Median Income is for the 11-County Metropolitan area. Thus high household incomes in suburban Hennepin, Washington, Dakota County, et. al. push the median much higher than what is probably the situation within the City limits of Minneapolis. (If you are puzzled why the suburbs are increasingly voting Republican, there's your answer right there). Unfortunately HUD, or any other agency for that matter, has to pick some number. I'm guessing it would be an administrative nightmare to determine the median income for all 120 plus jurisdiction in the Twin Cities and then apply them to a program. Plus if it did, there would be complaints that households in the Lynnhurst neighborhood were skewing the numbers artificially high. Dean E. Carlson East Harriet, Ward 10, Living in a HH at less than the AMI REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
