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The Richest Counties In America (PHOTOS)

Dec. 3, 2009
By now it's become obvious that the wealthy aren't immune to the recession. In October, The Wall Street Journal reported foreclosures were growing in the upper echelons of the housing market. Earlier this month, the Mortgage Bankers Association said that a rising percentage of mortgages taken out...
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Texas leads U.S. in uninsured percentage

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Texas had the highest percentage of people without health insurance in 2008 while Massachusetts had the lowest uninsured rate, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.

Census: Incomes down, poverty up

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Median income fell in the United States last year and the percentage of people living below the poverty line rose, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.

Plano, Texas, is most affluent U.S. city

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Census Bureau's report on income and poverty found Plano, Texas, to be the nation's most affluent city -- a result that surprised even the mayor.

U.S. household income rises again

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Median U.S. household income climbed 1.3 percent between 2006 and 2007, reaching $50,233, the U.S. Census Bureau reported in Washington Tuesday.

Indy tops Forbes' affordable housing list

NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Indianapolis topped the list of America's most affordable areas compiled by Forbes magazine.

Military recruits most from poorer areas

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The military attracts most of its new recruits from counties with household incomes lower than the national median, according to data collected by a non-profit organization. 64 percent of all recruits hailed from counties with median household incomes bel

Housing affordability improves

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The National Association of Realtors said Thursday declining U.S. mortgage interest rates improved housing affordability conditions in the fourth quarter.

No change in median U.S. household income

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Real median U.S. household income remained unchanged at $43,318 between 2002 and 2003, reported the Census Bureau. Real median income remained the same for non-Hispanic white households at about $48,000, black households at about $30,000 or Asian househ

San Jose remains wealthiest city

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Despite being hurt in the dot-com bubble burst, San Jose, Calif., is still the wealthiest city in the nation, according to U.S. Census Bureau.

California housing costs skyrocket

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- At the current median price of $560,240 for a Bay Area home, California's housing costs seem to have gone through the roof.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler