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<br />DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
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<br /> TABLE D-ll
<br /> WAGES BY SELECTED OCCUP A nON
<br /> SEVEN COUNTY METRO AREA
<br /> 2009 SECOND QUARTER
<br /> 10th Percentile 0/0 of Median %of
<br />Occunation Hourly Annual Median Inc 1 Hourly Annual Median Inc 1
<br />Education
<br />Kindergarten Teachers $16.59 $34,510 41% $ 25.40 $52,837 63%
<br />Elementary Teachers $15.57 $32,386 39% $ 24.36 $50,672 60%
<br />Middle School Teachers $14.53 $30,232 36% $ 21.21 $44,107 53%
<br />Secondary Teachers $15.07 $31,355 37% $ 23.96 $49,835 59%
<br />Postsecondary Teachers $18.54 $38,553 46% $ 28.23 $58,718 70%
<br />HealthCare
<br />Healthcare Practitioners $16.59 $34,507 41% $ 24.52 $51,002 61%
<br />Nursing Assistants $10.95 $22,776 27% $ 14.29 $29,723 35%
<br />Home Health Aides $ 9.88 $20,550 24% $ 11.86 $24,669 29%
<br />Medical Assistants $12.79 $26,603 32% $ 16.13 $33,550 40%
<br />Dental Assistants $16.40 $34,112 41% $ 20.26 $42,141 50%
<br />Registered Nurses $25.94 $53,955 64% $ 35.28 $73,382 87%
<br />Construction, Manufacturing, & Auto Repair
<br />Construction Workers $13.53 $28,142 34% $ 24.23 $50,398 60%
<br />Plumbers $18.54 $38,563 46% $ 35.15 $73,112 87%
<br />Carpenters $14.67 $30,514 36% $ 23.58 $49,046 58%
<br />Electricians $16.86 $35,069 42% $ 31.67 $65,874 79%
<br />Auto Mechanics $11.91 $24,773 30% $ 19.38 $40,310 48%
<br />Police and Fire
<br />Fire Fighters $ 8.15 $16,952 20% $ 14.35 $29,848 36%
<br />Police & Sheriff $20.35 $42,328 50% $ 29.12 $60,570 72%
<br />Emergency Dispatchers $16.91 $35,173 42% $ 22.67 $47,154 56%
<br />Retail and Food Service
<br />Food Preparation2 $ 7.76 $16,141 19% $ 11.00 $22,880 27%
<br />Retail Sales , $ 7.46 $15,517 18% $ 9.75 $20,280 24%
<br />Servers 2 $ 7.08 $14,726 18% $ 11.39 $23,691 28%
<br />1 Median income of$41,950 based on a single earner; two earner household with a median of$83,900.
<br />2 Only includes hourly pay, tips are not included in these wages.
<br />Source: Department of Employment and Economic Development; Maxfield Research Inc.
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<br />· Based on the information that a household can afford a home 3.0 to 3.5 times its annual in-
<br />come, households that fall into the workforce population can afford a home ranging in price
<br />up to about $215,000. With the decline in home values due to the recession, households can
<br />generally afford to easily purchase many entry-level townhomes, most of which are currently
<br />priced below $200,000. If single, the average young professional (10th percentile income)
<br />could afford a home up to $120,000 as a teacher ranging up to $190,000 as a nurse. Other
<br />professions with lower incomes could afford a more modest home ($100,000 or below) or
<br />would choose to rent their housing. Prior to the housing market decline, most single hous
<br />holds in the workforce population would not be able to purchase any type of home.
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<br />MAXFIELD RESEARCH INC.
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