New Hampshire: low taxes, lowest poverty, sixth highest median income
Posted on August 28th, 2008 by bile Tags: granite state, median household income, New Hampshire, property tax, sales tax, state income tax, U.S Census BureauNew Hampshire has the lowest percentage of people living in poverty in the nation.
The U.S. Census Bureau says more than 90,200 Granite state residents lived below the poverty line in 2007. That number represents about 7.1 percent of the state’s population.
New Hampshire also has the lowest number of children living below the poverty line.
The state also has the sixth highest median household income in the country with residents earning a median salary of more than $62,000.
The data was released Tuesday by the Census Bureau.
More on taxes in New Hampshire
Property taxes are fairly high but according to the 2004 census it’s 48th in Revenue as % of income. If anyone comes across a chart with taxes, median income, poverty percentage, etc. all listed post the link in the comments.
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