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Incomes in metropolitan Jacksonville dropped in 2009 from both 2008 and 2007, as the national recession started in December 2007 and was declared over as of June 2009.
Median household income, which means half of incomes are higher and half are lower, dropped more than 8 percent, while average income fell more than 6 percent.
Median family income fell almost 8 percent, while average family income dropped 7 percent. A family is a group of related people. Households include families as well as people who live together.
Per capita income in metro Jacksonville fell more than 6 percent.
This is part of a series of Jacksonville facts from the U.S. Census Bureau that the Daily Record will publish over the coming days.
Income
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its American Community Survey for 2009. The survey produces population, demographic and housing unit estimates.
Here are some of the economic characteristics for the Jacksonville metro area of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties.
| Income | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008-09 change |
| Median household income | $51,871 | $54,522 | $50,010 | -8.3% |
| Average household income | $68,982 | $70,956 | $66,385 | -6.4% |
| Median family income | $61,414 | $66,122 | $60,997 | -7.8% |
| Average family income | $79,965 | $83,045 | $77,197 | -7% |
| Per capita income | $27,461 | $27,934 | $26,143 | -6.4% |