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Posted: Thu 7:46 AM, Sep 13, 2012
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Census: Income Up Slightly, Poverty Also Rises In Wisconsin

Posted Thursday, September 13, 2012 --- 7:45 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A new U.S. Census Bureau report says income is up slightly in Wisconsin, but rates of poverty and the uninsured also rose.

The census figures show median household income in Wisconsin was about $52,000 last year, up about $120 from the previous year. Nationally, median income in 2011 was about $50,000.

The report also says 13 percent of people in Wisconsin were living in poverty, an increase of 1 percent from the previous year. The U.S. rate is higher, at 15 percent.

The State Journal (http://tinyurl.com/9k5bxby ) says enrollment in government insurance programs, including Medicaid and Medicare, increased by 39,000 people last year, to 1.8 million. Seventy-nine thousand fewer people had private insurance.

Copyright 2012. The Associated Press.

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  • by johnnybragatti Location: Pitsviile,ND on Sep 13, 2012 at 10:29 AM
    Poverty up! Income up! Double standard??? Don"t kid cheeseheads,they fall for anything,being led down a highway to hell,and not knowing it
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  • by Ray Location: Brown County on Sep 13, 2012 at 07:55 AM
    $52,000? Of course, that is the crux of the problem, that if a family only earns $22,000, they can get the equivalent of a $60,000 salary in Wisconsin, if you throw in things like tax credits, WIC, Badgercare, etc.... If you've got a couple of kids, the only reason you'd want to work this hard is if the $52,000 income is an intermediate income on your way to bigger and better things. If you think you're going to be stuck at $52k, you might as well ramp down because Wisconsin will take care of you.
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