El Dorado, Placer income levels among best in state
By Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee
When it comes to income, the Bay Area rocks. In the Central Valley and Inland Empire, not so much.
Overall, in another sign that California’s economy is shaking off the recession, state tax officials reported Tuesday that the statewide median income – for 2012 – was $70,938, up 4.1 percent over the previous year. That’s for those filing joint tax returns. For individual returns, the 2012 median income was $35,910, an increase of 3.5 percent, according to the state Franchise Tax Board.
Locally, Placer and El Dorado counties ranked in the top 10, at seventh and eighth, respectively.
The article speaks to Placer and El Dorado counties as a whole. Tahoe does not have many living wage jobs that equal what the rest of the urbanized, suburban county does, and probably never will.