by Ronald J. Hansen - Sept. 19, 2012 11:25 PM
The Republic | azcentral.com
Household incomes in Phoenix rose last year, but poverty also increased as housing values, health-insurance coverage and preschool enrollment tumbled in the city at the same time, newly available Census Bureau data show.
Taken as a whole, the key indicators suggest the city continued to struggle to escape the grip of the economic downturn. Figures for Arizona also show a state that often lags the nation.
Median household income in Phoenix reached $43,960 in 2011. That was $6,500 below the national average and in the middle of the 25 most-populous cities in the country by that measure, according to the Census Bureau's latest American Community Survey.
In Arizona, median household incomes fell 2.9 percent, adjusted for inflation, to $46,709. That's a steeper decline than the 1.3 percent drop in income nationally. For the U.S., median income fell to $50,502.
Median Phoenix incomes grew $1,700 from the 2010 estimate without adjusting for inflation.
While median income appears to have climbed, insurance coverage fell.
An estimated 22.7 percent of Phoenix residents lacked health coverage in 2011. By comparison, 15.1 percent were uninsured nationally.
In 2010, 22.1 percent of Phoenix residents were uninsured. As the city's overall population estimate grew by about 24,000 in 2011, its uninsured population grew by 13,000.
Arizona was one of five states where insurance coverage grew last year because of public programs rather than private insurance. This was driven partly by an increase in coverage for adults between 19 and 26 years old, the Census Bureau reported.
Median home values in Phoenix came in at $137,500 for 2011. Nationally, homes were worth $173,600. In 2010, the Census Bureau estimated Phoenix homes were worth $158,600.
The estimated number of vacant housing units in the city fell from nearly 90,000 in 2010 to fewer than 86,000 last year.
The percentage of Phoenix families living in poverty grew from 17.5 percent in 2010 to 18.4 percent last year. Statewide, poverty jumped from 17.4 percent of Arizonans to 19 percent last year. Nationally, 15.9 percent lived below the poverty line in 2011, an increase of 0.6 percentage point from 2010.
In education, 27 percent of preschool-age children were enrolled in school compared with 47 percent for the nation. A year earlier, 32 percent of Phoenix children were enrolled in preschool.
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