Tracking family finances

Median family income, Louisville Metro

1990 2000 2006/08
Indianapolis $56,506
Memphis $57,110
Dayton $57,636
Kansas City $59,250
Birmingham $59,586
Nashville $59,614
Louisville $60,108
Greensboro $61,295
Jacksonville $61,654
Columbus $63,960
Cincinnati $67,033
Richmond $67,260
Omaha $68,601
Charlotte $70,885
Raleigh $82,856
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000

Percent of income spent on taxes, 2008

Tax burden on hypothetical family of three. $25,000 annual income
14.6%

$50,000 annual income

13.6%

12.7%
12.7%

12.1%
12.1%

15
10.4%

10.4%
10.1%
9.6%

11%
11%

9.6%

12
8.5%

8.5%
8.4%
7.7%

5.9%

9
6%

4.6%

6
3
0
Birmingham

Louisville

Indianapolis

Charlotte

Kansas City

Columbus

Nashville

Memphis

Jacksonville

Omaha

Source: Greater Louisville Project The Courier-Journal