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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 11. IncomeTable 11.2: Median Household Income Change for Chuuk and Other FSM States: 1994 and 20001994 Census 2000 CensusNumber of Median adjusted Number of Median Percenthouseholds Median ($) to 2000 dollar households dollar ($) changeFSM 11,233 4,694 5,053 14,089 4,618 (8.5)Chuuk 4,875 2,444 2,631 6,385 2,776 5.6Yap 1,426 5,998 6,457 1,578 6,489 0.5Pohnpei 4,025 7,503 8,077 5,067 6,354 (21.3)Kosrae 907 6,739 7,255 1,059 7,528 3.8Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P31; 2000 FSM Census, Table P2-19Note: 1994 dollars were multiplied by a factor of 1.07 to estimate 2000 equivalent purchasing power. This was based on the U.S. inflation rate from 1994 to 1997and Pohnpei inflation rate from 1997 to 2000.Table 11.3 contains the percent breakdown of individual incomes by region and income range. Each region peaked atlowest income range, below $1,000. The 2000 FSM Census showed that about 64 percent of the incomes fell in thisrange, whereas the 1994 result presented for about 51 percent. This similar trend is also present in the regions, exceptfor Northern Namoneas. A full 51 percent in 1994 and 64 percent in 2000 of the individuals in Northern Namoneashad income below $1,000 probably due to a large number of urban jobs available at income levels at or below $1,000 ayear. Another reason why a large portion of persons with income below $1,000 is found in this category is that they arereporting their income received as remittances or as gifts.Table 11.3: Percent Distribution of Individual Income in 1994 and 2000 by Region, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 Census 2000 CensusAnnual income Total N.Namon. S.Namon. Faichuk Mortlocks Oksoritod Total N.Namon. S.Namon. Faichuk Mortlocks OksoritodPersons w/income 9,283 3,593 2,094 2,073 914 609 19,090 6,053 4,712 4,323 2,714 1,288Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9 100.0Less than $ 1,000 50.6 24.0 66.7 72.3 63.0 60.1 63.7 51.0 63.1 70.1 77.3 76.2$ 1,000 to $ 1,999 11.9 16.3 10.3 7.9 10.1 7.6 11.3 12.4 14.6 12.4 5.0 4.0$ 2,000 to $ 2,999 9.6 14.7 6.6 5.7 7.1 6.2 6.2 9.0 6.2 5.1 3.6 2.0$ 3,000 to $ 3,999 6.3 10.5 3.7 3.1 4.0 5.6 4.5 6.2 4.8 3.8 3.1 1.4$ 4,000 to $ 4,999 4.5 6.5 3.2 2.9 3.0 5.7 3.1 4.4 3.4 2.3 1.7 1.7$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 8.3 12.1 5.7 5.3 6.9 7.4 5.5 7.6 4.9 4.1 4.3 4.3$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 3.5 5.5 1.9 1.6 3.0 3.8 2.1 2.8 1.3 1.1 1.4 7.0$10,000 to $12,499 1.9 3.5 0.7 0.4 2.1 1.8 1.3 1.8 1.0 0.4 2.5 0.1$12,500 to $14,999 0.8 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 - 0.1$15,000 to $19,999 1.1 2.4 0.1 0.2 - 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1$20,000 to $24,999 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 3.0$25,000 to $34,999 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 - - 0.3 0.8 - 0.2 0.1 0.1$35,000 to $49,999 0.3 0.5 0.1 - 0.3 - 0.2 0.5 - - - 0.1$50,000 or more 0.2 0.5 - 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 - - 0.1 -Median (dollars) 987 2,663 749 691 793 1,010 785 981 793 714 647 588Mean (dollars) 2,875 4,804 1,587 1,400 1,943 2,332 2,133 3,163 1,544 1,247 2,301 2,069Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P31; 2000 FSM Census, Table P2-199080706050403020100Figure 11.1 Individual Income by Region, Chuuk: 2000N.Namon.S.Namon.FaichukMortlocksOksoritodIncom e range ($000)Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 103