<DIV>Andreas,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I don't think you understand how that number works. If the average student in Latah was dragging the "household income" down, then Moscow would not have a lower per household income than the rest of the county. It doesn't. Students actually raise the per household income because there are a lot of students living in one household. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scholarships and grants actually count as income, only loans do not. Three students in an apartment each working part time,and getting $8,000,-$12,000 in aid would have a household income much higher than that a couple with one child where one adult is working full time and the other is working part time. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If it weren't for students the income of the county would be lower, not higher. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>College students are not poor because they don't have income. They are poor because about 30-60% of their income is
going to tuition, fees, books, computers, mandated insurances, and other school supplies. A college student grossing $25,000, and his room mate making $25,000, a household income of $50,000, but after school expenses, they are only living on about $10,000-$14,000 for rent, food, living expenses, and entertainment each. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Andreas Schou <ophite@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On 7/19/07, Donovan Arnold <DONOVANJARNOLD2005@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>> Tom,<BR>><BR>> The average household income in Latah is $30,000 a year. Can you name 2, or<BR>> just 15%, of the over 30 elected officials (not counting precinct chairs) in<BR>> all of Latah that has a household
income below that amount? Please let us<BR>> know.<BR><BR>Donovan --<BR><BR>The "average household income" in Latah is a meaningless number<BR>because 30% of the households in Latah county, being single-student<BR>households, have little to no income.<BR><BR>-- ACS<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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