median income

There was a bit of article the other day in the Mercury News about how overall, despite people migrating away and loss of jobs and all, Silicon Valley is still wealthy on average (like duh), measured by median household income. In part, it read:

"San Jose still tops the charts on household income, the basic benchmark by which we measure ourselves against other regions. Although median income in the 'capital' of Silicon Valley dropped $6,556 from 2000 through 2003, it still topped $70,000, randing it No. 1 in the nation [!], according to the Census Bureau. That's nearly $11,000 more than second-place Anchorage, Alaska, $12,000 more than third-ranked San Francisco, and $27,000 more than the national average."

I'd be willing to bet that 4, 5 and 6 are other places in California, too, although I haven't looked up the information. So what I want to know is, what's with Anchorage that it's in the #2 spot? Why is it so wealthy, that it turns up in the middle of the California-held ranks?

median income

There was a bit of article the other day in the Mercury News about how overall, despite people migrating away and loss of jobs and all, Silicon Valley is still wealthy on average (like duh), measured by median household income. In part, it read:

"San Jose still tops the charts on household income, the basic benchmark by which we measure ourselves against other regions. Although median income in the 'capital' of Silicon Valley dropped $6,556 from 2000 through 2003, it still topped $70,000, randing it No. 1 in the nation [!], according to the Census Bureau. That's nearly $11,000 more than second-place Anchorage, Alaska, $12,000 more than third-ranked San Francisco, and $27,000 more than the national average."

I'd be willing to bet that 4, 5 and 6 are other places in California, too, although I haven't looked up the information. So what I want to know is, what's with Anchorage that it's in the #2 spot? Why is it so wealthy, that it turns up in the middle of the California-held ranks?

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My uncle Walter (my mother's adoptive brother) apparently died two days after my dad was laid off, on the 19th of February. He had lung cancer (I didn't know this) and had gone into the hospital after contracting pneumonia, and died there. I have no emotions one way or the other about this, as I only recall meeting the man once or twice and the most recent was when that grandmother (his and my mother's mother) died, something like 13-15 years ago. My mother was never fond of him herself, and seems to be in a state of "whoa, weird. And this means I have almost no relatives left." (her only remaining relations that are not through my father are two cousins, one who is about 75 and another near 90) more than anything one could call "grieving".

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My uncle Walter (my mother's adoptive brother) apparently died two days after my dad was laid off, on the 19th of February. He had lung cancer (I didn't know this) and had gone into the hospital after contracting pneumonia, and died there. I have no emotions one way or the other about this, as I only recall meeting the man once or twice and the most recent was when that grandmother (his and my mother's mother) died, something like 13-15 years ago. My mother was never fond of him herself, and seems to be in a state of "whoa, weird. And this means I have almost no relatives left." (her only remaining relations that are not through my father are two cousins, one who is about 75 and another near 90) more than anything one could call "grieving".