# New Bankrupcy Laws

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bankrupcy-laws/315271>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 2, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bankrupcy-laws/315271 "2005-08-02T06:23:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bankrupcy-laws/315271/21 "2005-08-05T15:11:12Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> What’s the “median” for a family of 1, in Northern CA, near San Jose?

The numbers for a household with 1 income earner are somewhere between $40167 and $41003.

Methodology:  
Go to this page:  
[http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/statemedfaminc.html](http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/statemedfaminc.html)

Click on one of the two items to the right of the title “State Median Family Income by Numbers of Earners In Family”.

Scroll down to the line reading:  
04000US06 California B19121 3 1 earner (dollars) 40167 39331 41003

I’m curious as to a couple of things. Am I going in the right place when I select “State Median Family Income by Numbers of Earners In Family” ?  
Should I be going into “State Median Family Income by Family Size” instead?

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