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Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Household Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Median Per Capita Total Personal Income (TPI)
Federal Poverty Level (FPL)

a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty more information

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

at market prices is the expenditure on final goods and services minus imports: final consumption expenditures, gross capital formation, and exports less imports more information

Household

all persons living in the same household, related or not

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

a core area containing a substantial population nucleus, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with that core more information

Median

the midpoint where exactly half of a group of numbers are larger and half are smaller

Per Capita

the average per person

Total Personal Income (TPI)

the sum of net earnings by place of residence, property income, and personal current transfer receipts more information

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