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Originally Posted by AGDee
If the per capita income is $15K and the medians for males and females are higher than that then it stands to reason that you're including kids in there somewhere. And yes, I'd wager a guess that 40% of the females are the second income in two income families and would have a hard time making it without the other income.
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And don't forget that once both of you work the kids need day care. My aunt - an RN - went back and forth about working while her kids were young because she wanted to get out of the house, but 100% of her paycheck went to daycare. It just wasn't worth it.