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Michigan's 2018 median household income is up 3.3% from the previous year, while the poverty rate slightly, according to U.S. Census data released Thursday.

The Census released one-year data from its American Community Survey for the 50 states as well as counties and communities with a population of at least 65,000.

Flint and Detroit among nation's poorest cities, 2018 Census data shows

Following are highlights from the report.

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Michigan's 2018 median household income was $56,697

Michigan's median household income was $56,697 in 2018, up 3.3% from $54,909 in 2017.

Median means that half of households are above that income level and half are below.

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Adjusted for inflation, the median is still below pre-recession levels

The bad news: Once inflation is factored in, Michigan is still below pre-recessions levels for median household income.

In 2018 dollars, Michigan's 2005 median household income was about $59,376 -- 5% above the 2018 median.

The numbers used in the above chart were calculated using the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' online consumer price index calculator.

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Graphic courtesy of U.S. Census Bureau

Michigan ranks 32nd in median household income

Michigan continues to lag behind the national median, which was $60,366 in 2018, 8.5% above the Michigan median.

Among the 50 states and District of Columbia, Michigan ranked 32nd in median income compared to 34th in 2017.

In 2018, Michigan ranked just below Kansas and just above South Dakota.

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25% of households have six-figure income

About 24.6% of Michigan households had an income of at least $100,000 in 2018, and 33% of families exceeded that benchmark. (The "households" category includes people who live alone or with other who are unrelated. Families are defined as households with at least two members who are related.)

That compares to 24.4% and 31% respectively in 2017.

At the other end of the spectrum, 21% of Michigan households had an income below $25,000 in 2018, compared to 25% in 2017.

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14% of Michiganders live below the poverty line

Michigan's official poverty rate in 2018 was 14.1%, down from 14.2% in 2017. The 2018 poverty rate was the lowest since 2007.

The U.S. poverty rate for 2018 was 13.1%.

Some subcategories of statewide poverty rates:

2018 rate for children under 18 was 19.1% compared to 19.4% in 2017.

Rate for married families with children was 6.4%, the same as 2017.

Rate for single mothers with children under 18 was 37.1%, down from 37.7% in 2017.

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MLive file photo of family at a Flint soup kitchen. (Jake May | MLive.com)

Flint and Detroit among nation's poorest cities

Flint has the nation’s second-highest poverty rate among U.S. cities with at least 65,000 residents, and Detroit ranks fourth. The top five cities and their 2018 poverty rates:

Camden, N.J, 41%'

Flint, 35%

Bloomington, Ind., 34%

Detroit, 33.4%

Cleveland, 33.1%.

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Percent of Michigan residents without health insurance rose slightly

The percentage of Michiganders without health insurance coverage in 2018 was 5.4%, up from 5.2% in 2017.

Among Michiganders age 19 to 64, the group most impacted by the Affordable Care Act: 7.6% were uninsured in 2018 compared to 7.3% in 2017.

About 97% of Michigan children under 18 are insured, and almost all Michigan residents age 65 and older qualify for Medicare.

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See 2018 median income for Michigan's most-populated counties

Use this online database to look up the 2018 median household income for the 29 Michigan counties included in today's data release. (The Census only provided estimates for counties with a population of at least 65,000.)

The online database allows you to compare median household income for 2014-18. Those numbers are adjusted for inflation, which means all five years are stated in 2018 dollars.

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2014-18 median income for U.S. cities

You can use this online database to look up the 2014-18 median household income of any U.S. city with a population over 65,000 residents. The income numbers for 2014-17 have been adjusted for inflation and are listed in 2018 dollars. If you click on “all cities," you will see a top-to-bottom ranking of cities by median income. If you click twice on the column header, cities with the lowest medians will be listed first.

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2014-18 poverty rate for U.S. cities

This database shows 2014-18 poverty rates of any U.S. city with a population over 65,000 residents. If you click on “all cities," you will see a top-to-bottom ranking of cities by poverty rate. If you click twice on the column header, cities with the lowest poverty rates will be listed first.

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