Noun
the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation
Source: WordNetPer capita income for the city was $24,430, 14.7% of families and 18.9% of the city's total population living below the poverty line (28.3% were under the age of 18 and 9.2% were age 65 or older). Source: Internet
Per capita income for white southerners declined from $125 in 1857 to a low of $80 in 1879. Source: Internet
Per capita income is high but also less evenly distributed than in most other developed countries; as a result, the United States fares particularly well in measures of average material well being that do not place weight on equality aspects. Source: Internet
Per capita income is often used to measure a country's standard of living. Source: Internet
Per capita income is often used to measure an area's average income. Source: Internet
Per capita income is one-quarter that of the United States; income distribution remains highly unequal. Source: Internet