respondents a lower
median
f avored
are of
favoring
median
downtown
income.
Northland
by families incomes
department
with
by store
area
higher
stores
stO res
department
A distribution
income s .
p reference
is
a s fo l lows:
MEDIAN INCOME
STORE Dept 1 - NL Dep t 2 - DT Dept 3 - N Dept 4 - N
$ 8,9 9 8 $ 7,68 1 $ 9,730
Total
$
$ 1 1,446
Sample
I n summar y , Northern
Lights
by younger
with
residents
have
9 , 280
department
stores
larger
households
stores
are
are and
s u ppo rt e d lowe r inco me
le v els . Northland
area
resi ,dents
representative
but
with
Older,
4.
department
higher less
affluent
department
Discount
Store
the
are
combine In
residents
(Disc to
1 and
capture
a demographic
are
larger
age
characteristics.
EMA in
age
and
by
household
size
are
inclined
to
prefer
I I
stores.
two discount
EMA.
the
supported
incomes.
downtown
There
of
typically
stores Disc
4 on the
24% of
of
on the tables)
perimeter These
of facilities
EMA support.
comparison,
households
located
I I
residents slightly
-31-
lower
support1.'ng incomes
EMA and
faci
with
l i t ie 1 lower
1