The Lazios' adjusted gross income has hovered around $150,000 in recent years, largely because of his Congressional salary.

Princeton University has replaced student loans with extra grants for families whose incomes hover below the national average (this year, $42,000).

Nearly all, however, expressed trepidation about the effect on the nation, where the annual per capita income hovers at about $360.

In a village where incomes still hover around $100 a year, Li Shiji makes nearly $2,700 a month.

Its income from endowment funds hovers around $1.25 million a year.

After she quit working for agencies and depended on private referrals to work out of her home, her income hovered around $30,000 a year.

By the early 1950s, Salishan's income was hovering at around $1,900 per year (approximately $16,000 as of March 2006).

So it is no accident that the governor often showcases couples whose income hovers around the $50,000 range.

For the past decade, as a stagnant economy failed to keep pace with 3.7 percent population growth, Jordan's per capita income has hovered around $1,500.

Its median income hovers around $10,000.