Hsinchu City’s Guanxin Borough (關新) again recorded the highest average annual household income among the nation’s boroughs in 2022, income tax data released yesterday by the Ministry of Finance showed.
The average annual household income in Guanxin was NT$4.611 million (US$142,096), topping all other boroughs or villages in Taiwan for the fifth consecutive year, the ministry-compiled data showed.
That figure rose 23 percent from NT$3.747 million in 2021.
Photo: Tsai Chang-sheng, Taipei Times
Guanxin, in the city’s East District (東區), is home to many technology professionals who work in the nearby Hsinchu Science Park (新竹科學園區), which houses more than 500 tech companies.
The median annual household income in Guanxin was NT$3.543 million, indicating that the borough was not only the richest of its kind, but its household income was also evenly distributed, compared with its peers.
Datong Borough (大同) in Hsinchu City’s North District (北區) was the second-richest borough in 2022, with an average annual income of NT$3.887 million.
However, its median income was only NT$726,000, suggesting a large wealth gap among its residents.
The third-richest borough or village was Jhongsin Borough (中興) in Hsinchu County’s Jhubei City (竹北), with an average annual income of NT$3.475 million and a median income of NT$1.979 million, ministry data showed.
Yongfu Borough (永福) in Taipei’s Shilin District (士林) was the fourth-richest borough, with an average annual income of NT$3.425 million and a median income of NT$738,000.
On Yangde Boulevard (仰德大道) in the Yangmingshan area, Yongfu was the only borough in Taipei to make the top five richest boroughs in 2022, although it fell two notches from the previous year, data showed.
Tongping Borough (東平), also in Hsinchu County’s Jhubei, was the fifth-richest borough with an average annual income of NT$3.36 million and a median income of NT$2.406 million.
The ministry’s data, which cover about 6.63 million households, showed that Hsinchu City topped the list of wealthiest cities in 2022 with an average annual household income of NT$1.505 million.
Hsinchu County ranked second with NT$1.34 million, followed by Taipei with NT$1.257 million, while the average annual household income in the other five special municipalities was between NT$790,000 and NT$850,000, the data showed.
Hsinchu City also ranked first for the average household wage, with NT$1.19 million, ahead of Hsinchu County with NT$1.08 million and Taipei with NT$850,000, while the other five special municipalities’ average household wages were between NT$540,000 and NT$630,000.
Meanwhile, Taipei topped other cities and counties in terms of dividend income, with NT$446,000 per household on average in 2022, followed by Hsinchu City with NT$292,000, the ministry’s data showed.
The dividend income per household in 20 other cities and counties was lower than the national average of NT$179,000.
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