according to the 2009 u.s. census, taiwanese american men had one of "the highest year-round, full-time median earnings" with a figure of $76,587, and taiwanese american women had a median income of $51,307. they also have one of the highest median incomes among any ethnic minority in united states with a figure of $68,809, which is roughly 37% percent above the national average. they have one of the lowest poverty rates in nation with a figure of 9.5% compared to 11.3% for the general american population but the figure was slightly higher than for all asian americans which stood at 9.1%.