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Furniture & bedding sales - MIDWEST

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, December 26, 2004

City sales in $ thousands
Biggest sales volume, 2004				Biggest projected increase, 2004–2009
Metros shown in brown are among the 25 having the greatest furniture and bedding sales in 2004 and forecast to have the fastest sales growth between 2004 and 2009
Midwest	Total furniture and bedding spending		Change	Midwest	Total furniture and bedding spending		Change
	2004	2009	'04–'09		2004	2009	'04–'09
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	2,389,141	2,878,961	20.5%	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	10,506	14,150	34.7%
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	1,187,721	1,395,797	17.5%	Faribault-Northfield, MN	15,475	20,756	34.1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington,MN-WI	853,333	1,050,569	23.1%	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	95,584	125,861	31.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL	730,786	862,281	18.0%	Fort Leonard Wood, MO	10,498	13,820	31.6%
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	575,421	668,377	16.2%	Branson, MO	18,762	24,619	31.2%
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	547,731	657,572	20.1%	Vermillion, SD	3,561	4,661	30.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS	516,472	630,271	22.0%	Mount Pleasant, MI	16,430	21,411	30.3%
Columbus, OH	458,154	566,662	23.7%	Lawrence, KS	29,022	37,802	30.3%
Indianapolis, IN	433,026	537,380	24.1%	Whitewater, WI	25,899	33,597	29.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	409,278	483,181	18.1%	Athens, OH	16,834	21,764	29.3%
Dayton, OH	229,711	267,775	16.6%	Bloomington-Normal, IL	43,858	56,587	29.0%
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	209,851	254,326	21.2%	Alma, MI	10,640	13,680	28.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	192,781	236,872	22.9%	Columbia, MO	41,527	53,335	28.4%
Akron, OH	188,984	224,051	18.6%	Ames, IA	22,661	29,072	28.3%
Toledo, OH	173,581	202,020	16.4%	Lincoln, IL	8,284	10,616	28.1%
Wichita, KS	152,921	184,184	20.4%	Holland-Grand Haven, MI	60,777	77,832	28.1%
Madison, WI	152,511	190,343	24.8%	Jefferson City, MO	38,071	48,754	28.1%
Des Moines, IA	138,113	170,715	23.6%	Warrensburg, MO	12,524	16,010	27.8%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	122,786	147,576	20.2%	Brookings, SD	7,700	9,821	27.6%
Flint, MI	114,087	132,513	16.2%	Lafayette, IN	49,464	63,031	27.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH	106,016	124,120	17.1%	Ann Arbor, MI	99,298	126,528	27.4%
Fort Wayne, IN	103,779	124,366	19.8%	Mount Vernon, OH	14,528	18,510	27.4%
Springfield, MO	101,155	128,009	26.5%	Farmington, MO	14,496	18,429	27.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	99,903	116,278	16.4%	Big Rapids, MI	10,746	13,655	27.1%
Ann Arbor, MI	99,298	126,528	27.4%	McPherson, KS	7,615	9,662	26.9%

A snapshot of Sault Ste. Marie, MI ...
	2004	2009	Change
Population	15,579	16,412	5%
Number of households	6,729	8,061	20%
Hispanic households	59	83	41%
White non-Hispanic households	5,259	5,997	14%
Median value of owner houses	$65,884	$70,707	7%
Median household income	$29,405	$35,433	20%
• 23% of the housing stock has been built since 1998
• Median age	32.8	32.9

Annual income
	% of total households
	2004	2009
Under $35,000	57%	50%
$35,000 to $49,999	17%	14%
$50,000 to $74,999	16%	18%
$75,000 or more	10%	18%

Precentage of U.S. furniture & bedding sales, 2004
Midwest	23%
% change '04–'09	20%

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