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50 Largest US Cities by Average Family Income, Both Spouses Working, 2014
San Francisco, CA $205,996
Washington, DC $203,801
Atlanta, GA $192,151
Seattle, WA $167,916
San Jose, CA $166,305
Boston, MA $164,507
Oakland, CA $163,504
New York, NY $160,084
New Orleans, LA $152,515
Chicago, IL $144,469
Los Angeles, CA $143,903
San Diego, CA $140,024
Austin, TX $139,134
Dallas, TX $137,898
Denver, CO $136,697
Raleigh, NC $135,037
Charlotte, NC $130,757
Minneapolis, MN $130,403
Long Beach, CA $130,325
Houston, TX $125,803
Baltimore, MD $127,014
Portland, OR $125,704
Virginia Beach, VA $117,531
Philadelphia, PA $117,499
Tulsa, OK $114,694
Phoenix, AZ $113,422
Kansas City, MO $112,061
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY $112,027
Fort Worth, TX $109,658
Sacramento, CA $108,768
Memphis, TN $108,417
Oklahoma City,OK $108,000
Albuquerque, NM $107,844
Nashville-Davidson, TN $107,841
Omaha, NE $107,640
Las Vegas, NV $107,283
Miami, FL $106,968
Arlington, TX $106,777
San Antonio, TX $105,820
Jacksonville, FL $104,578
Colorado Springs, CO $103,755
Indianapolis, IN $103,211
Fresno, CA $102,148
Columbus, OH $100,039
Mesa, AZ $99,515
El Paso, TX $98,491
Wichita, KS $97,384
Milwaukee, WI $92,742
Cleveland, OH $84,810
Tucson, AZ $82,657
Detroit, MI $81,583
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50 Largest US Cities by Average Family Income, Both Spouses Working, 2014
San Francisco, CA $205,996
Washington, DC $203,801
Atlanta, GA $192,151
Seattle, WA $167,916
San Jose, CA $166,305
Boston, MA $164,507
Oakland, CA $163,504
New York, NY $160,084
New Orleans, LA $152,515
Chicago, IL $144,469
Los Angeles, CA $143,903
San Diego, CA $140,024
Austin, TX $139,134
Dallas, TX $137,898
Denver, CO $136,697
Raleigh, NC $135,037
Charlotte, NC $130,757
Minneapolis, MN $130,403
Long Beach, CA $130,325
Houston, TX $125,803
Baltimore, MD $127,014
Portland, OR $125,704
Virginia Beach, VA $117,531
Philadelphia, PA $117,499
Tulsa, OK $114,694
Phoenix, AZ $113,422
Kansas City, MO $112,061
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY $112,027
Fort Worth, TX $109,658
Sacramento, CA $108,768
Memphis, TN $108,417
Oklahoma City,OK $108,000
Albuquerque, NM $107,844
Nashville-Davidson, TN $107,841
Omaha, NE $107,640
Las Vegas, NV $107,283
Miami, FL $106,968
Arlington, TX $106,777
San Antonio, TX $105,820
Jacksonville, FL $104,578
Colorado Springs, CO $103,755
Indianapolis, IN $103,211
Fresno, CA $102,148
Columbus, OH $100,039
Mesa, AZ $99,515
El Paso, TX $98,491
Wichita, KS $97,384
Milwaukee, WI $92,742
Cleveland, OH $84,810
Tucson, AZ $82,657
Detroit, MI $81,583
Can you please supply the links for the above information. I don't believe this one bit.
It's rather simple.
If for example Los Angeles has a cost of living 20% above the national average then its wages need to be adjusted down by 20%. Same for a city like Houston which is 10% below the national average. Adjust the wages upward by 10%. That's how you can get a real world comparison of what areas are truly wealthier.
That's not what I was asking. My point is it's hard to compare costs; people don't consume the same things.
People always try to discredit these lists by saying how expensive most of the places in the top 10 are but pretty much everyone I know in the DC area makes a nice amount and lives extremely comfortably despite the high CoL.
People wouldn't be flocking to these places if their salaries didn't outweigh the CoL so works out for most.
Rat race..and then they retire to FL.
You can have a comfy life and still be in debt(pretty much make payments for the rest of your life, given housing is unreal up there). A wooden box for $700K.
That's not what I was asking. My point is it's hard to compare costs; people don't consume the same things.
Especially since most of that cost of living difference is in housing. And in cities like NYC with ridiculous housing laws you can literally have people of any income living in affordable housing. Rent stabilized apartments have no income threshold, so you have millionaires living in rent controlled apartments. Also, some affordable housing programs have pretty high thresholds; taxable 80/20 program has income requirements of 99K for an individual or a 142K for a family of 4. I am pretty sure low col cities don't have housing programs for people making that kind of money. You have to look at individual case by case basis to determine COL.
Can you please supply the links for the above information. I don't believe this one bit.
Don't forget it's also "average income" rather than "median income", so not exactly the best measure to use for statistical analysis.
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