Wyoming with massive energy bust has the same per-capita personal income as booming California.

[Soonhun]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

And large immigrant households are part of the reason why California's per capita income is dragged down.

I never argued or alluded otherwise. You seem to just be moving the goalposts over and over. Portion of Kids to Household Side to Immigration.

[Soonhun]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

California has a larger household size....hmm.

United States - Average household size, 2009-2013 by State

California is at 2.94. Wyoming is at 2.5 so Wyoming would be below US average of 2.63. This is data for 2013 by the way so not that old.

Another part of the reason California has larger households is that more millennials (people aged 18-34) in California live at home than millennials in Wyoming, at ~38% vs ~20%.

http://time.com/4495481/millennials-...-home-parents/

[BMI]

Originally Posted by Gantz

I believe Wyoming has some residing billionaires/multi-millionaires that skew the average quite a bit for such a small population state. When you look at the median income instead, Cali is like 10-20% higher.

Yes, nailed it.

With it's low population, it doesn't take much

For example, Harrison Ford lives in Wyoming

[BMI]

Originally Posted by Thoreau424

Those two states are so vastly different that it's comparing apples to oranges. You can't isolate some facet and say the states are similar and still make sense on any overall level.

Regardless, CA has many features that WY will never have, including a coast, more humidity/moisture, a warmer and more useful climate, a diverse population and range of cultures, and an undeniable history of innovation and creativity. If these states were humans, WY would just be a child compared to the developed CA.

Just try to name someone or some innovation significant or memorable coming out of WY.

Dick Cheney