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Old 11-25-2007, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Responding to a thread in the Sac forum, I came across this data for all 4 of California's Major Metropolitan Areas from the US Census Bureau, American Factfinder 2006

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
Median Family Income: $61,901
Total Families: 3,945,569
Families Earning under $25,000 annually: 688,392
Families Earning $25,000-$49,999 Annually: 893,698
Families Earning $50,000-$74,999 Annually: 749,893
Families Earning $75,000-$99,999 Annually: 530,564
Families Earning $100,000-$199,999 Annually: 843,052
Families Earning $200,000+ Annually: 239,970

Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville, CA-NV CSA
Median Family Income:$67,415
Total Families: 544,776
Families Earning under $25,000 annually: 74,803
Families Earning $25,000-$49,999 Annually: 118,903
Families Earning $50,000-$74,999 Annually: 108,846
Families Earning $75,000-$99,999 Annually: 84,526
Families Earning $100,000-$199,999 Annually: 131,191
Families Earning $200,000+ Annually: 26,507

San Diego, CA MSA
Median Family Income: $69,099
Total Families: 684,841
Families Earning under $25,000 annually: 96,798
Families Earning $25,000-$49,999 Annually: 145,756
Families Earning $50,000-$74,999 Annually: 128,822
Families Earning $75,000-$99,999 Annually: 98,262
Families Earning $100,000-$199,999 Annually: 168,367
Families Earning $200,000+ Annually: 46,836

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
Median Family Income: $83,673
Total Families: 1,667,370
Families Earning under $25,000 annually: 191,987
Families Earning $25,000-$49,999 Annually: 278,395
Families Earning $50,000-$74,999 Annually: 276,004
Families Earning $75,000-$99,999 Annually: 244,357
Families Earning $100,000-$199,999 Annually: 503,728
Families Earning $200,000+ Annually: 182,899

Median Family income in CAs 4 Largest Metro Areas by racial group

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
Median Black Family Income $51,762
Median Asian Family Income $73,841
Median Hispanic Family Income $44,257
Median White Family Income $84,753

Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville, CA CSA
Median Black Family Income $50,717
Median Asian Family Income $67,182
Median Hispanic Family Income $46,937
Median White Family Income $75,265

San Diego, CA MSA
Median Black Family Income $46,185
Median Asian Family Income $77,707
Median Hispanic Family Income $44,425
Median White Family Income $83,869

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
Median Black Family Income $50,115
Median Asian Family Income $91,278
Median Hispanic Family Income $52,748
Median White Family Income $100,210

Last edited by 18Montclair; 11-25-2007 at 05:32 PM..
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Old 11-25-2007, 11:13 PM
 
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The first sets of numbers would mean more to me if expressed in percentages.

Also just out of curiosity, in each metro except the Bay Area, why does income fall in the same order among race

white>asian>african-american>hispanic
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Old 11-25-2007, 11:19 PM
 
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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Fewer farm jobs?
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Old 11-26-2007, 12:03 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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The first sets of numbers would mean more to me if expressed in percentages.

Also just out of curiosity, in each metro except the Bay Area, why does income fall in the same order among race

white>asian>african-american>hispanic
I totally noticed that too...dunno why that is? I suspect its 2 fold. Perhaps LA and Sac have higher percentages of slightly wealthier blacks, or maybe the Bay Area has higher percentages of slightly wealthier hispanics??

It is an interesting anomoly in the stats.
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Old 11-26-2007, 01:09 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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I did the percentages.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
Median Family Income: $61,901
Total Families: 3,945,569
Families Earning under $25,000 annually:17.4%
Families Earning $25,000-$49,999 Annually:22.6%
Families Earning $50,000-$74,999 Annually:18.9%
Families Earning $75,000-$99,999 Annually:13.4%
Families Earning $100,000-$199,999 Annually:21.3%
Families Earning $200,000+ Annually:6.0%

Families Earning under $50,000 Annually: 40.0%
Families Earning $50,000-$99,999 Annually: 32.3%

Families Earning $100,000+ Annually:27.3%

Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville, CA-NV CSA
Median Family Income:$67,415
Total Families: 544,776
Families Earning under $25,000 annually:13.6%
Families Earning $25,000-$49,999 Annually:21.6%
Families Earning $50,000-$74,999 Annually:19.8%
Families Earning $75,000-$99,999 Annually:15.4%
Families Earning $100,000-$199,999 Annually:24.0%
Families Earning $200,000+ Annually:4.7%

Families Earning under $50,000 Annually: 35.2%
Families Earning $50,000-$99,999 Annually: 35.2%

Families Earning $100,000+ Annually: 28.7%

San Diego, CA MSA
Median Family Income: $69,099
Total Families: 684,841
Families Earning under $25,000 annually:14.0%
Families Earning $25,000-$49,999 Annually:21.1%
Families Earning $50,000-$74,999 Annually:18.7%
Families Earning $75,000-$99,999 Annually:14.3%
Families Earning $100,000-$199,999 Annually:24.5%
Families Earning $200,000+ Annually:6.7%

Families Earning under $50,000 Annually: 35.1%
Families Earning $50,000-$99,999 Annually: 33.0%
Families Earning $100,000+ Annually: 31.2%

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
Median Family Income: $83,673
Total Families: 1,667,370
Families Earning under $25,000 annually:11.4%
Families Earning $25,000-$49,999 Annually:16.6%
Families Earning $50,000-$74,999 Annually:16.5%
Families Earning $75,000-$99,999 Annually:14.6%
Families Earning $100,000-$199,999 Annually:30.1%
Families Earning $200,000+ Annually:10.9%

Families Earning under $50,000 Annually: 28.0%
Families Earning $50,000-$99,999 Annually: 31.1%
Families Earning $100,000+ Annually: 41.0%

Last edited by 18Montclair; 11-26-2007 at 01:23 AM..
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Old 11-26-2007, 10:27 PM
 
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Well that proves you can survive on 50k in LA.
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