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This is kind of meaningless. Cities with lots of colleges (Boston) or big flagship state schools (Seattle) will rank lower on this, despite having relatively high starting salaries like in Seattle.
BY Metro Area/MSA Census: Median Income, Primary Householder Under Age 25
San Jose $64,397
San Francisco $62,637
Washington DC $51,997
Seattle $50,050
Boston $49,831
Denver $48,590
Honolulu $47,262
Bridgeport $47,046
Minneapolis $46,079
Salt Lake City $45,863
San Diego $45,418
Anchorage $45,356
Portland, OR $44,477
New York $43,695
Raleigh $43,038
Colorado Springs $42,599
Nashville $42,543
Des Moines $42,604
Baltimore $41,635
Virginia Beach $41,295
Los Angeles $41,233
Phoenix $41,078
Hartford $40,292
Atlanta $40,238
Grand Rapids $40,105
Dallas $39,245
Kansas City $39,205
Chicago $38,756
Omaha $38,430
Boise $38,233
Las Vegas $37,730
Miami $37,624
Sacramento $37,208
Riverside $37,156
Charlotte $37,024
Tampa $36,878
Jacksonville $36,594
Louisville $36,548
Indianapolis $36,063
Columbus $35,764
Orlando $35,632
Philadelphia $35,547
Houston $35,347
Bakersfield $35,261
Detroit $35,078
Providence $34,364
Tulsa $34,193
Cincinnati $33,387
St Louis $33,322
Cleveland $33,146
San Antonio $32,952
Austin $32,377
Milwaukee $32,290
Oklahoma City $31,868
Richmond $31,765
Pittsburgh $31,140
Rochester $30,963
New Orleans $30,486
Little Rock $30,021
Birmingham $30,866
Memphis $30,567
Albuquerque $30,425
Fresno $29,954
Tucson $29,903
Buffalo $29,168
Higher income households in this age range isnt as common as we might think.
Metro and Micro Areas by
Number of Gen Z Households(Under Age 25) earning $200,000+
New York 4,603
San Francisco 3,165
Los Angeles 2,336
Washington DC 1,974
Boston 1,893
Seattle 1,552
Chicago 1,477
San Jose 1,216
San Diego 784
Atlanta 708
Dallas 616
Houston 570
Minneapolis 473
Indianapolis 469
Baltimore 462
Miami 434
Phoenix 418
Philadelphia 379
Sacramento 326
Honolulu 281
Portland 281
Tampa 281
Denver 275
Detroit 257
Pensacola 256
Charlotte 242
Riverside 239
Kansas City 238
Santa Barbara 238
Austin 233
Santa Cruz 219
Bridgeport 211
Provo 197
Pittsburgh 192
Ann Arbor 184
Las Vegas 173
Salem(OR) 170
Providence 168
Vallejo 164
Knoxville 149
Orlando 146
Kalamazoo 145
Springfield(MA) 145
Rexburg 141
Colorado Springs 136
Nashville 134
Kingston 133
Hartford 129
Madison 126
Greenville(SC) 124
Beaumont 117
Stockton 117
Oxnard 116
Virginia Beach 111
Fresno 108
Akron 105
Des Moines 102
Jackson(WY) 102
St Louis 100
Baton Rouge 98
Grand Rapids(MI) 98
Raleigh 96
Trenton 93
Manchester 90
Salt Lake City 90
Jackson(MS) 84
Columbus(OH) 83
Rio Grande City 83
Dublin(GA) 82
Cincinnati 82
Louisville 81
Milwaukee 79
Fort Collins 77
Cleveland 78
Oklahoma City 78
San Antonio 78
Harrisburg 76
Tulsa 77
Modesto 75
New Orleans 74
Jacksonville(FL) 73
San Luis Obispo 73
Tucson 71
Corpus Christi 70
Rochester 69
Burlington(VT) 68
Albany(NY) 67
College Station 67
Sumter 66
Fort Wayne 65
Richmond 65
Utica 64
Bellingham 61
Boulder 61
Sioux City 60
Binghampton 56
Shereveport 56
Birmingham 55
Dayton(OH) 55
Grants Pass 55
Allentown 54
Greeley 52
Hanford 52
Jasper(AL) 52
Columbia, SC 51
San Juan 50
Higher income households in this age range isnt as common as we might think.
Metro and Micro Areas by
Number of Gen Z Households(Under Age 25) earning $200,000+
To be fair $200k is a LOT of money for that early in your career. Are there even any entry-level jobs paying that much outside of CS? (and even then it's uncommon)
I was able to make it work in my mid-20s in Seattle making under $70k, with a car and no roommates. Granted this was mostly in tiny apartments, but you absolutely don't need $200k to live on your own there, even in the city proper.
Miami, San Diego, and Los Angeles are extremely low given their insane cost of living. Yikes.
And honestly, Minneapolis looks to be the very best when taking into account COL. No wonder it consistently has the highest average credit store in the country.
Higher income households in this age range isnt as common as we might think.
Metro and Micro Areas by
Number of Gen Z Households(Under Age 25) earning $200,000+
New York 4,603
San Francisco 3,165
Los Angeles 2,336
Washington DC 1,974
Boston 1,893
Seattle 1,552
Chicago 1,477
San Jose 1,216
San Diego 784
Atlanta 708
Dallas 616
Houston 570
Minneapolis 473
Indianapolis 469
Baltimore 462
Miami 434
Phoenix 418
Philadelphia 379
Sacramento 326
Honolulu 281
Portland 281
Tampa 281
Denver 275
Detroit 257
Pensacola 256
Charlotte 242
Riverside 239
Kansas City 238
Santa Barbara 238
Austin 233
Santa Cruz 219
Bridgeport 211
Provo 197
Pittsburgh 192
Ann Arbor 184
Las Vegas 173
Salem(OR) 170
Providence 168
Vallejo 164
Knoxville 149
Orlando 146
Kalamazoo 145
Springfield(MA) 145
Rexburg 141
Colorado Springs 136
Nashville 134
Kingston 133
Hartford 129
Madison 126
Greenville(SC) 124
Beaumont 117
Stockton 117
Oxnard 116
Virginia Beach 111
Fresno 108
Akron 105
Des Moines 102
Jackson(WY) 102
St Louis 100
Baton Rouge 98
Grand Rapids(MI) 98
Raleigh 96
Trenton 93
Manchester 90
Salt Lake City 90
Jackson(MS) 84
Columbus(OH) 83
Rio Grande City 83
Dublin(GA) 82
Cincinnati 82
Louisville 81
Milwaukee 79
Fort Collins 77
Cleveland 78
Oklahoma City 78
San Antonio 78
Harrisburg 76
Tulsa 77
Modesto 75
New Orleans 74
Jacksonville(FL) 73
San Luis Obispo 73
Tucson 71
Corpus Christi 70
Rochester 69
Burlington(VT) 68
Albany(NY) 67
College Station 67
Sumter 66
Fort Wayne 65
Richmond 65
Utica 64
Bellingham 61
Boulder 61
Sioux City 60
Binghampton 56
Shereveport 56
Birmingham 55
Dayton(OH) 55
Grants Pass 55
Allentown 54
Greeley 52
Hanford 52
Jasper(AL) 52
Columbia, SC 51
San Juan 50
Some of these smaller areas are surprising. Kingston, Utica and Binghamton are smaller areas in Upstate NY that really caught my eye, given that Buffalo, Syracuse and Poughkeepsie aren’t on the list. I can see Kingston somewhat due to being within an hour and a half from NYC, but I’m curious as to who those people are in Utica and Binghamton(startups, housing investors, techies?).
Nashville and Orlando were disappointing but expected due to tourism and low wages.
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