Big City Money: Largest US Cities by number of families earning $200,000+ (home, living)

[18Montclair]

Families earning $200,000+ annually by city proper(NO SUBURBS included)
New York city, New York 111,210
Los Angeles city, California 45,468
Chicago city, Illinois 27,182
Houston city, Texas 23,637
San Diego city, California 21,261
San Jose city, California 19,829
San Francisco city, California 18,169
Dallas city, Texas 16,607
Washington city, District of Columbia 14,160
Phoenix city, Arizona 13,029
Charlotte city, North Carolina 12,432
Seattle city, Washington 12,006
Austin city, Texas 10,384
Atlanta city, Georgia 10,112
San Antonio city, Texas 7,346
Honolulu city, Hawaii 7,008
Denver city, Colorado 6,748
Portland city, Oregon 6,077
Las Vegas city, Nevada 6,036
Jacksonville city, Florida 5,969
Boston city, Massachusetts 5,939
Tampa city, Florida 5,802
Nashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee 5,715
Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania 5,657
Oakland city, California 5,191
Tulsa city, Oklahoma 4,986
Indianapolis city, Indiana 4,574
Louisville/Jefferson County (balance), Kentucky 4,201
Memphis city, Tennessee 4,087
Minneapolis city, Minnesota 3,974
Oklahoma City city, Oklahoma 3,857
Baltimore city, Maryland 3,640
Long Beach city, California 3,516
Omaha city, Nebraska 3,122
Kansas City city, Missouri 3,091
New Orleans city, Louisiana 2,946
Albuquerque city, New Mexico 2,887
Columbus city, Ohio 2,672
Mesa city, Arizona 2,406
San Juan zona urbana, Puerto Rico 2,316
Sacramento city, California 2,294
Salt Lake City city, Utah 2,226
Miami city, Florida 2,211
Fresno city, California 2,110
Cincinnati city, Ohio 2,162
Pittsburgh city, Pennsylvania 1,822
Orlando city, Florida 1,802
Tucson city, Arizona 1,524
St. Louis city, Missouri 1,337
Milwaukee city, Wisconsin 1,045
Buffalo city, New York 742
Newark city, New Jersey 713
Detroit city, Michigan 626
Cleveland city, Ohio 315

According to the US Census Bureau American Factfinder, 2007

American FactFinder

Here are the figures for Metropolitan Areas
Metro Area/ Number of Families earning $200,000+ Annually
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA 473,318
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA 239,970
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA 202,546
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA 182,899
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA 142,383
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA 108,782
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA 89,999
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA 81,931
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA 71,165
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA 70,905
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL Metro Area 66,474
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA 56,059
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA 52,630
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA 48,982
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metro Area 46,836
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA 44,042
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area 42,881
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA 27,467
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA 26,568
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV CSA 26,507
Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC CSA 24,820
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA 22,877
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area 24,674
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CSA 21,444
Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area 21,372
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA 21,105
Orlando-The Villages, FL CSA 20,881

[TheRealAngelion]

Where are you looking? I only see data for 2006 and it shows the following for NY, LA, and Chicago earning $200,000 plus

NY
156,621

LA
60,811

Chicago
38,252

New York city, New York - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006

Los Angeles city, California - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006

Chicago city, Illinois - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006

[Minnehahapolitan]

It would be interesting if someone (besides me) took the time to divide these to get a ratio for each city. (i.e. Washington is 1/3 of Phoenix, yet they have the same number of rich families.) Also interesting how older, Eastern and midwestern cities come back on top of the list when their metropolitan areas are included.

[coldwine]

Um, even here in Chicago, $200,000 doesn't go very far if you're actively living the downtown life. I still have to budget and I'm "up there" as a single. I think I could easily spend twice as much money in four months :weird:

[SteelCityRising]

Here are the figures for Metropolitan Areas
Metro Area/ Number of Families earning $200,000+ Annually
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA 473,318
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I live right on the edge of this CSA, and I'm not at all surprised to see it rated #1. You can't drive one mile on a road in New Jersey without seeing a BMW, Audi, Lexus, Acura, Infiniti, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz. The same could be said for Connecticut, Southern New York, and increasingly here in Northeastern PA as well as the sprawl spreads.

[TheRealAngelion]

It's interesting how both New York and Philadelphia both claim portions of PA and NJ as part of their metro areas. Does anyone know what portions fall into NY versus Philly?

[CHICAGOLAND92]

I think Northern NJ is NY territory, and Southern NJ is Philly territory.

[Duderino]

Originally Posted by TheRealAngelion

It's interesting how both New York and Philadelphia both claim portions of PA and NJ as part of their metro areas. Does anyone know what portions fall into NY versus Philly?

I keep hearing this sentiment echoed by West Coasters. Why is that so hard for some to envision that a metropolitan area doesn't HAVE to stop at the border of the state in which the principle city resides? Unlike Western states (which are much larger in area than East Coast states) where metropolitan areas are typically very isolated and often landlocked within a state, it's commonplace for a city's metropolitan area to flow into other states on the East Coast (Imagine, for example, that Los Angeles County and Orange County are in two different states). That's why the Northeast is often referred to as a "corridor" -- it's a megalopolis extending from the Southern New Hampshire suburbs of Boston down to the Washington, DC suburbs of Northern Virginia. So not only do metropolitan areas fall into other states, but they fall into OTHER metropolitan areas.

In the case of Philadelphia and New York, both are literally at the edge of their states, next to the Delaware and Hudson rivers, respectively -- and both of those rivers form part of New Jersey's border. Camden County, NJ is right next to Philadelphia, whereas Bergen County, NJ is right next to New York. As illustrated by this population density map, the extreme Northern portion adjacent to New York City are and Southwestern portion adjacent to Philadelphia are clear evidence of being part of those metropolitan areas:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/New_Jersey_Population_Map.png (broken link)

I'm not explicitly referring to you, TheRealAngelion, but it's pretty ridiculous if someone were to assert that New York and Philadelphia metro areas are somehow "cheating" or "skewing the numbers" because they're including people who live in New Jersey, considering that the East is also home to the densest metropolitan areas in the country.

[roseba]

Originally Posted by Duderino

I'm not explicitly referring to you, TheRealAngelion, but it's pretty ridiculous if someone were to assert that New York and Philadelphia metro areas are somehow "cheating" or "skewing the numbers" because they're including people who live in New Jersey, considering that the East is also home to the densest metropolitan areas in the country.

A lot of people live in southern NJ and commute ridiculous distances to work in Manhattan. They also have spouses who work in Philadelphia.