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Exactly and they could be leaving areas off the table that have jobs waiting to be filled and may even have a higher Annual Average Pay. For instance, an area like Albany NY has a higher Annual Average Pay than areas like the bigger Southern metros and almost all of the bigger Midwestern metros except for Chicago(and it isn't that much higher), but people may not think about it due to what they may assume about the area. This is an area that still allows a person to take a train into NYC, go to the mountains, lakeside beaches or other nearby major areas within a reasonable time. So, sometimes I do wonder if people disregard areas that may be a pleasant surprise, if they are open to seeing what they offer.
I would add Micropolitan cities as well. Based on certain locations, you'll get the higher Annual Average Pay plus a covient trip to a nearby metro.
The sobering one on the list (to me) is Chicago. It has such a massive black population and the per capita income is still super low.
Those figures are the median household incomes. Per capita is likely around $17-23k for a median income of $39k.
Massive populations, as far as black people are concerned, tend to mean a very diverse range in income brackets. You have black yuppies, professionals, and the upper middle class living in the South Loop, Beverly, Kenwood, West Chatham, and some are concentrated in suburbs south and west. At the same time, though, 30.5% of black people in the Chicago's city limits were living in poverty, compared to 19% for Hispanics and 8.7% white non-hispanics, as of 2016.
Many black people here work in the public service sector, such as CTA bus drivers, USPS workers, etc. These jobs have been a gateway to the middle class for a long time and eventually one can make around $60K+/per year but I think starting off is somewhere in the 25-35k range..
Last edited by Chicagoland60426; 11-23-2019 at 10:52 AM..
Where did you find that? I'm asking because I just saw information for regions outside of the metro areas, but not specifically for micro areas.
That because they are put collectively as whole regions. Majority of the information you read for non metros will most likely be collected from the Micropolitan area(s) of that region.
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