De byer, hvor indkomster er de mest lige
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
- Måling af ulighed
- Hvad tallene betyder
- Ved tallene
- Amerikas mest lige byer efter indkomst
- Amerikas mindst lige byer efter indkomst
- Stæder, hvor ulighed i indkomst faldt mest fra 2007 til 2013
- Metode
Hvordan kan et Amerika med indkomstlig lighed se ud? Måske lidt som Romeoville, Illinois eller Spring Hill, Tennessee. Når det drejer sig om indkomstfordeling, er disse steder blandt de mest lige i landet, ifølge et Investmentmatome-studie.
Selvfølgelig eksisterer uligevægt blandt husholdninger i disse samfund, men forskellene mellem de rige og de fattige er meget mindre end andre steder i USA, hvor forskellen er blevet udvidet.
I 2007 havde den gennemsnitlige husstand i de øverste 5% en indkomst 26 gange højere end den gennemsnitlige husstand i bunden 20%, og i 2013 var denne forskel steget til næsten 30 gange, ifølge data fra US Census Bureau's American Community Undersøgelse.
Måling af ulighed
Økonomisk ulighed kan måles på mange måder, f.eks. Gennem fordeling af rigdom eller forbrug. Til dette studie har vi valgt at fokusere på fordelingen af husstandsindkomst i over 1.500 amerikanske byer. For at bestemme, hvor den største indkomstparitet og den største ulighed eksisterer, brugte vi Gini-indekset, som også kaldes Gini-koefficienten. Dette indeks måler i hvilket omfang indkomstfordelingen adskiller sig fra perfekt ligestilling.
Hvad tallene betyder
Et Gini-indeks på nul, der indikerer perfekt ligestilling, ville betyde, at hver husstand i USA havde samme indkomst. På den modsatte ende af spektret ville et indeks på 100 betyde, at en enkelt husstand modtog hele landets indkomst. Gini-indekset for USA er 48 før de omfordelende virkninger af skatter og overførsler, såsom social sikring og velfærd. Amerikanske byer spænder over en bred vifte på indekset - fra 27 til 63.
Denne relative måling af indkomstfordeling fortæller dog ikke hele historien. Gini-indekset kan i sig selv indikere en bys indkomstlighed, men ikke samfundets økonomiske sundhed. For at få en følelse af det billede kan indekset parres med en bys medianindkomstdata.
Nedenfor er de amerikanske byer, der er mest og mindst lige i indkomst. Vi har medtaget data om medianindtægten for de 20% og de nederste 20% af husholdningerne i hver by for at præsentere et skøn over det absolutte rigdom i hvert område.
Ved tallene
59: Gini-indekset for Harrison, New York, som er blandt de højeste i USA og viser, at de økonomiske forskelle mellem rige og fattige beboere er nogle af de største.
$936,926: Forskellen i Newport Beach, Californien, mellem den gennemsnitlige indkomst for de nederste 20% af husholdningerne og de øverste 5%.
$108,032: Forskellen, en af de mindste i nationen, i Romeoville, Illinois, mellem den gennemsnitlige indkomst for de nederste 20% af husholdningerne og top 20%.
31 gange: Forskellen i New Orleans, Louisiana, mellem den gennemsnitlige indkomst på de øverste 20% og de nederste 20% af husholdningerne.
Amerikas mest lige byer efter indkomst
Rang | By og stat | Gini indeks | Middel husstand Indkomst for bunden 20% | Middel husstand indkomst for mellem 20% | Gennemsnitlig husstandsindkomst for top 20% | Median husstandsindkomst |
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1 | Romeoville, Illinois | 30.36 | $24,315 | $67,645 | $132,347 | $66,034 |
2 | Spring Hill, Tennessee | 30.96 | $26,735 | $74,214 | $157,191 | $75,390 |
3 | Oswego, Illinois | 31.69 | $30,326 | $92,716 | $191,082 | $92,142 |
4 | Kyle, Texas | 32.12 | $23,274 | $75,966 | $151,363 | $76,141 |
5 | Wylie, Texas | 32.43 | $27,443 | $82,046 | $170,856 | $82,036 |
6 | Riverton, Utah | 32.54 | $31,771 | $84,042 | $190,321 | $82,373 |
7 | Andover, Minnesota | 32.65 | $30,091 | $92,015 | $188,847 | $92,399 |
8 | Cottage Grove, Minnesota | 32.67 | $27,358 | $79,672 | $172,203 | $79,137 |
9 | West Jordan, Utah | 32.8 | $21,750 | $66,668 | $141,025 | $66,263 |
10 | South Jordan, Utah | 32.96 | $32,932 | $87,577 | $199,260 | $86,775 |
11 | Independence, Kentucky | 33.01 | $18,155 | $65,413 | $133,275 | $64,297 |
12 | Plainfield, Illinois | 33.08 | $36,265 | $107,304 | $228,633 | $107,932 |
13 | Roy, Utah | 33.18 | $18,860 | $59,779 | $126,575 | $59,468 |
14 | Horn Lake, Mississippi | 33.59 | $14,756 | $47,200 | $100,597 | $46,935 |
15 | Lille Elm, Texas | 33.61 | $25,371 | $78,936 | $168,719 | $77,612 |
16 | Derby, Kansas | 33.62 | $20,758 | $64,844 | $142,393 | $65,412 |
17 | Maricopa, Arizona | 33.64 | $23,831 | $66,029 | $150,381 | $64,705 |
18 | Ramsey, Minnesota | 33.74 | $30,860 | $83,443 | $191,655 | $82,099 |
19 | La Vergne, Tennessee | 33.77 | $21,755 | $54,987 | $132,820 | $53,498 |
20 | New Lenox, Illinois | 33.78 | $27,914 | $90,567 | $192,568 | $90,950 |
21 | Corinth, Texas | 33.84 | $26,634 | $90,093 | $193,627 | $88,713 |
22 | Syracuse, Utah | 33.85 | $30,813 | $84,617 | $194,438 | $83,963 |
23 | Flower Mound, Texas | 34.15 | $41,879 | $121,737 | $280,414 | $121,605 |
24 | Spansk gaffel, Utah | 34.16 | $20,809 | $61,258 | $138,464 | $62,073 |
25 | Rosemount, Minnesota | 34.27 | $27,864 | $90,630 | $197,690 | $90,012 |
26 | South Elgin, Illinois | 34.45 | $24,609 | $82,677 | $177,675 | $81,566 |
27 | Apex, North Carolina | 34.63 | $27,594 | $91,980 | $199,557 | $89,269 |
28 | Champlin, Minnesota | 34.71 | $27,639 | $81,569 | $187,463 | $82,270 |
29 | Rowlett, Texas | 34.73 | $25,143 | $83,074 | $184,714 | $83,002 |
30 | Homer Glen, Illinois | 34.77 | $27,417 | $92,148 | $206,443 | $92,841 |
31 | Watauga, Texas | 34.92 | $16,601 | $61,217 | $134,471 | $60,138 |
31 | Lake i bakkerne, Illinois | 34.92 | $25,289 | $83,836 | $188,002 | $82,987 |
33 | La Puente, Californien | 35.24 | $17,654 | $54,656 | $127,825 | $54,510 |
34 | Bowie, Maryland | 35.31 | $31,217 | $103,878 | $235,727 | $103,618 |
34 | Lehi, Utah | 35.31 | $26,478 | $74,949 | $181,527 | $74,566 |
36 | Elk River, Minnesota | 35.39 | $23,080 | $75,747 | $170,762 | $73,586 |
37 | O'Fallon, Missouri | 35.52 | $22,735 | $76,263 | $173,021 | $76,691 |
38 | Parker, Colorado | 35.54 | $26,964 | $95,328 | $215,081 | $96,429 |
38 | Surprise, Arizona | 35.54 | $16,792 | $57,024 | $131,680 | $56,741 |
40 | Bartlett, Illinois | 35.78 | $27,126 | $96,839 | $217,977 | $97,590 |
41 | Bartlett, Tennessee | 35.84 | $27,070 | $78,413 | $191,021 | $79,116 |
42 | St. Peters, Missouri | 35.94 | $20,912 | $68,576 | $160,988 | $68,329 |
43 | Moorpark, Californien | 35.96 | $29,300 | $100,975 | $237,894 | $100,477 |
44 | Mount Juliet, Tennessee | 36.04 | $19,433 | $69,121 | $159,724 | $68,986 |
44 | North Ridgeville, Ohio | 36.04 | $19,764 | $65,274 | $152,610 | $65,255 |
46 | Ankeny, Iowa | 36.06 | $18,834 | $72,236 | $163,028 | $71,469 |
46 | Wentzville, Missouri | 36.06 | $23,238 | $70,779 | $176,097 | $68,765 |
48 | Oviedo, Florida | 36.07 | $22,638 | $82,221 | $189,178 | $82,143 |
48 | Pelham, Alabama | 36.07 | $21,129 | $68,651 | $161,315 | $68,347 |
50 | Villa Park, Illinois | 36.08 | $18,461 | $72,735 | $159,942 | $72,831 |
Amerikas mindst lige byer efter indkomst
Rang | By og stat | Gini indeks | Gennemsnitlig husstandsindkomst for bunden 20% | Gennemsnitlig husstandsindkomst for mellem 20% | Gennemsnitlig husstandsindkomst for top 20% | Median husstandsindkomst |
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1 | Cookeville, Tennessee | 63.48 | $2,666 | $27,389 | $176,180 | $27,090 |
1 | Beverly Hills, Californien | 63.48 | $14,055 | $91,971 | $662,761 | $89,225 |
3 | Miami Beach, Florida | 61.07 | $8,840 | $42,209 | $276,750 | $42,295 |
4 | East Lansing, Michigan | 60.78 | $4,178 | $32,919 | $202,562 | $32,644 |
4 | Napoli, Florida | 60.78 | $13,217 | $79,251 | $499,784 | $77,294 |
6 | Athens, Ohio | 60.74 | $2,520 | $17,566 | $123,872 | $17,774 |
7 | Carbondale, Illinois | 59.95 | $1,483 | $17,801 | $111,250 | $17,236 |
8 | Blacksburg, Virginia | 59.69 | $2,889 | $31,627 | $179,237 | $30,883 |
9 | Ithaca, New York | 59.31 | $600 | $28,179 | $144,947 | $28,208 |
10 | Harrison, New York | 58.62 | $21,857 | $108,302 | $632,220 | $104,340 |
10 | State College, Pennsylvania | 58.62 | $2,451 | $27,146 | $141,020 | $26,529 |
12 | Atlanta, Georgien | 58.59 | $6,865 | $47,022 | $254,085 | $46,783 |
13 | Monroe, Louisiana | 58.23 | $5,863 | $27,247 | $161,512 | $26,630 |
14 | West Lafayette, Indiana | 57.34 | $3,437 | $29,875 | $154,217 | $29,901 |
14 | Bloomington, Indiana | 57.34 | $3,009 | $28,232 | $142,916 | $27,393 |
16 | Sandy Springs, Georgia | 57.13 | $12,634 | $61,267 | $347,238 | $60,777 |
17 | Harvey, Illinois | 56.91 | $669 | $19,500 | $91,816 | $19,531 |
18 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 56.89 | $4,926 | $26,432 | $136,075 | $25,991 |
19 | Winter Park, Florida | 56.79 | $13,274 | $60,685 | $340,382 | $60,434 |
20 | College Station, Texas | 56.4 | $3,763 | $31,476 | $159,595 | $30,947 |
21 | Statesboro, Georgien | 56.36 | $2,309 | $21,681 | $98,797 | $21,375 |
22 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 56.24 | $5,784 | $36,099 | $177,840 | $35,837 |
23 | Miami, Florida | 56.11 | $6,218 | $30,223 | $155,335 | $30,126 |
24 | Urbana, Illinois | 56.07 | $3,214 | $28,628 | $137,229 | $28,085 |
25 | Oxford, Ohio | 55.55 | $3,001 | $33,478 | $154,086 | $34,159 |
26 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 55.22 | $4,943 | $32,733 | $151,700 | $32,316 |
27 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 55.09 | $7,635 | $65,732 | $298,119 | $63,757 |
28 | Greenville, South Carolina | 55.05 | $7,018 | $39,860 | $192,954 | $39,591 |
29 | Galveston, Texas | 55.04 | $6,352 | $38,690 | $176,812 | $38,218 |
30 | Coral Gables, Florida | 54.84 | $15,456 | $91,511 | $422,713 | $91,019 |
31 | Ruston, Louisiana | 54.83 | $2,017 | $26,328 | $115,477 | $25,315 |
32 | Newport Beach, Californien | 54.81 | $18,018 | $107,755 | $504,144 | $107,257 |
32 | Topmødet i new jersey | 54.81 | $27,126 | $117,674 | $605,420 | $115,184 |
34 | Berkeley, Californien | 54.69 | $6,918 | $62,951 | $272,963 | $62,761 |
35 | Bonita Springs, Florida | 54.64 | $12,857 | $51,286 | $256,573 | $51,009 |
36 | Athens-Clarke County, Georgien | 54.6 | $3,726 | $32,010 | $139,988 | $31,884 |
37 | Texarkana, Texas | 54.51 | $7,669 | $38,530 | $170,701 | $38,826 |
38 | Providence, Rhode Island | 54.48 | $6,176 | $36,878 | $165,352 | $36,700 |
39 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 54.42 | $5,636 | $26,813 | $124,957 | $26,511 |
40 | New York City, New York | 54.38 | $9,119 | $51,828 | $233,613 | $51,526 |
41 | Starkville, Mississippi | 54.27 | $4,175 | $29,563 | $134,256 | $30,220 |
42 | Lake Oswego, Oregon | 54.22 | $16,876 | $79,280 | $377,492 | $78,555 |
43 | Dallas, Texas | 54.19 | $9,237 | $42,537 | $202,654 | $42,026 |
44 | Auburn, Alabama | 54.17 | $4,301 | $39,613 | $168,316 | $39,378 |
45 | Kent, Ohio | 54.03 | $5,123 | $34,262 | $151,147 | $33,280 |
46 | Tampa, Florida | 54.02 | $8,450 | $42,259 | $196,934 | $41,927 |
47 | West Hollywood, Californien | 54 | $9,444 | $54,428 | $244,730 | $52,829 |
48 | Statesville, North Carolina | 53.97 | $7,302 | $31,845 | $148,760 | $31,546 |
49 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 53.96 | $9,627 | $35,965 | $177,810 | $34,621 |
50 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 53.81 | $5,261 | $37,285 | $165,035 | $36,619 |
Stæder, hvor ulighed i indkomst faldt mest fra 2007 til 2013
Rang | By og stat | Gini indeks i 2007 | Gennemsnitlig husstandsindkomst for bunden 20% i 2007 | Gennemsnitlig husstandsindkomst for midten af 20% i 2007 | Gennemsnitlig husstandsindkomst for top 20% i 2007 | Median husstandsindkomst i 2007 | Gini indeks i 2013 | Gennemsnitlig husstandsindkomst for bunden 20% i 2013 | Gennemsnitlig husstandsindkomst for mellem 20% i 2013 | Gennemsnitlig husstandsindkomst for top 20% i 2013 | Median husstandsindkomst i 2013 | Reduktion i Gini indeks 2007-2013 |
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1 | Laguna Hills, Californien | 54.6 | $22,039 | $102,043 | $487,580 | $100,869 | 45.8 | $23,145 | $92,650 | $311,930 | $92,294 | 8.78 |
2 | Tupelo, Mississippi | 54.1 | $8,253 | $45,320 | $201,640 | $44,113 | 47.2 | $9,214 | $41,831 | $142,068 | $41,465 | 6.94 |
3 | Portsmouth, Ohio | 54.8 | $5,236 | $23,456 | $116,502 | $23,301 | 48.2 | $7,436 | $29,256 | $109,214 | $28,956 | 6.59 |
4 | South Pasadena, Californien | 51.7 | $18,283 | $86,035 | $352,968 | $85,878 | 45.3 | $21,522 | $81,494 | $280,208 | $81,398 | 6.4 |
4 | Alexandria, Louisiana | 56.7 | $7,222 | $32,762 | $173,529 | $32,721 | 50.3 | $7,959 | $34,338 | $139,827 | $34,197 | 6.4 |
6 | New Braunfels, Texas | 44.2 | $13,799 | $60,543 | $182,613 | $60,075 | 37.8 | $15,876 | $56,597 | $138,802 | $56,391 | 6.36 |
7 | Sarasota, Florida | 57.3 | $10,792 | $44,586 | $246,859 | $44,015 | 51.1 | $10,402 | $42,064 | $177,344 | $42,782 | 6.24 |
8 | Fitchburg, Massachusetts | 48.6 | $11,029 | $49,920 | $172,834 | $49,241 | 42.4 | $10,024 | $43,962 | $124,522 | $44,312 | 6.18 |
9 | Ruston, Louisiana | 60.9 | $3,712 | $29,384 | $168,404 | $27,808 | 54.8 | $2,017 | $26,328 | $115,477 | $25,315 | 6.07 |
10 | Ridgecrest, Californien | 46.0 | $10,763 | $56,990 | $178,352 | $57,209 | 40.0 | $12,556 | $58,449 | $145,634 | $57,708 | 6.05 |
11 | Moorpark, Californien | 41.5 | $26,607 | $102,920 | $290,865 | $101,237 | 36.0 | $29,300 | $100,975 | $237,894 | $100,477 | 5.54 |
11 | Carteret, New Jersey | 45.9 | $9,494 | $56,761 | $176,807 | $57,614 | 40.4 | $10,961 | $58,350 | $139,640 | $57,763 | 5.54 |
13 | Duncanville, Texas | 42.6 | $14,835 | $55,580 | $166,843 | $54,343 | 37.3 | $16,817 | $54,865 | $139,960 | $55,619 | 5.26 |
14 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 56.9 | $5,083 | $32,564 | $164,741 | $32,103 | 51.7 | $6,842 | $37,331 | $151,364 | $37,901 | 5.18 |
15 | Aiken, South Carolina | 51.8 | $9,389 | $54,418 | $226,576 | $53,934 | 46.7 | $10,374 | $52,488 | $175,070 | $51,627 | 5.1 |
16 | Quincy, Illinois | 48.0 | $9,746 | $39,491 | $141,745 | $39,517 | 42.9 | $9,999 | $39,001 | $117,108 | $38,805 | 5.06 |
17 | Pearl, Mississippi | 44.4 | $10,235 | $41,640 | $132,038 | $41,481 | 39.4 | $13,354 | $45,340 | $122,814 | $46,474 | 4.98 |
18 | Columbus, Nebraska | 42.3 | $13,546 | $49,915 | $146,483 | $50,423 | 37.3 | $15,724 | $47,877 | $123,789 | $47,265 | 4.97 |
19 | Madera, Californien | 45.5 | $13,191 | $44,846 | $152,779 | $45,476 | 40.7 | $10,449 | $41,130 | $113,102 | $40,975 | 4.77 |
20 | Saratoga, Californien | 49.6 | $28,176 | $156,584 | $576,900 | $154,223 | 44.9 | $33,323 | $175,597 | $535,514 | $170,373 | 4.73 |
21 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 54.4 | $7,526 | $35,503 | $162,659 | $36,216 | 49.7 | $5,380 | $32,870 | $117,571 | $33,381 | 4.68 |
22 | Northport, Alabama | 45.0 | $7,308 | $47,930 | $135,345 | $48,414 | 40.3 | $11,632 | $50,395 | $128,354 | $50,617 | 4.68 |
23 | Dana Point, Californien | 51.3 | $19,521 | $91,643 | $366,963 | $91,751 | 46.6 | $19,693 | $82,738 | $289,429 | $81,584 | 4.67 |
24 | Bethel Park, Pennsylvania | 42.5 | $17,188 | $66,316 | $190,411 | $66,427 | 37.9 | $19,963 | $70,737 | $174,450 | $71,229 | 4.6 |
25 | Charleston, Illinois | 57.6 | $3,675 | $23,811 | $134,131 | $23,381 | 53.1 | $5,807 | $26,960 | $127,896 | $26,521 | 4.54 |
26 | Parkland, Florida | 43.9 | $30,296 | $117,590 | $364,832 | $116,726 | 39.6 | $37,604 | $125,865 | $344,270 | $126,105 | 4.34 |
27 | Wake Forest, North Carolina | 42.4 | $19,340 | $68,003 | $207,257 | $66,228 | 38.2 | $19,271 | $80,102 | $193,760 | $78,791 | 4.21 |
28 | Columbus, Indiana | 46.9 | $12,964 | $54,439 | $188,779 | $53,347 | 42.7 | $13,984 | $54,785 | $161,626 | $54,877 | 4.19 |
29 | Lake Forest, Illinois | 56.6 | $36,063 | $175,360 | $953,476 | $169,278 | 52.4 | $27,948 | $159,681 | $686,283 | $152,415 | 4.17 |
30 | Ferguson, Missouri | 46.0 | $9,459 | $40,325 | $132,633 | $40,737 | 41.8 | $7,439 | $39,074 | $101,810 | $39,377 | 4.16 |
31 | Fredericksburg, Virginia | 52.4 | $12,030 | $49,027 | $213,400 | $48,208 | 48.3 | $10,250 | $48,869 | $178,601 | $47,945 | 4.11 |
32 | Rocky Mount, North Carolina | 48.3 | $6,866 | $40,607 | $142,041 | $40,454 | 44.2 | $8,931 | $36,086 | $113,190 | $36,308 | 4.08 |
32 | Sumter, South Carolina | 52.5 | $8,707 | $33,650 | $156,287 | $33,114 | 48.4 | $7,650 | $38,644 | $141,415 | $38,825 | 4.08 |
34 | Bessemer, Alabama | 50.6 | $7,133 | $31,578 | $130,098 | $31,582 | 46.6 | $5,398 | $28,838 | $96,060 | $28,991 | 4.01 |
35 | Ponca City, Oklahoma | 47.4 | $10,696 | $42,708 | $149,976 | $42,568 | 43.4 | $10,792 | $40,011 | $124,122 | $40,059 | 3.98 |
36 | Bartlesville, Oklahoma | 49.0 | $11,274 | $46,860 | $175,373 | $46,874 | 45.1 | $11,581 | $48,465 | $157,570 | $47,928 | 3.91 |
37 | Cornelius, North Carolina | 48.4 | $25,681 | $87,450 | $351,005 | $85,970 | 44.6 | $20,920 | $75,984 | $248,865 | $76,959 | 3.84 |
38 | Odessa, Texas | 46.9 | $11,033 | $47,554 | $162,088 | $47,102 | 43.1 | $13,968 | $54,427 | $164,470 | $54,009 | 3.82 |
39 | Eureka, Californien | 46.3 | $8,027 | $35,155 | $123,505 | $34,962 | 42.5 | $9,870 | $37,808 | $113,453 | $37,683 | 3.76 |
40 | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | 48.2 | $6,562 | $30,540 | $111,285 | $30,245 | 44.5 | $7,697 | $34,839 | $106,912 | $35,096 | 3.71 |
41 | Lake Havasu City, Arizona | 45.2 | $13,913 | $46,714 | $162,078 | $45,969 | 41.5 | $11,559 | $42,065 | $123,231 | $41,533 | 3.68 |
42 | Watertown, New York | 45.8 | $8,641 | $37,168 | $121,474 | $37,099 | 42.1 | $9,453 | $38,874 | $108,903 | $38,736 | 3.67 |
43 | Edinburg, Texas | 49.0 | $5,177 | $34,759 | $121,509 | $33,429 | 45.3 | $8,193 | $43,602 | $131,233 | $44,066 | 3.66 |
44 | Salisbury, North Carolina | 50.6 | $8,619 | $42,016 | $163,898 | $41,880 | 47.0 | $8,113 | $34,737 | $120,413 | $35,036 | 3.64 |
45 | New Bern, North Carolina | 49.0 | $7,350 | $37,341 | $133,262 | $36,624 | 45.4 | $7,390 | $42,551 | $125,555 | $42,691 | 3.63 |
46 | Villa Park, Illinois | 39.6 | $18,092 | $72,031 | $186,927 | $72,347 | 36.1 | $18,461 | $72,735 | $159,942 | $72,831 | 3.52 |
46 | Corsicana, Texas | 48.1 | $7,945 | $35,009 | $125,578 | $35,217 | 44.6 | $8,766 | $35,636 | $114,720 | $36,022 | 3.52 |
48 | Crown Point, Indiana | 43.4 | $18,073 | $62,285 | $193,186 | $60,465 | 39.9 | $16,127 | $61,219 | $161,425 | $61,574 | 3.46 |
48 | Big Spring, Texas | 46.1 | $7,694 | $33,527 | $114,075 | $32,641 | 42.6 | $10,230 | $44,584 | $130,506 | $43,993 | 3.46 |
50 | Marion, Iowa | 41.9 | $17,024 | $59,096 | $171,192 | $59,815 | 38.4 | $16,124 | $64,859 | $155,497 | $64,582 | 3.46 |
Metode
For at finde de steder, hvor landets indkomster er mest og mindst lige, rangerede vi byer ved hjælp af Gini-indekset fra US Census Bureau's 2013 American Community Survey.
For at finde de byer, hvor indkomstdækningen steg, så vi på den absolutte ændring i Gini-indekset fra 2007 til 2013.
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