Income Gap In California
They also face california s third highest gender income gap according to a new analysis by the california.
Income gap in california. Median household income has never been higher coming in at 61 937 for 2018 the census bureau. The disparity is present throughout the state. Women in santa clara county are the most likely in california to work a low wage job. But across california income inequality has gotten worse since 2007.
The gap between rich and poor is especially wide in california. And it s not the rich getting richer per se it s the already very poor getting even poorer. Sanders dominates in california where income gap looms large by jeffrey taylor reade pickert and dave merrill march 1 2020 3 00 am california s crisis over income inequality and housing. Families at the top of the income distribution in california h ave 12 3 times the income of families at the bottom 262 000 versus 21 000 for the 90th and 10th percentiles respectively in 2018 measured before taxes and safety net programs.
Of that group california is the only state that saw its income gap grow even wider last year. Families at the top of the income distribution in california have 12 3 times the income of families at the bottom 262 000 versus 21 000 for the 90th and 10th. Median household income in california the cbpc reported increased by 6 4 from 70 744 in 2006 to 75 277 in 2018 adjusting for inflation.