Data Pew Research Center menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan pendapatan kelas menengah tertinggal dibandingkan peningkatan pendapatan kelas atas sejak tahun 1970, sehingga mengurangi porsi pendapatan rumah tangga kelas menengah, namun beberapa kota memiliki kinerja yang jauh lebih baik dibandingkan kota lainnya.
Sebuah studi baru yang dilakukan oleh GOBankingRates memberi peringkat semua kota di Amerika menggunakan data Sensus AS untuk menemukan median pendapatan rumah tangga dan biaya hidup tahunan pemilik rumah di setiap kota (yang mencakup biaya belanjaan, biaya perumahan, hipotek bulanan, transportasi, dan lain-lain. biaya).
Perhatikan bahwa “pendapatan median yang disesuaikan dengan biaya” yang positif mewakili sisa uang setelah biaya hidup; jumlah yang negatif menunjukkan keluarga tidak mempunyai cukup uang untuk menutupi biaya hidup.
Temuan utama Charlotte meliputi:
- Pendapatan median rumah tangga sebelum penyesuaian biaya hidup di Charlotte adalah $74.070.
- Pendapatan median rumah tangga setelah penyesuaian biaya hidup di Charlotte adalah $22.700.
50 Kota Teratas Untuk Ditinggali Dengan Pendapatan Rumah Tangga Median
| Pangkat | Kota | Pendapatan Rumah Tangga Median | Pendapatan Median yang Disesuaikan dengan Biaya | Nilai Rumah Rata-rata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose, Kalifornia | $136.010 | -$59.995 | $1.509.775 |
| 2 | San Fransisco, Kalifornia | $136.689 | -$53.224 | $1.395.689 |
| 3 | San Diego, Kalifornia | $98.657 | -$30.864 | $1.137.772 |
| 4 | Los Angeles, Kalifornia | $76.244 | -$23.789 | $1.007.659 |
| 5 | Seattle, Washington | $116.068 | -$15.834 | $930.981 |
| 6 | Pantai Panjang, Kalifornia | $78.995 | -$15.668 | $900.918 |
| 7 | New York, New York | $76.607 | -$14,839 | $782.625 |
| 8 | Oakland, Kalifornia | $94,389 | -$11.216 | $832.773 |
| 9 | Boston,Massachusetts | $89.212 | -$8,959 | $801.196 |
| 10 | Washington, Distrik Columbia | $101.722 | -$3.016 | $709.467 |
| 11 | Miami, Florida | $54.858 | +$1.655 | $652.144 |
| 12 | Denver, Colorado | $85.853 | +$7.946 | $601.778 |
| 13 | Portland, Oregon | $85.876 | +$11.064 | $549.592 |
| 14 | Austin, Texas | $86.556 | +$11.546 | $550.856 |
| 15 | Sacramento, Kalifornia | $78.954 | +$14.468 | $486.093 |
| 16 | Las Vegas, Nevada | $66.356 | +$17,402 | $449.356 |
| 17 | Atlanta, Georgia | $77.655 | +$18.196 | $441.737 |
| 18 | Mesa, Arizona | $73.766 | +$18.874 | $449.109 |
| 19 | Nashville, Tennessee | $71.328 | +$19.474 | $444.178 |
| 20 | Phoenix, Arizona | $72.092 | +$19.949 | $428.799 |
| 21 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | $79.026 | +$19.994 | $458.947 |
| 22 | Raleigh, Carolina Utara | $78.631 | +$20.174 | $449.230 |
| 23 | Pantai Virginia, Virginia | $87.544 | +$20.952 | $416.429 |
| 24 | Charlotte, Carolina Utara | $74.070 | +$22.694 | $406.095 |
| 25 | Bakersfield, Kalifornia | $73.827 | +$22.864 | $392.267 |
| 26 | Fresno, Kalifornia | $63.001 | +$22.915 | $391.533 |
| 27 | Dallas, Texas | $63.985 | +$26.777 | $326.105 |
| 28 | Chicago, Illinois | $71.673 | +$27.187 | $310.088 |
| 29 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | $76.332 | +$27.378 | $337.363 |
| 30 | Arlington, Texas | $71.736 | +$27.488 | $317.951 |
| 31 | Tucson, Arizona | $52.049 | +$28.231 | $340.764 |
| 32 | Fort Worth, Texas | $72.726 | +$28.567 | $303.062 |
| 33 | Jacksonville, Florida | $64.138 | +$28.934 | $306.835 |
| 34 | Alburquerque, New Meksiko | $61.503 | +$29.499 | $334.404 |
| 35 | Houston, Texas | $60.440 | +$30.841 | $272.279 |
| 36 | Omaha, Nebraska | $70,202 | +$31.168 | $280.961 |
| 37 | Filadelfia, Pennsylvania | $57.537 | +$31.883 | $217.897 |
| 38 | Colombus, Ohio | $62.994 | +$33.499 | $261.636 |
| 39 | San Antonio, Texas | $59.593 | +$33.656 | $257.044 |
| 40 | Louisville, Kentucky | $63.114 | +$33.974 | $248.532 |
| 41 | Kota Kansas, Missouri | $65.256 | +$34.679 | $239.547 |
| 42 | Indianapolis, Indiana | $59.110 | +$35.782 | $231.898 |
| 43 | El Paso, Texas | $55.710 | +$36.504 | $224.164 |
| 44 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | $49.733 | $36.519 | $207.494 |
| 45 | Kota Oklahoma, Oklahoma | $64.251 | $36.658 | $205.023 |
| 46 | Baltimore, Maryland | $58.349 | $36.688 | $185.383 |
| 47 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | $56.648 | $36.898 | $209.866 |
| 48 | Wichita, Kansas | $60.712 | $37.586 | $200.864 |
| 49 | Memphis, Tennessee | $48.090 | $41.402 | $147.747 |
| 50 | Detroit, Michigan | $37.761 | $42.423 | $73.654 |