Tables |
Economic Benchmarks |
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16. FAMILY INCOME INEQUALITY IN CITIES (90TH PERCENTILE/10TH PERCENTILE)
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Rank |
City name |
1969 |
1979 |
1989 |
Change 79-89 |
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1 |
Virginia Beach city, VA |
6.115 |
5.53 |
4.744 |
-0.786 |
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2 |
Jacksonville city (remainder), FL |
8.176 |
7.661 |
7.073 |
-0.588 |
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3 |
Honolulu CDP, HI |
6.523 |
7.622 |
7.178 |
-0.444 |
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4 |
San Jose city, CA |
5.091 |
5.527 |
5.656 |
0.129 |
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5 |
Seattle city, WA |
6.086 |
6.496 |
6.747 |
0.251 |
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6 |
New Orleans city, LA |
12.502 |
14.517 |
14.819 |
0.302 |
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7 |
Charlotte city, NC |
6.981 |
6.881 |
7.229 |
0.348 |
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8 |
San Diego city, CA |
7.02 |
7.006 |
7.467 |
0.461 |
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9 |
Portland city, OR |
6.702 |
6.575 |
7.05 |
0.475 |
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10 |
Indianapolis city (remainder), IN |
5.593 |
6.41 |
7.037 |
0.627 |
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11 |
Oakland city, CA |
8.235 |
10.203 |
10.846 |
0.643 |
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12 |
Atlanta city, GA |
9.595 |
17.113 |
17.767 |
0.654 |
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13 |
Omaha city, NE |
5.999 |
6.306 |
6.961 |
0.655 |
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14 |
Albuquerque city, NM |
7.104 |
6.683 |
7.466 |
0.783 |
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15 |
Sacramento city, CA |
7.043 |
7.475 |
8.392 |
0.917 |
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16 |
Los Angeles City, CA |
7.586 |
9.284 |
10.303 |
1.019 |
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17 |
Nashville-Davidson (remainder), TN |
6.8 |
6.561 |
7.651 |
1.09 |
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18 |
Oklahoma City city, OK |
7.165 |
6.902 |
8.107 |
1.205 |
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19 |
San Francisco city, CA |
7.764 |
8.196 |
9.416 |
1.22 |
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20 |
Long Beach city, CA |
7.057 |
7.686 |
8.907 |
1.221 |
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21 |
Miami city, FL |
8.118 |
10.342 |
11.601 |
1.259 |
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22 |
Phoenix city, AZ |
6.436 |
6.057 |
7.376 |
1.319 |
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23 |
Austin city, TX |
7.081 |
6.826 |
8.159 |
1.333 |
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24 |
Columbus city, OH |
6.466 |
7.126 |
8.49 |
1.364 |
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25 |
Denver city, CO |
6.913 |
7.69 |
9.126 |
1.436 |
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26 |
Cleveland city, OH |
7.982 |
9.554 |
11.023 |
1.469 |
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27 |
Tucson city, AZ |
6.712 |
6.24 |
7.805 |
1.565 |
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28 |
Memphis city, TN |
8.403 |
10.16 |
11.798 |
1.638 |
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29 |
Philadelphia city, PA |
7.065 |
8.726 |
10.381 |
1.655 |
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30 |
Fort Worth city, TX |
7.004 |
7.015 |
8.706 |
1.691 |
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31 |
Washington city, DC |
8.335 |
11.892 |
13.685 |
1.793 |
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32 |
Kansas City city, MO |
5.816 |
6.533 |
8.36 |
1.827 |
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33 |
Milwaukee city, WI |
5.912 |
6.483 |
8.433 |
1.95 |
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34 |
Boston city, MA |
7.06 |
8.894 |
10.916 |
2.022 |
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35 |
El Paso city, TX |
7.521 |
8.086 |
10.169 |
2.083 |
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36 |
Tulsa city, OK |
6.819 |
6.774 |
8.976 |
2.202 |
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37 |
Baltimore city, MD |
8.056 |
9.795 |
11.999 |
2.204 |
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38 |
San Antonio city, TX |
7.833 |
8.388 |
10.731 |
2.343 |
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39 |
Dallas city, TX |
7.141 |
8.309 |
10.99 |
2.681 |
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40 |
Minneapolis city, MN |
6.401 |
6.453 |
9.139 |
2.686 |
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41 |
Fresno city, CA |
7.391 |
7.022 |
9.709 |
2.687 |
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42 |
Chicago city, IL |
6.983 |
10.005 |
12.875 |
2.87 |
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43 |
New York city, NY |
7.948 |
10.052 |
12.983 |
2.931 |
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44 |
Detroit city, MI |
7.65 |
9.771 |
12.82 |
3.049 |
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45 |
Pittsburgh city, PA |
7.328 |
7.561 |
11.3 |
3.739 |
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46 |
St. Louis city, MO |
7.533 |
7.933 |
11.769 |
3.836 |
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47 |
Houston city, TX |
7.03 |
7.73 |
11.922 |
4.192 |
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48 |
Cincinnati city, OH |
7.964 |
8.934 |
13.897 |
4.963 |
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7.0625 |
7.6415 |
9.1325 |
1.4 |
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Source: State of the Nations Cities Database. |
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Homepage: http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/cupr/SoNC.htm |
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Note: Colorado Springs city, Co and Mesa City, Az not included. |
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September 1998 |
University of Pittsburgh |
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