SPECIAL REPORT
Income Inequality in the San Francisco Bay Area
Table 3: Household Income Inequality Measures, by California Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), 2013
| MSA | Gini Coefficient | Income Ratio | Median Household Income | Poverty Rate | Top 5% Income Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo-Fairfield | 42.7 | 13.0 | $63,520 | 13.0% | 18.1% |
| Yuba City | 44.1 | 11.9 | $46,773 | 18.7% | 20.7% |
| Stockton-Lodi | 44.2 | 13.6 | $51,432 | 19.9% | 18.6% |
| El Centro | 44.2 | 13.4 | $43,310 | 22.1% | 18.2% |
| Merced | 44.5 | 12.1 | $40,687 | 25.2% | 20.0% |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | 44.6 | 13.2 | $77,363 | 11.9% | 20.1% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | 44.8 | 14.0 | $53,220 | 18.2% | 19.8% |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande | 44.9 | 15.4 | $58,158 | 15.3% | 18.5% |
| Hanford-Corcoran | 45.1 | 14.2 | $45,774 | 21.4% | 20.0% |
| Madera | 45.2 | 13.6 | $39,758 | 23.6% | 19.7% |
| Redding | 45.4 | 13.8 | $40,332 | 20.1% | 20.0% |
| Bakersfield | 45.6 | 14.1 | $46,879 | 22.8% | 20.1% |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | 45.8 | 16.4 | $68,438 | 14.9% | 19.6% |
| Napa | 45.9 | 13.5 | $70,914 | 9.0% | 21.6% |
| Salinas | 46.3 | 14.1 | $57,052 | 17.9% | 22.1% |
| Santa Rosa | 46.5 | 14.0 | $61,029 | 12.4% | 22.2% |
| Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade | 46.5 | 15.7 | $57,027 | 16.6% | 21.1% |
| Visalia-Porterville | 46.8 | 15.2 | $39,422 | 30.1% | 20.8% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | 47.0 | 16.3 | $91,533 | 10.5% | 21.3% |
| Chico | 47.5 | 16.0 | $42,752 | 21.5% | 21.0% |
| Fresno | 47.6 | 16.0 | $43,925 | 28.8% | 21.7% |
| Modesto | 47.9 | 15.3 | $47,962 | 22.1% | 23.2% |
| San Diego-Carlsbad | 47.9 | 16.9 | $61,426 | 15.2% | 22.6% |
| United States | 48.1 | 16.4 | $52,250 | 15.8% | 23.0% |
| Bay Area | 48.7 | 17.9 | $76,216 | 12.2% | 22.8% |
| California | 49.0 | 17.6 | $60,190 | 16.8% | 23.3% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 49.4 | 19.1 | $79,624 | 11.5% | 23.4% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 49.9 | 18.5 | $58,869 | 17.6% | 24.2% |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | 50.4 | 18.1 | $62,421 | 16.3% | 26.0% |
Data Source:
United States Census Bureau, 2013 American Community Survey, Summary File
Analysis:
Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies; Marin Economic Consulting
This chart does not require any additional definition.
Income Ratio presents the ratio of average income of the highest-earning 20% of households to the average income of the lowest-earning 20%. Top 5% Income Share is the share of all total household income that is held by the top-earning 5% of households.
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