Income inequality in the United States

census. However the census doesn’t state how many home owners actually occupy the homes or what portion of the home is rented. David weliver’s how much house can you afford? Breaks down the mortgage payments ,salary and affordability. In his article he explains the “rules of a mortgages” he states “if you and your spouses combined income is 80,000 a year, your payments should not exceed 1,866.” If a minority family living in canarsie, has an estimated average income of 35-66,000 a year it is…

ethnic minorities than in the general population, and is most common in people with Hispanic backgrounds. Obesity is also more prevalent in those with low incomes and in poorer countries (CDC, 2014). This stood out to me due to the fact that I come from a Hispanic background,…

Established Brand Calphalon 's target market consisted of highly educated adults from age 40 to 55 with average incomes of $80,000 or more. GE leveraged their brands reputation and was able to move upstream in price by tapping into the more prosperous households. Part of GFA 's new Profile Performance line, the fridge is targeted toward professional adults ages 30-45 with household incomes ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 (Khurana, 2010). This was also a factor which assisted GE in upward…

per capita income than non-whites. Figure 1-3 in The Color of Wealth by Meizhu Lui shows the 1999 per capita income of whites versus that of people of color; the results are that whites made $24,819, while people of color made $13,736 (7). This approximately $9,000 difference in per capita income results in a divergence between whites and non-whites, leaving the latter at a disadvantage in regards to their chances to wealth. Moreover, the difference between the typically highest income families…

accessibility would increase, whereas if the major roadways attract households more than jobs, accessibility would decrease. However, residential preferences are different by income and race as well as dependent on available affordable housings. Accordingly, the effect of major roadways on changes in job accessibility by income and race can be positive, negative, or neutral, and thus it is more related to an empirical…

Mahfuza Akther Dr. Bisla English 125 September 25, 2015 Education Matters Is a college degree really worth spending the significant years of our life? Many people are questioning the value of going to college. A college degree is very important when it comes to finding a job. Studies have shown that college graduates have a higher likelihood of getting a job and good annual salary compared to others who only have a high school diploma. People with higher education tend to have a better…

Within the city of East Hollywood according to the U.S Census (2000) there is a population of 73,967where 60.4% are Latino, 17.5% White, 15.5% Asian, 2.4% Black, and 4.1% other. Within the East Hollywood population there is a median household income of $29,927 and 3,281 families headed by single parents. Also in the East Hollywood population the median age is 31 where in the country the highest population range of age ranges from 19 to 34 (Mapping L.A., 2016). Central Hollywood on the other hand…

Squirrel Hill is a residential neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The city officially divides it into two neighborhoods, Squirrel Hill North and Squirrel Hill South, but it is almost universally treated as a single neighborhood. As of the 2010 Census, Squirrel Hill North has a population of 11363, having grown 9% since 2000. Squirrel Hill North's population is 75% White, 17% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% black. Of the 3892 housing units in Squirrel Hill North,…

PART: 11): 1) 46% of all advertisements (26/57) contain declarative sentence, it means that on average second add uses declarative statement. 2) 23% of all advertisements (13/57) contain imperative sentences, it means that on average nearly every four advertisements contain imperative sentence. 3) 7% of all advertisements (4/57) contain interrogative sentence, it means that on average nearly every fourteenth of advertisement contain only one interrogative sentence. 4) 25% of all advertisements…

Household Demographics and Characteristics Characteristics of the household head. As shown in Table 2, most of household heads in Paranas are aged 40 – 64 years old (60.99%). Their ages ranged from 20 to 88 years old. The mean age is 51 years old, and most of the household heads are aged 54 years old. Others having an age range of 20 – 39 years old comprise 21.43% and those above 65 years old figure about 17.58%. Although majority of the participants are considered middle adults (60.99%) and…