Interactive map reveals jarring wealth gap between Bay Area, rest of US

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Tuesday, March 13, 2018
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- We know the wealth gap between the Bay Area and the rest of the country is large. Now, a new interactive map is showing how jarring the difference is.

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Mapping software company Esri put together a report that shows blue indicates locations where households make more than $100,000 a year. Orange is less than $25,000 a year.

The typical San Francisco household makes about $96,000 a year, nearly double the national median. Purple represents $50,000 to $100,000 a year.

Click here if you would like to use the interactive map.

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