This graph shows the distribution of households in the United States in 2010, by household income bracket and income-related census tract. In 2010, 41 percent of lower-income households were situated in census tracts where the majority of households also had lower level incomes. Alternatively only 14 percent of lower-income households were situated in residential areas where the majority of households had an upper level income.
Share of households situated in low, middle and upper income census tracts in the United States 2010, by household income level
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Upper income tract
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Pew Research Center. (August 1, 2012). Share of households situated in low, middle and upper income census tracts in the United States 2010, by household income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239765/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income-segregation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of households situated in low, middle and upper income census tracts in the United States 2010, by household income level." Chart. August 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239765/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income-segregation/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Share of households situated in low, middle and upper income census tracts in the United States 2010, by household income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239765/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income-segregation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Households Situated in Low, Middle and Upper Income Census Tracts in The United States 2010, by Household Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239765/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income-segregation/
Pew Research Center, Share of households situated in low, middle and upper income census tracts in the United States 2010, by household income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239765/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income-segregation/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of households situated in low, middle and upper income census tracts in the United States 2010, by household income level [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239765/distribution-of-households-in-the-us-by-income-segregation/