The only measure where California is "#1 poverty state" is by supplemental income measure. And the reason is due to high housing costs in coastal California. And this also is an incorrect measure, as poverty in CA is not entrenched in coastal areas.
So, I guess, the Democrats can gloat for stupendously high GDP, median income, per capita income. And blame themselves for high housing costs.
Reasons for high housing costs have been well documented and researched and it includes a combination of factors such as income, demand, NIMBY, regulations, traffic, crowding etc. There is definite movement towards building more housing now and I think the next decade will definitely see more housing being built.
- California is #10 when it comes median income (which is really remarkable as the 9 other states are tiny and CA has 40mn people) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...] - California is #16 by per capita income - California is #1 by total GDP - California is #8 by per capita GDP [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_GDP_per...] - California is #35 in poverty rate by household income [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...]
The only measure where California is "#1 poverty state" is by supplemental income measure. And the reason is due to high housing costs in coastal California. And this also is an incorrect measure, as poverty in CA is not entrenched in coastal areas.
So, I guess, the Democrats can gloat for stupendously high GDP, median income, per capita income. And blame themselves for high housing costs.
Reasons for high housing costs have been well documented and researched and it includes a combination of factors such as income, demand, NIMBY, regulations, traffic, crowding etc. There is definite movement towards building more housing now and I think the next decade will definitely see more housing being built.