Essay About Percent Increase And Median Household Income

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John Kilroy Professor WoodsSOC-2010-012-15-18Stratification ChicagoIllinoisU.S.Population2,704,95812,802,023325,719,178% of Adults with Bachelors Degree36.50%32.90%30.30%Median Household Income$50,434 $59.20 $55,322 Owner Occupied Housing Unit Rate44.10%66.00%63.60%% Of Persons Under 1823.10%22.90%22.80%% Of Persons Over 6510.30%14.60%15.20%% Living Below Poverty Line21.70%13.00%12.70%        1.While conducting research on Chicago, Illinois, and the United States about its stratification, there were some questions that were particularly concentrated on. The first being the population of each portion of land, which was had the obvious result of exponentially increasing as it went on from hometown, state, and then finally the United States as the whole. Second, the percentage of adults with a bachelor’s degree showed that Chicago at thirty-six and half percent, has almost nearly a seven percent increase compared to the United States, while Illinois is only about three percent below Chicago. Third, the median household Income came to a surprise to me. Chicago Falling short of both Illinois and the United States with the median income of $50,434. However, Illinois as a whole displays a much higher median income, reaching almost $60,000 and the United States right in between at $55,322. Fourth, the owner-occupied housing rate results were also sort of shocking. Living it Chicago you notice a lot of houses, huge apartment building, and condominiums, and because of all that around you, it gives you the perception that there is a lot of people in the city, but it doesn’t make you realize how many of those houses, apartments, and condos are actually being used. With Chicago coming out to forty-four percent, being below the state and the U.S. over twenty percent makes me wonder why Chicago continues to build so much. Fifth, the percent of people under eighteen in all three categories came out to be around the same at about twenty three percent. Sixth, the percent of people over sixty-five seemed low for Chicago at ten percent, but made sense after considering the big the city and frigid cold winters. While Illinois and the U.S. are once again side by side at just about fifteen percent. Seventh, the percent living below poverty line is much higher in Chicago than Illinois and the United states. I expect this problem is because of the cost of living and the masses of people that are within a big city. Illinois and the U.S have a more positive outlook on poverty with percentages coming out to thirteen percent.