Report: Antioch household income decreased 22.7% from 1999-2013, third highest in California

Rising costs and stagnant wages are a nationwide issue but some Californians are feeling an especially tight squeeze. To determine which California city’s residents are most affected by rising homeownership costs and wages that have not kept pace with inflation, consumer finance site NerdWallet analyzed and ranked 207 cities in the state on these key economic factors, adjusted for inflation, over the past 14 years.

The report found that household income has trailed inflation in Antioch, decreasing 22.70%, the third highest in the state, behind Palm Desert at 24.2% and Westminster at 23.9%. That compares to a 7.8% drop in annual household income in California, on average and accounting for inflation.

The report also provides comparisons on a city-by-city basis of housing and college education costs during that time.

The full report can be found here.


4 Comments to “Report: Antioch household income decreased 22.7% from 1999-2013, third highest in California”

  1. Marty Fernandez says:

    What do you expect, it is a “Section 8” city now. Lost and gone.

  2. Karl dietzel says:

    Our fearless leaders don’t get that, they think by approving
    And building more houses things get better.
    What s shame .
    We need to better our schools and get good paying
    Jobs.

  3. Reginald Jamal Brown says:

    Just look around you. Drug dealers, prostitutes, ex-cons, and rapists don’t bother to file taxes.

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