很多人都会向往年收入达六位数，但事实上全国仅五分之一家庭有如此高的收入。而根据最新调查显示，年收入达六位数的家庭都集中在全美十多个城市，其中有几个更位处湾区内。 理财资讯网站NerdWallet公布一份根据人口普查数据分析的报告显示，全美有16个城市逾半家庭的年收入达六位数。报告又显示，湾区有3个城市位处头十位，包括圣拉蒙(San Ramon)位居第一，而普莱臣顿(Pleasanton)则第三，波罗阿多(Palo Alto)排第六。
圣拉蒙市内有多家大型企业设立总部，包括石油公司雪佛龙(Chevron)及大型健身中心「24小时健身」(24-Hour Fitness)，该市是全美多个间接受惠于科技热潮促进经济的城市之一。根据报告，市内有63.5%家庭年收入逾10万元，收入逾20万元的亦佔市内四分之一人口，是全美收入最高的城市。
至于普莱臣顿，该市是连锁超市Safeway及服装零售商罗斯(Ross)的总部所在。该市仍保留小镇风格，市内人口收入却是全美名列前茅，有59.8%的家庭年收入逾10万元，22.3%更有逾20万元收入。
而社交网站Facebook和科技公司惠普(HP)总部及史丹福大学所在地的波罗阿多，是科技专才喜欢居住、学习和创业的地方。受惠于科技新贵的高薪厚薪，带动市内人口整体收入，当中有57.8%年收入逾10万，而20万元或以上的亦有28.2%。
Cities Where Americans Earn the Most
Many people aspire to earn a six-figure income,
but only about one-fifth of the nation's households succeed. And,
according to recent research, those six-figure families tend to
congregate in a handful of cities, such as San Ramon, Calif., where
63.5 percent of the population clears the $100,000 threshold and a
full one-quarter earn $200,000 or more.
Where should you go to hang-out with the well-heeled? According to a new analysis of Census data by NerdWallet, there are 16 U.S. cities where more than 50 percent of the households earn six-figure incomes. These are the top 10.
1. San Ramon, Calif.
San Ramon, Calif., home to companies ranging from Chevron Corp. to 24-Hour Fitness, is one of several U.S. cities that have been indirect beneficiaries of the technology boom that has fueled the economic growth of the San Francisco Bay area. Now, with 63.5 percent of the city's households boasting annual income exceeding $100,000 -- and one-quarter earning $200,000 or more, it's America's top-earning city.
2. Flower Mound, Texas
Flower Mound, Texas, a Dallas suburb, has the second-lowest crime rate in the U.S., according to the FBI's latest crime report. And CNN Money recently ranked it in its listing of 100 best places to live in the U.S.. It certainly ranks well among cities where residents earn the most, with 62.8 percent of households taking home more than $100,000 and 18.6 percent earning $200,000 or more.
3. Pleasanton, Calif.
Pleasanton, Calif., home to Safeway and Ross Stores, maintains a small-town feel with big-town wages. Just south of San Ramon, some 59.8 percent of its residents earn over $100,000 and 22.3 percent earn more than $200,000.
4. Yorba Linda, Calif.
Yorba Linda is among four California cities on the top earners list and it's the only one not located in the San Francisco Bay area. This Southern California bedroom community is known for large lots and horse trails and frequently has been ranked among the best places to live in the U.S. The birthplace of former president Richard Nixon, Yorba Linda now brags that 58.8 percent of its residents earn upwards of $100,000 and 18.6 percent earn $200,000 or more.
5. Carmel, Ind.
Carmel, Ind., just a short commute to Indianapolis, ranked first in Money Magazine's best places to live in the U.S. With wide bike lanes and friendly residents, it's also got a lower-than-average unemployment rate and better-than-average earnings, with 58.4 percent of households earning over $100,000 and 23.2% earning over $200,000.
6. Palo Alto, Calif.
Palo Alto, Calif., home to Facebook, Hewlett-Packard and Stanford University, is where technophiles come to live, learn and launch new businesses. Thanks to rising wages for engineers and stock-millionaires, the city brags that 57.8 percent of its households take home more than $100,000 and 28.2 percent earn more than $200,000.
7. Newton, Mass.
Newton, Mass., a suburb just outside of Boston that's set up like a series of villages -- several lining scenic lakes and ponds, is not only one of the cities where residents are likely to earn the most, its real estate is also among the most costly in the nation, with the average home selling for more than $1.2 million, according to real estate site Trulia.com. As for wages, some 55.4 percent of Newton households earn over $100,000 and 25.7 percent pocket more than $200,000 annually.
8. Naperville, Ill.
Naperville, a Chicago, Ill.-suburb has had many brushes with fame. Named the second-best place to live by Money Magazine in 2006, it was also cited as one of the wealthiest towns in the nation in 2010. Now, it ranks eighth among America's city for the percentage of households earning six-figures, with 54.8 percent over $100,000 and 22.8 percent taking home more than $200,000.
9. Frisco, Texas
Frisco, Texas, some 20 miles north of Dallas, brags four professional sports teams, 150 outdoor sculptures, plenty of luxury hotels and restaurants - as well as average incomes that make this city of 131,510 residents among the nation's richest towns. Some 53.7 percent of Frisco residents earn $100,000 or more and 13.3 percent take home upwards of $200,000.
10. The Woodlands, Texas
A master-planned community founded by Texas oilman George P. Mitchell in the early 1970s, was designed to be such an attractive bedroom community that it "would entice city slickers" to move there. Now home to corporate campuses for Chevron, McKesson Corp. and Hewitt, the tiny Texas community with some 55,000 residents is among the nation's wealthiest cities, with 53.4 percent of the population earning more than $100,000 and 15.3 percent of the population earning upwards of $200,000.
For the rest of the listing, check out NerdWallet's city data here.
Where should you go to hang-out with the well-heeled? According to a new analysis of Census data by NerdWallet, there are 16 U.S. cities where more than 50 percent of the households earn six-figure incomes. These are the top 10.
1. San Ramon, Calif.
San Ramon, Calif. (JANE
DOUGHNUT/FLICKR)
San Ramon, Calif., home to companies ranging from Chevron Corp. to 24-Hour Fitness, is one of several U.S. cities that have been indirect beneficiaries of the technology boom that has fueled the economic growth of the San Francisco Bay area. Now, with 63.5 percent of the city's households boasting annual income exceeding $100,000 -- and one-quarter earning $200,000 or more, it's America's top-earning city.
2. Flower Mound, Texas
Flower Mound, Texas, a Dallas suburb, has the second-lowest crime rate in the U.S., according to the FBI's latest crime report. And CNN Money recently ranked it in its listing of 100 best places to live in the U.S.. It certainly ranks well among cities where residents earn the most, with 62.8 percent of households taking home more than $100,000 and 18.6 percent earning $200,000 or more.
3. Pleasanton, Calif.
Pleasanton, Calif., home to Safeway and Ross Stores, maintains a small-town feel with big-town wages. Just south of San Ramon, some 59.8 percent of its residents earn over $100,000 and 22.3 percent earn more than $200,000.
4. Yorba Linda, Calif.
Yorba Linda is among four California cities on the top earners list and it's the only one not located in the San Francisco Bay area. This Southern California bedroom community is known for large lots and horse trails and frequently has been ranked among the best places to live in the U.S. The birthplace of former president Richard Nixon, Yorba Linda now brags that 58.8 percent of its residents earn upwards of $100,000 and 18.6 percent earn $200,000 or more.
5. Carmel, Ind.
Carmel, Ind., just a short commute to Indianapolis, ranked first in Money Magazine's best places to live in the U.S. With wide bike lanes and friendly residents, it's also got a lower-than-average unemployment rate and better-than-average earnings, with 58.4 percent of households earning over $100,000 and 23.2% earning over $200,000.
6. Palo Alto, Calif.
Palo Alto, Calif., home to Facebook, Hewlett-Packard and Stanford University, is where technophiles come to live, learn and launch new businesses. Thanks to rising wages for engineers and stock-millionaires, the city brags that 57.8 percent of its households take home more than $100,000 and 28.2 percent earn more than $200,000.
7. Newton, Mass.
Newton, Mass., a suburb just outside of Boston that's set up like a series of villages -- several lining scenic lakes and ponds, is not only one of the cities where residents are likely to earn the most, its real estate is also among the most costly in the nation, with the average home selling for more than $1.2 million, according to real estate site Trulia.com. As for wages, some 55.4 percent of Newton households earn over $100,000 and 25.7 percent pocket more than $200,000 annually.
8. Naperville, Ill.
Naperville, a Chicago, Ill.-suburb has had many brushes with fame. Named the second-best place to live by Money Magazine in 2006, it was also cited as one of the wealthiest towns in the nation in 2010. Now, it ranks eighth among America's city for the percentage of households earning six-figures, with 54.8 percent over $100,000 and 22.8 percent taking home more than $200,000.
9. Frisco, Texas
Frisco, Texas, some 20 miles north of Dallas, brags four professional sports teams, 150 outdoor sculptures, plenty of luxury hotels and restaurants - as well as average incomes that make this city of 131,510 residents among the nation's richest towns. Some 53.7 percent of Frisco residents earn $100,000 or more and 13.3 percent take home upwards of $200,000.
10. The Woodlands, Texas
A master-planned community founded by Texas oilman George P. Mitchell in the early 1970s, was designed to be such an attractive bedroom community that it "would entice city slickers" to move there. Now home to corporate campuses for Chevron, McKesson Corp. and Hewitt, the tiny Texas community with some 55,000 residents is among the nation's wealthiest cities, with 53.4 percent of the population earning more than $100,000 and 15.3 percent of the population earning upwards of $200,000.
For the rest of the listing, check out NerdWallet's city data here.
