Income

In many parts of the country, child care costs more than a mortgage.

Where California outshines other states, and by how much.

Pernicious myths about income inequality remain pervasive in our society—for example, that better education will close the racial wealth gap. Professor William Darity is working to debunk these misconceptions.

Quality of medical care and mortality are frequently linked to socioeconomic success. But for African Americans, that's often not the case.

Ending this problem should be simple.

For the first time ever, the public can see the graduation rates for Pell grant recipients at over 1,000 schools.

Workers keep losing ground.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

A study of young married Americans finds people who are economically dependent on their spouse are more likely to have an affair.

New research finds that, in most societies, cynics make less money over time than optimists.

Support for greater flexible savings will provide a stable and desperately needed foundation.

A new study predicts growing income and increasing temperatures will boost air conditioner sales and energy consumption.

A state-by-state analysis of Google searches find high-status goods are of more interest in places with a larger gap between rich and poor.

A new report highlights Asian Americans' economic success. What does this tell us about the "tiger mom" style of parenting?

Millions have been spent on initiatives to eliminate food deserts, which are thought to contribute to the increasing incidence of diabetes and obesity in low-income areas. How are disadvantaged people faring in the middle of California, one of the nation's prime agricultural states?

California is the home to more super rich than anywhere else in the country—and it also exhibits the highest poverty rate in the nation.

The majority of Americans—both liberal and conservative—want taxes to be progressive, but they're actually quite regressive.

Consider wealth instead.

The short answer is, pretty well. But that’s not really the point.

In a truly global market, the price of real estate doesn't necessarily reflect the ability of those living in the area to afford it.

The borough has experienced a drop in average per capita income, but there's a good reason for that.

Another example of how population growth is outdated as an important economic metric.

When it comes to the injustice of air pollution, the divide between blacks and whites is greater than the gap between the rich and the poor.

An animation using Census data makes clear how family income has changed in America's Second City over 40-plus years.