Eau Claire: Nonfamily Incomes
The map on the left of the page shows the percentage of nonfamily incomes below $20,000.  In the highest value or darkest areas we see that 78% of nonfamilies residing in these areas have incomes of less than or equal to $20,000.  These areas can be found in ex-urban areas, parts of Putnam Heights, Northside Hill and Randall Park.  This suggests that these areas have high poverty rates due to the high percentage of low income.  However the fact that these maps are displaying non family incomes this suggests that these are single people without children or spouses and therefore may not be poverty stricken but rather working blue collar jobs or are young college graduates or students.  This is more likely due to the fact that areas surrounding campus contain 57-68% of these income amounts. In the ex-urban areas they contain one high 78% section and several 57-68% sections of income amounts below or equal to $20,000 which could be due to large amounts of farming communities in these areas

The map on the right shows the percentage of nonfamily incomes of above or equal to $100,000.  The three highest value or darkest areas are located in ex-urban areas and are touching water suggesting these areas contain larger newer homes which are on the water suggesting a more wealthy community in these areas.  In these sections there are anywhere from eight to approximately eleven percent of nonfamily incomes that are higher or equal to $100,000.  Higher percentages are also found in the East Hill as well as the Third Ward areas.  This also suggests there is a wealthy community in these areas with about six to eight percent of nonfamily incomes of higher or equal value to $100,000. 

                      

         Created by Lauren Faust on 08 June 2007.