Embedded Inequality
Age, race, education — no matter how you slice it, wealth inequality in the US is astronomical.
The McDonald Mansion in Santa Rosa, CA. David Berry / Flickr
We are still continuing our coverage of the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances. Below I show how wealth is distributed within a variety of demographic subgroups. What I find is that wealth is similarly distributed in every demographic subgroup. Wealth levels vary a great deal from subgroup to subgroup, but wealth distributions do not.
Age
The below graph shows how wealth is distributed in every age group. Hover over each cluster of bars to get a complete rundown.
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