Individual Data Visualization

Gentrification
Housing &
Demographics

Working from real census data collected by our team, this lab examines the demographic and income structures underlying urban change — with a focus on age concentration and household income stratification as markers of gentrification pressure.

9.76M
Total population
$90.8K
Median HH income
3.49M
Households
01 — Underlying Data

Population by Age Group

Sex and age cohort data from ACS census records. View 1 from team database.
Age / CategoryPopulation% Share
Total population9,757,179
Male4,826,069
49.5%
Female4,931,110
50.5%
Under 5 years474,383
4.9%
5 to 9 years519,577
5.3%
10 to 14 years583,557
6.0%
15 to 19 years616,811
6.3%
20 to 24 years621,805
6.4%
25 to 34 years ↑1,500,708
15.4%
35 to 44 years ↑1,409,458
14.4%
45 to 54 years1,253,427
12.8%
55 to 59 years602,351
6.2%
60 to 64 years599,927
6.1%
65 to 74 years911,155
9.3%
75 to 84 years488,792
5.0%

Visualization 01 — Age Distribution

Population by Age Cohort

Horizontal bar chart ranked by cohort size. The 25–44 age range represents 29.8% of total population — the primary demographic associated with gentrification pressure in housing research.

Key finding: Nearly 1 in 3 residents falls between ages 25–44. This cohort concentration, combined with the income data below, is a leading indicator of displacement risk for lower-income residents in the same geography.

02 — Underlying Data

Income Distribution by Household Type

View 2 — income brackets across household categories from ACS. Totals, medians, and means included.
Income Bracket All Households Families Married-Couple Nonfamily
Total count3,485,8102,244,4451,486,1211,241,365
Less than $10,0005.40%3.40%1.70%10.10%
$10,000 to $14,9993.50%1.70%0.90%7.30%
$15,000 to $24,9995.40%4.30%3.00%8.20%
$25,000 to $34,9995.40%4.90%3.50%7.20%
$35,000 to $49,9998.50%8.30%6.50%9.80%
$50,000 to $74,99913.90%13.60%11.40%14.80%
$75,000 to $99,99911.80%12.30%11.20%11.00%
$100,000 to $149,99917.60%18.70%19.40%14.60%
$150,000 to $199,99910.50%11.70%14.10%7.00%
$200,000 or more17.90%21.20%28.30%10.20%
Median income$90,845$102,498$127,806$61,622
Mean income$128,591$144,515$173,090$91,623
03 — Visualization 02

Income Stratification Analysis

Two views — bracket distribution and median/mean divergence — revealing economic pressure underlying gentrification.

02A — Income Band Distribution

Low / Middle / High Income Share

Grouped bars comparing how each household type distributes across low (<$35k), middle ($35–100k), and high (>$100k) bands. Nonfamily households skew heavily low-income while married-couple families concentrate at the top.

02B — Median vs. Mean Divergence

Where Wealth Concentrates

The gap between median and mean income signals top-end skew. Married-couple families show a $45k spread — the largest divergence in the dataset — indicating a high-income tail driving displacement pressure.

Key finding: Nonfamily households — typically renters and younger residents — have a $61k median while coexisting with married-couple families at $127k median. A $66k gap in the same housing market is a primary structural driver of displacement.