Visualizing Inequality Through Transit

While increased disparity in income is readily apparent in the United States, it’s often difficult to visualize it. The New Yorker offered anidea-subwayinequality-290 interesting take, showing median income at various transit stops in New York City:

The United States has a problem with income inequality. And it’s particularly bad in New York City—according to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, if the borough of Manhattan were a country, the income gap between the richest twenty per cent and the poorest twenty per cent would be on par with countries like Sierra Leone, Namibia, and Lesotho.