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 an 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.