Um... if the poverty class in CA is at 20%, or 8% above the national average, how do you figure that CA has the largest and most affluent middle class? Given those numbers, it appears that the middle class is at least 8% smaller than the national average.
Don’t they teach math or deductive reasoning in CA schools any more?
If you had the ability to read and research you would know California has over 7 million single family detached homes.
Over 80% owner-occupied.
Only Texas comes close with a little over 5 million. Florida has less than 4 million and New York barely over 2 million.
Given home prices in CA, how is that not the largest, most affluent middle class in the nation?
No! Both are racist!