Boston, the east coast city I’m currently live in and studying. Irvine, the west coast city in California. they are two different vibe of the city but there are some similar thing that both cities share together. Let’s start with some background.
Population & Diversity
Based on the data from DataUSA, summarized from the Census Bureau ACS 5-year Estimate. White hold about half share of total 673 thousands of people in Boston, followed by Black or African American and Hispanic which both take around 20% share. Asian with slightly less than 10% become the final composition. Compare to Boston, Irvine is not that diversity. The Asian and White composed 80% of the 298 thousands people’s city, with 42.6% of Asian and 37.4% of White. 12% of the people in the city are Hispanic, and Black and African American hold share as less than 2%. It is the “the largest city in the continental United States with an Asian plurality” according to the Orange County Register, and only Honolulu have Asian more than other race in the big city.
Economy & Employment
Boston have almost triple employees in the city than Irvine while population of Boston is only 2.25 times of Irvine. That showing Boston is providing more job opportunity, as well as it attract more companies and employees. The top three occupations in Boston are management, business & finance, and office & administrative support , take a total around 30% in the job market. In Irvine, thing about the same, the top two is management, business & finance, as same as Boston, and the computer mathematical takes third place with 10.6%. although both city share the similar job and industry, people in Irvine can earn much more than people in Boston. The Median Household Income in Boston of 2021 was 81744USD, compared to Irvine 114,027USD.