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Who Makes the Most Money on the OC?

  • enigmaax
    I Wear Pants;896897 wrote:You mean an inbred?
    Well, specifically, GoChiefs?
  • se-alum
    fan_from_texas;896894 wrote:I'm looking at this link, which uses 2003 numbers and says that 16% of American families earn $100K or more. On our poll, I'd ballpark about 22-23% making over $100K. Considering (1) we're not a representative sample (more educated/affluent than average America), (2) these are 2003 numbers, so they're likely higher, (3) we're going to have self-selection bias, (4) we're pretty close to those numbers as it is, and (5) we're dealing with a small sample size--I think the poll numbers above are likely accurately reported. They don't jump out as immediately off-base.

    If 20% of OCers claimed to make $500K or more, then sure, I'd be suspicious. But I wouldn't be surprised if 20% of the people responding to this poll are some combination of doctors, lawyers, engineers, small business owners, etc. who make an upper-middle class income.
    Out of that 16%, how many families do you guess are single income families?? I agree that dual income families can pretty easily get to the 100K mark. It's fairly unusual, at least where I live, that an individual makes over 125K a year. The vast majority of individuals are going to fall in the 30-60K range.
  • justincredible
    se-alum;896986 wrote:Out of that 16%, how many families do you guess are single income families?? I agree that dual income families can pretty easily get to the 100K mark. It's fairly unusual, at least where I live, that an individual makes over 125K a year. The vast majority of individuals are going to fall in the 30-60K range.
    82% is a vast majority.
  • THE4RINGZ
    If you respond to the survey, be careful. Justin will now know your income and will impose a revenue sharing for the upper income brackets.
  • justincredible
    THE4RINGZ;897001 wrote:If you respond to the survey, be careful. Justin will now know your income and will impose a revenue sharing for the upper income brackets.
    I've got a script all ready for it.
  • THE4RINGZ
    I don't even know what a script is, but this won't end well.
  • ZWICK 4 PREZ
    I already made the script and a lot of you guys are lying.

    Well a lot of you guys, besides me, are lying.
  • se-alum
    justincredible;896996 wrote:82% is a vast majority.
    According to the poll we have 32 people that make less than 60k, and 27 people that make greater than 60K. Those numbers just seem a bit skewed to me.
  • Iliketurtles
    se-alum;897008 wrote:According to the poll we have 32 people that make less than 60k, and 27 people that make greater than 60K. Those numbers just seem a bit skewed to me.
    How are they skewed? A lot of people on the OC have college dregees so obviously we will be making more then the average american.
  • justincredible
    se-alum;897008 wrote:According to the poll we have 32 people that make less than 60k, and 27 people that make greater than 60K. Those numbers just seem a bit skewed to me.
    I don't see why, $60k isn't an outrageous salary or anything. I'd say roughly half of people I hang out with on a regular basis make $60k in a year. It would be higher, but most of my wife's friends were from her days working at UC so they aren't making much.
  • se-alum
    justincredible;897020 wrote:I don't see why, $60k isn't an outrageous salary or anything. I'd say roughly half of people I hang out with on a regular basis make $60k in a year. It would be higher, but most of my wife's friends were from her days working at UC so they aren't making much.
    Perhaps it's the areas in which we live, that give us different opinions on it.
  • ernest_t_bass
    justincredible;897020 wrote:I don't see why, $60k isn't an outrageous salary or anything. I'd say roughly half of people I hang out with on a regular basis make $60k in a year.
    You also live in a suburban area, where COL is higher, therefore salaries need to be adjusted accordingly. In my neck of the woods, $60K is quite comfortable. I'm sure my mortgage is about the same that many people would pay for a small apartment in a suburban area.
  • THE4RINGZ
    If you have a couple of kids, $60K doesn't go that far. I would say that is typical middle class income.
  • fan_from_texas
    ernest_t_bass;897026 wrote:You also live in a suburban area, where COL is higher, therefore salaries need to be adjusted accordingly. In my neck of the woods, $60K is quite comfortable. I'm sure my mortgage is about the same that many people would pay for a small apartment in a suburban area.
    This is a good point. $60K may be very comfortable in one area, but not all that great in another. We rented an older apartment that was fairly modest (2-br) and paid about $1600/mo. for it. A typical, not fancy, 4-br home here costs well into the $300-400K range. A similar home where my brother lives (Tulsa) costs about $150K, while where my parents live in BFE Ohio, it's about $90-100K. The COL differences between places can be pretty significant.
  • Manhattan Buckeye
    se-alum;896986 wrote:Out of that 16%, how many families do you guess are single income families?? I agree that dual income families can pretty easily get to the 100K mark. It's fairly unusual, at least where I live, that an individual makes over 125K a year. The vast majority of individuals are going to fall in the 30-60K range.
    That's because Ohio is a very low cost state, even the large cities are fairly reasonable with respect to living expenses. $100K is chump change in NYC, Chicago, Bay area, etc. Teachers and blue collar workers can easily get close to 6 figures (if not exceed said figure). I'm not surprised by the figures in the poll, given the diversity and educational backgrounds of posters here.
  • justincredible
    ernest_t_bass;897026 wrote:You also live in a suburban area, where COL is higher, therefore salaries need to be adjusted accordingly. In my neck of the woods, $60K is quite comfortable. I'm sure my mortgage is about the same that many people would pay for a small apartment in a suburban area.
    Right. There are probably plenty of people on here living in suburban areas.
  • Manhattan Buckeye
    Once again I make a comment, and FFT does it better and smarter a minute earlier.
  • Iliketurtles
    Manhattan Buckeye;897044 wrote:Once again I make a comment, and FFT does it better and smarter a minute earlier.
    Well he is a super moderator so he probably has a script.
  • 4cards
    ...This guy would have made a lot more money ---->

    and then some tool started this free minor league site!;)
  • ernest_t_bass
    justincredible;897042 wrote:Right. There are probably plenty of people on here living in suburban areas.
    No, there are not. You just made a claim about other people, so you now must prove it.
  • queencitybuckeye
    Manhattan Buckeye;897044 wrote:Once again I make a comment, and FFT does it better and smarter a minute earlier.
    It's a Northwestern thing. Perhaps you could get your wife to assist you? :D
  • justincredible
    ernest_t_bass;897052 wrote:No, there are not. You just made a claim about other people, so you now must prove it.
    You're a real son of a bitch, you know that?
  • queencitybuckeye
    4cards;897050 wrote:...This guy would have made a lot more money ---->

    and then some tool started this free minor league site!;)
    He obviously has no problem affording mountainous amounts of food.
  • ernest_t_bass
    justincredible;897066 wrote:You're a real son of a bitch, you know that?
    Yes. Yes I do.
  • Commander of Awesome
    justincredible;897020 wrote:I don't see why, $60k isn't an outrageous salary or anything. I'd say roughly half of people I hang out with on a regular basis make $60k in a year.
    Look at Mr. Bigshot