Using Census data on percentage of population with a Bachelor’s degree and earnings in the last 12 months by Census tract.

Some exploratory plots

Median earnings by education attainment by gender in Census tracts in the City of Los Angeles.

Each dot represents the median earnings and bachelor’s attainment by sex in a Census tract. Men earn on average almost $9,000 more than females in median annual earnings while having less bachelors degree attainment. The highest earning Census tract median for females is $71,250 while for males it is $135,781.

Diving deeper on inequalities

Each dot right of center (x=0) is a Census tract in the City of Los Angeles where men earn more than women.

The size of the dot represents the level of inequity between male and female earnings.