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Map: Which BART neighborhood is the wealthiest?

BART is great equalizer for transit but not much else

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BART is one of the Bay Area’s few truly equal opportunity assets: Upper and middle class alike, if there’s a station in the neighborhood then life is just plain easier for getting from point A to point B.

The transit agency’s system map cuts through a diverse swath of communities, ranging from some of the ritziest of local locales to the bluest of blue collared neighborhoods.

A Reddit user posted a graphic breaking down the median income near each BART station Sunday, but the data used was from 2012 and some other San Franciscans questioned whether or not the numbers were for accurate.

To settle the matter, here’s a look at the makeup of every neighborhood near every station in San Francisco and on the peninsula, with ZIP code data straight from the most recent (2015) U.S. Census estimates. (Note that a few ZIP codes had such small populations that the census could make no useful estimate of income.)

Embarcadero came in first with a median household income of $172,570. Orinda and Warm Springs came in at No. 2 and No 3 with $163,772 and $145,782, respectively.

Here’s how each BART stop stacked up.

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Millbrae

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94030

Median House Income: $93,894

Population: 22,447

Housing Units: 8,602

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San Bruno

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94066

Median House Income: $83,888

Population: 42,569

Housing Units: 15,412

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South San Francisco

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94080

Median House Income: $84,155

Population: 66,431

Housing Units: 22,394

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94014

Median House Income: N/A

Population: 406 (2010)

Housing Units: 368 (2010)

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Daly City

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94014

Median House Income: $70,957

Population: 48,691

Housing Units: 14,310

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Balboa Park

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94112

Median House Income: $72,545

Population: 84,145

Housing Units: 24,319

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Glen Park

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94131

Median House Income: $101,496

Population: 28,472

Housing Units: 13,912

The exterior of Glen Park Station in San Francisco. The facade is grey with a sloped roof. Photo by Patricia Chang

24th Street

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94110

Median House Income: $90,364

Population: 72,528

Housing Units: 29,845

16th Street

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94110

(Note: Same as 24th Street)

Median House Income: $90,364

Population: 72,528

Housing Units: 29,845

Civic Center

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94102

Median House Income: $25,362

Population: 28,926

Housing Units: 19,137

Powell Street

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94103

Median House Income: $43,321

Population: 72,528

Housing Units: 29,845

The exterior of the Flood Building in San Francisco. The facade is grey and there are escalators leading up to the entrance.

Montgomery Street

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94104

Median House Income: N/A

Population: 304

Housing Units: 244

Embarcadero

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94105

Median House Income: $172,570

Population: 6,108

Housing Units: 4,870

West Oakland

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94607

Median House Income: $35,837

Population: 26,172

Housing Units: 12,414

12th Street Oakland

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94612

Median House Income: $32,993

Population: 14,782

Housing Units: 8,956

19th Street Oakland

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94612

(Note: Same as 12th Street.)

Median House Income: $32,993

Population: 14,782

Housing Units: 8,956

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MacArthur

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94609

Median House Income: $58,990

Population: 21,981

Housing Units: 10,288

Ashby Station

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94703

Median House Income: $65,830

Population: 21,561

Housing Units: 9,737

Pedro Xing

Downtown Berkeley

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94704

Median House Income: $26,478

Population: 26,573

Housing Units: 8,869

North Berkeley

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94702

Median House Income: $63,196

Population: 17,016

Housing Units: 8,100

Broken Sphere

El Cerrito Plaza

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94530

Median House Income: $87,039

Population: 24,482

Housing Units: 10,679

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El Cerrito Norte

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94530

(Note: Same as Plaza.)

Median House Income: $87,039

Population: 24,482

Housing Units: 10,679

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Richmond

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94801

Median House Income: $42,761

Population: 30,462

Housing Units: 10,427

Rockridge

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94618

Median House Income: $128,931

Population: 16,884

Housing Units: 7,516

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94563

Median House Income: $163,772

Population: 18,520

Housing Units: 6,813

Lafayette

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94549

Median House Income: $137,989

Population: 28,719

Housing Units: 11,297

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Walnut Creek

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94596

Median House Income: $81,863

Population: 20,524

Housing Units: 10,163

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Pleasant Hill

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94597

Median House Income: $90,717

Population: 21,271

Housing Units: 10,330

Concord

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94520

Median House Income: $47,048

Population: 39,484

Housing Units: 13,692

The clock in Concord town square. Photo by Geraomoa

North Concord

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94520

(Note: Same as Concord.)

Median House Income: $47,048

Population: 39,484

Housing Units: 13,692

The clock in Concord town square. Photo by Geraomoa

Pittsburg

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94565

Median House Income: $56,311

Population: 89,712

Housing Units: 28,240

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Lake Merritt

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94607

(Note: Same as West Oakland.)

Median House Income: $35,837

Population: 26,172

Housing Units: 12,414

Fruitvale

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94601

Median House Income: $39,184

Population: 50,024

Housing Units: 16,303

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Coliseum

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94621

Median House Income: $31,903

Population: 33,369

Housing Units: 10,196

BrokenSphere

San Leandro

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94577

Median House Income: $63,047

Population: 46,494

Housing Units: 17,731

Bay Fair

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94578

Median House Income: $50,726

Population: 39,642

Housing Units: 14,496

Castro Valley

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94546

Median House Income: $76,269

Population: 42,754

Housing Units: 16,535

West Dublin

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94568

Median House Income: $116,199

Population: 49,864

Housing Units: 17,406

Pleasanton

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94588

Median House Income: $128,668

Population: 32,979

Housing Units: 11,621

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Hayward

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94541

Median House Income: $61,421

Population: 64,282

Housing Units: 22,048

South Hayward

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94544

Median House Income: $60,539

Population: 77,213

Housing Units: 23,275

Union City

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94587

Median House Income: $85,521

Population: 72,690

Housing Units: 21,407

Fremont

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94536

Median House Income: $96,562

Population: 71,765

Housing Units: 25,264

Warm Springs

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94539

Median House Income: $145,782

Population: 52,096

Housing Units: 16,643

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Millbrae

94030

Median House Income: $93,894

Population: 22,447

Housing Units: 8,602

Photo by Serouj/Wikicommons

San Bruno

94066

Median House Income: $83,888

Population: 42,569

Housing Units: 15,412

Photo by Robert E Nylund/Wikicommons

South San Francisco

94080

Median House Income: $84,155

Population: 66,431

Housing Units: 22,394

Photo by Tim Adams/Wikicommons