5 major ways Silicon Valley has changed in the past 10 years
Fast forward a decade, and the population has grownAlthough the average age of Silicon Valley workers has remained about the same — the biggest demographic is between 20 and 39 — it's people's income that has had the most startling growth.double the state and national averageBut sometimes, a six-figure salary is not enough to live in Silicon Valley today. According to The Mercury News,in relation to the rest of the residents in the region.
A great deal of wealth has sprung up within in the Bay Area this past decade. One big reason for this wealth gap is the amount of money that people can earn there — tech giants like Apple, Alphabet, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft contribute to this with theirThe median home price in Silicon Valley right now is upwards of $1.2 million.
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