California Dreamin’… or not

In his “California Lifestyles 1990” map, Dr. William A. Bowen of the California Geographical Survey used information from 5,855 census tracts to see who was living the dream and who wasn’t, and let’s just say, there’s apparently a lot of room at the bottom of the ladder.

(click to enlarge – large file, but worth the wait)

[via California Geographical Survey (larger version available)]