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Originally Posted by Capsule F
I don't understand your point. Most of Alameda County's GDP come from its suburbs, not Oakland. Philadelphia County is Philadelphia city proper, period.
Oakland is a fine city with a lot of potential but comparing it to Philadelphia is laughable. Pittsburgh would be a more apt comparison, and I still believe Pittsburgh wins out in that one.
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Yeah, Oakland proper is nearly 4x smaller than Philadelphia so it's not really a good comparison.
As far as Pittsburgh and Oakland, Im inclined to agree that more economic activity occurs in Pittsburgh as it is the principal job center in it's metro area, while Oakland isnt.
There are few datasets in factfinder that have some pertinent stats like this:
Aggregate Household Income, 2017:
Philadelphia, PA $37.252 Billion
Oakland, CA $16.302 Billion
Pittsburgh, CA $9.614 Billion