California calls six figure salaries low income for housing aid

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Single person at 104200 dollars now qualifies as low income in Orange County.
Family of four hits nearly 150000 dollars threshold.
These numbers come from official area median income limits.
California uses them for affordable housing programs.
High cost areas push the numbers way up.
What counts as low income stays much higher than national average.
Six figure earners can still qualify for subsidies there.
Many see this as proof cost of living destroyed the middle class.