My math puts $2000 per month pretty far above the minimum wage. I think an individual who is resourceful can get by just fine on that, but not raise a family.

A shared resource household in this city with four roomates pulling an average of $2000 per month each can live in a decent middle class neighborhood but then you have the sustainability issues of not being able to afford to raise children. I would say that is most of the situation in my neighborhood. The home income requires $2k per person, but whether it's four roomates like at my place or neighbors with professional level jobs and a few kids, that's how it sorts out.