San Diego, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

17%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	San Diego	California	National
Income per capita	$43,090	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$83,454	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$113,929	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$63,390	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$47,485	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$36,193	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.8%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in San Diego is 44% higher than the national average
The median household income in San Diego is 51% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in San Diego is 17% lower than the national average
The poverty level in San Diego is 22% lower than the national average

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$55,630 $83,454 $166,908

City

$42,517 $63,783 $127,566

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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San Diego employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.3%	7.3%
Manufacturing sector	12.6%	12.6%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	11.2%	11.2%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	5.6%
Education, health & social services	12.8%	12.8%
Other	38.6%	38.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granite Hills, CA	4,020	$121,902	120.3%
Coronado, CA	24,526	$108,992	97.0%
Eucalyptus Hills, CA	6,448	$107,639	94.6%
Bonita, CA	12,470	$102,803	85.8%
Rancho San Diego, CA	21,476	$100,000	80.8%
San Diego, CA	1,414,545	$83,454	50.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	n/a
Dallas, TX	1,338,846	$54,747	1.0%
San Antonio, TX	1,529,133	$53,420	3.4%
Philadelphia, PA	1,581,531	$49,127	11.2%
Phoenix, AZ	1,658,422	$60,914	10.1%
San Diego, CA	1,414,545	$83,454	50.9%

Source: The San Diego, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).