Alto, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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230%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

244%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alto	California	National
Income per capita	$148,332	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$279,654	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$379,128	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$281,450	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.2%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alto is 230% higher than the national average
The median household income in Alto is 244% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alto is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Alto is 92% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$186,417 $279,654 $559,308

City

$63,683 $95,535 $191,070

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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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Alto median earnings by income bracket

Alto employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	25.2%	25.2%
Wholesale & retail services	4.7%	4.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	23.4%	23.4%
Other	46.7%	46.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nicasio, CA	127	$377,048	363.6%
Belvedere, CA	2,297	$365,434	349.3%
Kentfield, CA	7,687	$341,592	320.0%
Ross, CA	2,548	$333,342	309.8%
Black Point-Green Point, CA	1,780	$309,175	280.1%
Alto, CA	841	$279,654	243.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jasper, AR	841	$38,279	52.9%
Rockport, AR	841	$63,345	22.1%
Floyd Hill, CO	841	$171,896	111.3%
Newborn, GA	841	$95,141	17.0%
Jonesburg, MO	841	$113,955	40.1%
Alto, CA	841	$279,654	243.8%

Source: The Alto, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.