Alturas, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 34%

Household income 46%

Unemployment 59%

Index	Alturas	California	National
Income per capita	$19,618	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$29,839	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$32,868	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,833	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,821	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	22.0%	15.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Alturas is 34% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alturas is 46% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alturas is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Alturas is 45% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$19,890$29,839$59,678

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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Alturas employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.7%	1.3%
Manufacturing sector	4.8%	6.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	18.8%	23.1%
Public administration	15.9%	7.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%	3.5%
Education, health & social services	12.4%	31.0%
Other	35.5%	27.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Daphnedale Park, CA	116	$49,083	11.3%
California Pines, CA	314	$0	100.0%
Alturas, CA	2,616	$29,839	46.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lamoni, IA	2,616	$33,393	39.6%
Blasdell, NY	2,616	$41,204	25.5%
Division No. 22, Unorganized, MB	2,616	n/a
Arden on the Severn, MD	2,615	$129,545	134.2%
Owings, MD	2,615	$153,000	176.6%
Alturas, CA	2,616	$29,839	46.1%

Source: The Alturas, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).