Alturas, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alturas	Florida	National
Income per capita	$34,366	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$71,019	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$84,586	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,419	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,626	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,033	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.7%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alturas is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alturas is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alturas is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Alturas is 29% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,341 $71,019 $142,038

City

$48,047 $72,078 $144,156

State

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

Nation

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Alturas median earnings by income bracket

Alturas employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.1%	6.1%
Manufacturing sector	5.8%	5.8%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.5%
Public administration	9.2%	9.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.0%	11.0%
Education, health & social services	1.9%	1.9%
Other	47.4%	47.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hillcrest Heights, FL	322	$144,975	78.2%
Lakeland Highlands, FL	11,828	$136,124	67.4%
Highland Park, FL	210	$110,009	35.3%
Highland City, FL	11,816	$101,144	24.4%
Cypress Gardens, FL	10,306	$99,310	22.1%
Alturas, FL	3,859	$71,019	12.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Eastover, NC	3,859	$82,202	1.1%
India Hook, SC	3,858	$138,004	69.7%
Avalon, CA	3,860	$114,804	41.2%
Norwood Young America, MN	3,860	$102,452	26.0%
Thompson-Nicola P (Rivers and the Peaks), BC	3,860	n/a
Alturas, FL	3,859	$71,019	12.7%

Source: The Alturas, FL 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.