Southwest, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Southwest	Anaheim	California
Income per capita	$21,183	$30,122	$31,458
Median household income	$58,373	$76,723	$63,783
Median income owner occupied	$0	$111,279	$86,568
Median income renter occupied	$0	$57,021	$43,419
Median earnings male	$32,028	$38,637	$36,599
Median earnings female	$22,995	$29,980	$27,020
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.5%	5.5%
Poverty level	n/a	13.8%	15.8%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Southwest is 29% lower than the national average
The median household income in Southwest is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Southwest is 6% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Southwest is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,143 $76,723 $153,446

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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Southwest median earnings by income bracket

Southwest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	15.0%	0.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	5.5%
Wholesale & retail services	17.4%	13.1%
Public administration	2.0%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	1.7%
Education, health & social services	8.2%	27.5%
Other	33.7%	35.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Villa Park, CA	5,883	$164,476	197.3%
La Habra Heights, CA	5,318	$163,750	196.0%
North Tustin, CA	25,147	$149,631	170.5%
Rossmoor, CA	11,923	$138,641	150.6%
Newport Beach, CA	86,694	$133,849	141.9%
Anaheim, CA	353,085	$76,723	38.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Honolulu, HI	347,181	$72,454	31.0%
Markham, ON	359,111	n/a
Santa Ana, CA	332,610	$72,406	30.9%
Riverside, CA	327,569	$72,738	31.5%
Aurora, CO	379,434	$67,723	22.4%
Anaheim, CA	353,085	$76,723	38.7%

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

Southwest, Anaheim, CA Employment