Bend, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bend	California	National
Income per capita	$42,157	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,789	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.9%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bend is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bend is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bend is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bend is 92% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

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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Bend employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	18.1%	18.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	15.7%	15.7%
Other	66.3%	66.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake California, CA	3,400	$111,189	36.7%
Cottonwood, CA	5,564	$97,144	19.4%
Anderson, CA	10,734	$61,720	24.1%
Red Bluff, CA	14,432	$55,400	31.9%
Proberta, CA	37	$0	100.0%
Bend, CA	434	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bennett, IA	434	$106,860	31.4%
Sigel, IL	434	$125,195	53.9%
North Salem, IN	434	$75,950	6.6%
Round Lake, MN	434	$81,556	0.3%
Arbyrd, MO	434	$51,470	36.7%
Bend, CA	434	$0	100.0%

Source: The Bend, 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.