Berkeley, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 50%

Household income 27%

Unemployment 3%

Index	Berkeley	California	National
Income per capita	$44,611	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$70,393	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$128,089	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,029	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,280	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,550	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.9%	15.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Berkeley is 50% higher than the national average
The median household income in Berkeley is 27% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Berkeley is 3% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Berkeley is 31% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,923$70,393$140,786

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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Berkeley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.4%	0.6%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	8.2%	8.5%
Public administration	2.7%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.8%	1.2%
Education, health & social services	29.7%	43.4%
Other	38.5%	34.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Piedmont, CA	11,201	$202,083	265.3%
Ross, CA	2,381	$199,107	259.9%
Acalanes Ridge, CA	1,000	$187,604	239.1%
Belvedere, CA	2,017	$178,750	223.1%
Orinda, CA	18,936	$178,704	223.0%
Berkeley, CA	118,585	$70,393	27.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waterloo, ON	118,234	n/a
Norman, OK	118,974	$52,484	5.1%
Ann Arbor, MI	118,087	$57,697	4.3%
Terrebonne, QC	119,135	n/a
Beaumont, TX	117,729	$42,395	23.4%
Berkeley, CA	118,585	$70,393	27.2%

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