Big Lagoon, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Big Lagoon	California	National
Income per capita	$50,345	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$67,157	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$67,363	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.9%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Big Lagoon is 12% higher than the national average
The median household income in Big Lagoon is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Big Lagoon is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Big Lagoon is 28% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,766 $67,157 $134,314

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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Big Lagoon median earnings by income bracket

Big Lagoon employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	42.9%	42.9%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	28.6%	28.6%
Public administration	28.6%	28.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Trinidad, CA	359	$129,944	59.8%
Westhaven-Moonstone, CA	1,340	$99,646	22.5%
Fieldbrook, CA	819	$98,474	21.1%
McKinleyville, CA	16,979	$83,029	2.1%
Orick, CA	355	$49,384	39.3%
Big Lagoon, CA	94	$67,157	17.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
C-Road, CA	94	$0	100.0%
Darwin, CA	94	$0	100.0%
Springhill, FL	94	$0	100.0%
Bishop Hill, IL	94	$0	100.0%
Iola, IL	94	$75,814	6.8%
Big Lagoon, CA	94	$67,157	17.4%

Source: The Big Lagoon, 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.