Costa Mesa, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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48%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

63%

Household income NAT. AVG.

26%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Costa Mesa	California	National
Income per capita	$44,291	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$90,370	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$127,001	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$75,025	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$47,212	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$37,821	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.3%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Costa Mesa is 48% higher than the national average
The median household income in Costa Mesa is 63% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Costa Mesa is 26% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Costa Mesa is 32% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,240 $90,370 $180,740

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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Costa Mesa median earnings by income bracket

Costa Mesa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	11.4%
Manufacturing sector	10.2%	10.2%
Financial & insurance services	6.1%	6.1%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	14.7%
Public administration	2.4%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.6%	4.6%
Education, health & social services	8.6%	8.6%
Other	40.4%	40.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Villa Park, CA	5,883	$164,476	197.3%
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%
Laguna Beach, CA	22,991	$128,099	131.6%
Costa Mesa, CA	112,958	$90,370	63.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Temecula, CA	113,117	$98,631	78.3%
Delta, BC	112,691	n/a
Clovis, CA	112,663	$84,119	52.1%
Peoria, IL	112,644	$51,736	6.5%
Manchester, NH	112,441	$62,087	12.2%
Costa Mesa, CA	112,958	$90,370	63.4%

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