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

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46%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

69%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Costa Mesa	California	National
Income per capita	$65,718	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$137,077	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$187,182	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$113,830	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$68,079	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$56,520	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.6%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.3%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Costa Mesa is 46% higher than the national average
The median household income in Costa Mesa is 69% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Costa Mesa is 6% 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

$91,375 $137,077 $274,154

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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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	6,039	$248,082	205.0%
North Tustin, CA	26,001	$226,797	178.8%
Rossmoor, CA	12,384	$206,112	153.4%
Newport Beach, CA	90,043	$200,001	145.9%
Laguna Beach, CA	23,724	$194,287	138.9%
Costa Mesa, CA	117,376	$137,077	68.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Murrieta, CA	117,330	$136,800	68.2%
Springfield, IL	117,426	$81,200	0.2%
North Charleston, SC	117,218	$70,108	13.8%
Carlsbad, CA	117,067	$164,943	102.8%
Clovis, CA	117,046	$123,112	51.4%
Costa Mesa, CA	117,376	$137,077	68.5%

Source: The Costa Mesa, 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.