Crescent City, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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62%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Crescent City	California	National
Income per capita	$17,031	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$50,479	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$55,215	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,053	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$37,400	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,106	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.8%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Crescent City is 62% lower than the national average
The median household income in Crescent City is 38% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Crescent City is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Crescent City is 64% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,649 $50,479 $100,958

City

$63,683 $95,535 $191,070

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Crescent City median earnings by income bracket

Crescent City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.2%	3.2%
Manufacturing sector	12.7%	12.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.9%	15.9%
Public administration	13.8%	13.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	5.3%
Education, health & social services	12.3%	12.3%
Other	36.7%	36.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Smith River, CA	685	$123,565	51.9%
Fort Dick, CA	1,446	$107,916	32.7%
Bertsch-Oceanview, CA	2,104	$72,256	11.2%
Gasquet, CA	625	$49,094	39.6%
Hiouchi, CA	273	$0	100.0%
Crescent City, CA	6,919	$50,479	37.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Willis, TX	6,918	$86,465	6.3%
Fairwood, MD	6,920	$255,865	214.6%
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, QC	6,916	n/a
Catalina, AZ	6,915	$88,780	9.2%
Fort Myers Shores, FL	6,915	$83,925	3.2%
Crescent City, CA	6,919	$50,479	37.9%

Source: The Crescent City, 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.