Del Mar, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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278%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

200%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Del Mar	California	National
Income per capita	$169,818	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$243,715	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$245,259	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$218,414	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$81,373	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.6%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Del Mar is 278% higher than the national average
The median household income in Del Mar is 200% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Del Mar is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Del Mar is 70% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$162,460 $243,715 $487,430

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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Del Mar median earnings by income bracket

Del Mar employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.6%	15.6%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	10.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	9.0%	9.0%
Public administration	1.9%	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	19.1%	19.1%
Other	20.7%	20.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
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Poway, CA	51,311	$173,624	113.5%
Carlsbad, CA	117,067	$164,943	102.8%
Del Mar, CA	4,455	$243,715	199.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ottawa, OH	4,455	$66,919	17.7%
Cornwall, PA	4,455	$128,967	58.6%
West Reading, PA	4,455	$72,976	10.3%
Puhi, HI	4,454	$142,918	75.7%
El Jebel, CO	4,453	$160,692	97.6%
Del Mar, CA	4,455	$243,715	199.7%

Source: The Del Mar, 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.