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

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277%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

192%

Household income NAT. AVG.

74%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Del Mar	California	National
Income per capita	$112,365	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$161,705	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$164,078	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$148,056	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$55,455	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.6%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Del Mar is 277% higher than the national average
The median household income in Del Mar is 192% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Del Mar is 74% 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

$107,792 $161,705 $323,410

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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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%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairbanks Ranch, CA	2,929	$221,372	300.2%
Rancho Santa Fe, CA	2,657	$174,280	215.0%
Encinitas, CA	62,967	$120,488	117.8%
Poway, CA	49,780	$115,332	108.5%
Carlsbad, CA	114,411	$112,933	104.1%
Del Mar, CA	4,331	$161,705	192.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cumberland, BC	4,331	n/a
Selmer, TN	4,330	$32,224	41.8%
Fayette, AL	4,329	$30,313	45.2%
Dillon, MT	4,333	$35,304	36.2%
Woodruff, SC	4,333	$45,889	17.1%
Del Mar, CA	4,331	$161,705	192.3%

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