Descanso, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

63%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Descanso	California	National
Income per capita	$63,490	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$132,828	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$146,132	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,926	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,476	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.8%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Descanso is 41% higher than the national average
The median household income in Descanso is 63% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Descanso is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Descanso is 55% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$88,543 $132,828 $265,656

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Descanso median earnings by income bracket

Descanso employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.1%	25.1%
Manufacturing sector	24.1%	24.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	3.2%	3.2%
Public administration	4.9%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.6%	4.6%
Education, health & social services	4.4%	4.4%
Other	32.0%	32.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
San Diego Country Estates, CA	10,007	$186,885	129.8%
Jamul, CA	5,960	$178,192	119.1%
Crest, CA	2,792	$159,839	96.5%
Pine Valley, CA	1,663	$158,342	94.7%
Alpine, CA	15,370	$138,713	70.5%
Descanso, CA	1,447	$132,828	63.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Buchanan, GA	1,447	$56,927	30.0%
Philo, IL	1,447	$133,692	64.4%
Harper, TX	1,447	$83,995	3.3%
Fort Dick, CA	1,446	$107,916	32.7%
Riverdale Park, CA	1,446	$0	100.0%
Descanso, CA	1,447	$132,828	63.3%

Source: The Descanso, 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.