Desert Shores, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Desert Shores	California	National
Income per capita	$22,323	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$0	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$12,325	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	36.5%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Desert Shores is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Desert Shores is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Desert Shores is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Desert Shores is 142% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

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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Desert Shores median earnings by income bracket

Desert Shores employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	33.7%	33.7%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	42.5%	42.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	23.8%	23.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Salton Sea Beach, CA	299	$59,808	8.1%
Vista Santa Rosa, CA	2,072	$49,000	11.4%
Salton City, CA	5,975	$29,138	47.3%
North Shore, CA	2,580	$26,250	52.6%
Mecca, CA	5,541	$25,179	54.5%
Desert Shores, CA	411	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newville, AL	411	$30,714	44.5%
Rutledge, AL	411	$34,659	37.4%
Bigelow, AR	411	$115,938	109.6%
Dateland, AZ	411	$0	100.0%
Wall Lane, AZ	411	$39,453	28.7%
Desert Shores, CA	411	$0	100.0%

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