Durham, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 13%

Household income 30%

Unemployment 16%

Index	Durham	California	National
Income per capita	$33,622	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$71,856	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$96,215	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,403	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$45,486	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,653	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.5%	15.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Durham is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Durham is 30% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Durham is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Durham is 31% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,899$71,856$143,712

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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Durham median earnings by income bracket

Durham employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.5%	1.6%
Manufacturing sector	8.0%	11.2%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	3.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.2%	9.3%
Public administration	9.9%	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.1%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	22.8%	54.2%
Other	35.8%	28.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Richvale, CA	118	$79,167	43.1%
Paradise CDP, CA	158	$62,750	13.4%
Butte Valley, CA	650	$59,432	7.4%
Paradise, CA	26,396	$47,533	14.1%
Biggs, CA	1,985	$45,833	17.2%
Durham, CA	5,660	$71,856	29.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Armstrong, BC	5,660	n/a
Homestead Meadows South, TX	5,659	$38,725	30.0%
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, QC	5,659	n/a
Sterling, AK	5,661	$74,227	34.2%
Tallassee, AL	5,657	$45,972	16.9%
Durham, CA	5,660	$71,856	29.9%

Source: The Durham, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).