El Cajon, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

3%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Cajon	California	National
Income per capita	$25,940	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$56,367	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$93,053	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$43,069	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$33,138	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$29,196	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.4%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Cajon is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in El Cajon is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Cajon is 3% higher than the national average
The poverty level in El Cajon is 29% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,574 $56,367 $112,734

City

$42,517 $63,783 $127,566

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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El Cajon median earnings by income bracket

El Cajon employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	12.5%
Manufacturing sector	8.8%	8.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.3%	17.3%
Public administration	4.9%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.7%	9.7%
Education, health & social services	11.8%	11.8%
Other	31.2%	31.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairbanks Ranch, CA	2,929	$221,372	300.2%
San Diego Country Estates, CA	9,752	$123,529	123.3%
Granite Hills, CA	4,020	$121,902	120.3%
Jamul, CA	5,776	$118,529	114.3%
Poway, CA	49,780	$115,332	108.5%
El Cajon, CA	103,249	$56,367	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Burbank, CA	103,411	$79,212	43.2%
Las Cruces, NM	102,950	$45,140	18.4%
Rialto, CA	103,549	$65,538	18.5%
Sparks, NV	102,895	$67,187	21.4%
San Mateo, CA	103,619	$126,102	127.9%
El Cajon, CA	103,249	$56,367	1.9%

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