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

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36%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

48%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Centro	California	National
Income per capita	$19,062	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$47,366	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$73,030	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,413	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$28,232	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,412	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	24.2%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Centro is 36% lower than the national average
The median household income in El Centro is 14% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Centro is 48% higher than the national average
The poverty level in El Centro is 60% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,574 $47,366 $94,732

City

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

State

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

Nation

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El Centro median earnings by income bracket

El Centro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	4.7%	4.7%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.4%	15.4%
Public administration	10.7%	10.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	7.7%
Education, health & social services	19.2%	19.2%
Other	31.1%	31.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Imperial, CA	18,631	$82,133	48.5%
Heber, CA	8,413	$58,148	5.1%
Brawley, CA	25,942	$46,177	16.5%
Holtville, CA	6,129	$43,765	20.9%
Calexico, CA	39,841	$42,732	22.8%
El Centro, CA	43,881	$47,366	14.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Urbandale, IA	43,879	$95,961	73.5%
Cutler Bay, FL	43,928	$75,699	36.8%
Riverton, UT	43,793	$101,810	84.0%
Altamonte Springs, FL	43,969	$55,312	0.0%
The Colony, TX	43,791	$87,748	58.6%
El Centro, CA	43,881	$47,366	14.4%

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