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

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Income/capita 39%

Household income 24%

Unemployment 85%

Index	El Centro	California	National
Income per capita	$18,172	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$41,849	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$64,776	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$24,877	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$25,830	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,310	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	24.8%	15.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in El Centro is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in El Centro is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Centro is 85% higher than the national average
The poverty level in El Centro is 64% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,896$41,849$83,698

City

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

State

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

Nation

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El Centro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.2%	0.5%
Manufacturing sector	5.8%	10.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	3.4%
Wholesale & retail services	15.9%	18.0%
Public administration	12.6%	10.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	1.7%
Education, health & social services	13.3%	41.0%
Other	31.4%	22.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Imperial, CA	16,583	$85,503	54.6%
Heber, CA	4,287	$42,647	22.9%
Brawley, CA	25,776	$40,745	26.3%
Calexico, CA	39,750	$34,734	37.2%
Holtville, CA	6,230	$28,115	49.2%
El Centro, CA	43,699	$41,849	24.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lompoc, CA	43,678	$46,728	15.5%
North Miami Beach, FL	43,722	$38,058	31.2%
Oakland Park, FL	43,660	$46,447	16.0%
Danville, CA	43,758	$146,603	165.0%
Pittsfield, MA	43,632	$45,206	18.3%
El Centro, CA	43,699	$41,849	24.4%

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