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

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96%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

96%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Cerrito	California	National
Income per capita	$58,329	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$108,294	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$146,025	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$72,813	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$59,756	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$51,556	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.0%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Cerrito is 96% higher than the national average
The median household income in El Cerrito is 96% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Cerrito is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in El Cerrito is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$72,188 $108,294 $216,588

City

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

State

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

Nation

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El Cerrito employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.0%	5.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.1%	10.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	11.5%	11.5%
Public administration	3.7%	3.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.9%	8.9%
Education, health & social services	21.4%	21.4%
Other	32.3%	32.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Piedmont, CA	11,454	$250,001	351.9%
Castle Hill, CA	1,164	$250,001	351.9%
Belvedere, CA	2,246	$247,768	347.9%
Kentfield, CA	7,423	$233,824	322.7%
Orinda, CA	19,461	$231,230	318.0%
El Cerrito, CA	25,280	$108,294	95.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Franklin, IN	25,276	$60,500	9.4%
Suitland, MD	25,273	$62,617	13.2%
Prince Edward County, ON	25,289	n/a
Clinton, IA	25,290	$46,066	16.7%
Mount Pleasant, MI	25,290	$39,485	28.6%
El Cerrito, CA	25,280	$108,294	95.8%

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