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

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48%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

15%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Monte	California	National
Income per capita	$15,597	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$40,654	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$58,038	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$32,548	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$23,884	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,008	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	23.8%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Monte is 48% lower than the national average
The median household income in El Monte is 27% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Monte is 15% higher than the national average
The poverty level in El Monte is 58% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,099 $40,654 $81,308

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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El Monte median earnings by income bracket

El Monte employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.8%	0.8%
Manufacturing sector	16.7%	1.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	3.6%
Wholesale & retail services	19.7%	17.0%
Public administration	2.0%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.1%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	7.3%	26.6%
Other	30.4%	29.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
La Cañada Flintridge, CA	20,477	$158,438	186.4%
San Marino, CA	13,324	$139,792	152.7%
Bradbury, CA	954	$130,625	136.1%
Yorba Linda, CA	67,362	$119,697	116.4%
Rose Hills, CA	3,033	$117,875	113.1%
El Monte, CA	115,665	$40,654	26.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Provo, UT	115,718	$42,600	23.0%
Fargo, ND	115,950	$48,060	13.1%
Peoria, IL	115,990	$46,547	15.9%
Lansing, MI	114,773	$36,851	33.4%
Springfield, IL	116,745	$50,191	9.3%
El Monte, CA	115,665	$40,654	26.5%

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