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

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

102%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Portal	California	National
Income per capita	$49,003	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$68,225	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$68,581	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$72,026	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,448	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,879	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	9.9%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Portal is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in El Portal is 16% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Portal is 102% higher than the national average
The poverty level in El Portal is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$45,478 $68,225 $136,450

City

$63,683 $95,535 $191,070

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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 Portal median earnings by income bracket

El Portal employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	1.9%	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	7.7%	7.7%
Other	32.7%	32.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bootjack, CA	440	$70,791	13.0%
Yosemite Valley, CA	1,249	$56,367	30.7%
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Midpines, CA	326	$0	100.0%
Buck Meadows, CA	0	$0	100.0%
El Portal, CA	277	$68,225	16.1%

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Parkdale, AR	277	$51,470	36.7%
Scranton, AR	277	$75,142	7.6%
Midland, CO	277	$40,365	50.4%
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Compton, IL	277	$71,321	12.3%
El Portal, CA	277	$68,225	16.1%

Source: The El Portal, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.