Escondido, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Escondido	California	National
Income per capita	$44,618	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$96,575	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$143,195	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$67,046	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,959	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,176	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.6%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Escondido is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Escondido is 19% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Escondido is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Escondido is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$64,376 $96,575 $193,150

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Escondido median earnings by income bracket

Escondido employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.4%	15.4%
Manufacturing sector	11.9%	11.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	14.4%	14.4%
Public administration	2.6%	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	5.3%
Education, health & social services	8.2%	8.2%
Other	38.0%	38.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairbanks Ranch, CA	3,019	$333,214	309.7%
Rancho Santa Fe, CA	2,734	$260,620	220.4%
Del Mar, CA	4,455	$243,715	199.7%
Encinitas, CA	64,861	$181,311	122.9%
Poway, CA	51,311	$173,624	113.5%
Escondido, CA	153,941	$96,575	18.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Killeen, TX	152,944	$74,820	8.0%
Joliet, IL	152,137	$110,204	35.5%
Bellevue, WA	151,975	$192,022	136.1%
Naperville, IL	151,582	$193,565	138.0%
Kansas City, KS	156,337	$67,939	16.5%
Escondido, CA	153,941	$96,575	18.7%

Source: The Escondido, 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.