Fairhaven, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

92%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairhaven	California	National
Income per capita	$46,276	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$66,738	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$127,191	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$51,725	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,796	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,910	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.4%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.8%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairhaven is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fairhaven is 18% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairhaven is 92% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fairhaven is 22% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,487 $66,738 $133,476

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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Fairhaven median earnings by income bracket

Fairhaven employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.0%	9.0%
Manufacturing sector	6.4%	6.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	2.6%	2.6%
Public administration	14.1%	14.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	35.9%	35.9%
Education, health & social services	2.6%	2.6%
Other	29.5%	29.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cutten, CA	3,444	$135,383	66.5%
Bayview CDP (Contra Costa County), CA	1,799	$119,840	47.3%
Humboldt Hill, CA	3,529	$111,420	37.0%
Fieldbrook, CA	819	$98,474	21.1%
Ferndale, CA	1,424	$88,470	8.8%
Fairhaven, CA	260	$66,738	17.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Carolina, AL	260	$68,985	15.2%
Glenwood, AL	260	$52,122	35.9%
Harcourt, IA	260	$62,302	23.4%
Delia, KS	260	$91,021	11.9%
Barnard, MO	260	$0	100.0%
Fairhaven, CA	260	$66,738	17.9%

Source: The Fairhaven, 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.