Fountain Valley, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

63%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fountain Valley	California	National
Income per capita	$39,320	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$89,924	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$110,286	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$60,704	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$47,824	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$35,705	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.8%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fountain Valley is 32% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fountain Valley is 63% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fountain Valley is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fountain Valley is 42% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,943 $89,924 $179,848

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Fountain Valley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.3%	8.3%
Manufacturing sector	15.5%	15.5%
Financial & insurance services	6.6%	6.6%
Wholesale & retail services	14.6%	14.6%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.1%	5.1%
Education, health & social services	11.8%	11.8%
Other	34.5%	34.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Villa Park, CA	5,883	$164,476	197.3%
North Tustin, CA	25,147	$149,631	170.5%
Rossmoor, CA	11,923	$138,641	150.6%
Newport Beach, CA	86,694	$133,849	141.9%
Yorba Linda, CA	68,103	$133,088	140.6%
Fountain Valley, CA	56,118	$89,924	62.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tinley Park, IL	56,082	$82,163	48.5%
Pocatello, ID	56,016	$46,882	15.3%
New Brunswick, NJ	55,992	$43,930	20.6%
Valdosta, GA	56,320	$33,583	39.3%
Smyrna, GA	56,333	$77,713	40.5%
Fountain Valley, CA	56,118	$89,924	62.5%

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