Furnace Creek, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

56%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Furnace Creek	California	National
Income per capita	$37,579	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$36,040	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$35,246	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,633	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.5%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Furnace Creek is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Furnace Creek is 56% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Furnace Creek is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Furnace Creek is 35% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,024 $36,040 $72,080

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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Furnace Creek median earnings by income bracket

Furnace Creek 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	32.6%	32.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	67.4%	67.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Furnace Creek, CA	92	$36,040	55.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chuathbaluk, AK	92	$44,660	45.1%
Allport, AR	92	$31,356	61.4%
Casmalia, CA	92	$0	100.0%
Long Barn, CA	92	$0	100.0%
Tarrytown, GA	92	$60,460	25.7%
Furnace Creek, CA	92	$36,040	55.7%

Source: The Furnace Creek, 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.