Garden Grove, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garden Grove	California	National
Income per capita	$27,003	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$73,611	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$95,984	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$55,200	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,320	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,839	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.9%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garden Grove is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Garden Grove is 33% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garden Grove is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Garden Grove is 15% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,069 $73,611 $147,222

City

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

State

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

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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Garden Grove median earnings by income bracket

Garden Grove employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	11.4%
Manufacturing sector	20.9%	20.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	2.5%
Wholesale & retail services	14.9%	14.9%
Public administration	2.4%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%	6.0%
Education, health & social services	10.1%	10.1%
Other	30.6%	30.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Villa Park, CA	5,883	$164,476	197.3%
La Habra Heights, CA	5,318	$163,750	196.0%
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%
Garden Grove, CA	172,800	$73,611	33.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Elk Grove, CA	173,370	$101,776	84.0%
Peoria, AZ	172,109	$76,423	38.1%
Pembroke Pines, FL	171,979	$68,683	24.2%
Salem, OR	171,806	$58,726	6.2%
Sherbrooke, QC	170,686	n/a
Garden Grove, CA	172,800	$73,611	33.1%

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