Imperial Beach, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Imperial Beach	California	National
Income per capita	$27,490	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$59,795	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$85,579	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$51,152	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,740	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,303	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.6%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Imperial Beach is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Imperial Beach is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Imperial Beach is 8% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Imperial Beach is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,859 $59,795 $119,590

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Imperial Beach median earnings by income bracket

Imperial Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.8%	15.8%
Manufacturing sector	7.8%	7.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.4%	0.4%
Wholesale & retail services	13.7%	13.7%
Public administration	7.6%	7.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.8%	13.8%
Education, health & social services	15.3%	15.3%
Other	23.6%	23.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jamul, CA	5,776	$118,529	114.3%
Coronado, CA	24,526	$108,992	97.0%
Bonita, CA	12,470	$102,803	85.8%
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Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA	19,327	$98,904	78.8%
Imperial Beach, CA	27,334	$59,795	8.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Citrus Park, FL	27,333	$60,931	10.1%
Bixby, OK	27,315	$83,955	51.8%
Round Lake Beach, IL	27,313	$77,207	39.6%
Gladstone, MO	27,365	$63,225	14.3%
Bergenfield, NJ	27,375	$102,724	85.7%
Imperial Beach, CA	27,334	$59,795	8.1%

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