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

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Imperial Beach	California	National
Income per capita	$41,375	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$88,390	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$128,373	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$76,987	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,548	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,118	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.8%	4.9%
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 9% 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

$58,920 $88,390 $176,780

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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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	5,960	$178,192	119.1%
Coronado, CA	25,502	$160,126	96.9%
Bonita, CA	12,952	$155,700	91.4%
Rancho San Diego, CA	22,136	$150,568	85.1%
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA	19,721	$147,046	80.8%
Imperial Beach, CA	27,956	$88,390	8.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Anderson, SC	27,956	$49,236	39.5%
Short Pump, VA	27,939	$156,999	93.0%
Magna, UT	27,938	$101,091	24.3%
New Smyrna Beach, FL	27,977	$90,878	11.7%
Magog, QC	27,928	n/a
Imperial Beach, CA	27,956	$88,390	8.7%

Source: The Imperial Beach, 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.