Jackson, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Jackson	California	National
Income per capita	$30,936	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$55,485	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$64,550	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,575	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,953	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,893	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.8%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Jackson is 4% higher than the national average
The median household income in Jackson is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Jackson is 50% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Jackson is 29% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,986 $55,485 $110,970

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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Jackson median earnings by income bracket

Jackson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.5%	14.5%
Manufacturing sector	1.9%	1.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	9.6%	9.6%
Public administration	7.7%	7.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.3%	6.3%
Education, health & social services	15.8%	15.8%
Other	40.1%	40.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mountain Ranch, CA	318	$135,655	145.2%
Camanche Village, CA	1,344	$133,047	140.5%
Wallace, CA	721	$101,745	83.9%
Pioneer, CA	1,224	$96,140	73.8%
Valley Springs, CA	3,890	$81,528	47.4%
Jackson, CA	4,844	$55,485	0.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA	4,843	$80,000	44.6%
Glen Head, NY	4,843	$116,917	111.3%
Stone Park, IL	4,842	$63,710	15.2%
Luray, VA	4,842	$51,747	6.5%
Cornwallis, MB	4,840	n/a
Jackson, CA	4,844	$55,485	0.3%

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