La Mesa, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 5%

Household income 2%

Unemployment 11%

Index	La Mesa	California	National
Income per capita	$31,238	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$56,693	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$83,872	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,256	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,021	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$29,694	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.0%	15.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in La Mesa is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in La Mesa is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Mesa is 11% higher than the national average
The poverty level in La Mesa is 20% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,791$56,693$113,386

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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La Mesa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	1.9%
Manufacturing sector	9.4%	0.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	4.7%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.9%
Public administration	7.0%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.9%	1.7%
Education, health & social services	13.0%	31.5%
Other	34.0%	34.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granite Hills, CA	3,071	$116,146	110%
Jamul, CA	5,640	$110,290	99%
Del Mar, CA	4,312	$108,556	96%
Coronado, CA	24,852	$92,413	67%
Bonita, CA	12,885	$90,598	64%
La Mesa, CA	59,125	$56,693	2%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brookline, MA	59,180	$102,175	85%
Rowlett, TX	59,203	$85,565	55%
Kendale Lakes, FL	59,217	$50,947	8%
Chapel Hill, NC	59,005	$65,373	18%
Redmond, WA	59,268	$107,341	94%
La Mesa, CA	59,125	$56,693	2%

Source: The La Mesa, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).