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

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

7%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Mesa	California	National
Income per capita	$36,775	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$71,287	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$99,809	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$52,882	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$49,257	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$34,161	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.4%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Mesa is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in La Mesa is 29% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Mesa is 7% lower than the national average
The poverty level in La Mesa is 18% lower than the national average

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$47,519 $71,287 $142,574

City

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

State

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

Nation

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La Mesa median earnings by income bracket

La Mesa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.2%	7.2%
Manufacturing sector	10.3%	10.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	11.2%	11.2%
Public administration	8.8%	8.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.4%	7.4%
Education, health & social services	15.8%	15.8%
Other	34.6%	34.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Del Mar, CA	4,331	$161,705	192.3%
Granite Hills, CA	4,020	$121,902	120.3%
Jamul, CA	5,776	$118,529	114.3%
Coronado, CA	24,526	$108,992	97.0%
Eucalyptus Hills, CA	6,448	$107,639	94.6%
La Mesa, CA	60,208	$71,287	28.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mirabel, QC	60,296	n/a
Sanford, FL	60,337	$52,664	4.8%
Bristol, CT	60,039	$68,485	23.8%
Ocala, FL	60,021	$42,361	23.4%
Utica, NY	59,984	$42,624	23.0%
La Mesa, CA	60,208	$71,287	28.9%

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