Los Alamos, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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61%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

88%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Los Alamos	California	National
Income per capita	$72,346	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$109,325	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$87,962	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$106,159	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.6%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.3%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Los Alamos is 61% higher than the national average
The median household income in Los Alamos is 34% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Los Alamos is 88% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Los Alamos is 92% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$72,876 $109,325 $218,650

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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Los Alamos median earnings by income bracket

Los Alamos employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.0%	9.0%
Manufacturing sector	12.4%	12.4%
Financial & insurance services	10.1%	10.1%
Wholesale & retail services	3.7%	3.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	23.1%	23.1%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	41.7%	41.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Buellton, CA	5,453	$158,656	95.1%
Los Olivos, CA	868	$150,849	85.5%
Santa Ynez, CA	4,869	$150,833	85.5%
Ballard, CA	784	$146,393	80.0%
Orcutt, CA	32,432	$141,527	74.0%
Los Alamos, CA	1,326	$109,325	34.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hamburg, IA	1,326	$61,680	24.2%
Fairfax, OK	1,326	$55,803	31.4%
Rotan, TX	1,326	$57,043	29.9%
Van Vleck, TX	1,326	$63,500	21.9%
Alberton, PE	1,326	n/a
Los Alamos, CA	1,326	$109,325	34.4%

Source: The Los Alamos, 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.