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

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293%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

334%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Los Altos	California	National
Income per capita	$117,255	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$240,094	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$250,001	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$208,846	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$180,253	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$82,374	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	2.8%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Los Altos is 293% higher than the national average
The median household income in Los Altos is 334% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Los Altos is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Los Altos is 81% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$160,046 $240,094 $480,188

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Los Altos median earnings by income bracket

Los Altos employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.2%	2.2%
Manufacturing sector	18.7%	18.7%
Financial & insurance services	5.6%	5.6%
Wholesale & retail services	5.8%	5.8%
Public administration	0.7%	0.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.0%	2.0%
Education, health & social services	11.2%	11.2%
Other	42.3%	42.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hillsborough, CA	11,608	$250,001	351.9%
Monte Sereno, CA	3,511	$250,001	351.9%
Woodside, CA	5,593	$250,001	351.9%
Emerald Lake Hills, CA	4,893	$250,001	351.9%
Los Altos Hills, CA	8,496	$250,001	351.9%
Los Altos, CA	30,878	$240,094	334.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fair Oaks, CA	30,882	$89,217	61.3%
Sterling, VA	30,872	$101,079	82.7%
Centre Wellington, ON	30,896	n/a
Algonquin, IL	30,848	$109,819	98.5%
Cleburne, TX	30,812	$51,475	7.0%
Los Altos, CA	30,878	$240,094	334.0%

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