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

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Household income 7%

Unemployment 31%

Index	Los Angeles	California	National
Income per capita	$29,878	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$51,538	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$87,511	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,762	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,113	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,908	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	21.5%	15.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Los Angeles is equal to the national average
The median household income in Los Angeles is 7% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Los Angeles is 31% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Los Angeles is 42% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,355$51,538$103,076

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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Los Angeles employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.4%	0.8%
Manufacturing sector	9.8%	0.6%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	4.2%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	12.7%
Public administration	1.9%	2.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%	2.2%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	29.3%
Other	37.1%	36.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
La Cañada Flintridge, CA	20,477	$158,438	186.4%
Manhattan Beach, CA	35,573	$144,868	161.9%
San Marino, CA	13,324	$139,792	152.7%
Hermosa Beach, CA	19,726	$121,345	119.3%
Rose Hills, CA	3,033	$117,875	113.1%
Los Angeles, CA	3,918,872	$51,538	6.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Toronto, ON	3,013,752	n/a
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	$50,434	8.8%
Houston, TX	2,240,582	$47,010	15.0%
Montréal, QC	1,811,008	n/a
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	$39,770	28.1%
Los Angeles, CA	3,918,872	$51,538	6.8%

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