Malibu, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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286%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

195%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Malibu	California	National
Income per capita	$173,376	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$240,019	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$251,278	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$158,833	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$151,686	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$73,749	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.0%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Malibu is 286% higher than the national average
The median household income in Malibu is 195% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Malibu is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Malibu is 27% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$159,996 $240,019 $480,038

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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Malibu employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.7%	12.7%
Manufacturing sector	5.0%	5.0%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	6.5%	6.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.9%	0.9%
Education, health & social services	11.6%	11.6%
Other	46.8%	46.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hidden Hills, CA	2,265	$370,040	355.0%
Lake Sherwood, CA	1,758	$368,754	353.4%
Bell Canyon, CA	2,062	$355,487	337.1%
Westlake Village, CA	8,433	$224,289	175.8%
Santa Rosa Valley, CA	2,812	$223,277	174.5%
Malibu, CA	12,620	$240,019	195.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waconia, MN	12,623	$152,387	87.4%
Leon Valley, TX	12,611	$80,567	0.9%
Erin, ON	12,607	n/a
New Kensington, PA	12,633	$62,871	22.7%
Carnot-Moon, PA	12,602	$110,009	35.3%
Malibu, CA	12,620	$240,019	195.1%

Source: The Malibu, 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.