Mesa, AZ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 14%

Household income 9%

Unemployment 8%

Index	Mesa	Arizona	National
Income per capita	$25,669	$26,686	$29,829
Median household income	$50,615	$51,340	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,850	$63,012	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,001	$35,905	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,344	$33,127	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,874	$25,835	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.7%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.2%	17.7%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Mesa is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mesa is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mesa is 8% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mesa is 7% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,739$50,615$101,230

City

$34,223$51,340$102,680

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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Mesa median earnings by income bracket

Mesa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.2%	1.7%
Manufacturing sector	10.7%	0.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	7.6%
Wholesale & retail services	15.7%	14.7%
Public administration	3.4%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.8%	2.6%
Education, health & social services	11.2%	34.4%
Other	31.0%	29.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Paradise Valley, AZ	13,833	$173,487	213.6%
Queen Creek, AZ	30,849	$90,687	63.9%
Gilbert, AZ	226,832	$85,581	54.7%
Scottsdale, AZ	234,495	$76,543	38.4%
Fountain Hills, AZ	23,863	$75,297	36.1%
Mesa, AZ	470,456	$50,615	8.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Long Beach, CA	469,793	$55,151	0.3%
Kansas City, MO	471,767	$47,489	14.2%
Sacramento, CA	484,530	$52,071	5.9%
Atlanta, GA	456,378	$49,398	10.7%
Halifax, NS	451,852	n/a
Mesa, AZ	470,456	$50,615	8.5%

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