National City, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

11%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	National City	California	National
Income per capita	$23,126	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$49,176	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$80,917	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$39,853	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,036	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,457	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.1%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in National City is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in National City is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in National City is 11% lower than the national average
The poverty level in National City is 7% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,780 $49,176 $98,352

City

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

State

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

Nation

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National City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.3%	15.3%
Manufacturing sector	10.2%	10.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	15.5%	15.5%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	7.7%
Education, health & social services	10.8%	10.8%
Other	33.7%	33.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granite Hills, CA	4,020	$121,902	120.3%
Jamul, CA	5,776	$118,529	114.3%
Coronado, CA	24,526	$108,992	97.0%
Crest, CA	2,721	$107,578	94.5%
Bonita, CA	12,470	$102,803	85.8%
National City, CA	61,342	$49,176	11.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Reston, VA	61,418	$121,563	119.7%
Spring, TX	61,514	$73,467	32.8%
Taylor, MI	61,164	$52,872	4.4%
Burnsville, MN	61,536	$76,017	37.4%
Aurora, ON	61,058	n/a
National City, CA	61,342	$49,176	11.1%

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