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

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Index	National City	California	National
Income per capita	$17,878	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$42,178	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$62,597	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$33,466	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$25,900	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,505	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	24.1%	15.8%	15.1%

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The income per capita in National City is 40% lower than the national average
The median household income in National City is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in National City is 15% higher than the national average
The poverty level in National City is 60% higher than the national average

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$28,115 $42,178 $84,356

City

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

State

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

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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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National City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.7%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	9.4%	1.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	16.1%	13.1%
Public administration	4.5%	4.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.1%	3.2%
Education, health & social services	9.8%	32.4%
Other	35.5%	34.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granite Hills, CA	3,071	$116,146	109.9%
Jamul, CA	5,640	$110,290	99.4%
Coronado, CA	24,852	$92,413	67.0%
Bonita, CA	12,885	$90,598	63.8%
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA	20,137	$81,238	46.8%
National City, CA	60,349	$42,178	23.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Auburn, AL	60,318	$38,912	29.7%
Cupertino, CA	60,297	$147,929	167.4%
Mirabel, QC	60,296	n/a
Bristol, CT	60,437	$61,551	11.3%
Taylorsville, UT	60,448	$57,826	4.5%
National City, CA	60,349	$42,178	23.8%

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