Pleasant Hill, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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96%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

126%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Pleasant Hill	California	National
Income per capita	$87,940	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$183,714	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$228,014	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$126,175	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$114,771	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$86,617	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.1%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Pleasant Hill is 96% higher than the national average
The median household income in Pleasant Hill is 126% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Pleasant Hill is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Pleasant Hill is 53% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$122,463 $183,714 $367,428

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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Pleasant Hill median earnings by income bracket

Pleasant Hill employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	8.5%	8.5%
Financial & insurance services	7.9%	7.9%
Wholesale & retail services	10.3%	10.3%
Public administration	5.4%	5.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	6.2%
Education, health & social services	14.4%	14.4%
Other	37.1%	37.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Castle Hill, CA	1,189	$379,443	366.5%
Norris Canyon, CA	818	$375,658	361.9%
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Alamo, CA	14,363	$365,913	349.9%
Pleasant Hill, CA	35,995	$183,714	125.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Owings Mills, MD	35,995	$122,733	50.9%
Riviera Beach, FL	35,972	$71,517	12.1%
West Kelowna, BC	36,030	n/a
Manhattan Beach, CA	36,038	$233,666	187.3%
Orangevale, CA	36,046	$116,519	43.3%
Pleasant Hill, CA	35,995	$183,714	125.9%

Source: The Pleasant Hill, 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.