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

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95%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

127%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Pleasant Hill	California	National
Income per capita	$58,074	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$125,573	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$150,345	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$84,112	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$76,855	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$58,721	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.1%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Pleasant Hill is 95% higher than the national average
The median household income in Pleasant Hill is 127% 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

$83,706 $125,573 $251,146

City

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

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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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.
Piedmont, CA	11,454	$250,001	351.9%
Camino Tassajara, CA	5,870	$250,001	351.9%
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Diablo, CA	834	$250,001	351.9%
Pleasant Hill, CA	34,903	$125,573	127.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brunswick, OH	34,902	$70,384	27.2%
Martinez, GA	34,912	$76,201	37.7%
Merrillville, IN	34,871	$63,381	14.6%
Redan, GA	34,870	$52,504	5.1%
Sorel-Tracy, QC	34,850	n/a
Pleasant Hill, CA	34,903	$125,573	127.0%

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