Porterville, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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45%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Porterville	California	National
Income per capita	$16,319	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$39,763	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$50,597	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$28,671	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$23,507	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,321	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	31.7%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Porterville is 45% lower than the national average
The median household income in Porterville is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Porterville is 43% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Porterville is 110% higher than the national average

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$26,506 $39,763 $79,526

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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Porterville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.7%	0.9%
Manufacturing sector	8.2%	29.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	17.7%	12.2%
Public administration	6.5%	5.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.7%	1.3%
Education, health & social services	12.8%	40.8%
Other	39.6%	33.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
East Tulare Villa, CA	923	$52,083	5.9%
Tonyville, CA	816	$48,281	12.7%
Pixley, CA	3,840	$32,845	40.6%
East Porterville, CA	6,460	$32,715	40.9%
Terra Bella, CA	3,201	$32,700	40.9%
Porterville, CA	58,472	$39,763	28.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dubuque, IA	58,535	$48,021	13.2%
Spring, TX	58,608	$66,815	20.8%
Orland Park, IL	58,612	$85,580	54.7%
Bartlett, TN	58,318	$81,583	47.5%
Owensboro, KY	58,685	$37,719	31.8%
Porterville, CA	58,472	$39,763	28.1%

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