Portola Valley, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 379%

Household income 321%

Unemployment 25%

Index	Portola Valley	California	National
Income per capita	$142,953	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$232,981	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$250,001	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$98,594	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$159,241	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$56,250	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	2.6%	15.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Portola Valley is 379% higher than the national average
The median household income in Portola Valley is 321% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Portola Valley is 25% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Portola Valley is 83% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$155,305$232,981$465,962

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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Portola Valley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.2%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	13.1%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.9%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	9.1%	2.0%
Public administration	4.9%	1.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.1%	3.4%
Education, health & social services	20.4%	38.6%
Other	39.0%	33.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ladera, CA	1,514	$250,001	351.9%
Atherton, CA	7,127	$250,001	351.9%
Los Altos Hills, CA	8,376	$243,701	340.5%
Woodside, CA	5,496	$223,934	304.8%
Hillsborough, CA	11,312	$216,292	291.0%
Portola Valley, CA	4,550	$232,981	321.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Niskayuna, NY	4,548	$103,750	87.5%
Gibraltar, MI	4,547	$64,016	15.7%
Mullins, SC	4,553	$29,078	47.4%
Waterloo, QC	4,553	n/a
Madisonville, TX	4,546	$38,065	31.2%
Portola Valley, CA	4,550	$232,981	321.1%

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