Portola, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

44%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Portola	California	National
Income per capita	$27,126	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$46,667	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$61,641	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$52,031	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,125	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	20.5%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Portola is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Portola is 16% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Portola is 44% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Portola is 36% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,108 $46,667 $93,334

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 median earnings by income bracket

Portola employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.6%	10.6%
Manufacturing sector	15.7%	15.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.2%	12.2%
Public administration	11.5%	11.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.7%	16.7%
Education, health & social services	4.5%	4.5%
Other	28.8%	28.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beckwourth, CA	388	$101,273	83.1%
Calpine, CA	164	$90,536	63.7%
Delleker, CA	601	$82,969	50.0%
Plumas Eureka, CA	358	$80,417	45.4%
Lake Davis, CA	91	$73,523	32.9%
Portola, CA	1,755	$46,667	15.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kaibito, AZ	1,755	$55,789	0.8%
Prudenville, MI	1,755	$39,340	28.9%
Decatur, MS	1,755	$40,208	27.3%
Corvallis, MT	1,755	$52,689	4.8%
Mercer, PA	1,755	$46,429	16.1%
Portola, CA	1,755	$46,667	15.6%

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