Redwood City, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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102%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

128%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Redwood City	California	National
Income per capita	$90,644	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$185,133	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$237,678	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$144,189	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$93,655	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$72,588	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.6%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Redwood City is 102% higher than the national average
The median household income in Redwood City is 128% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Redwood City is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Redwood City is 50% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$123,409 $185,133 $370,266

City

$63,683 $95,535 $191,070

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Redwood City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.9%	11.9%
Manufacturing sector	10.3%	10.3%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	11.6%	11.6%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	5.4%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	36.7%	36.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Atherton, CA	7,303	$377,485	364.1%
Loyola, CA	3,526	$376,752	363.2%
Hillsborough, CA	11,923	$376,687	363.1%
Woodside, CA	5,786	$374,998	361.1%
Los Altos Hills, CA	8,670	$373,124	358.8%
Redwood City, CA	87,093	$185,133	127.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Johns Creek, GA	87,090	$190,423	134.1%
Troy, MI	87,197	$157,380	93.5%
Bloomington, MN	87,234	$115,075	41.5%
Alhambra, CA	86,913	$97,908	20.4%
Hemet, CA	87,279	$65,450	19.5%
Redwood City, CA	87,093	$185,133	127.6%

Source: The Redwood City, 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.