Rough and Ready, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rough and Ready	California	National
Income per capita	$37,112	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.5%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rough and Ready is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rough and Ready is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rough and Ready is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rough and Ready is 96% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

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

State

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

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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Rough and Ready median earnings by income bracket

Rough and Ready employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	100.0%	100.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Alta Sierra, CA	7,791	$137,850	69.5%
Lake of the Pines, CA	4,502	$132,320	62.7%
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Lake Wildwood, CA	4,876	$107,627	32.3%
Bangor, CA	415	$93,094	14.5%
Rough and Ready, CA	530	$0	100.0%

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Mesquite Creek, AZ	530	$72,728	10.6%
Reddick, FL	530	$51,258	37.0%
New Boston, IL	530	$61,465	24.4%
Crestview, KY	530	$114,877	41.2%
Fisher, MN	530	$113,905	40.0%
Rough and Ready, CA	530	$0	100.0%

Source: The Rough and Ready, 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.