Core, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Core	San Diego	California
Income per capita	$53,348	$63,065	$45,980
Median household income	$48,943	$124,304	$95,535
Median income owner occupied	$0	$172,107	$130,228
Median income renter occupied	$0	$93,958	$64,137
Median earnings male	$73,190	$70,297	$52,776
Median earnings female	$53,479	$52,716	$38,938
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.0%	6.8%
Poverty level	n/a	11.8%	15.8%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Core is 19% higher than the national average
The median household income in Core is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Core is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Core is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$82,861 $124,304 $248,608

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Core median earnings by income bracket

Core employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.8%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	4.8%	2.2%
Financial & insurance services	5.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	9.4%	13.5%
Public administration	8.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	0.4%
Education, health & social services	16.6%	37.9%
Other	47.9%	38.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granite Hills, CA	4,167	$185,278	127.8%
Coronado, CA	25,502	$160,126	96.9%
Eucalyptus Hills, CA	6,662	$158,768	95.2%
Bonita, CA	12,952	$155,700	91.4%
Rancho San Diego, CA	22,136	$150,568	85.1%
San Diego, CA	1,466,871	$124,304	52.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dallas, TX	1,391,819	$82,096	0.9%
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	n/a
San Antonio, TX	1,573,237	$80,765	0.7%
Philadelphia, PA	1,632,157	$72,881	10.4%
Phoenix, AZ	1,698,457	$90,751	11.6%
San Diego, CA	1,466,871	$124,304	52.8%

Source: The Core, San Diego, 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.

Core, San Diego, CA Employment