San Marcos, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

56%

Household income NAT. AVG.

42%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	San Marcos	California	National
Income per capita	$35,232	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$86,408	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$112,869	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$60,927	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$43,286	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,413	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.0%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in San Marcos is 18% higher than the national average
The median household income in San Marcos is 56% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in San Marcos is 42% lower than the national average
The poverty level in San Marcos is 34% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,599 $86,408 $172,816

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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San Marcos employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	11.7%
Manufacturing sector	14.7%	14.7%
Financial & insurance services	3.1%	3.1%
Wholesale & retail services	14.3%	14.3%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	9.7%
Other	35.0%	35.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairbanks Ranch, CA	2,929	$221,372	300.2%
Rancho Santa Fe, CA	2,657	$174,280	215.0%
Del Mar, CA	4,331	$161,705	192.3%
Encinitas, CA	62,967	$120,488	117.8%
Hidden Meadows, CA	3,675	$115,658	109.1%
San Marcos, CA	96,219	$86,408	56.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pickering, ON	96,267	n/a
Sandy, UT	96,137	$95,715	73.0%
Brossard, QC	96,033	n/a
Flint, MI	95,999	$30,383	45.1%
Longmont, CO	95,864	$79,140	43.1%
San Marcos, CA	96,219	$86,408	56.2%

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