Mesa, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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63%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

85%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mesa	Santa Barbara	California
Income per capita	$48,584	$49,666	$31,458
Median household income	$102,568	$81,618	$63,783
Median income owner occupied	$0	$128,606	$86,568
Median income renter occupied	$0	$61,270	$43,419
Median earnings male	$61,267	$44,225	$36,599
Median earnings female	$43,961	$33,978	$27,020
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.4%	5.5%
Poverty level	n/a	12.3%	15.8%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mesa is 63% higher than the national average
The median household income in Mesa is 85% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mesa is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mesa is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,406 $81,618 $163,236

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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Mesa median earnings by income bracket

Mesa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.5%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	4.1%	3.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.8%	3.4%
Wholesale & retail services	17.5%	8.4%
Public administration	7.3%	5.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.5%	0.1%
Education, health & social services	17.7%	37.8%
Other	38.7%	37.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Montecito, CA	8,210	$181,316	227.7%
Mission Canyon, CA	2,649	$150,924	172.8%
Toro Canyon, CA	1,918	$119,286	115.6%
Summerland, CA	745	$108,633	96.4%
Goleta, CA	32,142	$98,035	77.2%
Santa Barbara, CA	90,911	$81,618	47.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Westminster, CA	90,857	$67,142	21.4%
Bellingham, WA	90,821	$56,198	1.6%
Kirkland, WA	91,146	$116,595	110.8%
San Leandro, CA	90,489	$86,604	56.5%
Carson, CA	91,354	$86,040	55.5%
Santa Barbara, CA	90,911	$81,618	47.5%

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

Mesa, Santa Barbara, CA Employment