Searles Valley, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Searles Valley	California	National
Income per capita	$31,619	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$46,050	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$67,064	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$34,942	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,817	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,584	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	31.4%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Searles Valley is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Searles Valley is 43% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Searles Valley is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Searles Valley is 108% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,696 $46,050 $92,100

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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Searles Valley median earnings by income bracket

Searles Valley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.8%	16.8%
Manufacturing sector	34.4%	34.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	9.0%	9.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	5.3%	5.3%
Other	34.4%	34.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ridgecrest, CA	29,800	$106,069	30.4%
Valley Wells, CA	0	$0	100.0%
Trona, CA	70	$0	100.0%
Homewood Canyon, CA	250	$0	100.0%
Searles Valley, CA	1,693	$46,050	43.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lazy Mountain, AK	1,693	$96,779	19.0%
New Plymouth, ID	1,693	$78,903	3.0%
Whitley City, KY	1,693	$21,515	73.5%
Derwood, MD	1,693	$121,268	49.1%
New Haven, WV	1,693	$57,385	29.4%
Searles Valley, CA	1,693	$46,050	43.4%

Source: The Searles Valley, 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.