Shafter, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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45%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

9%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shafter	California	National
Income per capita	$16,351	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$47,433	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$65,947	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$33,233	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,108	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$17,391	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	23.4%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shafter is 45% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shafter is 14% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shafter is 9% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Shafter is 55% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,618 $47,433 $94,866

City

$42,517 $63,783 $127,566

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Shafter median earnings by income bracket

Shafter employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.9%	9.9%
Manufacturing sector	8.3%	8.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.8%	0.8%
Wholesale & retail services	11.6%	11.6%
Public administration	6.3%	6.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.4%	8.4%
Education, health & social services	3.1%	3.1%
Other	51.6%	51.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rosedale, CA	19,003	$108,477	96.1%
Greenacres, CA	5,255	$77,240	39.6%
Smith Corner, CA	413	$66,174	19.6%
Bakersfield, CA	379,879	$65,687	18.7%
Buttonwillow, CA	1,339	$42,548	23.1%
Shafter, CA	19,743	$47,433	14.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Mifflin, PA	19,742	$54,474	1.5%
Niskayuna, NY	19,741	$110,746	100.2%
Sherwood, OR	19,745	$107,537	94.4%
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC	19,745	n/a
Blythe, CA	19,747	$44,563	19.4%
Shafter, CA	19,743	$47,433	14.3%

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