Signal Hill, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Signal Hill	California	National
Income per capita	$62,441	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$128,484	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$181,013	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$95,562	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,960	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$74,543	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.9%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Signal Hill is 39% higher than the national average
The median household income in Signal Hill is 58% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Signal Hill is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Signal Hill is 15% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$85,647 $128,484 $256,968

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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Signal Hill median earnings by income bracket

Signal Hill employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.6%	7.6%
Manufacturing sector	8.1%	8.1%
Financial & insurance services	5.7%	5.7%
Wholesale & retail services	16.4%	16.4%
Public administration	4.1%	4.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.9%	8.9%
Education, health & social services	15.4%	15.4%
Other	30.1%	30.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
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Rolling Hills Estates, CA	8,314	$218,656	168.8%
Signal Hill, CA	11,866	$128,484	58.0%

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Bacliff, TX	11,876	$82,419	1.3%
Cedarburg, WI	11,850	$119,807	47.3%
Mitchellville, MD	11,884	$196,532	141.6%
Signal Hill, CA	11,866	$128,484	58.0%

Source: The Signal Hill, 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.