Soquel, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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64%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

74%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Soquel	California	National
Income per capita	$48,978	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$96,434	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$106,042	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$72,943	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$53,075	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,345	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.5%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Soquel is 64% higher than the national average
The median household income in Soquel is 74% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Soquel is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Soquel is 44% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$64,282 $96,434 $192,868

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Soquel median earnings by income bracket

Soquel employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.0%	15.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.3%	10.3%
Financial & insurance services	3.5%	3.5%
Wholesale & retail services	16.0%	16.0%
Public administration	5.9%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.9%	7.9%
Education, health & social services	7.5%	7.5%
Other	30.9%	30.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lexington Hills, CA	2,656	$202,431	265.9%
Pasatiempo, CA	1,226	$190,994	245.2%
Corralitos, CA	2,260	$173,293	213.2%
Day Valley, CA	3,414	$145,139	162.4%
Paradise Park, CA	468	$140,673	154.3%
Soquel, CA	10,721	$96,434	74.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Darby, PA	10,711	$40,423	26.9%
Muskegon Heights, MI	10,735	$31,431	43.2%
Cold Springs, NV	10,704	$73,829	33.5%
Pleasanton, TX	10,703	$65,000	17.5%
Fox Lake, IL	10,739	$62,615	13.2%
Soquel, CA	10,721	$96,434	74.3%

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