South Lake Tahoe, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	South Lake Tahoe	California	National
Income per capita	$55,230	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$79,111	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$107,270	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$69,480	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,182	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$42,499	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.6%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in South Lake Tahoe is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in South Lake Tahoe is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in South Lake Tahoe is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in South Lake Tahoe is 23% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,735 $79,111 $158,222

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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South Lake Tahoe median earnings by income bracket

South Lake Tahoe employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.6%	12.6%
Manufacturing sector	4.0%	4.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	12.4%	12.4%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.3%	4.3%
Education, health & social services	6.5%	6.5%
Other	54.0%	54.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Round Hill Village, NV	891	$164,300	102.0%
Mesa Vista, CA	219	$163,635	101.2%
Genoa, NV	804	$159,697	96.3%
East Valley, NV	1,673	$158,294	94.6%
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA	1,636	$157,365	93.5%
South Lake Tahoe, CA	23,049	$79,111	2.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Middletown, DE	23,057	$137,722	69.3%
Mount Pearl, NL	23,066	n/a
Cockeysville, MD	23,095	$105,402	29.6%
Waynesboro, VA	23,002	$65,291	19.7%
Hudson, OH	22,996	$197,847	143.3%
South Lake Tahoe, CA	23,049	$79,111	2.7%

Source: The South Lake Tahoe, 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.