Stanford, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

54%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Stanford	California	National
Income per capita	$37,316	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$61,571	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$250,001	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,859	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$20,084	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$8,805	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.9%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Stanford is 25% higher than the national average
The median household income in Stanford is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Stanford is 54% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Stanford is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,043 $61,571 $123,142

City

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

State

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

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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Stanford median earnings by income bracket

Stanford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.4%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	4.1%	4.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	5.8%	5.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.3%	0.3%
Education, health & social services	65.6%	65.6%
Other	19.1%	19.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Atherton, CA	7,060	$250,001	351.9%
Los Altos Hills, CA	8,496	$250,001	351.9%
Emerald Lake Hills, CA	4,893	$250,001	351.9%
Hillsborough, CA	11,608	$250,001	351.9%
Loyola, CA	3,404	$250,001	351.9%
Stanford, CA	16,200	$61,571	11.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Griffith, IN	16,198	$67,452	21.9%
Hernando, MS	16,206	$68,377	23.6%
Mount Clemens, MI	16,212	$47,528	14.1%
Fairview Park, OH	16,219	$63,744	15.2%
Los Osos, CA	16,174	$81,707	47.7%
Stanford, CA	16,200	$61,571	11.3%

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