Thermal, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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53%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

68%

Household income NAT. AVG.

257%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Thermal	California	National
Income per capita	$13,974	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$17,878	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$14,164	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$36,167	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$28,980	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	16.6%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	35.4%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Thermal is 53% lower than the national average
The median household income in Thermal is 68% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Thermal is 257% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Thermal is 134% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$11,917 $17,878 $35,756

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Thermal median earnings by income bracket

Thermal employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.7%	16.7%
Manufacturing sector	16.0%	16.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.0%	15.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	52.2%	52.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Indian Wells, CA	5,463	$112,614	103.6%
La Quinta, CA	41,650	$75,724	36.9%
Bermuda Dunes, CA	6,626	$65,889	19.1%
Palm Desert, CA	53,087	$64,295	16.2%
Thousand Palms, CA	8,158	$58,814	6.3%
Thermal, CA	1,371	$17,878	67.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Francis, KS	1,371	$34,355	37.9%
Waldoboro, ME	1,371	$14,876	73.1%
Lynchburg, OH	1,371	$49,405	10.7%
Clear Lake Shores, TX	1,371	$116,200	110.0%
Teulon, MB	1,371	n/a
Thermal, CA	1,371	$17,878	67.7%

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