Thousand Palms, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Thousand Palms	California	National
Income per capita	$24,482	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$58,814	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$58,650	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$59,550	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,367	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,880	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.0%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Thousand Palms is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Thousand Palms is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Thousand Palms is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Thousand Palms is 20% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,205 $58,814 $117,628

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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Thousand Palms median earnings by income bracket

Thousand Palms employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	12.5%
Manufacturing sector	2.2%	2.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	14.7%
Public administration	1.3%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.5%	13.5%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	46.7%	46.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Indian Wells, CA	5,463	$112,614	103.6%
Rancho Mirage, CA	18,537	$84,891	53.4%
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Palm Desert, CA	53,087	$64,295	16.2%
Thousand Palms, CA	8,158	$58,814	6.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dayton, NJ	8,158	$123,766	123.7%
Congers, NY	8,158	$122,303	121.1%
Lewistown, PA	8,157	$35,599	35.7%
Siler City, NC	8,159	$38,977	29.5%
Broadview Park, FL	8,156	$45,209	18.3%
Thousand Palms, CA	8,158	$58,814	6.3%

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