Truckee, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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76%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

83%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Truckee	California	National
Income per capita	$79,085	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$148,841	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$167,998	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$95,081	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$82,013	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,406	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.0%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Truckee is 76% higher than the national average
The median household income in Truckee is 83% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Truckee is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Truckee is 53% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$99,217 $148,841 $297,682

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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Truckee median earnings by income bracket

Truckee employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.7%	16.7%
Manufacturing sector	4.6%	4.6%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	10.7%	10.7%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	11.7%	11.7%
Other	44.5%	44.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crystal Bay, NV	186	$346,627	326.2%
Carnelian Bay, CA	586	$172,710	112.3%
Incline Village, NV	9,476	$172,656	112.3%
Mogul, NV	1,356	$159,073	95.6%
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA	1,636	$157,365	93.5%
Truckee, CA	17,023	$148,841	83.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Yorkton, SK	17,021	n/a
Troutdale, OR	17,015	$122,335	50.4%
Opelousas, LA	17,032	$49,556	39.1%
North Myrtle Beach, SC	17,032	$93,262	14.7%
Abington, MA	17,033	$157,338	93.4%
Truckee, CA	17,023	$148,841	83.0%

Source: The Truckee, 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.