Tucson, AZ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

32%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tucson	Arizona	National
Income per capita	$20,896	$26,686	$29,829
Median household income	$37,973	$51,340	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$52,648	$63,012	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$26,044	$35,905	$35,192
Median earnings male	$23,789	$33,127	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,708	$25,835	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.7%	4.7%
Poverty level	25.1%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tucson is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Tucson is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tucson is 32% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Tucson is 66% higher than the national average

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$25,312 $37,973 $75,946

City

$34,223 $51,340 $102,680

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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Tucson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.6%	1.3%
Manufacturing sector	7.9%	0.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	13.4%
Public administration	6.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	2.0%
Education, health & social services	14.9%	37.3%
Other	34.9%	32.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rincon Valley, AZ	5,938	$106,494	92.5%
Tanque Verde, AZ	16,546	$93,412	68.9%
Catalina Foothills, AZ	51,329	$80,509	45.5%
Vail, AZ	11,637	$79,155	43.1%
Oro Valley, AZ	42,379	$75,966	37.3%
Tucson, AZ	527,586	$37,973	31.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fresno, CA	513,807	$41,842	24.4%
Québec, QC	548,244	n/a
Albuquerque, NM	556,859	$48,127	13.0%
Surrey, BC	560,150	n/a
Sacramento, CA	484,530	$52,071	5.9%
Tucson, AZ	527,586	$37,973	31.4%

Source: The Tucson, AZ employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).