Watsonville, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

13%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Watsonville	California	National
Income per capita	$22,595	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$61,496	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$95,557	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$47,166	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$29,831	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,042	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.9%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Watsonville is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Watsonville is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Watsonville is 13% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Watsonville is 8% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,993 $61,496 $122,992

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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Watsonville median earnings by income bracket

Watsonville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.3%	10.3%
Manufacturing sector	10.8%	10.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.8%	0.8%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.6%
Public administration	5.2%	5.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.3%	8.3%
Education, health & social services	10.6%	10.6%
Other	38.8%	38.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pasatiempo, CA	1,226	$190,994	245.2%
Corralitos, CA	2,260	$173,293	213.2%
Day Valley, CA	3,414	$145,139	162.4%
Paradise Park, CA	468	$140,673	154.3%
Aromas, CA	2,609	$131,678	138.0%
Watsonville, CA	52,398	$61,496	11.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stratford, CT	52,300	$69,336	25.3%
Olympia, WA	52,290	$63,185	14.2%
Edina, MN	52,215	$108,576	96.3%
Mascouche, QC	52,212	n/a
Queen Creek, AZ	52,162	$104,161	88.3%
Watsonville, CA	52,398	$61,496	11.2%

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