Watsonville, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Watsonville	California	National
Income per capita	$33,708	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$92,181	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$139,586	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$69,628	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,603	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,189	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.5%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.9%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Watsonville is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Watsonville is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Watsonville is 12% 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

$61,447 $92,181 $184,362

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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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	1,260	$290,127	256.7%
Corralitos, CA	2,319	$254,278	212.6%
Day Valley, CA	3,492	$218,620	168.8%
Paradise Park, CA	478	$208,821	156.7%
Aromas, CA	2,673	$194,905	139.6%
Watsonville, CA	54,199	$92,181	13.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Palm Desert, CA	54,248	$95,871	17.9%
Delano, CA	54,257	$70,134	13.8%
Pensacola, FL	54,052	$84,848	4.3%
Olympia, WA	54,379	$92,456	13.7%
North Bay, ON	53,968	n/a
Watsonville, CA	54,199	$92,181	13.3%

Source: The Watsonville, 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.