Whittier, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

37%

Household income NAT. AVG.

36%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Whittier	California	National
Income per capita	$31,421	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$76,026	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$103,297	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,222	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$43,043	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$34,609	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.5%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Whittier is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Whittier is 37% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Whittier is 36% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Whittier is 37% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,678 $76,026 $152,052

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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Whittier median earnings by income bracket

Whittier employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.8%	11.8%
Manufacturing sector	16.1%	16.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.8%	2.8%
Wholesale & retail services	15.3%	15.3%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.0%	10.0%
Education, health & social services	13.3%	13.3%
Other	22.7%	22.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bradbury, CA	825	$181,875	228.8%
Villa Park, CA	5,883	$164,476	197.3%
San Marino, CA	13,020	$164,423	197.2%
La Habra Heights, CA	5,318	$163,750	196.0%
North Tustin, CA	25,147	$149,631	170.5%
Whittier, CA	84,821	$76,026	37.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bloomington, IN	84,691	$41,354	25.2%
Hemet, CA	84,686	$43,152	22.0%
Lake Forest, CA	84,666	$112,988	104.2%
Largo, FL	84,666	$46,733	15.5%
Danbury, CT	84,650	$73,204	32.3%
Whittier, CA	84,821	$76,026	37.4%

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