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San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area is $31,043, which is about the same as the state average of $29,906 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area median household income is $63,996. On average San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area residents spend 24.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #63

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	31,043 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	32,722 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	37,741 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	27,430 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #38

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	63,996 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	86,416 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	1.74%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The California and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.71%	$22,266, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.54%	$17,180, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.76%	$5,599, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.29%	$29,956, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	74,569 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	97,245 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	California	U.S.
White	$65,088, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$49,569, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,543, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$80,588, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$56,484, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$53,956, see rank	$60,087	$53,370
One Race, Other	$46,541, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$61,654, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	California	U.S.
less than 25	$34,392, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$66,181, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$78,296, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$47,459, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,540,664, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	1,270,420, 50.00%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	916,234, 72.12%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	67,662, 5.33%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	848,572, 66.79%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	762,292, 89.83%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	86,280, 10.17%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	354,186, 27.88%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	1,270,244, 50.00%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	731,838, 57.61%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	8,248, 0.65%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	723,590, 56.96%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	659,033, 91.08%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	64,557, 8.92%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	538,406, 42.39%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,463,835, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,114,217, 76.12%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	141,301, 9.65%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	43,580, 2.98%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	41,220, 2.82%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	28,186, 1.93%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	95,331, 6.51%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	24.6 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,421,325	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	762,292, 53.63%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	297,454, 39.02%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	130,462, 17.11%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	136,641, 17.93%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7,816, 1.03%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	62,135, 8.15%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	90,929, 11.93%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	659,033, 46.37%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	278,501, 42.26%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	145,059, 22.01%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	204,634, 31.05%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,699, 0.26%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,629, 0.25%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	25,662, 3.89%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,421,325, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13,547, 0.95%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	79,839, 5.62%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	132,794, 9.34%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	35,449, 2.49%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	156,971, 11.04%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	52,708, 3.71%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	32,394, 2.28%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	92,523, 6.51%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	205,270, 14.44%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	301,293, 21.20%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	161,689, 11.38%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	81,662, 5.75%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	75,186, 5.29%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	455,855	14.69%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	78,353	10.83%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.