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Capitola, CA Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Capitola is $33,698, which is higher than the state average of $29,188 and is higher than the national average of $27,334. Capitola median household income is $52,389, which has grown by 13.77% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.51% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Capitola residents spend 27.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 27.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #411

Capitola, CA	33,698 USD
California	29,188 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Capitola, CA	33,267 USD
California	31,245 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Capitola, CA	45,500 USD
California	36,142 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Capitola, CA	22,043 USD
California	26,155 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #794

Capitola, CA	52,389 USD
California	60,883 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Capitola, CA	68,599 USD
California	83,483 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #841

Capitola, CA	13.77%
California	21.51%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Capitola, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.50%	$23,115, see rank	24.57%	$21,055	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	25.51%	$15,260, see rank	24.02%	$15,212	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.41%	$3,443, see rank	3.40%	$5,556	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	16.72%	$20,828, see rank	15.27%	$24,894	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Capitola, CA	73,542 USD
California	69,322 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Capitola, CA	87,871 USD
California	92,942 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Capitola, CA	California	U.S.
White	$54,067, see rank	$63,933	$54,999
Hispanic	$58,750, see rank	$47,180	$41,534
Asian	$23,846, see rank	$74,527	$68,950
One Race, Other	$47,382, see rank	$46,613	$40,847
Two or More Races	$84,342, see rank	$57,908	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Capitola, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$28,393, see rank	$32,470	$26,465
25 to 44	$60,867, see rank	$64,374	$57,132
45 to 64	$58,886, see rank	$73,646	$63,398
65 or over	$41,628, see rank	$40,098	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Capitola, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,358	see rank	28,445,585	238,733,844
Male¹	3,795	45.41%, see rank	49.34%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,782	73.31%, see rank	71.70%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.89%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,782	73.31%, see rank	70.80%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,584	92.88%, see rank	90.96%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	198	7.12%, see rank	9.04%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,013	26.69%, see rank	28.30%	29.08%
Female¹	4,563	54.59%, see rank	50.66%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,934	64.30%, see rank	57.98%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,934	64.30%, see rank	57.86%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,640	89.98%, see rank	91.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	294	10.02%, see rank	8.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,629	35.70%, see rank	42.02%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Capitola, CA	%	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,100	100%	16,271,905	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,709	72.73%, see rank	72.95%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	487	9.55%, see rank	11.92%	10.35%
Public Transportation	164	3.22%, see rank	5.13%	4.94%
Walked	199	3.90%, see rank	2.77%	2.85%
Other Means	240	4.71%, see rank	2.28%	1.72%
Worked at Home	301	5.90%, see rank	4.95%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Capitola, CA	27.2 minutes
California	27.2 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Capitola, CA	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,224	-	16,632,466	141,833,331
Male¹	2,584	49.46%, see rank	54.34%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,046	40.48%, see rank	33.82%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	234	9.06%, see rank	14.93%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	589	22.79%, see rank	18.62%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	2.01%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	267	10.33%, see rank	9.79%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	363	14.05%, see rank	15.51%	18.08%
Female¹	2,640	50.54%, see rank	45.66%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,198	45.38%, see rank	39.05%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	464	17.58%, see rank	20.38%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	939	35.57%, see rank	33.43%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.82%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	39	1.48%, see rank	5.77%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Capitola, CA	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,224	100%	16,632,466	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	49	0.94%, see rank	2.14%	1.86%
Construction	294	5.63%, see rank	6.96%	7.13%
Manufacturing	582	11.14%, see rank	10.35%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	132	2.53%, see rank	3.42%	3.06%
Retail Trade	687	13.15%, see rank	11.02%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	63	1.21%, see rank	4.70%	5.07%
Information	220	4.21%, see rank	3.01%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	345	6.60%, see rank	7.01%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	535	10.24%, see rank	12.21%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,299	24.87%, see rank	20.09%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	452	8.65%, see rank	9.23%	8.86%
Public Administration	171	3.27%, see rank	4.63%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	395	7.56%, see rank	5.23%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Capitola, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	900	9.41%, see rank	13.71%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	85	3.83%, see rank	10.21%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.