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

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As of 2010, the per capita income of San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area is $31,602, which is higher than the state average of $27,353 and is higher than the national average of $26,059. San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area median household income is $38,357. On average San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area residents spend 24.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 23.7 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, #516

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	31,602 USD
California	27,353 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	36,104 USD
California	30,356 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

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

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	42,254 USD
California	33,624 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

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

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	28,572 USD
California	25,795 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #380

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	68,396 USD
California	57,708 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	85,215 USD
California	79,465 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	16.81%
California	21.51%
U.S.	19.17%

*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	24.00%	$13,213, see rank	22.01%	$19,886	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	28.89%	$17,366, see rank	25.09%	$15,804	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	1.86%	$8,337, see rank	4.03%	$5,738	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	17.46%	$28,664, see rank	15.07%	$25,993	17.45%	$22,006

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

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

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	76,777 USD
California	65,481 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	93,874 USD
California	88,178 USD
U.S.	79,338 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 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	California	U.S.
White	$72,373, see rank	$60,512	$52,480
Black	$58,293, see rank	$42,441	$33,578
Hispanic	$49,880, see rank	$45,185	$40,165
Asian	$67,270, see rank	$71,988	$67,022
One Race, Other	$46,811, see rank	$43,105	$38,230
Two or More Races	$49,527, see rank	$54,650	$43,597

*Based on 2010 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	$35,144, see rank	$29,073	$24,143
25 to 44	$71,767, see rank	$61,067	$54,024
45 to 64	$83,579, see rank	$69,142	$60,683
65 or over	$41,260, see rank	$40,255	$34,381

*Based on 2010 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	256,769	see rank	29,159,527	243,832,923
Male¹	125,468	48.86%, see rank	49.33%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	90,960	72.50%, see rank	70.88%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	53	0.04%, see rank	0.82%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	90,907	72.45%, see rank	70.05%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	79,529	87.48%, see rank	86.80%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,378	12.52%, see rank	13.20%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	34,508	27.50%, see rank	29.12%	30.22%
Female¹	131,301	51.14%, see rank	50.67%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	77,126	58.74%, see rank	57.96%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	77,126	58.74%, see rank	57.86%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	68,698	89.07%, see rank	87.69%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,428	10.93%, see rank	12.31%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	54,175	41.26%, see rank	42.04%	40.74%

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 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	%	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	144,827	100%	15,921,475	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	118,993	82.16%, see rank	73.17%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11,167	7.71%, see rank	11.50%	9.69%
Public Transportation	3,303	2.28%, see rank	5.15%	4.94%
Walked	2,713	1.87%, see rank	2.70%	2.77%
Other Means	2,632	1.82%, see rank	2.29%	1.70%
Worked at Home	6,019	4.16%, see rank	5.18%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	24.2 minutes
California	25.3 minutes
U.S.	23.7 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 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	148,227	-	16,243,172	139,033,928
Male¹	79,529	53.65%, see rank	53.85%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30,624	38.51%, see rank	33.98%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	10,159	12.77%, see rank	15.69%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,156	22.83%, see rank	18.75%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	421	0.53%, see rank	2.36%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,431	6.83%, see rank	8.59%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,419	11.84%, see rank	15.40%	17.70%
Female¹	68,698	46.35%, see rank	46.15%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29,190	42.49%, see rank	39.40%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	11,994	17.46%, see rank	21.23%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	23,411	34.08%, see rank	32.56%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	75	0.11%, see rank	0.92%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	350	0.51%, see rank	0.26%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,486	5.07%, see rank	5.37%	5.67%

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	148,227	100%	16,243,172	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	609	0.41%, see rank	2.35%	1.90%
Construction	8,391	5.66%, see rank	5.93%	6.25%
Manufacturing	19,725	13.31%, see rank	9.99%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	6,232	4.20%, see rank	3.27%	2.83%
Retail Trade	16,941	11.43%, see rank	11.19%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6,726	4.54%, see rank	4.64%	4.92%
Information	3,222	2.17%, see rank	2.81%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13,641	9.20%, see rank	6.43%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15,689	10.58%, see rank	12.45%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	29,848	20.14%, see rank	20.98%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	13,002	8.77%, see rank	9.60%	9.25%
Public Administration	6,002	4.05%, see rank	5.01%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,199	5.53%, see rank	5.36%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos Area	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	35,997	11.58%, see rank	15.80%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	6,485	8.19%, see rank	11.79%	11.28%

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