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Santa Margarita, CA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Santa Margarita is $28,335, which is lower than the state average of $29,906 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Santa Margarita median household income is $51,453. On average Santa Margarita residents spend 31.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is higher 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, #619

Santa Margarita, CA	28,335 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

Santa Margarita, CA	48,291 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

Santa Margarita, CA	56,284 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

Santa Margarita, CA	45,156 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, #774

Santa Margarita, CA	51,453 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Santa Margarita, CA	74,476 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Santa Margarita, CA		-15.29%
California		29.47%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Santa Margarita, CA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. 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

	Santa Margarita, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.57%	$8,448, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.42%	$16,030, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.22%	$0, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.70%	$17,834, 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

Santa Margarita, CA	65,104 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Santa Margarita, CA	65,558 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

	Santa Margarita, CA	California	U.S.
White	$51,047, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Hispanic	$8,698, see rank	$47,206	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Santa Margarita, CA	California	U.S.
25 to 44	$48,724, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,793, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$52,264, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Santa Margarita, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	963, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	421, 43.72%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	328, 77.91%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	328, 77.91%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	291, 88.72%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 11.28%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	93, 22.09%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	542, 56.28%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	243, 44.83%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	243, 44.83%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	231, 95.06%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 4.94%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	299, 55.17%, 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

	Santa Margarita, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	522, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	347, 66.48%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	42, 8.05%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	41, 7.85%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	92, 17.62%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Santa Margarita, CA	31.8 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

	Santa Margarita, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	522	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	291, 55.75%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	159, 54.64%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	55, 18.90%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 5.50%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	231, 44.25%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	117, 50.65%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	17, 7.36%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	97, 41.99%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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

	Santa Margarita, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	522, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	30, 5.75%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	56, 10.73%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	48, 9.20%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	86, 16.48%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	155, 29.69%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	55, 10.54%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	45, 8.62%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	47, 9.00%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Santa Margarita, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	230	18.68%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	50	15.02%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

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