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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Seaside is $21,548, which is lower than the state average of $29,906 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Seaside median household income is $52,538, which has grown by 26.92% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.47% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Seaside residents spend 19.1 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, #921

Seaside, CA	21,548 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

Seaside, CA	22,781 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

Seaside, CA	26,914 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

Seaside, CA	19,178 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, #743

Seaside, CA	52,538 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Seaside, CA	67,813 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #526

Seaside, CA	26.92%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Seaside, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.47%	$15,495, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.56%	$15,640, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.78%	$4,375, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.64%	$22,880, 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

Seaside, CA	53,926 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Seaside, CA	68,707 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

	Seaside, CA	California	U.S.
White	$53,703, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$56,034, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,985, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$63,673, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$43,125, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$55,946, see rank	$60,087	$53,370
One Race, Other	$37,484, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$80,192, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Seaside, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$37,475, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,539, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,114, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$37,480, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Seaside, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	25,433, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	12,006, 47.21%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,205, 76.67%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,100, 9.16%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,105, 67.51%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,216, 89.03%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	889, 10.97%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,801, 23.33%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	13,427, 52.79%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,235, 61.33%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	80, 0.60%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,155, 60.74%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,345, 90.07%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	810, 9.93%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,192, 38.67%, 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

	Seaside, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	15,447, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,972, 64.56%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,094, 13.56%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,013, 6.56%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	582, 3.77%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	896, 5.80%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	890, 5.76%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Seaside, CA	19.1 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

	Seaside, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,561	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	7,216, 49.56%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,560, 21.62%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,876, 39.86%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,154, 15.99%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	113, 1.57%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	614, 8.51%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	661, 9.16%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	7,345, 50.44%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,992, 27.12%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,050, 41.52%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,993, 27.13%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.14%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4, 0.05%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	296, 4.03%, 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

	Seaside, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,561, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	212, 1.46%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	616, 4.23%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	381, 2.62%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	200, 1.37%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,917, 13.17%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	237, 1.63%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	273, 1.87%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	488, 3.35%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,793, 12.31%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,730, 18.75%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,675, 25.24%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	969, 6.65%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,070, 7.35%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Seaside, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,111	18.81%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,082	14.72%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

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