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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brookdale is $56,819, which is much higher than the state average of $29,906 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Brookdale median household income is $84,451. On average Brookdale residents spend 43.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is much 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, #114

Brookdale, CA	56,819 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

Brookdale, CA	58,087 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

Brookdale, CA	70,583 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

Brookdale, CA	26,595 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, #240

Brookdale, CA	84,451 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brookdale, CA	124,938 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Brookdale, CA	9.25%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Brookdale, 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

	Brookdale, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.59%	$82,516, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	9.68%	$17,490, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.13%	$1,727, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	7.96%	$21,746, 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

Brookdale, CA	104,817 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brookdale, CA	130,012 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

	Brookdale, CA	California	U.S.
White	$84,970, see rank	$64,405	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Brookdale, CA	California	U.S.
25 to 44	$205,341, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$103,598, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$62,768, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Brookdale, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,933, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	1,109, 57.37%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	860, 77.55%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	860, 77.55%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	819, 95.23%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	41, 4.77%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	249, 22.45%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	824, 42.63%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	597, 72.45%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	597, 72.45%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	536, 89.78%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	61, 10.22%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	227, 27.55%, 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

	Brookdale, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,307, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,183, 90.51%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	14, 1.07%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	16, 1.22%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	18, 1.38%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 1.38%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	58, 4.44%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brookdale, CA	43.6 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

	Brookdale, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,355	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	819, 60.44%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	413, 50.43%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	46, 5.62%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	216, 26.37%, 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	53, 6.47%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	57, 6.96%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	536, 39.56%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	230, 42.91%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	67, 12.50%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	181, 33.77%, 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	58, 10.82%, 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

	Brookdale, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,355, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	112, 8.27%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	155, 11.44%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	228, 16.83%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	151, 11.14%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13, 0.96%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	302, 22.29%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	201, 14.83%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	103, 7.60%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	37, 2.73%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	53, 3.91%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Brookdale, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	301	14.00%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	21	3.58%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

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