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Eureka, CA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Eureka is $21,151, which is lower than the state average of $29,906 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Eureka median household income is $38,007, which has grown by 47.03% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 29.47% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Eureka residents spend 12.8 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, #935

Eureka, CA	21,151 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

Eureka, CA	21,521 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

Eureka, CA	22,765 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

Eureka, CA	20,368 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, #1099

Eureka, CA	38,007 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Eureka, CA	49,227 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #135

Eureka, CA	47.03%
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

	Eureka, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.62%	$11,925, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.73%	$14,795, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.50%	$5,323, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.07%	$20,093, 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

Eureka, CA	50,807 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Eureka, CA	60,781 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

	Eureka, CA	California	U.S.
White	$38,827, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$63,036, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,930, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$30,184, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$47,552, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
One Race, Other	$31,905, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,750, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Eureka, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$24,579, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,441, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,474, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$38,145, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Eureka, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,636, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	11,473, 50.68%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,414, 64.62%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	42, 0.37%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,372, 64.26%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,366, 86.35%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,006, 13.65%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,059, 35.38%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	11,163, 49.32%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,498, 58.21%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,498, 58.21%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,895, 90.72%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	603, 9.28%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,665, 41.79%, 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

	Eureka, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,037, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,652, 71.88%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,190, 9.89%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	278, 2.31%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	951, 7.90%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	522, 4.34%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	444, 3.69%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Eureka, CA	12.8 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

	Eureka, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,261	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	6,366, 51.92%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,386, 21.77%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,737, 27.29%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,309, 20.56%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 0.52%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	724, 11.37%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	882, 13.85%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	5,895, 48.08%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,809, 30.69%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,740, 29.52%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,063, 35.00%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	28, 0.47%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.10%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	249, 4.22%, 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

	Eureka, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,261, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	96, 0.78%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	768, 6.26%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	323, 2.63%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	306, 2.50%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,622, 13.23%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	582, 4.75%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	164, 1.34%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	618, 5.04%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,034, 8.43%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,019, 24.62%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,083, 16.99%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	746, 6.08%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	900, 7.34%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Eureka, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,186	23.53%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	696	12.80%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

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