Karnes City, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Karnes City	Texas	National
Income per capita	$16,581	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$51,754	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$55,121	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$41,667	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,765	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.1%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	22.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Karnes City is 44% lower than the national average
The median household income in Karnes City is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Karnes City is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Karnes City is 48% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,499 $51,754 $103,508

City

$36,481 $54,727 $109,454

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Karnes City median earnings by income bracket

Karnes City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.0%	13.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	10.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.3%	0.3%
Wholesale & retail services	3.4%	3.4%
Public administration	17.0%	17.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.1%	11.1%
Education, health & social services	7.0%	7.0%
Other	30.8%	30.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Falls City, TX	1,001	$71,250	28.8%
Poth, TX	1,805	$68,529	23.9%
Kenedy, TX	3,394	$36,823	33.4%
Runge, TX	1,192	$33,142	40.1%
Karnes City, TX	3,398	$51,754	6.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Frontenac, KS	3,398	$51,563	6.8%
North Great River, NY	3,396	$100,625	81.9%
Saint-Pascal, QC	3,396	n/a
Jena, LA	3,400	$58,267	5.3%
Haworth, NJ	3,400	$181,500	228.1%
Karnes City, TX	3,398	$51,754	6.4%

Source: The Karnes City, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).