Lamesa, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

4%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lamesa	Texas	National
Income per capita	$23,021	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$34,522	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$46,097	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$19,666	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,475	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,491	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	25.5%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lamesa is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lamesa is 38% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lamesa is 4% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lamesa is 69% higher than the national average

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$23,012 $34,522 $69,044

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Lamesa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	4.0%	4.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	7.2%	7.2%
Public administration	8.2%	8.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.9%	9.9%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	48.7%	48.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Welch, TX	202	$59,205	7.0%
Ackerly, TX	383	$56,750	2.6%
Los Ybanez, TX	13	$0	100.0%
Lamesa, TX	9,179	$34,522	37.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Washington Terrace, UT	9,181	$65,204	17.9%
Belgrade, MT	9,184	$62,335	12.7%
Citrus Springs, FL	9,173	$51,789	6.4%
Fruitland Park, FL	9,185	$58,566	5.9%
Lancaster, SC	9,187	$29,615	46.5%
Lamesa, TX	9,179	$34,522	37.6%

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