Sweeny, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sweeny	Texas	National
Income per capita	$29,900	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$58,165	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$71,855	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$39,974	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$59,211	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,153	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sweeny is equal to the national average
The median household income in Sweeny is 5% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sweeny is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sweeny is 8% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,772 $58,165 $116,330

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Sweeny median earnings by income bracket

Sweeny employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.1%	13.1%
Manufacturing sector	25.5%	25.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.5%	19.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	7.7%
Education, health & social services	2.8%	2.8%
Other	23.2%	23.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bailey's Prairie, TX	722	$84,821	53.3%
Lake Jackson, TX	27,269	$81,207	46.8%
West Columbia, TX	3,871	$66,949	21.0%
Jones Creek, TX	1,986	$62,569	13.1%
Wild Peach Village, TX	2,043	$49,875	9.8%
Sweeny, TX	3,666	$58,165	5.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Milan, NM	3,665	$39,066	29.4%
Inman, SC	3,665	$53,750	2.8%
Ballinger, TX	3,665	$41,616	24.8%
Woodlands, MB	3,665	n/a
Northfield, OH	3,667	$65,629	18.6%
Sweeny, TX	3,666	$58,165	5.1%

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