Weslaco, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Weslaco	Texas	National
Income per capita	$20,548	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$47,094	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$60,517	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$27,721	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,148	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,506	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	24.3%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Weslaco is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in Weslaco is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Weslaco is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Weslaco is 61% higher than the national average

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$31,392 $47,094 $94,188

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Weslaco employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.9%	8.9%
Manufacturing sector	9.2%	9.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	18.0%	18.0%
Public administration	4.3%	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.8%	7.8%
Education, health & social services	17.2%	17.2%
Other	32.1%	32.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Progreso Lakes, TX	330	$108,125	95.4%
Zapata Ranch, TX	216	$91,383	65.2%
Relampago, TX	387	$81,310	47.0%
Palm Valley, TX	1,909	$74,018	33.8%
César Chávez, TX	709	$62,056	12.2%
Weslaco, TX	41,103	$47,094	14.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Findlay, OH	41,098	$48,547	12.2%
Hickory, NC	41,067	$48,653	12.1%
Oviedo, FL	41,062	$98,922	78.8%
Shelton, CT	41,162	$98,873	78.7%
Manassas, VA	41,038	$86,227	55.9%
Weslaco, TX	41,103	$47,094	14.9%

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