Alvin, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alvin	Texas	National
Income per capita	$39,213	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$86,120	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$106,183	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$64,371	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,242	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,685	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.6%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alvin is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alvin is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alvin is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Alvin is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,407 $86,120 $172,240

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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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Alvin median earnings by income bracket

Alvin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.2%	13.2%
Manufacturing sector	16.6%	16.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	17.1%	17.1%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.6%	7.6%
Education, health & social services	9.4%	9.4%
Other	27.6%	27.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Taylor Lake Village, TX	3,832	$194,452	139.1%
Shoreacres, TX	1,589	$173,639	113.5%
Clear Lake Shores, TX	1,403	$170,407	109.5%
Friendswood, TX	40,785	$162,034	99.2%
League City, TX	107,571	$159,353	95.9%
Alvin, TX	27,527	$86,120	5.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Garden City, MI	27,537	$86,605	6.5%
McHenry, IL	27,514	$113,397	39.4%
Lemon Grove, CA	27,512	$97,785	20.2%
King, ON	27,487	n/a
Colleyville, TX	27,477	$256,483	215.3%
Alvin, TX	27,527	$86,120	5.9%

Source: The Alvin, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.