Arlington, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Arlington	Texas	National
Income per capita	$42,639	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$93,448	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$129,793	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,727	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,225	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,485	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.2%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Arlington is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Arlington is 15% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Arlington is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Arlington is 6% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,292 $93,448 $186,896

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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Arlington median earnings by income bracket

Arlington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.2%	13.2%
Manufacturing sector	14.1%	14.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.1%	3.1%
Wholesale & retail services	16.7%	16.7%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.6%	10.6%
Education, health & social services	10.4%	10.4%
Other	27.3%	27.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Colleyville, TX	27,477	$256,483	215.3%
Keller, TX	48,412	$225,684	177.5%
Dalworthington Gardens, TX	2,245	$169,608	108.5%
Mansfield, TX	73,975	$151,917	86.8%
Ovilla, TX	4,155	$150,728	85.3%
Arlington, TX	406,065	$93,448	14.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Orleans, LA	406,893	$63,985	21.3%
Tampa, FL	403,927	$83,354	2.5%
Tulsa, OK	411,711	$73,015	10.2%
Wichita, KS	398,457	$78,935	2.9%
Aurora, CO	393,102	$100,255	23.3%
Arlington, TX	406,065	$93,448	14.9%

Source: The Arlington, 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.