Arlington, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 13%

Household income 3%

Unemployment 4%

Index	Arlington	Texas	National
Income per capita	$25,957	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$53,574	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$75,933	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$34,446	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,311	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,253	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.6%	16.7%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Arlington is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Arlington is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Arlington is 4% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Arlington is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,712$53,574$107,148

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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Arlington median earnings by income bracket

Arlington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	1.5%
Manufacturing sector	14.8%	0.2%
Financial & insurance services	4.0%	8.3%
Wholesale & retail services	17.2%	13.5%
Public administration	3.3%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.7%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	9.6%	32.7%
Other	28.3%	28.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Colleyville, TX	24,982	$162,183	193.2%
Dalworthington Gardens, TX	2,233	$129,750	134.5%
Keller, TX	44,250	$122,292	121.1%
Mansfield, TX	63,141	$90,216	63.1%
Ovilla, TX	3,639	$90,168	63.0%
Arlington, TX	383,899	$53,574	3.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Orleans, LA	382,922	$37,488	32.2%
Wichita, KS	388,033	$46,775	15.4%
Cleveland, OH	389,165	$26,583	51.9%
Tulsa, OK	399,906	$43,045	22.2%
Bakersfield, CA	367,555	$58,669	6.1%
Arlington, TX	383,899	$53,574	3.2%

Source: The Arlington, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).