Austin, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Austin	Texas	National
Income per capita	$35,672	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$60,939	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$92,148	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,935	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,344	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,164	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.7%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Austin is 20% higher than the national average
The median household income in Austin is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Austin is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Austin is 10% higher than the national average

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$40,621 $60,939 $121,878

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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Austin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.2%	1.3%
Manufacturing sector	9.5%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	3.8%	5.2%
Wholesale & retail services	13.3%	11.4%
Public administration	4.7%	6.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.9%	1.6%
Education, health & social services	11.6%	30.4%
Other	37.2%	36.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rollingwood, TX	1,642	$168,125	203.9%
Lost Creek, TX	4,498	$165,417	199.0%
Barton Creek, TX	3,037	$150,170	171.4%
West Lake Hills, TX	3,309	$149,531	170.3%
The Hills, TX	2,562	$136,500	146.7%
Austin, TX	907,779	$60,939	10.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jacksonville, FL	856,616	$48,256	12.8%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	$87,701	58.5%
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	$43,101	22.1%
Columbus, OH	837,038	$47,156	14.8%
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	$54,876	0.8%
Austin, TX	907,779	$60,939	10.2%

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