Austin, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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51%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Austin	Texas	National
Income per capita	$67,656	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$112,352	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$165,161	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$83,900	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,045	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$55,488	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.5%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Austin is 51% higher than the national average
The median household income in Austin is 38% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Austin is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Austin is 17% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$74,893 $112,352 $224,704

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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Austin median earnings by income bracket

Austin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.8%	10.8%
Manufacturing sector	8.8%	8.8%
Financial & insurance services	4.0%	4.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.9%	12.9%
Public administration	4.3%	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	11.3%	11.3%
Other	38.8%	38.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Lake Hills, TX	3,420	$306,919	277.4%
Rollingwood, TX	1,358	$285,473	251.0%
The Hills, TX	2,458	$230,703	183.7%
Sunset Valley, TX	586	$224,956	176.6%
Lost Creek, TX	1,160	$217,410	167.3%
Austin, TX	988,400	$112,352	38.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jacksonville, FL	934,752	$84,241	3.6%
Fort Worth, TX	926,371	$96,744	18.9%
Edmonton, AB	1,053,392	n/a
Ottawa, ON	1,058,126	n/a
Columbus, OH	914,920	$82,886	1.9%
Austin, TX	988,400	$112,352	38.1%

Source: The Austin, 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.