Belton, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Belton	Texas	National
Income per capita	$39,525	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$74,216	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$122,063	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,918	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,085	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,822	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.9%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Belton is 12% lower than the national average
The median household income in Belton is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Belton is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Belton is 18% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,472 $74,216 $148,432

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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Belton median earnings by income bracket

Belton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.6%	15.6%
Manufacturing sector	11.9%	11.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	10.9%	10.9%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.4%	3.4%
Education, health & social services	21.6%	21.6%
Other	28.0%	28.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Salado, TX	2,955	$119,376	46.8%
Harker Heights, TX	32,820	$110,679	36.1%
Morgan's Point Resort, TX	4,733	$110,052	35.3%
Little River-Academy, TX	2,208	$92,497	13.7%
Rogers, TX	1,434	$89,489	10.0%
Belton, TX	22,671	$74,216	8.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Evans, CO	22,678	$95,906	17.9%
Corcoran, CA	22,663	$63,898	21.4%
Bloomingdale, IL	22,685	$130,618	60.6%
Union City, GA	22,686	$59,179	27.2%
Chester, VA	22,686	$110,159	35.4%
Belton, TX	22,671	$74,216	8.8%

Source: The Belton, 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.