Big Lake, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Big Lake	Texas	National
Income per capita	$36,759	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$92,185	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$98,810	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$66,661	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$63,651	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,192	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.6%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Big Lake is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Big Lake is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Big Lake is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Big Lake is 16% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,450 $92,185 $184,370

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Big Lake median earnings by income bracket

Big Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.5%	5.5%
Manufacturing sector	0.7%	0.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.7%	5.7%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.0%	12.0%
Education, health & social services	3.7%	3.7%
Other	70.8%	70.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Big Lake, TX	3,302	$92,185	13.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Vine Hill, CA	3,302	$170,863	110.1%
Penrose, CO	3,302	$123,110	51.4%
Jackson, MN	3,302	$95,808	17.8%
Myerstown, PA	3,301	$66,968	17.7%
Georgetown, IL	3,303	$75,400	7.3%
Big Lake, TX	3,302	$92,185	13.3%

Source: The Big Lake, 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.