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

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

9%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Big Spring	Texas	National
Income per capita	$22,221	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$55,637	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,832	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,707	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$38,458	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,553	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.6%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Big Spring is 26% lower than the national average
The median household income in Big Spring is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Big Spring is 9% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Big Spring is 30% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,087 $55,637 $111,274

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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Big Spring median earnings by income bracket

Big Spring employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.9%	9.9%
Manufacturing sector	9.1%	9.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	10.9%	10.9%
Public administration	5.4%	5.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.7%	8.7%
Education, health & social services	11.9%	11.9%
Other	41.6%	41.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forsan, TX	449	$78,750	42.3%
Coahoma, TX	783	$55,556	0.4%
Sand Springs, TX	746	$0	100.0%
Big Spring, TX	27,878	$55,637	0.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Winchester, VA	27,912	$61,102	10.4%
Old Bridge, NJ	27,836	$94,853	71.5%
Oakdale, MN	27,925	$74,303	34.3%
Drexel Hill, PA	27,925	$72,645	31.3%
Magog, QC	27,928	n/a
Big Spring, TX	27,878	$55,637	0.6%

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