Brenham, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brenham	Texas	National
Income per capita	$38,532	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$74,292	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$95,509	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,978	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$39,713	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,461	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brenham is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Brenham is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brenham is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Brenham is 4% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,523 $74,292 $148,584

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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Brenham median earnings by income bracket

Brenham employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.2%	14.2%
Manufacturing sector	15.0%	15.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.4%	3.4%
Wholesale & retail services	23.6%	23.6%
Public administration	6.9%	6.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.1%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	11.9%	11.9%
Other	21.4%	21.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Industry, TX	286	$98,726	21.4%
Bellville, TX	4,318	$74,422	8.5%
Somerville, TX	1,254	$72,759	10.5%
Burton, TX	318	$0	100.0%
Brenham, TX	17,717	$74,292	8.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pinewood, FL	17,714	$59,218	27.2%
Estelle, LA	17,706	$105,186	29.3%
Sevierville, TN	17,729	$65,099	20.0%
Pampa, TX	17,743	$79,673	2.0%
Nederland, TX	17,748	$120,993	48.8%
Brenham, TX	17,717	$74,292	8.7%

Source: The Brenham, 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.