Carrollton, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

50%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carrollton	Texas	National
Income per capita	$58,845	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$122,152	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$160,500	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$85,149	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$67,605	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$55,465	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.5%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carrollton is 31% higher than the national average
The median household income in Carrollton is 50% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carrollton is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carrollton is 57% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$81,426 $122,152 $244,304

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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Carrollton median earnings by income bracket

Carrollton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	11.4%
Manufacturing sector	10.4%	10.4%
Financial & insurance services	6.3%	6.3%
Wholesale & retail services	18.0%	18.0%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.1%	8.1%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	33.1%	33.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
University Park, TX	25,903	$366,538	350.7%
Southlake, TX	32,343	$335,120	312.0%
Highland Park, TX	9,451	$321,877	295.8%
Lantana, TX	10,556	$258,055	217.3%
Colleyville, TX	27,477	$256,483	215.3%
Carrollton, TX	142,475	$122,152	50.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Charleston, SC	142,427	$106,951	31.5%
Surprise, AZ	142,589	$106,949	31.5%
Whitby, ON	142,607	n/a
Waco, TX	142,208	$60,968	25.0%
Milton, ON	142,128	n/a
Carrollton, TX	142,475	$122,152	50.2%

Source: The Carrollton, 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.