Childress, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

28%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Childress	Texas	National
Income per capita	$21,691	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$42,535	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$69,665	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,980	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,199	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,324	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.9%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Childress is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Childress is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Childress is 28% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Childress is 8% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,353 $42,535 $85,070

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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Childress median earnings by income bracket

Childress employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.4%	22.4%
Manufacturing sector	7.2%	7.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	4.7%	4.7%
Public administration	15.4%	15.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.3%	9.3%
Education, health & social services	8.5%	8.5%
Other	31.8%	31.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Estelline, TX	122	$27,000	51.2%
Childress, TX	6,109	$42,535	23.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shrewsbury, MO	6,108	$70,341	27.1%
East Flat Rock, NC	6,108	$50,784	8.2%
Petrolia, ON	6,108	n/a
Colusa, CA	6,111	$54,605	1.3%
Corcoran, MN	6,113	$138,848	151.0%
Childress, TX	6,109	$42,535	23.1%

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