College Station, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	College Station	Texas	National
Income per capita	$42,224	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$70,609	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$149,994	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,747	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$33,355	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$26,150	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.3%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in College Station is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in College Station is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in College Station is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in College Station is 87% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,067 $70,609 $141,218

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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College Station median earnings by income bracket

College Station employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.7%	4.7%
Manufacturing sector	5.3%	5.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.2%
Public administration	3.6%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.4%	4.4%
Education, health & social services	30.6%	30.6%
Other	32.0%	32.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wixon Valley, TX	157	$116,414	43.1%
Lake Bryan, TX	1,299	$98,704	21.4%
Snook, TX	569	$97,074	19.4%
Millican, TX	274	$91,078	12.0%
Kurten, TX	440	$80,162	1.4%
College Station, TX	118,537	$70,609	13.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Westminster, CO	118,461	$112,775	38.7%
Waterloo, ON	118,234	n/a
The Woodlands, TX	118,070	$185,499	128.1%
Terrebonne, QC	119,135	n/a
West Jordan, UT	117,770	$125,000	53.7%
College Station, TX	118,537	$70,609	13.2%

Source: The College Station, 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.