Copperas Cove, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Copperas Cove	Texas	National
Income per capita	$37,734	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$79,914	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,599	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,277	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,553	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,973	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.1%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Copperas Cove is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Copperas Cove is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Copperas Cove is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Copperas Cove is 27% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,270 $79,914 $159,828

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Copperas Cove median earnings by income bracket

Copperas Cove employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	7.4%	7.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	12.0%
Public administration	16.0%	16.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	11.4%	11.4%
Other	32.7%	32.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kempner, TX	1,091	$109,304	34.4%
Killeen, TX	152,944	$74,820	8.0%
Fort Hood, TX	23,849	$66,530	18.2%
Copperas Cove, TX	33,796	$79,914	1.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pueblo West, CO	33,798	$108,832	33.8%
Lewiston, ID	33,803	$80,306	1.3%
Helena, MT	33,820	$89,267	9.8%
Houma, LA	33,829	$67,531	17.0%
LaSalle, ON	33,838	n/a
Copperas Cove, TX	33,796	$79,914	1.7%

Source: The Copperas Cove, 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.