Dallas, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dallas	Texas	National
Income per capita	$53,802	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$82,096	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$114,964	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$66,059	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,960	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,753	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.1%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dallas is 20% higher than the national average
The median household income in Dallas is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dallas is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dallas is 20% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,725 $82,096 $164,192

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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Dallas median earnings by income bracket

Dallas employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.4%	18.4%
Manufacturing sector	9.0%	9.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.6%	5.6%
Wholesale & retail services	13.2%	13.2%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.0%	8.0%
Education, health & social services	8.9%	8.9%
Other	32.9%	32.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
University Park, TX	25,903	$366,538	350.7%
Highland Park, TX	9,451	$321,877	295.8%
Sunnyvale, TX	6,809	$201,257	147.4%
Coppell, TX	42,647	$194,249	138.8%
Sachse, TX	26,435	$163,921	101.5%
Dallas, TX	1,391,819	$82,096	0.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	n/a
San Diego, CA	1,466,871	$124,304	52.8%
San Antonio, TX	1,573,237	$80,765	0.7%
Philadelphia, PA	1,632,157	$72,881	10.4%
Phoenix, AZ	1,698,457	$90,751	11.6%
Dallas, TX	1,391,819	$82,096	0.9%

Source: The Dallas, 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.