Eagle Lake, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Eagle Lake	Texas	National
Income per capita	$32,193	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$66,186	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$66,106	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,377	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$27,824	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.9%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Eagle Lake is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Eagle Lake is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Eagle Lake is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Eagle Lake is 22% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,119 $66,186 $132,372

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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Eagle Lake median earnings by income bracket

Eagle Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.6%	18.6%
Manufacturing sector	12.7%	12.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	23.9%	23.9%
Public administration	4.1%	4.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.6%	7.6%
Education, health & social services	10.5%	10.5%
Other	22.7%	22.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sealy, TX	6,602	$87,483	7.6%
Columbus, TX	3,776	$76,893	5.5%
San Felipe, TX	1,138	$57,149	29.7%
Hungerford, TX	90	$0	100.0%
Eagle Lake, TX	3,882	$66,186	18.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forestville, CA	3,882	$119,732	47.2%
North Wildwood, NJ	3,881	$95,794	17.8%
Quartzsite, AZ	3,879	$25,595	68.5%
Nash, TX	3,879	$55,735	31.5%
Irwin, PA	3,885	$74,531	8.4%
Eagle Lake, TX	3,882	$66,186	18.6%

Source: The Eagle Lake, 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.