El Lago, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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40%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

54%

Household income NAT. AVG.

48%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Lago	Texas	National
Income per capita	$41,868	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$85,143	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$95,568	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$67,159	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$70,904	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,900	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.7%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Lago is 40% higher than the national average
The median household income in El Lago is 54% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Lago is 48% lower than the national average
The poverty level in El Lago is 62% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,756 $85,143 $170,286

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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El Lago median earnings by income bracket

El Lago employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.1%	16.1%
Manufacturing sector	18.3%	18.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	10.5%	10.5%
Public administration	7.2%	7.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.8%	9.8%
Education, health & social services	4.1%	4.1%
Other	32.9%	32.9%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beach City, TX	2,726	$150,417	171.9%
Taylor Lake Village, TX	3,685	$130,735	136.3%
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Clear Lake Shores, TX	1,371	$116,200	110.0%
League City, TX	105,410	$108,979	97.0%
El Lago, TX	2,805	$85,143	53.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Green Forest, AR	2,805	$40,000	27.7%
Putney, GA	2,805	$56,339	1.8%
North Kingsville, OH	2,805	$54,519	1.5%
Kenhorst, PA	2,805	$68,302	23.5%
Sexsmith, AB	2,805	n/a
El Lago, TX	2,805	$85,143	53.9%

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