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

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Paso	Texas	National
Income per capita	$35,225	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$72,976	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$93,178	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$47,202	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,825	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,456	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.8%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Paso is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in El Paso is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Paso is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in El Paso is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,645 $72,976 $145,952

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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El Paso median earnings by income bracket

El Paso employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing sector	8.6%	8.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	15.5%	15.5%
Public administration	7.7%	7.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.7%	9.7%
Education, health & social services	14.8%	14.8%
Other	28.2%	28.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Prado Verde, TX	372	$373,023	358.6%
Fort Bliss, TX	13,157	$82,139	1.0%
Santa Teresa, NM	6,706	$78,398	3.6%
Vinton, TX	1,750	$71,479	12.1%
La Union, NM	940	$61,644	24.2%
El Paso, TX	703,663	$72,976	10.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Vancouver, BC	694,440	n/a
Detroit, MI	692,044	$48,936	39.8%
Nashville, TN	692,022	$93,264	14.7%
Boston, MA	715,604	$113,337	39.3%
Washington, DC	721,713	$136,898	68.3%
El Paso, TX	703,663	$72,976	10.3%

Source: The El Paso, 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.