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

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

19%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Paso	Texas	National
Income per capita	$23,450	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$48,866	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$62,916	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$32,231	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,265	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,612	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.8%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Paso is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in El Paso is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Paso is 19% 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

$32,574 $48,866 $97,732

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 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	359	$250,001	351.9%
Fort Bliss, TX	12,709	$54,159	2.1%
Santa Teresa, NM	6,553	$51,726	6.5%
Vinton, TX	1,692	$48,056	13.1%
La Union, NM	907	$42,163	23.8%
El Paso, TX	679,879	$48,866	11.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Detroit, MI	672,351	$32,498	41.3%
Boston, MA	689,326	$76,298	37.9%
Nashville, TN	667,070	$62,087	12.2%
Vancouver, BC	694,440	n/a
Washington, DC	701,974	$90,842	64.2%
El Paso, TX	679,879	$48,866	11.7%

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