El Paso, TX Employment

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Income/capita 32%

Household income 22%

Unemployment 3%

Index	El Paso	Texas	National
Income per capita	$20,391	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$43,322	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$56,192	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$28,709	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$29,736	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,104	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	21.0%	16.7%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in El Paso is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in El Paso is 22% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Paso is 3% lower than the national average
The poverty level in El Paso is 39% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,878$43,322$86,644

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 employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.2%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	9.1%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	15.4%	14.2%
Public administration	9.6%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.1%	2.7%
Education, health & social services	13.8%	38.8%
Other	30.4%	26.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Prado Verde, TX	256	$123,056	122%
Fort Bliss, TX	9,650	$48,891	12%
Santa Teresa, NM	4,388	$40,563	27%
La Union, NM	1,378	$38,611	30%
Vinton, TX	1,549	$32,986	40%
El Paso, TX	678,058	$43,322	22%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Detroit, MI	683,443	$26,249	53%
Seattle, WA	668,849	$74,458	35%
Denver, CO	663,303	$56,258	2%
Washington, DC	659,009	$72,935	32%
Boston, MA	658,279	$58,516	6%
El Paso, TX	678,058	$43,322	22%

Source: The El Paso, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

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