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

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62%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Refugio	Texas	National
Income per capita	$11,248	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$39,000	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$42,533	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$8,484	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.2%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Refugio is 62% lower than the national average
The median household income in El Refugio is 30% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Refugio is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in El Refugio is 1% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$25,997 $39,000 $78,000

City

$36,481 $54,727 $109,454

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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El Refugio median earnings by income bracket

El Refugio employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.5%	8.5%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.8%	6.8%
Public administration	4.3%	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	40.2%	40.2%
Other	40.2%	40.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
El Rancho Vela, TX	890	$103,375	86.9%
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La Grulla, TX	1,513	$38,654	30.1%
Rio Grande City, TX	14,411	$38,542	30.3%
El Refugio, TX	512	$39,000	29.5%

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Gisela, AZ	512	$0	100.0%
Mulford, CO	512	$118,846	114.8%
Birmingham, IA	512	$48,854	11.7%
Perrysville, IN	512	$76,667	38.6%
Taylorsville, IN	512	$48,750	11.9%
El Refugio, TX	512	$39,000	29.5%

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