Forney, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

70%

Household income NAT. AVG.

5%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Forney	Texas	National
Income per capita	$31,482	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$93,792	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$108,189	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$44,136	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$56,529	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$34,048	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Forney is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Forney is 70% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Forney is 5% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Forney is 64% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,521 $93,792 $187,584

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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Forney median earnings by income bracket

Forney employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.8%	20.8%
Manufacturing sector	6.3%	6.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	16.5%	16.5%
Public administration	8.4%	8.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.2%	8.2%
Education, health & social services	14.8%	14.8%
Other	20.1%	20.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Heath, TX	9,069	$174,154	214.8%
McLendon-Chisholm, TX	3,521	$155,667	181.4%
Sunnyvale, TX	6,664	$134,080	142.4%
Talty, TX	2,597	$125,893	127.6%
Fate, TX	14,300	$109,481	97.9%
Forney, TX	23,871	$93,792	69.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lathrop, CA	23,863	$90,179	63.0%
Faribault, MN	23,853	$54,832	0.9%
Columbus, MS	23,853	$34,551	37.5%
Calabasas, CA	23,842	$136,138	146.1%
Saginaw, TX	23,835	$89,533	61.8%
Forney, TX	23,871	$93,792	69.5%

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