Forney, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

68%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Forney	Texas	National
Income per capita	$46,828	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$137,039	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$162,750	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$66,626	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$84,636	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$50,552	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Forney is 4% higher than the national average
The median household income in Forney is 68% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Forney is 6% 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

$91,350 $137,039 $274,078

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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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	9,311	$258,943	218.4%
McLendon-Chisholm, TX	3,631	$227,769	180.0%
Sunnyvale, TX	6,809	$201,257	147.4%
Talty, TX	2,686	$186,662	129.5%
Fate, TX	14,768	$165,546	103.5%
Forney, TX	24,467	$137,039	68.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ponca City, OK	24,463	$67,166	17.4%
Lathrop, CA	24,457	$132,744	63.2%
Saginaw, TX	24,477	$134,710	65.6%
North Haven, CT	24,450	$157,072	93.1%
North Platte, NE	24,487	$78,101	4.0%
Forney, TX	24,467	$137,039	68.5%

Source: The Forney, 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.