Fort Stockton, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Stockton	Texas	National
Income per capita	$37,814	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$77,170	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$90,104	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,473	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,461	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,726	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.5%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Stockton is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Stockton is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Stockton is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Stockton is 42% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,441 $77,170 $154,340

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Fort Stockton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	28.7%	28.7%
Manufacturing sector	4.5%	4.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	4.0%	4.0%
Public administration	8.2%	8.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.4%	8.4%
Education, health & social services	4.9%	4.9%
Other	36.5%	36.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Stockton, TX	8,594	$77,170	5.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
South San Gabriel, CA	8,594	$98,333	20.9%
Bogota, NJ	8,592	$149,496	83.8%
Fort Mitchell, KY	8,591	$105,941	30.3%
Blanchard, OK	8,597	$114,729	41.1%
Bath, ME	8,599	$83,578	2.8%
Fort Stockton, TX	8,594	$77,170	5.1%

Source: The Fort Stockton, 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.