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

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

17%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Worth	Texas	National
Income per capita	$30,374	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$64,567	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$84,534	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$44,238	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,989	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,518	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.6%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Worth is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fort Worth is 17% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Worth is 17% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Worth is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$43,040 $64,567 $129,134

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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Fort Worth median earnings by income bracket

Fort Worth employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.9%	14.9%
Manufacturing sector	14.4%	14.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.3%	4.3%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.8%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.9%	10.9%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	26.8%	26.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Westover Hills, TX	745	$232,000	319.4%
Southlake, TX	31,684	$223,621	304.2%
Colleyville, TX	26,766	$171,485	210.0%
Haslet, TX	2,276	$151,458	173.8%
Keller, TX	46,885	$149,342	170.0%
Fort Worth, TX	892,221	$64,567	16.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Columbus, OH	889,079	$54,902	0.8%
Jacksonville, FL	902,488	$55,531	0.4%
San Francisco, CA	874,784	$119,136	115.4%
Charlotte, NC	873,570	$65,359	18.1%
Indianapolis, IN	869,387	$50,813	8.2%
Fort Worth, TX	892,221	$64,567	16.7%

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