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

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Worth	Texas	National
Income per capita	$44,515	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$96,744	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$127,214	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$66,998	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,697	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,311	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.6%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Worth is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Worth is 19% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Worth is 16% 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

$64,489 $96,744 $193,488

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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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	771	$351,486	332.2%
Southlake, TX	32,343	$335,120	312.0%
Colleyville, TX	27,477	$256,483	215.3%
Keller, TX	48,412	$225,684	177.5%
Haslet, TX	2,348	$225,261	177.0%
Fort Worth, TX	926,371	$96,744	18.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jacksonville, FL	934,752	$84,241	3.6%
Columbus, OH	914,920	$82,886	1.9%
Charlotte, NC	903,228	$97,929	20.4%
Indianapolis, IN	899,521	$75,736	6.9%
San Francisco, CA	898,133	$176,069	116.5%
Fort Worth, TX	926,371	$96,744	18.9%

Source: The Fort Worth, 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.