Garland, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garland	Texas	National
Income per capita	$21,931	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$53,220	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$64,224	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,833	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,152	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,340	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.9%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garland is 26% lower than the national average
The median household income in Garland is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garland is 16% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Garland is 5% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,476 $53,220 $106,440

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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Garland median earnings by income bracket

Garland employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.5%	1.2%
Manufacturing sector	14.9%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	3.1%	7.4%
Wholesale & retail services	15.1%	14.2%
Public administration	1.7%	1.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.4%	2.2%
Education, health & social services	7.5%	31.7%
Other	31.1%	31.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
University Park, TX	24,346	$198,438	258.7%
Highland Park, TX	8,986	$189,485	242.5%
Heath, TX	7,992	$150,319	171.7%
Hebron, TX	413	$148,750	168.9%
Parker, TX	4,241	$133,494	141.3%
Garland, TX	234,810	$53,220	3.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scottsdale, AZ	234,495	$76,543	38.4%
Hialeah, FL	235,626	$29,817	46.1%
Chesapeake, VA	233,194	$69,978	26.5%
Reno, NV	237,121	$48,815	11.8%
Irving, TX	232,013	$54,868	0.8%
Garland, TX	234,810	$53,220	3.8%

Source: The Garland, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).