Grand Prairie, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 20%

Household income 9%

Unemployment 3%

Index	Grand Prairie	Texas	National
Income per capita	$23,864	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$60,246	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$73,338	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$39,819	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,239	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,114	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.8%	16.7%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Grand Prairie is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Grand Prairie is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Grand Prairie is 3% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Grand Prairie is 9% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,159$60,246$120,492

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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Grand Prairie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.5%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	15.6%	0.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.9%	8.9%
Wholesale & retail services	18.2%	15.3%
Public administration	2.8%	3.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.3%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	8.6%	29.1%
Other	24.2%	27.6%

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%
Southlake, TX	29,101	$189,432	242.4%
Colleyville, TX	24,982	$162,183	193.2%
Dalworthington Gardens, TX	2,233	$129,750	134.5%
Grand Prairie, TX	185,631	$60,246	8.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Knoxville, TN	183,927	$34,556	37.5%
Overland Park, KS	183,775	$74,789	35.2%
Worcester, MA	183,677	$45,599	17.6%
Tallahassee, FL	188,466	$40,947	26.0%
Huntsville, AL	188,973	$51,441	7.0%
Grand Prairie, TX	185,631	$60,246	8.9%

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