Gun Barrel City, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Gun Barrel City	Texas	National
Income per capita	$45,763	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$77,895	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$83,008	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$51,588	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,443	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,262	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.8%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Gun Barrel City is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Gun Barrel City is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Gun Barrel City is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Gun Barrel City is 2% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,924 $77,895 $155,790

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Gun Barrel City median earnings by income bracket

Gun Barrel City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	26.2%	26.2%
Manufacturing sector	6.8%	6.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	30.8%	30.8%
Public administration	1.1%	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.6%	1.6%
Education, health & social services	3.3%	3.3%
Other	26.4%	26.4%

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Star Harbor, TX	534	$140,405	72.6%
Oak Grove, TX	671	$133,184	63.8%
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Scurry, TX	460	$122,024	50.0%
Enchanted Oaks, TX	262	$88,564	8.9%
Gun Barrel City, TX	6,401	$77,895	4.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Blakely, PA	6,400	$75,301	7.4%
Wailea, HI	6,405	$109,642	34.8%
Wainwright, AB	6,405	n/a
Antigonish, Subd. B, NS	6,396	n/a
Highgrove, CA	6,406	$120,953	48.7%
Gun Barrel City, TX	6,401	$77,895	4.2%

Source: The Gun Barrel City, 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.