Highland Park, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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392%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

295%

Household income NAT. AVG.

52%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Highland Park	Texas	National
Income per capita	$146,847	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$218,611	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$236,310	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$125,962	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$154,412	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$78,452	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Highland Park is 392% higher than the national average
The median household income in Highland Park is 295% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Highland Park is 52% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Highland Park is 64% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$145,726 $218,611 $437,222

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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Highland Park median earnings by income bracket

Highland Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.0%	1.0%
Manufacturing sector	4.5%	4.5%
Financial & insurance services	15.5%	15.5%
Wholesale & retail services	9.9%	9.9%
Public administration	0.6%	0.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	16.7%	16.7%
Other	46.0%	46.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
University Park, TX	25,027	$247,716	347.8%
Hebron, TX	304	$158,750	187.0%
Murphy, TX	20,711	$140,828	154.6%
Sunnyvale, TX	6,664	$134,080	142.4%
Coppell, TX	41,494	$128,476	132.2%
Highland Park, TX	9,143	$218,611	295.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI	9,142	$140,647	154.2%
Jeannette, PA	9,146	$41,756	24.5%
Lugoff, SC	9,146	$58,393	5.6%
Gresham Park, GA	9,148	$63,935	15.6%
Lake Mohawk, NJ	9,148	$112,837	104.0%
Highland Park, TX	9,143	$218,611	295.2%

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