Houston, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

11%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Houston	Texas	National
Income per capita	$33,626	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$53,600	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$81,041	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$41,364	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,860	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,854	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.6%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Houston is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Houston is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Houston is 11% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Houston is 30% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,729 $53,600 $107,200

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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Houston median earnings by income bracket

Houston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.3%	18.3%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	12.8%	12.8%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.4%	8.4%
Education, health & social services	9.5%	9.5%
Other	33.8%	33.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bunker Hill Village, TX	3,948	$250,001	351.9%
Hunters Creek Village, TX	4,834	$250,001	351.9%
Piney Point Village, TX	3,435	$250,001	351.9%
West University Place, TX	15,589	$250,001	351.9%
Southside Place, TX	1,515	$250,001	351.9%
Houston, TX	2,313,238	$53,600	3.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chicago, IL	2,699,347	$62,097	12.2%
Montréal, QC	1,811,008	n/a
Phoenix, AZ	1,658,422	$60,914	10.1%
Toronto, ON	3,013,752	n/a
Philadelphia, PA	1,581,531	$49,127	11.2%
Houston, TX	2,313,238	$53,600	3.1%

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