Houston, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 2%

Household income 15%

Unemployment 8%

Index	Houston	Texas	National
Income per capita	$29,224	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$47,010	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$71,418	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,250	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,458	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,896	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	21.9%	16.7%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Houston is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in Houston is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Houston is 8% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Houston is 45% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,336$47,010$94,020

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 employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.1%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	11.4%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	3.0%	4.7%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.7%
Public administration	2.2%	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.4%	3.3%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	31.6%
Other	34.8%	36.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hunters Creek Village, TX	4,688	$250,001	351.9%
Piney Point Village, TX	3,312	$250,001	351.9%
Bunker Hill Village, TX	3,909	$221,824	301.0%
West University Place, TX	15,318	$220,868	299.2%
Bellaire, TX	18,140	$187,805	239.5%
Houston, TX	2,240,582	$47,010	15.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Montréal, QC	1,811,008	n/a
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	$50,434	8.8%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	$39,770	28.1%
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	$49,328	10.8%
Toronto, ON	3,013,752	n/a
Houston, TX	2,240,582	$47,010	15.0%

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