Sugarland, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sugarland	Houston	Texas
Income per capita	$17,464	$33,626	$27,828
Median household income	$42,634	$53,600	$54,727
Median income owner occupied	$0	$81,041	$70,980
Median income renter occupied	$0	$41,364	$36,330
Median earnings male	$26,363	$36,860	$36,153
Median earnings female	$20,437	$28,854	$25,035
Unemployment rate	6.7%	4.2%	4.1%
Poverty level	n/a	19.6%	16.7%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sugarland is 41% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sugarland is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sugarland is 43% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Sugarland is 100% lower 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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Sugarland median earnings by income bracket

Sugarland employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.7%	1.3%
Manufacturing sector	9.5%	0.7%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	17.9%	14.8%
Public administration	1.8%	1.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	8.5%	31.7%
Other	34.9%	40.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
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%
Bunker Hill Village, TX	3,948	$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 Sugarland, Houston, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

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