Idalou, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Idalou	Texas	National
Income per capita	$38,458	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$67,033	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$89,670	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$33,016	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,707	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,049	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.1%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Idalou is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Idalou is 18% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Idalou is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Idalou is 13% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,684 $67,033 $134,066

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Idalou median earnings by income bracket

Idalou employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.9%	1.9%
Manufacturing sector	18.8%	18.8%
Financial & insurance services	3.4%	3.4%
Wholesale & retail services	18.5%	18.5%
Public administration	15.9%	15.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.4%	3.4%
Education, health & social services	8.5%	8.5%
Other	29.6%	29.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ransom Canyon, TX	924	$158,710	95.1%
Buffalo Springs, TX	608	$123,890	52.3%
New Deal, TX	1,099	$108,772	33.7%
Abernathy, TX	3,531	$86,614	6.5%
Lubbock, TX	266,541	$76,408	6.1%
Idalou, TX	1,854	$67,033	17.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pierre Part, LA	1,854	$55,199	32.1%
Oak Leaf, TX	1,854	$189,320	132.8%
Priest River, ID	1,855	$60,587	25.5%
Tracy City, TN	1,855	$76,718	5.7%
Déléage, QC	1,855	n/a
Idalou, TX	1,854	$67,033	17.6%

Source: The Idalou, 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.