Karnes City, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Karnes City	Texas	National
Income per capita	$24,961	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$76,554	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$82,023	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$61,729	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,329	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Karnes City is 44% lower than the national average
The median household income in Karnes City is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Karnes City is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Karnes City is 48% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,030 $76,554 $153,108

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Karnes City median earnings by income bracket

Karnes City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.0%	13.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	10.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.3%	0.3%
Wholesale & retail services	3.4%	3.4%
Public administration	17.0%	17.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.1%	11.1%
Education, health & social services	7.0%	7.0%
Other	30.8%	30.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Falls City, TX	1,025	$106,836	31.4%
Poth, TX	1,872	$102,328	25.8%
Kenedy, TX	3,467	$55,253	32.1%
Runge, TX	1,217	$49,395	39.3%
Karnes City, TX	3,519	$76,554	5.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tipton, CA	3,519	$67,378	17.2%
Dunham, QC	3,519	n/a
Eielson AFB, AK	3,518	$105,587	29.8%
Elizabethtown, NC	3,517	$32,682	59.8%
Red Oak, NC	3,517	$107,689	32.4%
Karnes City, TX	3,519	$76,554	5.9%

Source: The Karnes City, 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.