La Joya, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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62%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

50%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Joya	Texas	National
Income per capita	$11,423	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$27,894	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$45,785	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$15,155	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$19,449	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,147	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	45.7%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Joya is 62% lower than the national average
The median household income in La Joya is 50% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Joya is 8% higher than the national average
The poverty level in La Joya is 203% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$18,594 $27,894 $55,788

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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La Joya median earnings by income bracket

La Joya employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	6.0%	6.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.7%	20.7%
Public administration	13.8%	13.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.9%	4.9%
Education, health & social services	27.1%	27.1%
Other	27.4%	27.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Palmhurst, TX	2,723	$76,131	37.6%
E. Lopez, TX	225	$62,083	12.2%
Los Ebanos, TX	530	$49,868	9.9%
Mission, TX	83,796	$49,358	10.8%
McAllen, TX	142,557	$49,259	11.0%
La Joya, TX	4,374	$27,894	49.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hampden, ME	4,373	$90,509	63.6%
Barnwell, SC	4,373	$30,750	44.4%
Okauchee Lake, WI	4,373	$108,875	96.8%
South Hill, VA	4,375	$53,477	3.3%
North Terre Haute, IN	4,371	$46,434	16.1%
La Joya, TX	4,374	$27,894	49.6%

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