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

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62%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

49%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Joya	Texas	National
Income per capita	$16,856	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$41,843	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$68,304	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$23,031	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$29,149	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,108	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.3%	4.9%
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 49% 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

$27,892 $41,843 $83,686

City

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

State

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

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	2,816	$112,909	38.8%
E. Lopez, TX	230	$91,080	12.0%
Los Ebanos, TX	552	$75,391	7.3%
Mission, TX	86,021	$73,811	9.2%
McAllen, TX	146,651	$72,662	10.7%
La Joya, TX	4,512	$41,843	48.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Annapolis, Subd. B, NS	4,512	n/a
Ashdown, AR	4,513	$56,385	30.7%
Russell, KS	4,510	$72,340	11.1%
Running Springs, CA	4,509	$104,953	29.0%
Taylor Creek, FL	4,508	$49,870	38.7%
La Joya, TX	4,512	$41,843	48.6%

Source: The La Joya, 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.