Little Elm, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

74%

Household income NAT. AVG.

0%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Little Elm	Texas	National
Income per capita	$52,135	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$141,647	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$157,346	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$95,699	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$77,369	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$67,279	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.2%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Little Elm is 16% higher than the national average
The median household income in Little Elm is 74% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Little Elm is equal to the national average
The poverty level in Little Elm is 46% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$94,421 $141,647 $283,294

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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Little Elm median earnings by income bracket

Little Elm employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.3%	10.3%
Manufacturing sector	9.3%	9.3%
Financial & insurance services	8.8%	8.8%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.2%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	5.4%
Education, health & social services	10.9%	10.9%
Other	33.5%	33.5%

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Argyle, TX	4,393	$286,890	252.7%
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Prosper, TX	26,777	$224,970	176.6%
Little Elm, TX	51,395	$141,647	74.2%

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Stillwater, OK	51,366	$52,752	35.1%
East Hartford, CT	51,352	$88,494	8.8%
Poway, CA	51,311	$173,624	113.5%
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Little Elm, TX	51,395	$141,647	74.2%

Source: The Little Elm, 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.