Melissa, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

118%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Melissa	Texas	National
Income per capita	$55,096	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$177,542	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$192,636	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$111,246	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$116,267	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$74,794	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Melissa is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in Melissa is 118% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Melissa is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Melissa is 91% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$118,349 $177,542 $355,084

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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Melissa median earnings by income bracket

Melissa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.1%	5.1%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	16.8%	16.8%
Wholesale & retail services	11.0%	11.0%
Public administration	4.2%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.6%	4.6%
Education, health & social services	5.0%	5.0%
Other	38.0%	38.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lucas, TX	8,398	$261,671	221.7%
Prosper, TX	26,777	$224,970	176.6%
Celina, TX	13,935	$173,783	113.7%
Allen, TX	107,542	$168,147	106.7%
McKinney, TX	195,852	$149,442	83.7%
Melissa, TX	11,030	$177,542	118.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Comstock Park, MI	11,032	$75,128	7.6%
East Liverpool, OH	11,032	$47,767	41.3%
Arkadelphia, AR	11,027	$46,960	42.3%
Millington, TN	11,024	$76,096	6.4%
Yazoo City, MS	11,022	$37,436	54.0%
Melissa, TX	11,030	$177,542	118.3%

Source: The Melissa, 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.