New Waverly, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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36%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Waverly	Texas	National
Income per capita	$28,808	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$49,706	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$132,028	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,672	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,473	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.5%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	32.2%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Waverly is 36% lower than the national average
The median household income in New Waverly is 39% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Waverly is 90% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Waverly is 113% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,134 $49,706 $99,412

City

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

State

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

Nation

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New Waverly median earnings by income bracket

New Waverly employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.0%	2.0%
Manufacturing sector	13.1%	13.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.4%	12.4%
Public administration	12.4%	12.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	21.6%	21.6%
Education, health & social services	2.0%	2.0%
Other	36.6%	36.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Montgomery, TX	2,260	$144,618	77.8%
Panorama Village, TX	2,740	$101,548	24.9%
Willis, TX	6,918	$86,465	6.3%
Cut and Shoot, TX	1,007	$81,673	0.4%
Huntsville, TX	43,308	$46,983	42.2%
New Waverly, TX	940	$49,706	38.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Vandiver, AL	940	$33,271	59.1%
Newport, DE	940	$102,908	26.5%
Eldon, IA	940	$55,033	32.3%
Lowden, IA	940	$92,833	14.1%
Sioux Rapids, IA	940	$81,259	0.1%
New Waverly, TX	940	$49,706	38.9%

Source: The New Waverly, 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.