Olney, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Olney	Texas	National
Income per capita	$35,131	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$50,019	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$82,908	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$21,032	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,165	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$26,937	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.6%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Olney is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Olney is 39% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Olney is 35% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Olney is 63% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,342 $50,019 $100,038

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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Olney median earnings by income bracket

Olney employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.0%	14.0%
Manufacturing sector	42.5%	42.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.1%	6.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	8.1%	8.1%
Other	25.3%	25.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Megargel, TX	261	$62,994	22.5%
Newcastle, TX	589	$47,692	41.4%
Elbert, TX	7	$0	100.0%
Olney, TX	3,189	$50,019	38.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hicksville, OH	3,189	$82,269	1.2%
Malabar, FL	3,190	$122,360	50.4%
Soperton, GA	3,190	$41,083	49.5%
Buckland No. 491, SK	3,190	n/a
East Brewton, AL	3,191	$57,493	29.3%
Olney, TX	3,189	$50,019	38.5%

Source: The Olney, 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.