Palm Valley, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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50%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

37%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Palm Valley	Texas	National
Income per capita	$67,257	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$111,800	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$120,925	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$58,933	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$94,791	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$51,865	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.7%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Palm Valley is 50% higher than the national average
The median household income in Palm Valley is 37% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Palm Valley is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Palm Valley is 49% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$74,525 $111,800 $223,600

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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Palm Valley median earnings by income bracket

Palm Valley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.2%	11.2%
Manufacturing sector	4.0%	4.0%
Financial & insurance services	10.7%	10.7%
Wholesale & retail services	6.6%	6.6%
Public administration	11.5%	11.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	29.4%	29.4%
Other	19.6%	19.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Progreso Lakes, TX	340	$162,476	99.8%
Zapata Ranch, TX	220	$136,394	67.7%
Relampago, TX	395	$123,278	51.6%
Rancho Viejo, TX	3,084	$109,722	34.9%
La Paloma, TX	4,278	$104,479	28.5%
Palm Valley, TX	1,960	$111,800	37.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wapello, IA	1,960	$105,091	29.2%
Laurium, MI	1,960	$58,492	28.1%
Como, MS	1,960	$27,516	66.2%
Murfreesboro, AR	1,959	$44,518	45.3%
Toro Canyon, CA	1,959	$180,235	121.6%
Palm Valley, TX	1,960	$111,800	37.5%

Source: The Palm Valley, 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.