Palmer, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Index	Palmer	Texas	National
Income per capita	$18,097	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$49,125	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$52,150	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,697	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,833	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$17,284	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.6%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Palmer is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in Palmer is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Palmer is 26% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Palmer is 30% lower than the national average

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$32,746 $49,125 $98,250

City

$36,481 $54,727 $109,454

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Palmer median earnings by income bracket

Palmer employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.3%	0.5%
Manufacturing sector	22.6%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	5.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.9%	19.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.1%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	7.1%	17.5%
Other	23.4%	48.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oak Leaf, TX	1,423	$101,250	83.0%
Ovilla, TX	3,639	$90,168	63.0%
Red Oak, TX	11,663	$70,250	27.0%
Combine, TX	2,008	$70,114	26.7%
Crandall, TX	3,126	$69,464	25.6%
Palmer, TX	2,268	$49,125	11.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Selbyville, DE	2,268	$45,132	18.4%
Cape Carteret, NC	2,267	$72,308	30.7%
Spirit Lake, ID	2,269	$40,909	26.1%
West Branch, MI	2,269	$25,741	53.5%
Saint-Pamphile, QC	2,269	n/a
Palmer, TX	2,268	$49,125	11.2%

Source: The Palmer, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).