Panhandle, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Panhandle	Texas	National
Income per capita	$49,542	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$110,846	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$115,211	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$86,687	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$79,054	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,106	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.3%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Panhandle is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Panhandle is 36% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Panhandle is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Panhandle is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$73,889 $110,846 $221,692

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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Panhandle median earnings by income bracket

Panhandle employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.4%	15.4%
Manufacturing sector	7.5%	7.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	25.2%	25.2%
Public administration	8.9%	8.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.9%	9.9%
Education, health & social services	8.4%	8.4%
Other	22.2%	22.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
White Deer, TX	889	$148,687	82.8%
Panhandle, TX	2,771	$110,846	36.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Eleele, HI	2,771	$134,857	65.8%
Wakefield, NB	2,771	n/a
Arlington, NY	2,770	$97,902	20.4%
Middlefield, OH	2,770	$80,720	0.8%
Bowmansville, PA	2,770	$127,177	56.4%
Panhandle, TX	2,771	$110,846	36.3%

Source: The Panhandle, 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.