Port Neches, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Port Neches	Texas	National
Income per capita	$38,626	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$75,164	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$84,326	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$47,917	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$58,224	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$33,786	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.8%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Port Neches is 29% higher than the national average
The median household income in Port Neches is 36% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Port Neches is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Port Neches is 35% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,104 $75,164 $150,328

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Port Neches median earnings by income bracket

Port Neches employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.9%	15.9%
Manufacturing sector	22.0%	22.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.3%	12.3%
Public administration	8.5%	8.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	9.4%	9.4%
Other	25.7%	25.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Taylor Landing, TX	248	$103,393	86.9%
Pine Forest, TX	425	$91,250	64.9%
Bridge City, TX	7,902	$87,031	57.3%
Rose Hill Acres, TX	300	$82,548	49.2%
Nederland, TX	17,334	$80,414	45.4%
Port Neches, TX	12,729	$75,164	35.9%

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Gaffney, SC	12,733	$31,355	43.3%
College, AK	12,734	$69,724	26.0%
East Islip, NY	12,722	$111,423	101.4%
Geneva, NY	12,720	$42,472	23.2%
Port Neches, TX	12,729	$75,164	35.9%

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