Prairie View, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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76%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

70%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Prairie View	Texas	National
Income per capita	$10,748	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$24,197	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$89,931	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$22,520	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$10,942	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$8,016	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	54.7%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Prairie View is 76% lower than the national average
The median household income in Prairie View is 70% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Prairie View is 45% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Prairie View is 262% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$16,129 $24,197 $48,394

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Prairie View median earnings by income bracket

Prairie View employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.7%	0.7%
Manufacturing sector	1.5%	1.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	23.1%	23.1%
Public administration	19.3%	19.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.0%	2.0%
Education, health & social services	29.6%	29.6%
Other	19.0%	19.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Todd Mission, TX	126	$181,109	122.7%
Magnolia, TX	2,910	$90,741	11.6%
Pine Island, TX	1,523	$78,925	3.0%
Hempstead, TX	8,329	$55,918	31.2%
Waller, TX	3,402	$55,356	31.9%
Prairie View, TX	7,014	$24,197	70.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Montevallo, AL	7,009	$57,280	29.6%
Warwick, NY	7,019	$115,333	41.8%
Seaside, OR	7,008	$60,956	25.1%
Labrador City, NL	7,007	n/a
Cullowhee, NC	7,021	$45,730	43.8%
Prairie View, TX	7,014	$24,197	70.2%

Source: The Prairie View, 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.