Refugio, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Refugio	Texas	National
Income per capita	$35,411	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$77,232	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,636	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$34,364	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,502	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,825	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.8%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Refugio is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Refugio is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Refugio is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Refugio is 44% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,482 $77,232 $154,464

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Refugio median earnings by income bracket

Refugio employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.2%	11.2%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%	5.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	12.3%	12.3%
Public administration	14.4%	14.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.6%	10.6%
Education, health & social services	10.1%	10.1%
Other	34.8%	34.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodsboro, TX	1,478	$84,130	3.4%
Bayside, TX	444	$69,533	14.5%
Paisano Park, TX	51	$0	100.0%
Refugio, TX	2,845	$77,232	5.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Diamond, IL	2,845	$75,006	7.8%
Santa Rosa, TX	2,845	$37,551	53.8%
McDougall, ON	2,845	n/a
Marshville, NC	2,844	$61,663	24.2%
Estill, SC	2,844	$46,279	43.1%
Refugio, TX	2,845	$77,232	5.0%

Source: The Refugio, 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.