Richardson, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

54%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Richardson	Texas	National
Income per capita	$40,408	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$85,350	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$110,720	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$58,431	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$48,899	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$37,825	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.9%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Richardson is 35% higher than the national average
The median household income in Richardson is 54% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Richardson is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Richardson is 28% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,894 $85,350 $170,700

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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Richardson median earnings by income bracket

Richardson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.4%	8.4%
Manufacturing sector	9.2%	9.2%
Financial & insurance services	7.8%	7.8%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.5%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.1%	5.1%
Education, health & social services	13.3%	13.3%
Other	37.4%	37.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
University Park, TX	25,027	$247,716	347.8%
Highland Park, TX	9,143	$218,611	295.2%
Lucas, TX	8,137	$174,500	215.4%
Parker, TX	4,920	$168,811	205.1%
Hebron, TX	304	$158,750	187.0%
Richardson, TX	118,583	$85,350	54.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sugar Land, TX	118,563	$123,261	122.8%
Evansville, IN	118,414	$42,623	23.0%
Waterloo, ON	118,234	n/a
Terrebonne, QC	119,135	n/a
Cambridge, MA	117,822	$107,490	94.3%
Richardson, TX	118,583	$85,350	54.3%

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