San Antonio, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 21%

Household income 13%

Unemployment 3%

Index	San Antonio	Texas	National
Income per capita	$23,581	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$48,183	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,719	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$33,690	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,430	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,198	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.5%	16.7%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in San Antonio is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in San Antonio is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in San Antonio is 3% lower than the national average
The poverty level in San Antonio is 29% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,118$48,183$96,366

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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San Antonio median earnings by income bracket

San Antonio employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.0%	1.2%
Manufacturing sector	7.7%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	4.9%	9.1%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	13.4%
Public administration	5.0%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	1.8%
Education, health & social services	12.0%	35.5%
Other	32.5%	30.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hill Country Village, TX	751	$219,375	296.5%
Terrell Hills, TX	5,190	$180,128	225.6%
Shavano Park, TX	3,442	$161,964	192.8%
Olmos Park, TX	1,964	$125,568	127.0%
Garden Ridge, TX	3,730	$117,258	112.0%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	$48,183	12.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
San Diego, CA	1,374,812	$68,117	23.1%
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	n/a
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	$49,328	10.8%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	$39,770	28.1%
Dallas, TX	1,278,433	$45,215	18.3%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	$48,183	12.9%

Source: The San Antonio, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).