Santa Maria, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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62%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

46%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Santa Maria	Texas	National
Income per capita	$16,961	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$43,595	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$44,847	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$25,098	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$20,986	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	30.0%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Santa Maria is 62% lower than the national average
The median household income in Santa Maria is 46% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Santa Maria is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Santa Maria is 98% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,060 $43,595 $87,190

City

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

State

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

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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Santa Maria employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.2%	22.2%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.5%	10.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.5%	10.5%
Education, health & social services	21.1%	21.1%
Other	35.7%	35.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Progreso Lakes, TX	340	$162,476	99.8%
Relampago, TX	395	$123,278	51.6%
Palm Valley, TX	1,960	$111,800	37.5%
La Paloma, TX	4,278	$104,479	28.5%
Laguna Seca, TX	250	$84,131	3.4%
Santa Maria, TX	750	$43,595	46.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ariton, AL	750	$44,286	45.5%
Blairsville, GA	750	$27,063	66.7%
West Point, IA	750	$79,478	2.3%
Harwood, ND	750	$165,764	103.8%
Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), NM	750	$19,502	76.0%
Santa Maria, TX	750	$43,595	46.4%

Source: The Santa Maria, 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.