Scissors, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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80%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Scissors	Texas	National
Income per capita	$8,967	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$34,258	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$36,685	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$14,805	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$18,493	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$17,534	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	56.5%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Scissors is 80% lower than the national average
The median household income in Scissors is 58% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Scissors is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Scissors is 274% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,836 $34,258 $68,516

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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Scissors median earnings by income bracket

Scissors employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.2%	25.2%
Manufacturing sector	5.9%	5.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	21.3%	21.3%
Other	42.2%	42.2%

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La Blanca, TX	2,564	$89,597	10.2%
Scissors, TX	3,614	$34,258	57.9%

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Scissors, TX	3,614	$34,258	57.9%

Source: The Scissors, 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.